Vlada Ekshibarova

Vlada Ekshibarova was born in 1989 in Tashkent

Ekshibarova was born on 14 March 1989 in Tashkent, in Soviet Uzbekistan, to a Jewish mother. She began playing tennis at age 7 on her father's advice, and he became her coach.

She turned professional in 2004 and made her WTA Tour debut that year in doubles at the Tashkent Open. In July 2008 she reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 352. She won 8 singles titles on the ITF Circuit and played for Uzbekistan in the Fed Cup.

In June 2016 she immigrated to Israel, became a citizen and chose to play for Israel. In December 2017 she won the Israel championships in singles and, with Maya Tahan, in doubles. She played for Israel's Fed Cup team in 2018.

She is married to her Serbian coach, Dejan Katić. In September 2024 she began competing for Uzbekistan again.