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{{short description|British tennis player}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|Sergeevna|Baltacha|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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| name                  = Elena Baltacha
| image                 = Elena Baltacha.jpg
| caption               = Baltacha at the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|2010 US Open]]
| country               = {{GBR}}
| birth_date            = {{birth date|1983|8|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place           = [[Kyiv]], [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (now [[Ukraine]])
| death_date            = {{death date and age|2014|5|4|1983|8|14|df=yes}}
| death_place           = [[Ipswich]], Suffolk, England
| height                = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro             = [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]]
| retired               = 2013
| plays                 = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney      = $1,190,893
| singlesrecord         = {{tennis record|won=324|lost=243}}
| singlestitles         = 11 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 49 (13 September 2010)
| AustralianOpenresult  = 3R ([[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles|2005]], [[2010 Australian Open – Women's singles|2010]])
| FrenchOpenresult      = 2R ([[2011 French Open – Women's singles|2011]])
| Wimbledonresult       = 3R ([[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2002]])
| USOpenresult          = 2R ([[2010 US Open – Women's singles|2010]], [[2011 US Open – Women's singles|2011]])
| doublesrecord         = {{tennis record|won=59|lost=59}}
| doublestitles         = 4 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 211 (17 January 2011)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2010 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2010]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R ([[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2005]], [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2010]])
| WimbledonMixedresult  = 3R ([[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2002]])
| Team                  = yes
| FedCupresult          = 33–16
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'''Elena Sergeevna Baltacha''' ({{langx|uk|Олена Сергіївна Балтача}}; 14 August 1983 – 4 May 2014) was a Ukrainian-born British professional tennis player. Being a four-time winner of the [[AEGON Awards]], she was also a long-term British No. 1, a position she held intermittently from 2002 to 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/oct/02/tennis?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|title=Mystery bug half Baltacha's march|last=Jago|first=Richard|date=2 October 2002|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> However, as a result of her absence from competition due to knee surgery,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/numbers_rise_at_elena_baltacha_tennis_academy_1_1501312|title=Numbers rise at Elena Baltacha Tennis Academy|publisher=EADT|date=1 September 2012|access-date=19 September 2012|archive-date=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914180404/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/numbers_rise_at_elena_baltacha_tennis_academy_1_1501312|url-status=dead}}</ref> she dropped down the world rankings and at the time of her retirement on 18 November 2013, she was ranked as the world No. 221 and British No. 6. Her career-high ranking of world No. 49 was achieved in September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8997002.stm|title=Elena Baltacha breaks into women's top 50 rankings|work=BBC Sport|date=14 September 2010|access-date=16 September 2010}}</ref>

Over the course of her career, she won 11 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] singles titles (five $25k, two $50k, two $75k, and two $100k) and four ITF doubles titles (all $25k). She was also a runner-up in three ITF events in singles and four in doubles. In 2010, Baltacha had victories over top 10-players, including two victories over [[Li Na]] (the second of which came via retirement) and one against [[Francesca Schiavone]], who at the time was the reigning [[French Open]] champion. In 2011, Baltacha won her highest ranked tournament on the [[ITF Women's World Tennis Tour|ITF Circuit]], the [[2011 Aegon Nottingham Challenge|Nottingham Challenge]].

Baltacha was diagnosed with [[liver cancer]] in January 2014, just a few weeks after her marriage to tennis coach Nino Severino. She died on 4 May 2014, aged 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/05/elena-baltacha-former-wom_n_5265364.html|title=Elena Baltacha, Former British Number One Tennis Star, Dies at 30 of Liver Cancer (VIDEO)|date=5 May 2014|work=The Huffington Post UK|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="BBC 4 May 2014">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27280549 |title=Elena Baltacha: Former British number one dies of liver cancer |work=BBC Sport |location=London |date=4 May 2014 |access-date=4 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Born in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine, Baltacha moved with her family following a transfer of football clubs by her professional footballer father, [[Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha|Sergei]]. He represented the [[USSR national football team|Soviet Union]] and from 1988 to 1995 played in the United Kingdom for [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] and [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]. Her mother Olga was a sportswoman.<ref name="Independent"/> Her brother [[Sergei Baltacha Jr.|Sergei]] played football for [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.lta.org.uk/Search/PlayerSearch/PlayerDetails.htm?Id=1-2SM-114200&BSMGuid=5a97f70d-6005-4785-96d9-9d85fca6dd52|title=Redirecting to player|access-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193347/http://www2.lta.org.uk/Search/PlayerSearch/PlayerDetails.htm?Id=1-2SM-114200&BSMGuid=5a97f70d-6005-4785-96d9-9d85fca6dd52|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After arriving at [[Heathrow Airport]] on 13 January 1989, Baltacha moved to [[Ipswich]] where her father was to play football for the next year before moving to [[Perth, Scotland]], where she grew up and spent some of her teenage years,<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/elena-baltacha-beating-ill-health-is-baltachas-first-target-109803.html|title=Elena Baltacha: Beating ill health is Baltacha's first target|work=The Independent|date=21 June 2003|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> before moving to [[Paisley, Scotland]], and attending [[Castlehead High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/george-burley-admits-scotland-blunders-1036858?plckOnPage=2|title=George Burley admits Scotland blunders – but vows he won't let Tartan Army down next time|author=Gary Ralston|date=16 September 2009|work=dailyrecord|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

Living in Ipswich, on 8 December 2013, a month after her retirement from tennis, she married her coach Niño Severino,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/an-ace-day-as-scots-tennis-star-baltacha-marries-her-coach.22899252|title=An ace day as Scots tennis star Baltacha marries her coach|publisher=[[Herald Scotland]]|date=10 December 2013|access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref> a retired professional tennis coach turned multi-sports specialist in mental and movement training coach, who also works with [[Ipswich Town F.C.]] and in coaching martial arts athletes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/Coach-Nino/Coach-Nino/ |title= LTA &#124; Nino's Nuggets|website=www.lta.org.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706195706/http://www.lta.org.uk/Articles/Coach-Nino/Coach-Nino/ |archive-date=6 July 2010}}</ref> In 2010, the couple formed the Elena Baltacha Academy of Tennis, which is still run by Niño and based around the facilities at Ipswich Sports Club, where she trained during her career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/7729057/British-No-1-Elena-Baltacha-QandA.html|title=British No 1 Elena Baltacha Q&A|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=20 May 2010|access-date=2010-05-20|location=London|first=Vicki|last=Hodges}}</ref>

At the age of 19, she was diagnosed with the liver condition [[primary sclerosing cholangitis]] and in June 2010, she became patron of the [[Children's Liver Disease Foundation]].<ref name="express0610">{{cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/182266/Elena-Baltacha-on-her-incurable-liver-disease|title=Elena Baltacha on her incurable liver disease|first=Adrian|last=Lee|date=22 June 2010|access-date=3 July 2011|publisher=Express.co.uk }}</ref> Baltacha was diagnosed with [[liver cancer]] in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/27280549|title=Elena Baltacha: Former British number one dies of liver cancer|work=BBC Sport|date=5 May 2014|access-date=2014-05-05}}</ref> She died from the disease on 4 May 2014 at the age of 30.<ref name="BBC 4 May 2014"/> Several players paid tribute to Baltacha on Twitter including Grand Slam champions Martina Navratilova, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, Petra Kvitová, Marion Bartoli, Chris Evert, Sam Stosur and Svetlana Kuznetsova.<ref name="BBC 4 May 2014"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/10808538/Tennis-world-pays-tribute-following-tragic-death-of-former-British-No1-Elena-Baltacha.html|title=Tennis world pays tribute following tragic death of former British No1 Elena Baltacha|date=5 May 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref> A host of ATP and WTA tennis players past and present came together on the centre court at the Madrid Open as a mark of respect for Baltacha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3807950/title/tennis-family-remembers-elena-baltacha|title=News – WTA Tennis English|work=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref> Baltacha's funeral took place on 19 May and was attended by [[Tim Henman]], [[Annabel Croft]], [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]], [[Jo Durie]] and [[Judy Murray]] among others. Mourners were asked to wear bright colours instead of black and to donate to [[Rally for Bally]] rather than buying flowers.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-27463510|title=Tennis star Elena Baltacha's funeral held in Ipswich|work=BBC News|date=19 May 2014 |access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/elena-baltacha-funeral-mourners-asked-to-wear-bright-colours-as-requested-by-former-british-number-one-ahead-of-private-funeral-9395177.html|title=Elena Baltacha funeral: Mourners asked to wear 'bright colours' as|author=Tom Allnutt|date=19 May 2014|work=The Independent|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref> The money was to be split equally between the [[Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust|Royal Marsden Cancer Charity]] and the ''Elena Baltacha Academy of Tennis'', which she set up to help disadvantaged children take up the sport.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> Baltacha is interred in the Ipswich Millennium Cemetery.

In May 2015, it was announced that the trophy at the Nottingham Open was to be named the "Elena Baltacha trophy" in her honour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/32582905|title=Elena Baltacha: Nottingham trophy named after late tennis player|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
===Junior years (1997–2001)===
Baltacha played her first match on the [[ITF Junior Circuit]] in February 1997 and her last at the [[2001 US Open (tennis)#Juniors|2001 US Open]] junior tournament. She never won a title but reached the final of two junior tournaments, at the 14th Bahia Junior Cup and at the LTA International Junior Tournament, Bisham Abbey. Baltacha also reached the semifinals of three tournaments and the quarterfinals of six others. In 2001, she reached the semifinals of the [[2001 Wimbledon Championships#Juniors|Wimbledon]] juniors championships where she was beaten by eventual champion, [[Angelique Widjaja]]. Over the course of her career as a junior, she gained wins over players such as [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]], [[Gisela Dulko]] (twice) and [[Anne Keothavong]]. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 77 and her final singles win–loss record was 40–40.<ref name="Junior">[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=20010987 Elena Baltacha] profile at itftennis.com/juniors</ref> Aside from junior ITF events, Baltacha also competed in the [[2000 Commonwealth Youth Games|Commonwealth Youth Games in 2000]], representing Scotland, and won a silver medal alongside [[Karen Paterson]] and [[Mhairi Brown]] in the women's team event.

As a doubles competitor, Baltacha won four tournaments and lost in the final of four more. She also lost in the semifinal stages of tournaments four times and the quarterfinals eight times. Her final doubles win–loss record was 37–30 and her career-high doubles ranking was world No. 60.<ref name="Junior"/>

===1997–2000===
In November [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]], Baltacha made her debut on the ITF Circuit in Edinburgh where she was beaten in the first round of the qualifying stages in three sets by Danica Kovakova. She did however reach the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament.<ref name="Activity">{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20010987|title=Activity: BALTACHA, Elena (GBR)|publisher=itftennis.com}}</ref> She played only three adult ITF tournaments in [[1998 WTA Tour|1998]] (Birmingham, Southsea and Glasgow, all $10k events) and lost in the qualifying stages for each of them.<ref name="Activity"/> [[1999 WTA Tour|1999]] saw her first ITF main draw appearances. She competed in four tournaments in total and reached the quarterfinals of the $10k tournament in Glasgow.<ref name="Activity"/>

In April [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]], she reached the quarterfinals of the $10k tournament in Bournemouth as a qualifier. Baltacha was given a [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]] into the qualifying draw of her home [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], where [[Flavia Pennetta]] beat her in three sets. In October, she received another wildcard, this one into the [[Zurich Open|Swisscom Challenge]], a [[WTA Tier I Events|Tier-I event]] held in Zürich. The very next week, she was a quarterfinalist at the $50k tournament in Cardiff. Her season ending singles ranking was 397.<ref name="Activity"/>

===2001–02===

Baltacha reached the quarterfinals of her first tournament of the year in January, a $10k tournament in Jersey, when she was forced to retire early in the second set. She was out of action until late April when she reached the quarterfinals of the $10k tournament in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Two weeks later she reached the quarterfinals of the $25k tournament in Edinburgh as a qualifier. She followed this up with a run to the semifinals of the $25k event in Surbiton. She was then given a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the [[WTA Tier II Events|Tier-II]] Eastbourne International where she beat [[Virginie Razzano]], in the final round of qualifying to reach the main draw. [[Conchita Martínez]] beat her in the first round. Just a week later she was given a wildcard into the main draw of [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] to give her the first appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam championship. She was beaten by [[Nathalie Dechy]] in round one. Following Wimbledon she reached yet another ITF quarterfinal; this one in a $25k tournament in Felixstowe. She lost in round one of the qualifying tournament for the US Open in August and competed in four more ITF tournaments, reaching the quarterfinals of two of them (both $25k). She ended the year with a singles ranking of world No. 248.<ref name="Activity"/>

In February 2002, Baltacha reached the quarterfinals of the $25k tournament in Sutton, London. She played for [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|Great Britain]] in the [[2002 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] in April and won her singles rubber against Norway's Annette Aksdal. She then beat [[Lina Stančiūtė]] from Lithuania in the relegation play-offs in three sets. Following this she attempted to qualify for the [[WTA Tier III Events|Tier III]] [[Croatian Bol Ladies Open]] where she was beaten in round one of the qualifying draw. This was the first of a string of five consecutive losses, the last of which was in the first round of the qualifying draw for the [[Aegon Classic|Birmingham Classic]], a Tier III event. She broke this string of losses with a win over [[Alina Jidkova]] in round one of the qualifying draw for the Tier-II Eastbourne International. She was beaten by [[Elena Likhovtseva]] in the second round of qualifying. She was then given a wildcard into the main draw of [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] where she beat [[María Vento-Kabchi]] in the first round<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-saves-day-as-home-players-fall-646441.html|title=Baltacha saves day as home players fall|work=The Independent|first=Nick|last=Harris|date=26 June 2002|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and [[Amanda Coetzer]] in the second<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-pulls-off-hairraising-triumph-646647.html|title=Baltacha pulls off hair-raising triumph|work=The Independent|first=Nick|last=Harris|date=28 June 2002|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> before losing to Likhovtseva (for the second time in two consecutive tournaments) in the third round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/from-russia-with-regret-for-baltacha-646821.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221223524/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/from-russia-with-regret-for-baltacha-646821.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2010|title=From Russia with regret for Baltacha|work=The Independent|first=Ronald|last=Atkin|date=30 June 2002|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

Her next tournament was the $25k event in Felixstowe which she won by beating Irishwoman [[Kelly Liggan]] in the final to give her the first ITF Circuit singles title of her career.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/exhausted-baltacha-takes-first-title-648308.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221222911/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/exhausted-baltacha-takes-first-title-648308.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2010|title='Exhausted' Baltacha takes first title|work=The Independent|first=Derrick|last=Whyte|date=15 July 2002|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> Two weeks later, she won her second title in Pamplona, again $25k, when she defeated Virginie Pichet in the final. After this, she attempted to qualify for the US Open but lost in the first round of the qualifying for the second consecutive year. She played two more $25k tournaments after the US Open, Glasgow and Southampton, where she reached the semifinals and quarterfinals, respectively. Her season ending ranking for 2002 was world No. 157.<ref name="Activity"/>

===2003–04===
Baltacha's [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] season started slowly; she lost in round one of the qualifying tournament for the first Grand Slam of the year, the [[2003 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]]. In April she was again part of the Great Britain Fed Cup team but lost her only match against Hungary's [[Petra Mandula]]. She spent May failing to qualify for the Tier-III tournament, the [[Internationaux de Strasbourg]] and [[2003 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]]. In June she was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Birmingham Classic but was forced to retire during her first round match against fellow Brit [[Jane O'Donoghue]] after the first game of the final set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-doubt-for-tearful-kournikova-540284.html|title=Wimbledon doubt for tearful Kournikova|work=The Independent|first=Phil|last=Shaw|date=10 June 2003|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She was then awarded another wild card; this one into the qualifying draw of the Tier II Eastbourne International where she was beaten by Virginie Razzano. For the third year running, she received a wildcard into the main draw of [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] where she forced the former world No. 5, [[Jelena Dokić]], to fight for her eventual three-set victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/brave-baltacha-takes-fight-to-dokic-as-british-challenge-crumbles-541809.html|title=Brave Baltacha takes fight to Dokic as British challenge crumbles|work=The Independent|first=Nick|last=Harris|date=25 June 2003|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> This was Baltacha's final match of the year as she underwent invasive surgery after Wimbledon (to determine the cause of her persistent liver troubles) which put her out of action until 2004. As a result, her year-end singles ranking fell to world number 373.<ref name="Activity"/>

Baltacha returned to action in January [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]], reaching the semifinals of her first two ITF tournaments of the year. These were the $10k event in Kingston upon Hull and the $25k event in Sunderland. She played in the [[2004 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] for the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team]] where she won her two singles rubbers against [[Turkey Fed Cup team|Turkey]] and [[Romania Fed Cup team|Romania]] by beating [[Cigdem Duru]] and [[Monica Niculescu]], respectively. She also beat Irishwoman [[Yvonne Doyle (tennis)|Yvonne Doyle]] in the Europe/Africa Group II Play-offs. In June, [[Samantha Stosur]] beat her in the first round of the Birmingham and [[Cara Black]] beat her in the final round of the qualifying tournament for the Eastbourne International one week later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/encouraging-display-fuels-baltacha-on-voyage-back-to-form-732283.html|title=Encouraging display fuels Baltacha on voyage back to form|work=The Independent|date=15 June 2004|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Baltacha then headed to [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] main draw courtesy of another wildcard. She demolished world No. 61, [[Marta Marrero]], in round one<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-win-breathes-life-into-british-game-733190.html|title=Baltacha win breathes life into British game|work=The Independent|first=Nick|last=Harris|date=23 June 2004|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> before falling to three-time Grand Slam champion, [[Jennifer Capriati]], in the second round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/capriati-the-seasoned-sage-of-the-circuit-offers-determined-baltacha-encouragement-733537.html|title=Capriati, the seasoned sage of the circuit, offers determined Baltacha encouragement|work=The Independent|first=Richard|last=Edmondson|date=26 June 2004|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

Between Wimbledon and the [[2004 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]] qualifying tournament (where she reached the second round before being beaten by [[Angelique Widjaja]]), she suffered three consecutive first-round losses in $50k tournaments in the United States. After the US Open, she reached the final of a $25k event in Jersey where she was beaten by [[Emma Laine]]. She spent the remainder of her year competing on the ITF Circuit and her year-end singles ranking rose to world No. 202.<ref name="Activity"/>

===2005–06===
In the [[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles|2005 Australian Open]] qualifying tournament, she won three matches in straight sets to qualify; she beat [[Els Callens]], [[Jaslyn Hewitt]] and [[Teryn Ashley]] in rounds one, two and three, respectively. In the first round of the main draw, she beat [[Katarina Srebotnik]] who later remarked that the Brit was "on fire" and that "if [Elena] plays like today, she can beat anyone. Some of the shots she was hitting were unbelievable."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltachas-shock-victory-brings-cheer-for-britain-487118.html|title=Baltacha's shock victory brings cheer for Britain|work=The Independent|first=Kathy|last=Marks|date=18 January 2005|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> She continued her winning streak with another three-set victory in round two, this one over Frenchwoman [[Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/true-grit-as-baltacha-fights-back-in-melbourne-487306.html|title=True grit as Baltacha fights back in Melbourne|work=The Independent|first1=Phil|last1=Casey|date=19 January 2005|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> Unfortunately for Baltacha, she ran out of steam in the third round, losing to No. 15 seed, [[Silvia Farina Elia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-bows-out-to-build-on-big-break-487626.html|title=Baltacha bows out to build on big break|work=The Independent|first=Kathy|last=Marks|date=22 January 2005|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> She used her momentum from her good performance in the first Grand Slam event of the year to carry her to the semifinals of her next tournament, a $25k event in Sunderland where she lost to [[Sofia Arvidsson]]. She then immediately reached the final of another $25k event (this one in Redbridge, London) before being beaten by [[Nika Ožegović]]. She again played for Great Britain in the [[2005 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]]. She lost her singles rubber against [[Ana Timotić]] from [[Serbia Fed Cup team|Serbia]], won her singles rubber against Karina-Ildor Jacobsgaard and was demolished in her third singles rubber against [[Katarina Srebotnik]] in retribution for her first round Australian Open exit. In the Europe/Africa Group I Play-off, Baltacha was defeated by [[Ukraine Fed Cup team|Ukrainian]] [[Alona Bondarenko]].

Baltacha then failed to qualify for two consecutive [[WTA Tier I Events|Tier-I]] events before losing in the first round of qualifying for the [[2005 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] when she lost to [[Elise Tamaëla]]. In June, three consecutive wildcards granted her entry into the main draws of the DFS Classic, the Aegon International and [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] where she was beaten by [[Milagros Sequera]] in the second round (having beaten Alona Bondarenko in the first), Conchita Martínez in round one<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/naff-games-cost-baltacha-acircpound50000-494181.html|title='Naff games' cost Baltacha £50,000|work=The Independent|first=John|last=Roberts|date=15 June 2005|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> and [[Sabine Klaschka]] in the first round, respectively. Following Wimbledon, Baltacha travelled to the ITF Circuit in the United States without much success; she won only one of five matches she played in the run-up to the [[2005 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]] qualifying draw where she also lost in the first round of qualifying. She then returned to the ITF Circuit and reached the quarterfinals of the $25k event in Glasgow, the semifinals of the $25k event in Bolton and won the $25k tournament in Jersey. Her year-end singles ranking for the 2005 season was world No. 122.<ref name="Activity"/>

For Baltacha, [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] was a year much shortened by injury. Her first tournament of the year was the qualifying event for the [[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] where she lost to [[Yuan Meng]] at the second stage of qualifying. In February she played one $25k [[2006 ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]] event (where she lost to [[Melanie South]] in the first round) and attempted to qualify for three consecutive Tier-II tournaments: [[Proximus Diamond Games|Antwerp]], [[2006 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] (beaten in final round by Kateryna Bondarenko)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-back-in-the-groove-to-stand-on-the-brink-of-dubai-open-467198.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026124440/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-back-in-the-groove-to-stand-on-the-brink-of-dubai-open-467198.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2012|title=Baltacha back in the groove to stand on the brink of Dubai Open|work=The Independent|first=Paul|last=Newman|date=20 February 2006|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-battles-in-vain-467255.html|title=Baltacha battles in vain|work=The Independent|first=Paul|last=Newman|date=21 February 2006|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and [[Qatar Total Open|Qatar]]. This was then followed by two first round losses in $25k tournaments and a run to the semifinals of another. In May, she again represented Great Britain in the [[2006 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] and again won all three of her singles matches. She beat: [[Hungary Fed Cup team|Hungarian]] [[Kyra Nagy]], [[Bulgaria Fed Cup team|Bulgaria's]] [[Dimana Krastevitch]], and [[Valeria Bondarenko]] from Ukraine. In the Europe/Africa Play-off however, she lost to [[Slovakia Fed Cup team|Slovakia's]] [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]]. After the Fed Cup, Elena played only one more tournament in 2006. This tournament was the [[2006 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] where she lost in round one of qualifying to [[Yevgenia Savransky]]. She underwent keyhole surgery on a [[prolapsed disc]] on 7 June and spent the rest of the season out-of-action recovering<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/injury-to-djokovic-eases-path-for-nadal-481441.html|title=Injury to Djokovic eases path for Nadal|work=The Independent|date=8 June 2006|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> and as a result, her season-ending ranking was world No. 347.<ref name="Activity"/>

===2007–08===
By the time Baltacha returned to action in March [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] after surgery, her singles ranking had fallen to 660 in the world and as such, she had to qualify for her first $25k [[2007 ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]] tournament of the year in [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]]. She qualified before losing to Sorana Cîrstea in the first round. She then competed in two more $25k events in March (reaching the quarterfinals of one) before heading to Bulgaria to compete in the [[2007 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] for Britain. She played two singles matches (winning one) and four doubles matches (winning two). Following this, she reached two consecutive $25k semifinals in Incheon and Gimcheon, one as a qualifier and the other as a lucky loser. She consolidated these results with a run to the quarterfinals of another $25k in Changwon. In June, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the [[2007 DFS Classic|Birmingham Classic]] where she showed "fighting spirit" in her first round loss to Milagros Sequera.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/cavadays-shock-victory-lifts-the-gloom-for-britain-452862.html|title=Cavaday's shock victory lifts the gloom for Britain|work=The Independent|first=Ian|last=Laybourn|date=13 June 2007|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She then received a wildcard into the qualifying draw for the [[2007 Hastings Direct International Championships – Singles|Hastings Direct International]] and proved she deserved it by dropping only nine games in the three matches she won to qualify. She then went on to beat the British number one, Anne Keothavong, in round one of the main draw in a tense three set match and join fellow Britons, [[Melanie South]] and [[Katie O'Brien]] in the second round, making this the first year since 1991 that three British women reached the second round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-survives-british-rollercoaster-to-earn-rapid-rise-453824.html|title=Baltacha survives British roller-coaster to earn rapid rise|work=The Independent|first=Bill|last=Pierce|date=20 June 2007|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She could not quite match up to world No. 14, [[Nicole Vaidišová]], in the second round though and was beaten in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/henman-rues-lapses-in-loss-to-tursunov-453973.html|title=Henman rues lapses in loss to Tursunov|work=The Independent|first1=Brendan|last1=McLoughlin|first2=Bill|last2=Pierce|date=21 June 2007|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She then received another wildcard into the main draw of [[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] but wasn't able to overcome the 19th seed, [[Katarina Srebotnik]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/obrien-win-hints-at-new-dawn-for-british-women-454783.html|title=O'Brien win hints at new dawn for British women|work=The Independent|first=Mike|last=Rowbottom|date=27 June 2007|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

After Wimbledon, Baltacha headed to the United States to compete again on the ITF Circuit where she reached the quarterfinals of the $50k event in Lexington, Kentucky. After being beaten in the first round of qualifying for the [[2007 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]] by [[Evgeniya Rodina]], Baltacha headed to Japan to attempt to qualify for the [[2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Japan Open]]. She beat [[María Emilia Salerni]], [[Ágnes Szatmári]] and [[Natalie Grandin]] to qualify and then continued winning by defeating [[Yan Zi (tennis)|Yan Zi]] in the first round. She was defeated by No. 5 seed and eventual champion, [[Virginie Razzano]], in round two. This was followed by an unsuccessful attempt to qualify for a Tier-III event in Bangkok and then a return to the ITF Circuit where she reached the semifinals in Makinohara and the quarterfinals in Hamanako (both $25k), losing both times to [[Seiko Okamoto]]. Her final singles ranking of 2007 was world No. 187.<ref name="Activity"/>

Baltacha began her [[2008 WTA Tour|2008]] season by qualifying for the [[2008 ASB Classic – Singles|Auckland Open]], beating compatriot, [[Melanie South]], along the way. She faced two-time Auckland champion and No. 7 seed, [[Eleni Daniilidou]], in the opening round and was beaten. She then progressed to round two of the qualifying tournament for the [[2008 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] when her first round opponent, [[Virginie Pichet]], retired when down one set.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/four-british-players-rise-above-heat-to-win-qualifying-matches-769486.html|title=Four British players rise above heat to win qualifying matches|work=The Independent|first=Paul|last=Newman|date=11 January 2008|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> She was beaten in the second round of qualifying by [[Zhang Shuai]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/henmans-conqueror-tsonga-provides-first-obstacle-for-murray-769791.html|title=Henman's conqueror Tsonga provides first obstacle for Murray|work=The Independent|first=Paul|last=Newman|date=12 January 2008|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> In February, she tried to qualify for [[2008 Qatar Total Open – Singles|Doha]] (Tier I) and [[2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles|Dubai]] (Tier II) but was unsuccessful in both. She then returned to action on the [[2008 ITF Women's Circuit|ITF Circuit]] and won her next two consecutive tournaments: Jersey ($25k) and Torhout ($75k). In May, she again lost in the first round of the qualifying tournament for the [[2008 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] and in June she again received a wildcard into the main draw of the [[2008 DFS Classic – Singles|Birmingham Classic]] where she was beaten in round one by [[Ekaterina Makarova]]. Another wildcard granted her entry into the qualifying rounds of the [[2008 International Women's Open – Singles|International Women's Open]] where she won her first match against [[Naomi Cavaday]] before retiring at one set down in her second match against [[Tsvetana Pironkova]]. She then played in the main draw of [[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] (again courtesy of a wildcard) where she beat [[Angelique Kerber]] in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-draws-on-fighting-spirit-for-emotional-success-852909.html|title=Baltacha draws on fighting spirit for emotional success|work=The Independent|first=Ian|last=Herbert|date=24 June 2008|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> She was defeated in the second round by eventual semifinalist [[Zheng Jie]], in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-bows-out-to-face-uncertain-future-once-again-854210.html|title=Baltacha bows out to face uncertain future once again|work=The Independent|first=Ian|last=Herbert|date=26 June 2008|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Baltacha then lost three consecutive matches before defeating [[Anna Korzeniak]] and [[Carly Gullickson]] in the first two rounds of qualifying for the [[2008 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]]. She fell just short of reaching the main draw when she lost to [[Julie Coin]] in the final round of qualifying. She played seven more higher-level ITF tournaments over the rest of the year and reached the quarterfinals in one of them: the $50k event in Ismaning where she lost to [[Julia Görges]]. Her year-end ranking was world No. 136.<ref name="Activity"/>

===2009===
Baltacha began [[2009 WTA Tour|2009]] by falling in the first round of qualifying for the [[2009 ASB Classic – Singles|Auckland Open]] before winning three matches to qualify for the [[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]]. She joined compatriots [[Katie O'Brien]] (also a qualifier), [[Anne Keothavong]] and [[Melanie South]] in the main draw; the first time that four British women had competed in the main draw of a Grand Slam other than Wimbledon since the [[1992 US Open – Women's singles|1992 US Open]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7834952.stm|title=Baltacha & O'Brien into Open draw|work=BBC Sport|date=17 January 2009|access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/4276980/British-pair-Elena-Baltacha-and-Katie-OBrien-qualify-for-Australian-Open.html|title=British pair Elena Baltacha and Katie O'Brien qualify for Australian Open|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 January 2009|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> Baltacha came up against German [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] in the first round and defeated her comfortably to set up a clash with former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked players|world No. 1]], [[Amélie Mauresmo]]. Despite surprising many by taking the first set, Baltacha eventually lost in three sets.

February saw Baltacha represent her country in the [[2009 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] where she won all three of her singles rubbers in straight sets. In April, Baltacha was the top seed in the $75k [[2009 ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]] tournament in Monzón where she reached the quarterfinals before losing to former world No. 4, [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] in a close three-set match. Later that month she reached the final of a $25k where she faced the No. 6 seed, [[Junri Namigata]], and won to give her the sixth ITF singles title of her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/2009-04-20/Baltacha-wins-title-in-Korea/|title=Baltacha wins title in Korea|publisher=lta.org.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903203908/http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/2009-04-20/Baltacha-wins-title-in-Korea/|archive-date=3 September 2012}}</ref> In May, she reached the semifinals of a $50k in Fukuoka before going on to reach the final round of qualifying for the [[2009 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]], where she lost to [[Yaroslava Shvedova]]. Between the French Open and Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals of another $50k and reached the second round of the [[2009 Aegon Classic – Singles|Eastbourne Classic]]. She beat [[Georgie Stoop]] in the first round before falling in an epic three-set battle with the then world No. 27, [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]]. She received a wildcard into the main draw of [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] where she came up against world No. 33, [[Alona Bondarenko]], in the first round. Baltacha managed to come back from a set down to win in three sets. She then went on to lose to [[Kirsten Flipkens]] in round two.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/5637782/Wimbledon-2009-Elena-Baltacha-loses-in-straight-sets-to-Kirsten-Flipkens.html|title=Wimbledon 2009: Elena Baltacha loses in straight sets to Kirsten Flipkens|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Jim|last=White|date=25 June 2009|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>

This was followed by three consecutive losses in the first round of qualifying for WTA events before Baltacha won two matches to qualify for the [[2009 Rogers Cup – Singles|Rogers Cup]], a [[WTA Premier tournaments|Premier tournament]]. She faced former world No. 1, [[Kim Clijsters]], in the second tournament of her comeback and lost to the Belgian in straight sets. Following this, she reached the final round of qualifying for the [[2009 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]] before going on to win the $75k in Shrewsbury. She beat fellow Brit, [[Katie O'Brien]], in the final. This result was enough to put both finalists into the top 100 for the first time in each of their careers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article6851368.ece|title=Elena Baltacha helps lift British gloom|work=The Times|first=Neil|last=Harman|date=27 September 2009|access-date=1 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> After this, Baltacha reached the semifinals of one more $50k, the second round of a $100k (where she had to withdraw due to food poisoning) and the quarterfinals of a $75k tournament. These showings helped her accumulate enough points to catapult her back to the British number-one spot. Her year-end ranking was world No. 87.<ref name=Activity/>

===2010===
[[File:Elena Baltacha at the 2010 US Open 01.jpg|right|thumb|Baltacha winning her first match at the US Open and breaking into the top 50]]

Baltacha began her [[2010 WTA Tour|2010]] season by winning three matches to qualify for the [[2010 ASB Classic|Auckland Open]] in New Zealand. In the first round of the main draw, she was beaten by [[Raluca Olaru]], in straight sets. She then went on to win another three matches to qualify for the [[2010 Moorilla Hobart International|Hobart International]] before again losing in the first round, this time to resurgent former world No. 4, Jelena Dokić. Her next tournament was the first Grand Slam of the year, the [[2010 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. For the first time in her career she was able to gain direct entry into the main draw of the tournament due to her improved ranking. She defeated [[Pauline Parmentier]] in the first round. As Baltacha's compatriot, Katie O'Brien, also reached the second round, 2010 marked the first time since 1991 that more than one British woman had reached the second round of the Australian Open. In round two, Elena defeated the 30th seed from Ukraine, Kateryna Bondarenko, but she was beaten in the round of 32 by [[Dinara Safina]], the world No. 2. In the doubles tournament she partnered [[Līga Dekmeijere]] to reach the second round. In February, Baltacha participated in the [[2010 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] where the British team was competing in the [[2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone|Europe/Africa Zone]]. She played two singles matches, losing against [[Sybille Bammer]] and defeating Sandra Martinović from the [[Austria Fed Cup team|Austria team]] and the [[Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team|Bosnia and Herzegovina team]], respectively. She also partnered [[Sarah Borwell]] in two doubles matches, winning both.

Following this performance in the Fed Cup, Elena competed in a $100k tournament in Midland, Michigan where she reached the final and defeated [[Lucie Hradecká]] to win the biggest title of her career. Baltacha then went on to compete in the [[2010 Cellular South Cup|Cellular South Cup]] as the eighth seed. She reached the quarterfinals before losing to the top seed and eventual champion, [[Maria Sharapova]]. March saw Baltacha qualify for the [[2010 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]]. After defeating [[Alexa Glatch]] in the first round, she faced world No. 10, Li Na, in round two and went on to win the match. This gave Elena the first victory of her career over a player ranked in the top 10. [[Alicia Molik]] defeated Baltacha in the third round. In her only other tournament during March, Baltacha had to win two matches to qualify for the [[2010 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Open]] before going on to lose to [[Yanina Wickmayer]] in the second round of the main tournament. After this, she went on to reach the quarterfinals of a $100k tournament in Johannesberg before beginning her clay court season with a loss to [[Gréta Arn]] in the first round of the [[2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Italian Open]], a [[WTA Premier tournaments|Premier-5 event]]. In her final event before the [[2010 French Open|French Open]], Baltacha participated in the [[2010 Internationaux de Strasbourg|Internationaux de Strasbourg]] as the eighth seed but was forced to retire in the second round due to a back injury. In her first round match at the French Open, she was beaten by [[Agnieszka Radwańska]], in straight sets.

Her grass-court season then began and the [[Aegon Trophy|Nottingham Trophy]], a $50k event, gave Baltacha the second title of the year. She didn't drop a set throughout the tournament, including in the final when she faced [[Carly Gullickson]]. Baltacha stayed on grass for her next tournament, the [[2010 Aegon Classic|Birmingham Classic]], where she was the number 12 seed. She was forced to retire after losing the first set in her first round match against [[Kaia Kanepi]]. Her next event was the [[2010 Aegon International|Eastbourne International]] where during her first-round match with [[Li Na]], the Chinese player had to retire with a leg injury after winning the first set on a tie-break. After a second-round win over another Chinese player, [[Zheng Jie]], she lost to Sam Stosur in three sets in the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, this was the first time since 1983 that a British woman had progressed to the quarterfinals of this tournament. Baltacha then suffered a disappointing first-round loss at [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. She lost in three sets to [[Petra Martić]], after leading by a set and 5–2.

In the lead up to the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Baltacha played in the [[2010 İstanbul Cup|İstanbul Cup]], where she reached the quarterfinals. Along the way she defeated world No. 8 and reigning French Open champion, [[Francesca Schiavone]], in straight sets, to give her the best win of her career. She was beaten by [[Andrea Petkovic]] in the quarterfinals. Baltacha then lost four of her next five matches before participating in the main draw of the US Open for the first time in her career. She managed to exact some revenge by beating [[Petra Martić]] in round one however she lost to Petra Kvitová in the second round. Baltacha competed in four more tournaments that year, reaching the second round of the [[2010 Hansol Korea Open|Korea Open]] and a $100k in Torhout but losing in the qualifying rounds of the [[2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Pan Pacific Open]] and the [[2010 Kremlin Cup|Kremlin Cup]]. She had also been selected to represent Scotland at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] but chose not to participate due to the poor sanitation in the athletes' village, which, as a result of her chronic liver problem, may have left her susceptible to picking up infections. Her year-end singles ranking was world No. 54.<ref name=Activity/>

===2011===
[[File:Elena Baltacha 2011.jpg|thumb|right|150px|2011]]
Baltacha began the year at the [[2011 Moorilla Hobart International|Hobart International]], but lost to [[Roberta Vinci]] in the second round. Baltacha then entered the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]] without having to qualify. In the first round, she defeated American qualifier [[Jamie Hampton]]. In round two, however, she was defeated by former world number 1 and 2004 Australian Open Champion [[Justine Henin]]. Her next tournament was the [[2011 PTT Pattaya Open|Pattaya Open]], where she lost to sixth seed [[Peng Shuai]].

Baltacha lost in the first round of the [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]] to [[Alexandra Dulgheru]]. She then lost in the second round of qualifying at the [[2011 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Ladies Open]] to [[Klára Zakopalová]]. In the first round of the [[2011 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]], Baltacha saved four match points at 2–6, 4–5 in the first round against Roberta Vinci, finally winning in three sets. In the second round she was defeated by 12th seed Flavia Pennetta. In the first round of the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Open]], Baltacha defeated [[Sybille Bammer]]. However, she was defeated in the second round by [[Klára Zakopalová]], the 32nd seed. After direct acceptance into the main draw of the [[2011 French Open|French Open]], Baltacha defeated American qualifier [[Sloane Stephens]]. Due to the previous win by fellow Briton [[Heather Watson]], it was the first time since 1992 that two British women had cleared the first round of the French Open. In the second round, Baltacha drew another American [[Vania King]], who defeated her in three sets. On 12 June, Baltacha won her first tournament of the season, winning the [[2011 Aegon Nottingham Challenge|Nottingham Challenge]] without dropping a single set throughout the tournament, defeating [[Petra Cetkovská]] in the final.

An improvement on the previous years disappointment, Baltacha reached the second round of Wimbledon by a victory over [[Mona Barthel]]. She failed to progress, however, losing to the 20th seed, Peng Shuai. She went on to enter the qualifying draw of the [[2011 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles qualifying|Cincinnati Open]], but despite being seeded tenth, she lost in the first round against [[Olga Govortsova]]. She then went on to the inaugural [[Texas Tennis Open]]. She managed first and second round wins over [[Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová]] and third seed Julia Görges before a quarterfinal loss to [[Aravane Rezaï]].

Baltacha's next tournament was the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where in the first round she walked over American wildcard [[Jamie Hampton]]. Hampton had to retire unexpectedly due to cramp and dehydration as she collapsed on the base line. She lost to [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the second round. Her final tournament of the year was the [[2011 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne|Internationaux de la Vienne]], where she got all the way to the final only to lose to [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]], in straight sets.

===2012===
Baltacha began 2012 playing at the [[2012 ASB Classic|Auckland Open]]. She won her first-round match against wildcard and home favourite [[Sacha Jones]] in a hard-fought three set encounter but lost in the second round in straight sets to [[Flavia Pennetta]]. This was followed by a first-round loss in the [[2012 Australian Open|Australian Open]] to [[Stéphanie Foretz Gacon]].

Baltacha was selected for the British Fed Cup team to play in the Europe/Africa Group 1 match in Eilat, Israel on 1–4 February 2012. In the group stages she played singles, defeating opponents from Portugal,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Fed-Cup/News/2012/Great-Britain-defeat-Portugal-in-Fed-Cup-match/|title=Great Britain defeat Portugal in Fed Cup match|publisher=LTA|access-date=3 February 2011|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426061328/http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Fed-Cup/News/2012/Great-Britain-defeat-Portugal-in-Fed-Cup-match/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Netherlands<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Fed-Cup/News/2012/AEGON-GB-Fed-Cup-Team-defeat-Netherlands/|title=AEGON GB Fed Cup Team defeat Netherlands|publisher=LTA|access-date=3 February 2011|archive-date=5 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205214722/http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Fed-Cup/News/2012/AEGON-GB-Fed-Cup-Team-defeat-Netherlands/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Israel. The team qualified for a play-off against Austria in which Baltacha defeated [[Tamira Paszek]]. The team won 2–0, which qualified them for a place in the World Group II promotion play-off in April.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Fed-Cup/News/2012/GB-Fed-Cup-team-progress-to-World-Group-II-play-offs/|title=GB Fed Cup team progress to World Group II Play-offs|publisher=LTA|access-date=6 February 2011|archive-date=8 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208011530/http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/Fed-Cup/News/2012/GB-Fed-Cup-team-progress-to-World-Group-II-play-offs/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2012 French Open|French Open]], Baltacha faced a tough first round match against US Open champion [[Sam Stosur]] on the first match at [[Court Philippe Chatrier]] (Centre Court) of the Open. Stosur won without dropping a set. Baltacha did however have a better run at [[2012 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], making the second round but lost to the previous year's champion [[Petra Kvitová]] in straight sets. In the first round, she had come through a gruelling three setter against [[Karin Knapp]], despite carrying shin splints and picking up an injury during the match. Baltacha competed at the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] in London for the first time in her career in both the singles and the doubles events (partnering [[Anne Keothavong]]). On 28 July 2012, Baltacha made her Olympics debut with a win against [[Ágnes Szávay]] of Hungary, defeating her in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19031536|title=Andy and Jamie Murray beaten in Olympic tennis doubles|work=BBC Sport|date=28 July 2012|access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> She was then defeated by 11th seed [[Ana Ivanovic]] in the second round in a very tight encounter. This was Baltacha's last professional match of 2012, taking time off to undergo foot surgery.

===2013===
[[File:Baltacha WM13-004 (9481031670) (2).jpg|thumb|right|Baltacha at Wimbledon in 2013]]

Baltacha's first tournament back after surgery was a $25k tournament in Pelham, Alabama, where she was a direct entrant into the main draw. She withdrew against [[Sharon Fichman]] in round one.

An illness to [[Heather Watson]] meant that Baltacha made British Fed Cup World Group II play-off team to face Argentina. Baltacha replaced [[Johanna Konta]] to play one of the singles rubbers on the final day of the play-off. [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]]'s defeat in the third rubber meant that Baltacha had to gain a victory over [[María Irigoyen]]. Baltacha lost in three sets, meaning that Great Britain would have to return to the Europe/Africa Group and attempt to qualify again next February.

Baltacha was handed a wildcard at the [[2013 Brussels Open|Brussels Open]] a week before Roland Garros. In the first round, she surprisingly defeated [[Stefanie Vögele]] but lost to the seventh seeded Varvara Lepchenko, in straight sets. At the [[2013 French Open|French Open]], Baltacha used her protected rankings points to earn a place in the first round. She was beaten in straight sets by [[Marina Erakovic]]. Following this defeat, Baltacha was handed a wildcard to play at the [[2013 Aegon Trophy|Nottingham Trophy]], an ITF event in Nottingham, but again lost in the first round to sixth seed [[Vesna Dolonc]].

Baltacha reached her first final of 2013 at the Nottingham Challenge following an impressive straight-sets victory over Italian [[Nastassja Burnett]] in the semifinals. She then beat the seventh seed [[Tadeja Majerič]] in the final in straight sets coming from behind in the first 2–5 down to claim her third title at Nottingham. Baltacha followed this success with a victory in the first round of the Birmingham Classic against Czech qualifier [[Kristýna Plíšková]]. Baltacha was eliminated in the second round by [[Maria Kirilenko]].

Baltacha retired from professional tennis in November 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/24985591|title=Elena Baltacha announces retirement from tennis|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)===
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! Legend
|- bgcolor=#F88379
| $100,000 tournaments (2–1)
|- bgcolor=#F7E98E
| $75,000 tournaments (2–0)
|- bgcolor=#ADDFAD
| $50,000 tournaments (2–0)
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| $25,000 tournaments (5–2)
|- bgcolor=#f0f8ff
| $10,000 tournaments (0–0)
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
! Finals by surface
|-
| Hard (7–3)
|-
| Clay (0–0)
|-
| Grass (4–0)
|-
| Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Outcome
!Date
!Tier
!Tournament
!Surface
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|8}}
|25,000
|[[Felixstowe]], United Kingdom
|Grass
|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Kelly|Liggan}}
|4–6, 6–2, 6–3
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|22}}
|25,000
|[[Pamplona]], Spain
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Virginie Pichet]]
|6–2, 6–1
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|9|20}}
|25,000
|[[Jersey]], United Kingdom
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|FIN}} {{sortname|Emma|Laine}}
|6–3, 2–6, 1–6
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|2|9}}
|25,000
|[[Redbridge, London|Redbridge]], United Kingdom
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|CRO}} {{sortname|Nika|Ožegović}}
|0–6, 3–6
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|10|12}}
|25,000
|Jersey, United Kingdom
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Daniela Kix]]
|4–6, 4–6
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|3|26}}
|25,000
|Jersey, United Kingdom
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|CRO}} {{sortname|Ana|Vrljić}}
|6–1, 6–3
|-bgcolor=#F7E98E
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2008|4|1}}
|75,000
|[[Torhout]], Belgium
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Iveta|Benešová}}
|6–7<sup>(5)</sup>, 6–1, 6–4
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|4|21}}
|25,000
|[[Changwon]], Korea
|Hard
|{{flagicon|JPN}} {{sortname|Junri|Namigata}}
|6–3, 6–1
|-bgcolor=#F7E98E
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|9|22}}
|75,000
|[[GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury]], UK
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Katie|O'Brien}}
|6–3, 4–6, 6–3
|-bgcolor=#F88379
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|2|9}}
|100,000
|[[Midland, Michigan|Midland Classic]], United States
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Lucie|Hradecká}}
|5–7, 6–2, 6–3
|-bgcolor=#ADDFAD
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|5|31}}
|50,000
|[[Nottingham Trophy (tennis)|Nottingham Trophy]], UK
|Grass
|{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Carly|Gullickson}}
|6–2, 6–2
|-bgcolor=#F88379
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|6|12}}
|100,000+H
|[[2011 Aegon Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles|Nottingham Challenge]], UK
|Grass
|{{flagicon|CZE}} {{sortname|Petra|Cetkovská}}
|7–5, 6–3
|-bgcolor=#F88379
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|10|30}}
|100,000
|[[2011 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Singles|ITF Poitiers]], France
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]]
|6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, 4–6
|-bgcolor=#ADDFAD
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|6|16}}
|50,000
|[[2013 Aegon Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles|Nottingham Challenge]], UK
|Grass
|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Tadeja Majerič]]
|7–5, 7–6<sup>(7)</sup>
|}

===Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)===
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|-valign=top
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{| class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"
! Legend
|-bgcolor=#ADDFAD
| $50,000 tournaments
|-bgcolor=lightblue
| $25,000 tournaments (4–3)
|-bgcolor=#f0f8ff
| $10,000 tournaments (0–1)
|}
|
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Finals by surface
|-
| Hard (4–2)
|-
| Clay (0–1)
|-
| Grass (0–1)
|}
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Outcome
!Date
!Tier
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partnering
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-bgcolor=#f0f8ff
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|4|30}}
|10,000
|[[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], UK
|Clay
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nicola Trinder
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natalia Egorova]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Sysoeva]]
|3–6, 6–4, 1–6
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|15}}
|25,000
|[[Valladolid]], Spain
|Hard
|{{flagicon|MAD}} [[Natacha Randriantefy]]
|{{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Leanne|Baker}}<br />{{flagicon|IND}} {{sortname|Manisha|Malhotra}}
|6–2, 6–3
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|7|22}}
|25,000
|Pamplona, Spain
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|IRL}} {{sortname|Kelly|Liggan}}
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Yvonne Doyle (tennis)|Yvonne Doyle]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Susanne Trik
|6–7<sup>(6)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(1)</sup>, 6–3
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|10|11}}
|25,000
|[[City of Sunderland|Sunderland]], UK
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Jane|O'Donoghue}}
|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Eva Fislová]]<br />{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Stanislava Hrozenská]]
|6–1, 4–6, 6–2
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=#98FB98|Winner
|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|9|22}}
|25,000
|[[GB Pro-Series Glasgow]], UK
|Hard (i)
|{{flagicon|EST}} {{sortname|Margit|Rüütel}}
|{{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Anne|Keothavong}}<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
|6–3, 6–7<sup>(2)</sup>, 6–2
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2006|3|21}}
|25,000
|[[Redding, California|Redding]], United States
|Hard
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Yevgenia Savranska|Yevgenia Savransky]]
|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{sortname|Vasilisa|Bardina}}<br />{{flagicon|USA}} {{sortname|Ahsha|Rolle}}
|7–5, 5–7, 4–6
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2007|6|4}}
|25,000
|[[Surbiton Trophy]], UK
|Grass
|{{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Naomi|Cavaday}}
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Karen Paterson<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Melanie|South}}
|1–6, 4–6
|-bgcolor=lightblue
|bgcolor=#FFA07A|Runner-up
|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|4|21}}
|25,000
|[[Changwon]], Korea
|Hard
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Amanda Elliott]]
|{{flagicon|TPE}} {{sortname|Chang|Kai-chen}}<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chen Yi (tennis)|Chen Yi]]
|4–6, 1–6
|}

==Performance timelines==
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

===Singles===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!![[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]!![[2002 WTA Tour|2002]]!![[2003 WTA Tour|2003]]!![[2004 WTA Tour|2004]]!![[2005 WTA Tour|2005]]!![[2006 WTA Tour|2006]]!![[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]!![[2008 WTA Tour|2008]]!![[2009 WTA Tour|2009]]!![[2010 WTA Tour|2010]]!![[2011 WTA Tour|2011]]!![[2012 WTA Tour|2012]]!![[2013 WTA Tour|2013]]!!{{Tooltip|SR|Strike rate}}!!{{Tooltip|W–L|Win–loss}}!!Win %
|-
|colspan=17 align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments'''
|-
|align=left| [[Australian Open]]
|A
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Australian Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Australian Open – Women's singles|3R]]
|[[2006 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|A
|[[2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Australian Open – Women's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Australian Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|A
|0 / 6
|6–6
|50%
|-
|align=left| [[French Open]]
|A
|A
|[[2003 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|[[2005 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2006 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|[[2008 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2009 French Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|0 / 4
|1–4
|20%
|-
|align=left| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|1R]]
|0 / 12
|7–12
|37%
|-
|align=left| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
|[[2001 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2002 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|[[2004 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q2]]
|[[2005 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|A
|[[2007 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2008 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|[[2009 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|A
|[[2013 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q3]]
|0 / 2
|2–2
|50%
|-bgcolor=efefef
|align=left|Win–loss
!0–1
!2–1
!0–2
!1–1
!2–2
!0–0
!0–1
!1–1
!2–2
!3–4
!4–4
!1–3
!0–2
!0 / 24
!16–24
!40%
|-
|colspan=19 align=left|'''Olympic Games'''
|-
|align=left|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH
|align=center|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH
|align=center|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#767676|NH
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2R]]
|colspan=1 style=color:#767676|NH
!0 / 1
!1–1
!50%
|-
|colspan=19 align=left|'''Year-end championships'''
|-
|align=left|[[WTA Tour Championships]]
|colspan=13|A
!0 / 0
!0–0
!0%
|-
|colspan=19 align=left|'''Premier Mandatory tournaments'''
|-
|align=left|[[Pacific Life Open|Indian Wells]]
|colspan=9|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|3R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|A
|0 / 3
|4–3
|57%
|-
|align=left|[[Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]]
|colspan=4|A
|align=center|LQ
|colspan=3|A
|align=center|LQ
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Sony Ericcson Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles|2R]]
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's singles|1R]]
|A
|0 / 3
|2–3
|40%
|-
|align=left|[[Madrid Open (tennis)|Madrid]]
|colspan=8 style=color:#767676|NH
|colspan=5|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|0%
|-
|align=left|[[China Open (tennis)|Beijing]]
|colspan=8 style=color:#767676|Not Tier I
|colspan=5|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|0%
|-
|colspan=18 align=left|'''Premier 5 tournaments'''
|-
|align=left|[[Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]]
|colspan=8 style=color:#767676|Not Tier I
|colspan=2|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles#Section 1|1R]]
|colspan=2 style=color:#767676|NP5
|0 / 1
|0–1
|0%
|-
|align=left|[[Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]]
|colspan=4|A
|LQ
|colspan=4|A
|LQ
|colspan=3|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|0%
|-
|align=left|[[Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open|Cincinnati]]
|colspan=8 style=color:#767676|Not Tier I
|colspan=3|LQ
|colspan=2|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|0%
|-
|align=left|[[Rogers Cup (tennis)|Canada]]
|colspan=8|A
|bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Rogers Cup – Singles|1R]]
|colspan=2|LQ
|colspan=2|A
|0 / 1
|0–1
|0%
|-
|align=left|[[Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]]
|colspan=13|A
|0 / 0
|0–0
|0%
|-
!style=text-align:left|Titles/Finals
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!colspan=3|0–0
|-bgcolor=efefef
|align=left| Year-end ranking
|242
|157
|373
|202
|122
|347
|187
|136
|89
|55
|50
|172
|220
!colspan=3|$1,190,893
|}

===Women's doubles===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Tournament !! [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] !! [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]] !! [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] !! [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]] !! [[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] !! [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] !! [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] !! [[2008 WTA Tour|2008]] !! [[2009 WTA Tour|2009]] !! [[2010 WTA Tour|2010]] !! [[2011 WTA Tour|2011]] !! [[2012 WTA Tour|2012]] !!  Career W–L
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Australian Open]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|1–1
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[French Open]] 
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|0–0
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|2–10
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|0–0
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Year-end ranking
| style="text-align:center;"|405
| style="text-align:center;"|262
| style="text-align:center;"|490
| style="text-align:center;"|355
| style="text-align:center;"|246
| style="text-align:center;"|508
| style="text-align:center;"|365
| style="text-align:center;"|961
| style="text-align:center;"|648
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|N/A
|}

===Mixed doubles===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Tournament !! [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]] !! [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] !! [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]] !! [[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] !! [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] !! [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] !! [[2008 WTA Tour|2008]] !! [[2009 WTA Tour|2009]] !! [[2010 WTA Tour|2010]] !! [[2011 WTA Tour|2011]] !! Career W–L
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[Australian Open]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|0–0
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[French Open]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|0–0
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|3R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|1R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles|2R]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|5–7
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center;"|A
| style="text-align:center; background:#efefef;"|0–0
|}

===Fed Cup===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:98%;"
|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"
| colspan="9" | <big>'''Europe/Africa Group II'''</big>
|-
!  Date !! Venue !! Surface !! Round !! Opponents !! Final match score !! Match !! Opponent !! Rubber score
|-
| rowspan="3" | 09–13 April 2002
| rowspan="3" | [[Pretoria]]
| rowspan="3" | Hard
| rowspan="2" align="center" | RR
| {{fed|MLT}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Doubles <small>(with [[Julie Pullin]])</small>
| [[Rosanne Dimech|Dimech]]/[[Sarah Wetz|Wetz]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–0, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|NOR}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Annette Aksdal]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–0, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Promotion)</small>
| {{fed|LTU|1988}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–0
| Singles
| [[Lina Stančiūtė]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 ('''W''')
|-
|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"
| colspan="9" | <big>'''Europe/Africa Group I'''</big>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 21–26 April 2003
| rowspan="4" | [[Estoril]]
| rowspan="4" | Clay
| rowspan="3" align="center" | RR
| {{fed|IRL}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Doubles <small>(with [[Julie Pullin]])</small>
| [[Claire Curran|Curran]]/[[Kelly Liggan|Liggan]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–3, 6–2 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|POL}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Doubles <small>(with [[Julie Pullin]])</small>
| [[Marta Domachowska|Domachowska]]/[[Anna Bieleń-Żarska|Bieleń-Żarska]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup> ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|HUN}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 0–3
| Singles
| [[Petra Mandula]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–6, 3–6 (L)
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Relegation)</small>
| {{fed|NED}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Doubles <small>(with [[Julie Pullin]])</small>
| [[Kristie Boogert|Boogert]]/[[Miriam Oremans|Oremans]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 3–6, 4–6 (L)
|-
|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"
| colspan="9" | <big>'''Europe/Africa Group II'''</big>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 26 Apr –<br />1 May 2004
| rowspan="5" | [[Marsa, Malta|Marsa]]
| rowspan="5" | Hard
| rowspan="4" align="center" | RR
| {{fed|EGY}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Doubles <small>(with [[Jane O'Donoghue]])</small>
| [[Yomna Farid|Farid]]/[[Noha Mohsen|Mohsen]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–0, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|TUR}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Cigdem Duru]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 6–0 ('''W''')
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Jane O'Donoghue]])</small>
| [[Çağla Büyükakçay|Büyükakçay]]/[[Pemra Özgen|Özgen]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–0, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|ROU}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Singles
| [[Monica Niculescu]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 6–4 ('''W''')
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Promotion)</small>
| {{fed|IRL}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–0
| Singles
| [[Yvonne Doyle (tennis)|Yvonne Doyle]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 7–5 ('''W''')
|-
|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"
| colspan="9" | <big>'''Europe/Africa Group I'''</big>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 20–23 April 2005
| rowspan="5" | [[Antalya]]
| rowspan="5" | Clay
| rowspan="4" align="center" | RR
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|SLO}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 0–3
| Singles
| [[Katarina Srebotnik]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–6, 1–6 (L)
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Jane O'Donoghue]])</small>
| [[Andreja Klepač|Klepač]]/[[Tina Križan|Križan]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–6, 4–6 (L)
|-
| {{fed|DEN}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Singles
| [[Karina Ildor Jacobsgaard]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–3, 7–5 ('''W''')
|-
| {{nowrap|<small>{{fed|SCG}}</small>}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Singles
| [[Ana Timotić]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 7–5, 3–6, 0–6 (L)
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(9th–12th)</small>
| {{fed|UKR}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Singles
| [[Alona Bondarenko]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–6, 3–6 (L)
|-
| rowspan="8" | 18–22 April 2006
| rowspan="8" | [[Plovdiv]]
| rowspan="8" | Clay
| rowspan="6" align="center" | RR
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|UKR}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Valeria Bondarenko]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–3, 6–0 ('''W''')
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Olena Antypina|Antypina]]/[[Valeria Bondarenko|V.Bondarenko]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 6–4 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|BUL}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Singles
| [[Dimana Krastevitch]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–3, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Dimana Krastevitch|Krastevitch]]/[[Tsvetana Pironkova|Pironkova]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 1–6, 6–2 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|HUN}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Singles
| [[Kyra Nagy]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 6–2 ('''W''')
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Kyra Nagy|Nagy]]/[[Virág Németh|Németh]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup> ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" | PO<br /><small>(1st–4th)</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|SVK}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Singles
| [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 5–7, 3–6 (L)
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Dominika Cibulková|Cibulková]]/[[Janette Husárová|Husárová]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="6" | 18–21 April 2007
| rowspan="6" | [[Plovdiv]]
| rowspan="6" | Clay
| rowspan="5" align="center" | RR
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|BUL}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Dia Evtimova]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 4–6, 6–4, 8–6 ('''W''')
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Jaklin Alawi|Alawi]]/[[Dessislava Mladenova|Mladenova]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 6–2 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|LUX}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Anne Kremer|Kremer]]/[[Lynn Philippe|Philippe]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|POL}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 0–3
| Singles
| [[Marta Domachowska]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–6, 4–6 (L)
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Marta Domachowska|Domachowska]]/[[Agnieszka Radwańska|A.Radwańska]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 3–6, 4–6 (L)
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(9th–12th)</small>
| {{fed|SWE}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 0–3
| Doubles <small>(with [[Claire Curran]])</small>
| [[Mari Andersson|Andersson]]/[[Johanna Larsson (tennis)|Larsson]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 0–6, 1–6 (L)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 30 Jan –<br />1 Feb 2008
| rowspan="3" | [[Budapest]]
| rowspan="3" | Carpet (i)
| rowspan="3" align="center" | RR
|{{fed|SUI}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Doubles <small>(with [[Melanie South]])</small>
| [[Emmanuelle Gagliardi|Gagliardi]]/[[Patty Schnyder|Schnyder]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 3–6, 3–6 (L)
|-
| {{fed|HUN}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Doubles <small>(with [[Melanie South]])</small>
| [[Gréta Arn|Arn]]/[[Ágnes Szávay|Szávay]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 2–6, 2–6 (L)
|-
| {{fed|DEN}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Doubles <small>(with [[Anne Keothavong]])</small>
| [[Eva Dyrberg|Dyrberg]]/[[Caroline Wozniacki|Wozniacki]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 3–6, 2–6 (L)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 04–07 Feb 2009
| rowspan="3" | [[Tallinn]]
| rowspan="3" | Carpet (i)
| rowspan="2" align="center" | RR
| {{fed|HUN}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Gréta Arn]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 7–5, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|NED}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Michelle Gerards]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–2, 6–4 ('''W''')
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Promotion)</small>
| {{fed|POL}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–2
| Singles
| [[Katarzyna Piter]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="4" | 03–05 Feb 2010
| rowspan="4" | [[Lisbon]]
| rowspan="4" | Hard (i)
| rowspan="4" align="center" | RR
| rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|<small>{{fed|BIH}}</small>}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Sandra Martinović]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Sarah Borwell]])</small>
| [[Anita Husarić|Husarić]]/[[Sandra Martinović|Martinović]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–2, 6–4 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|AUT}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 0–3
| Singles
| [[Sybille Bammer]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 3–6, 3–6 (L)
|-
| {{fed|BLR|1995}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Doubles <small>(with [[Sarah Borwell]])</small>
| [[Olga Govortsova|Govortsova]]/[[Tatiana Poutchek|Poutchek]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 ('''W''')
|-
| 5 Feb 2011
| [[Eilat]]
| Hard
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(5th–8th)</small>
| {{fed|CRO}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–0
| Singles
| [[Ajla Tomljanović]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| rowspan="4" | 01–04 Feb 2012
| rowspan="4" | [[Eilat]]
| rowspan="4" | Hard
| rowspan="3" align="center" | RR
| {{fed|POR}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–2, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|NED}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–1
| Singles
| [[Michaëlla Krajicek]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–3, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| {{fed|ISR}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 3–0
| Singles
| [[Shahar Pe'er]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–4, 6–3 ('''W''')
|-
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Promotional)</small>
| {{fed|AUT}}
| align="center" bgcolor="98FB98"| 2–0
| Singles
| [[Tamira Paszek]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 6–1, 6–4 ('''W''')
|-
|- bgcolor="Gainsboro"
| colspan="9" | <big>'''World Group II (Play Offs)'''</big>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 21–22 April 2012
| rowspan="2" | [[Borås]]
| rowspan="2" | Hard (i)
| rowspan="2" align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Promotional)</small>
| rowspan="2" |{{fed|SWE}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–4
| Singles
| [[Johanna Larsson (tennis)|Johanna Larsson]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–6, 5–7 (L)
|-
| Doubles <small>(with [[Heather Watson]])</small>
| [[Ellen Allgurin|Allgurin]]/[[Hilda Melander|Melander]]
| bgcolor="98FB98"| 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, 6–1 ('''W''')
|-
| 20–21 April 2013
| [[Buenos Aires]]
| Clay
| align="center" | PO<br /><small>(Promotional)</small>
| {{fed|ARG}}
| align="center" bgcolor="FFA07A"| 1–3
| Singles
| [[María Irigoyen]]
| bgcolor="FFA07A"| 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 (L)
|}

==Head-to-head record==
===Record against top 10 players===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%;text-align:center
!Player
!data-sort-type="number"|Record
!width=40|Win %
!width=40 data-sort-type="number"|Hard
!width=40|Clay
!width=40|Grass
!width=40|Carpet
!Last match
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 1 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Angelique Kerber]]
|1–0||bgcolor=lime|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=0|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||1–0||0–0||bgcolor=ccffcc align=left|Won (6–3, 2–6, 7–5) at [[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2008 Wimbledon Championships]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (2–6, 5–7) at [[2010 Cellular South Cup – Singles|2010 Cellular South Cup]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Simona Halep]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 7–5, 2–6) at 2010 $100k+H Torhout, Belgium
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCG}}/{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Ana Ivanovic]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>) at [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2012 Summer Olympics]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dinara Safina]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (1–6, 2–6) at [[2010 Australian Open – Women's singles|2010 Australian Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Mauresmo]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (6–4, 3–6, 2–6) at [[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|2009 Australian Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (1–6, 6–7<sup>(0–7)</sup>) at [[2010 Aegon International – Women's singles|2010 Eastbourne International]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kim Clijsters]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (3–6, 4–6) at [[2009 Rogers Cup – Women's singles|2009 Canadian Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SCG}}/{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2002 $25k Lawrenceville, GA
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jennifer Capriati]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 4–6) at [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2004 Wimbledon Championships]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (1–6, 3–6) at [[2011 Australian Open – Women's singles|2011 Australian Open]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 2 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na]]
|2–2||bgcolor=99ccff|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|1–1||0–0||1–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (3–6, 2–6) at [[2010 e-Boks Danish Open – Singles|2010 Danish Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Kvitová]]
|1–3||bgcolor=eee8aa|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|1–1||0–1||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (0–6, 4–6) at [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2012 Wimbledon Championships]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 3–6) at [[2011 US Open – Women's singles|2011 US Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]]
|0–2||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||0–2||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (5–7, 6–2, 1–6) at [[2005 Hastings Direct International Championships – Singles|2005 Eastbourne International]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]
|0–3||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|0–2||0–1||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (0–6, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>) at [[2011 Mercury Insurance Open – Singles|2011 Southern California Open]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 3 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Amanda Coetzer]]
|1–0||bgcolor=lime|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=0|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||1–0||0–0||bgcolor=ccffcc align=left|Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–2) at [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2002 Wimbledon Championships]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sloane Stephens]]
|1–0||bgcolor=lime|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=0|integer=yes}}
|0–0||1–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ccffcc align=left|Won (7–5, 6–2) at [[2011 French Open – Women's singles|2011 French Open]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 4 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Schiavone]]
|1–0||bgcolor=lime|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=0|integer=yes}}
|1–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ccffcc align=left|Won (6–4, 6–2) at [[2010 İstanbul Cup – Singles|2010 İstanbul Cup]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Samantha Stosur]]
|1–3||bgcolor=eee8aa|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–1||1–2||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 0–6) at [[2012 French Open – Women's singles|2012 French Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dominika Cibulková]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (6–4, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 0–1 ret.) at [[2011 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles|2011 Linz Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Caroline Garcia]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (5–7, 6–7<sup>(7–9)</sup>) at [[2013 New Haven Open at Yale – Singles|2013 Connecticut Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}}/{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jelena Dokić]]
|0–2||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 2–6) at [[2010 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles|2010 Hobart International]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiko Date]]
|0–2||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 4–6) at [[2011 Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne – Singles|2011 $100k Poitiers, France]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 5 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Anna Chakvetadze]]
|1–0||bgcolor=lime|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=0|integer=yes}}
|1–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ccffcc align=left|Won (7–5, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>) at [[2010 ASB Classic – Singles|2010 Auckland Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Lucie Šafářová]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (3–6, 6–7<sup>(5–7)</sup>) at 2008 $100k Poitiers, France
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 6 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Flavia Pennetta]]
|0–4||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=4|integer=yes}}
|0–2||0–0||0–2||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 1–6) at [[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2013 Wimbledon Championships]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 7 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberta Vinci]]
|1–1||bgcolor=99ccff|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|1–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ccffcc align=left|Won (2–6, 7–5, 6–2) at [[2011 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|2011 Indian Wells Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nicole Vaidišová]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–0||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (3–6, 2–6) at [[2007 Hastings Direct International Championships – Singles|2007 Eastbourne International]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 8 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Makarova]]
|2–1||bgcolor=98fb98|{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|2–0||0–0||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (5–7, 6–7<sup>(1–7)</sup>) at [[2008 DFS Classic – Singles|2008 Birmingham Classic]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alicia Molik]]
|0–1||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–0||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (0–6, 2–6) at [[2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|2010 Indian Wells Open]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 9 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Görges]]
|1–3||bgcolor=eee8aa|{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|1–2||0–0||0–0||0–1||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (3–6, 2–6) at [[2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|2012 Indian Wells Open]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Andrea Petkovic]]
|0–2||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–1||0–0||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (4–6, 0–6) at [[2010 İstanbul Cup – Singles|2010 İstanbul Cup]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|align=left colspan=8|Number 10 ranked players
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Kirilenko]]
|0–3||bgcolor=ffa07a|{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}}
|0–1||0–1||0–1||0–0||bgcolor=ebc2af align=left|Lost (6–4, 4–6, 3–6) at [[2013 Aegon International – Women's singles|2013 Eastbourne International]]
|-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
|Total
|13–47 || {{tennis win percentage|won=13|lost=47|integer=yes}}
|8–25 <br /> <small>({{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=25|integer=yes}})</small>
|1–5 <br /> <small>({{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=5|integer=yes}})</small>
|4–16 <br /> <small>({{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=16|integer=yes}})</small>
|0–1 <br /><small>({{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}})</small>
|
|}

===Top 10 wins===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
| Season || [[1997 WTA Tour|1997]] || [[1998 WTA Tour|1998]] || [[1999 WTA Tour|1999]] || [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]] || [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] || [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]] || [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] || [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]] || [[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] || [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] || [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] || [[2008 WTA Tour|2008]] || [[2009 WTA Tour|2009]] || [[2010 WTA Tour|2010]] || [[2011 WTA Tour|2011]] || [[2012 WTA Tour|2012]] || [[2013 WTA Tour|2013]] ||'''Total'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Wins || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||'''3'''
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! #
! style="width:190;" |Player
! Rank
! style="width:265;" |Event
! Surface
! style="width:70;"  |Rd.
! style="width:160;" |Score
|-
| colspan=7 style=text-align:center|'''[[2010 WTA Tour|2010]]'''
|-
| 1.
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Na (tennis)|Li Na]]
| style="background:#EEE8AA;"|No. 10
| style="background:#e9e9e9;"| [[2010 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]]
| style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Hard
| style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 2–6, 7–6<sup>(7)</sup>
|-
| 2.
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na
| style="background:#EEE8AA;"|No. 10
| style="background:#d4f1c5;"|[[2010 AEGON International|Eastbourne International]]
| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|Grass 
| style="background:#afeeee;"|1R
| 6–7<sup>(6)</sup>, ret.
|-
| 3.
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Schiavone]]
| style="background:#EEE8AA;"|No. 8
| [[2010 İstanbul Cup|İstanbul Cup]]
| style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Hard
| style="background:#afeeee;"|2R
| 6–4, 6–2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Elena Baltacha}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}

{{S-start}}
{{Succession box
  | before = [[Julie Pullin]]<br />[[Anne Keothavong]]<br />[[Katie O'Brien]]
  | title  = British Tennis number one
  | years  = 23 September 2002 – 15 June 2003<br />17 January 2005 – 29 January 2006<br />30 November 2009 – 10 June 2012
  | after  = [[Anne Keothavong]]<br />Anne Keothavong<br />Anne Keothavong
}}
{{S-end}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baltacha, Elena}}
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