Vlada Katic


Vlada Katic is an Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player.
She has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 14 July 2008, Katic reached her best singles ranking of world No. 352. On 20 June 2016, she peaked at No. 319 in the doubles rankings.

Career

Ekshibarova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2004 Tashkent Open, having received a wild card into the doubles tournament with Dilyara Saidkhodjaeva, but they lost to Ekaterina Bychkova and Maria Goloviznina in the first round. Playing for Uzbekistan at the Fed Cup, Ekshibarova had a win-loss record of 1–9.
In 2016, she became an Israeli citizen. In June 2016, Ekshibarova decided to play for Israel instead of Uzbekistan.
In December 2017, Ekshibarova won the Israel Tennis Women's Singles Championship, beating Israeli Deniz Khazaniuk 7–6, 5–4 in the final, and won the Doubles Championship partnering with Maya Tahan.
Katic has won eight singles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her coach is Dejan Katic.
In 2018 she played Fed Cup for Israel, going 0–3 in singles.

ITF finals

Singles (8–11)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.30 July 2006Bangkok, ThailandHard Nungnadda Wannasuk6–4, 7–6
Winner2.13 July 2007Khon Kaen, ThailandHard Isha Lakhani2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up1.25 November 2007Manila, PhilippinesClay Nicole Riner6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner3.14 November 2010Antalya, TurkeyHard Andreea Mitu6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Winner4.19 February 2011Aurangabad, IndiaClay Varatchaya Wongteanchai6–1, 6–4
Runner-up2.26 February 2011Mumbai, IndiaHard Varatchaya Wongteanchai6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.9 April 2011Almaty, KazakhstanHard Nadezda Gorbachkova6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner5.28 June 2014Astana, KazakhstanHard Sofia Kvatsabaia7–5, 6–3
Winner6.5 July 2014Astana, KazakhstanHard Mariam Bolkvadze7–5, 6–3
Runner-up4.22 May 2016Ramat Gan, IsraelHard Polina Monova6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Winner7.12 June 2016Akko, IsraelHard Marta Paigina6–3, 6–4
Runner-up5.18 September 2016Ashkelon, IsraelHard Jennifer Zerbone7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up6.2 October 2016Tiberias, IsraelHard Melis Sezer3–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.8 October 2016Ramat HaSharon, IsraelHard Marta Paigina1–6, 4–6
Runner-up8.4 June 2017Antalya, TurkeyClay Emiliana Arango2–6, 3–6
Winner8.13 August 2017İstanbul, TurkeyClay Dana Kremer6–2, 6–1
Runner-up9.26 November 2017Heraklion, GreeceClay Lisa Sabino6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up10.24 June 2018Kaltenkirchen, GermanyClay Jule Niemeier5–7, 2–6
Runner-up11.17 December 2018Antalya, TurkeyHard Evgeniya Burdina4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles (15–17)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.24 October 2010Antalya, TurkeyClay Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Cristina Dinu
Ionela-Andreeva Iova		6–1, 2–6,
Runner-up2.1 May 2015Shymkent, KazakhstanClay Daria Lodikova Albina Khabibulina
Polina Merenkova		3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.11 May 2015Acre, IsraelHard Daria Lodikova Hélène Scholsen
Sadafmoh Tolibova		1–6, 1–6
Runner-up4.18 May 2015Netanya, IsraelHard Deniz Khazaniuk Ofri Lankri
Alona Pushkarevsky		3–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.21 June 2015Fergana, UzbekistanHard Natasha Palha Sharrmadaa Baluu
Tadeja Majerič		5–7, 3–6
Winner1.17 October 2015Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Olga Doroshina Lucy Brown
Amandine Cazeaux		4–6, 6–4,
Winner2.7 November 2015Heraklion, GreeceHard Eleni Christofi Karin Kennel
Viktoriya Tomova		4–6, 6–3,
Runner-up6.14 November 2015Heraklion, GreeceHard Helen De Cesare Karin Kennel
Viktoriya Tomova		2–6, 4–6
Winner3.28 November 2015Ramat Gan, IsraelHard Olga Doroshina Alexandra Morozova
Barbora Štefková		6–2, 6–2
Runner-up7.4 December 2015Ramat Gan, IsraelHard Daria Lodikova Alexandra Morozova
Barbora Štefková		2–6, 5–7
Runner-up8.9 April 2016Heraklion, GreeceHard Janina Toljan Victoria Kan
Alyona Sotnikova		1–6, 2–6
Winner4.20 May 2016Ramat Gan, IsraelHard Naomi Totka Yuliya Kalabina
Polina Monova		6–2, 6–1
Runner-up9.3 June 2016Kiryat Shmona, IsraelHard Keren Shlomo Naomi Totka
Ana Veselinovic		1–6, 6–1,
Winner5.10 June 2016Akko, IsraelHard Naomi Totka Christina Shakovets
Veronika Stotyka		6–0, 3–6,
Runner-up10.27 June 2016Antalya, TurkeyHard Alyona Sotnikova Melis Sezer
Ana Veselinovic		3–6, 4–6
Winner6.4 July 2016Buca, TurkeyHard Ana Veselinovic Daria Lodikova]
Anette Munozova		6–3, 6–3
Winner7.18 September 2016Askelon, IsraelHard Madeleine Kobelt Alona Pushkarevsky
Keren Shlomo		6–0, 3–6,
Runner-up11.19 September 2016Kiryat Gat, IsraelHard Melis Sezer Ekaterina Kazionova
Madeleine Kobelt		6–7, 3–6
Winner8.2 October 2016Tiberias, IsraelHard Melis Sezer Ekaterina Kazionova
Madeleine Kobelt		6–1, 6–3
Runner-up12.5 November 2016Heraklion, GreeceHard Steffi Distelmans Nina Kruijer
Suzan Lamens		2–6, 6–4,
Runner-up12.13 November 2016Heraklion, GreeceHard Steffi Distelmans Michaela Boev
Andrea Ka		4–6, 4–6
Winner9.26 November 2016Heraklion, GreeceHard Raluca Georgiana Șerban Michaela Boev
Cristiana Ferrando		6–4, 7–6
Winner10.4 December 2016Ramat Gan, IsraelHard Ekaterina Yashina Daiana Negreanu
Keren Shlomo		6–2, 7–6
Winner11.9 December 2016Ramat Gan, IsraelHard Ekaterina Yashina Sofia Dmitrieva
Anna Pribylova		6–4, 6–3
Runner-up14.1 April 2017İstanbul, TurkeyHard Eleni Daniilidou Ekaterina Kazionova
Elena Rybakina		1–6, 3–6
Winner12.6 May 2017Acre, IsraelHard Despina Papamichail Shelly Krolitzky
Maya Tahan		6–4, 6–3
Winner13.8 June 2018Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Elena-Teodora Cadar Shahar Biran
Laetitia Pulchartová		6–3, 3–6,
Runner-up15.23 June 2018Kaltenkirchen, GermanyClay Sviatlana Pirazhenka Anna Gabric
Katharina Gerlach		2–6, 7–5,
Winner14.14 September 2018Almaty, KazakhstanClay Maryna Chernyshova Albina Khabibulina
Ksenia Palkina		7–6, 6–2
Runner-up16.19 January 2019Antalya, TurkeyClay Julia Stamatova Kanako Morisaki
Ayaka Okuno		2–6, 2–6
Runner-up17.10 February 2019Antalya, TurkeyClay Maryna Chernyshova Cemre Anil
Oana Georgeta Simion		2–6, 4–6
Winner15.30 March 2019Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Daria Kruzhkova Merel Hoedt
Anna Siskova		6–3, 6–2