Natela Georgiyevna Dzalamidze (, , ; born 27 February 1993) is a Russian-born former Georgian tennis player. On 16 May 2022, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43. Dzalamidze won three doubles titles on WTA Tour and also three WTA Challenger doubles titles, with ten singles and 29 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 16 November 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 245.
Nationality change She began representing Georgia, where her father is from, in international competition in June 2022 in order to be able to compete at Wimbledon and the Olympics.
Career Dzalamidze made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in Germany, in the doubles draw partnering Sviatlana Pirazhenka.
In 2021, she won her first two doubles titles at the Romanian Open in October and the Linz Open in November, partnering Kaja Juvan and Kamilla Rakhimova respectively.
Two years later in 2023, Dzalamidze won the Ladies Linz doubles title for the second time, partnering with Viktória Kužmová defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam and Nadiia Kichenok in the final.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Doubles Tournament201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAA1RAAA1R1R0 / 30–3 French OpenAA1RA2RAA1R1R0 / 41–4 WimbledonAA2RQ11RNHA2R1R0 / 42–4 US OpenAA1R1R1R1RA1RA0 / 50–5Win–loss0–00–01–30–21–30–10–01–40–30 / 163–16WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenAA1RAAA1R2RA0 / 31–3Indian WellsAAAAANHA1RA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAAAANHA1RA0 / 10–1Madrid OpenAAAAANHA1RA0 / 10–1Italian OpenAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1Canadian OpenAAAAANHAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1Career statisticsTournaments2415168513256Career total: 94Titles000000201Career total: 3Finals001000321Career total: 7Overall win–loss1–24–411–1510–152–82–516–1215–257–33 / 9468–89Year-end ranking18510359941651465962102$421,331
WTA Tour finals Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (3–4)Finals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (1–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Oct 2017Ladies Linz, AustriaInternationalHard (i) Xenia Knoll Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson6–3, 3–6, [4–10]Loss0–2Jul 2021Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyWTA 250Clay Kamilla Rakhimova Erin Routliffe Kimberley Zimmermann6–7(5–7), 6–4, [4–10]Win1–2Aug 2021Cluj-Napoca Open, RomaniaWTA 250Clay Kaja Juvan Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif6–3, 6–4Win2–2Nov 2021Ladies Linz, AustriaWTA 250Hard (i) Kamilla Rakhimova Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai6–4, 6–2Loss2–3Apr 2022İstanbul Cup, TurkeyWTA 250Clay Kamilla Rakhimova Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo3–6, 4–6Loss2–4Chennai Open, IndiaWTA 250Hard Anna Blinkova Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani1–6, 2–6Win3–4Ladies Linz, Austria (2)WTA 250Hard (i) Viktória Kužmová Anna-Lena Friedsam Nadiia Kichenok4–6, 7–5, [12–10]
WTA Challenger finals Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Nov 2016Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Veronika Kudermetova Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]Win 2–0 Nov 2018Mumbai Open, India Hard Veronika Kudermetova Bibiane Schoofs Barbora Štefková 6–4, 7–6(7–4)Loss 2–1 Nov 2018Taipei Open, Taiwan Carpet (i) Olga Doroshina Ankita Raina Karman Thandi 3–6, 7–5, [12–12] ret.Win 3–1 Oct 2022Open de Rouen, France Hard (i) Kamilla Rakhimova Misaki Doi Oksana Kalashnikova 6–2, 7–5
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 16 (10 titles, 6 runner-ups) Legend$60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (6–4)Clay (4–1)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jan 2009ITF Hyderabad, India10,000 Clay Anna Rapoport 1–6, 6–2, 6–4Win 2–0 Feb 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Barbara Haas 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–0Loss 2–1 Feb 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Ksenia Kirillova 5–7, 4–6Win 3–1 Feb 2013ITF Netanya, Israel10,000 Hard Polina Leykina 6–4, 6–3Loss 3–2 Mar 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Melanie Klaffner 1–6, 0–6Loss 3–3 Nov 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Giulia Bruzzone 3–6, 6–1, 4–6Win 4–3 Dec 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Alyona Sotnikova 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–3Loss 4–4 Jan 2014ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000 Carpet (i) Nastja Kolar 6–4, 1–6, 4–6Win 5–4 May 2014ITF Zielona Góra, Poland10,000 Clay Justine Ozga 7–6(5), 6–4Win 6–4 Aug 2014Tatarstan Open, Russia10,000 Hard Marta Paigina 6–2, 6–2Win 7–4 Nov 2014ITF Sousse, Tunisia10,000 Hard Sherazad Reix 7–6(7), 6–1Loss 7–5 Dec 2014ITF Navi Mumbai, India25,000 Hard Nina Stojanović 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Loss 7–6 May 2015ITF Zielona Góra, Poland10,000 Clay Markéta Vondroušová 3–6, 3–6Win 8–6 Jul 2015ITF Maaseik, Belgium10,000 Clay Catalina Pella 6–1, 5–7, 6–1Win 9–6 Aug 2015President's Cup, Kazakhstan25,000 Hard Ksenia Pervak 6–6 ret.Win 10–6 Nov 2016ITF Hua Hin, Thailand10,000 Hard Nudnida Luangnam 6–1, 6–3
Doubles: 50 (29 titles, 21 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (16–12)Clay (13–8)Grass (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jun 2010ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard Daria Kuchmina Ksenia Milevskaya Ganna Piven 6–2, 2–6, [11–9]Win 2–0 Jul 2011ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000 Clay Anna Zaja Hana Birnerová Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 2–6, [10–6]Loss 2–1 Dec 2011Siberia Cup, Russia50,000 Hard (i) Margarita Gasparyan Darya Kustova Olga Savchuk 0–6, 2–6Win 3–1 Feb 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Khristina Kazimova Rocío de la Torre Sánchez Christina Shakovets 6–4, 7–5Loss 3–2 Feb 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Khristina Kazimova Indire Akiki Anastasia Kharchenko 3–6, 3–6Win 4–2 Feb 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Khristina Kazimova Sofia Dmitrieva Polina Leykina 6–0, 7–6(4)Win 5–2 Mar 2012ITF Phuket, Thailand25,000 Hard Marta Sirotkina Chan Chin-wei Zheng Saisai 6–4, 6–1Win 6–2 Jul 2012ITF Vienna, Austria10,000 Clay Anna Shkudun Christina Shakovets Sofiya Kovalets 6–4, 7–5Loss 6–3 Aug 2012Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany25,000 Clay Renata Voráčová Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Klemenschits 2–6, 3–6Loss 6–4 Feb 2013ITF Netanya, Israel10,000 Hard Aminat Kushkhova Oleksandra Korashvili Polina Leykina 4–6, 2–6Loss 6–5 Mar 2013ITF Netanya, Israel10,000 Hard Aminat Kushkhova Polina Leykina Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–2, 6–7(4), [8–10]Win 7–5 Jun 2013ITF Guimarães, Portugal10,000 Clay Arabela Fernandez Rabener Tess Sugnaux Rita Vilaça 3–6, 6–3, [10–3]Win 8–5 Jul 2013ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000 Clay Alexandra Artamonova Maša Zec Peškirič Christina Shakovets 6–3, 7–6(5)Win 9–5 Nov 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Khristina Kazimova Elena-Teodora Cadar Arabela Fernandez Rabener 6–4, 6–3Loss 9–6 Nov 2013ITF Sharm El Sheikh10,000 Hard Yuliya Hnateyko Katie Boulter Justine De Sutter 4–6, 6–7(6)Win 10–6 Dec 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Khristina Kazimova Nikola Horaková Gabriela van de Graaf 6–1, 6–0Loss 10–7 Mar 2014ITF Shenzhen, China10,000 Hard Polina Leykina Han Na-lae Yoo Mi 1–6, 1–6Loss 10–8 Apr 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Valentini Grammatikopoulou Magali Kempen Elke Lemmens 6–1, 5–7, [8–10]Win 11–8 Apr 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Valentini Grammatikopoulou Despina Papamichail Maria Sakkari 6–7(6), 6–3, [10–5]Win 12–8 May 2014ITF Zielona Góra, Poland10,000 Clay Natalia Siedliska Ana Bianca Mihăilă Sviatlana Pirazhenka 6–4, 6–1Win 13–8 Jun 2014ITF Breda, Netherlands15,000 Clay Sviatlana Pirazhenka Demi Schuurs Eva Wacanno 6–4, 6–1Loss 13–9 Jun 2014ITF Brussels, Belgium10,000 Clay Diana Buzean Alice Matteucci Camilla Rosatello 4–6, 6–3, [3–10]Loss 13–10 Aug 2014Neva Cup, Russia25,000 Clay Anastasia Pivovarova Vitalia Diatchenko Ilona Kremen 1–6, 3–6Win 14–10 Aug 2014Tatarstan Open, Russia10,000 Hard Alena Tarasova Kseniia Bekker Anastasia Frolova 6–1, 6–1Win 15–10 Nov 2014ITF Sousse, Tunisia10,000 Hard Janina Toljan Francesca Stephenson Mandy Wagemaker 6–2, 6–1Win 16–10 Nov 2014ITF Sousse, Tunisia10,000 Hard Oleksandra Korashvili Harriet Dart Francesca Stephenson 6–3, 6–1Win 17–10 Nov 2014ITF Sousse, Tunisia10,000 Hard Oleksandra Korashvili Dea Herdželaš Jelena Simić 6–3, 6–1Loss 17–11 Feb 2015ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Hard (i) Veronika Kudermetova Lidziya Marozava Anastasiya Vasylyeva 4–6, 4–6Loss 17–12 May 2015ITF Zielona Góra, Poland10,000 Clay Margarita Lazareva Miriam Kolodziejová Markéta Vondroušová 2–6, 2–6Win 18–12 Aug 2015President's Cup, Kazakhstan25,000 Hard Alena Tarasova Başak Eraydın Ksenia Palkina 6–0, 6–1Win 19–12 Aug 2015ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay Veronika Kudermetova Oleksandra Korashvili Valeriya Strakhova 6–3, 6–3Loss 19–13 Aug 2015Neva Cup, Russia25,000 Clay Veronika Kudermetova Carolin Daniels Lidziya Marozava 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]Win 20–13 Sep 2015Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia25,000 Hard Alena Tarasova Angelina Gabueva Elizaveta Ianchuk 5–7, 6–1, [10–7]Loss 20–14 Nov 2015Bendigo International, Australia50,000 Hard Hiroko Kuwata Lauren Embree Asia Muhammad 5–7, 3–6Win 21–14 Jan 2016ITF Daytona Beach, United States25,000 Clay Veronika Kudermetova Sharon Fichman Carol Zhao 6–4, 6–3Loss 21–15 Jan 2016ITF Wesley Chapel, US25,000 Clay Veronika Kudermetova Ingrid Neel Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6–4, 6–7(4), [6–10]Loss 21–16 Feb 2016ITF New Delhi, India25,000 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Hsu Ching-wen Lee Ya-hsuan 0–6, 6–0, [6–10]Win 22–16 Apr 2016ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]Win 23–16 Jun 2016ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Anna Morgina Ganna Poznikhirenko 6–1, 6–2Win 24–16 Jul 2016Reinert Open, Germany50,000 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Kanae Hisami Kotomi Takahata 6–2, 6–1 NP –– Jul 2016Bursa Cup, Turkey50,000 Clay Akgul Amanmuradova Ekaterine Gorgodze Sofia ShapatavacancelledWin 25–16 Jul 2016President's Cup, Kazakhstan (2)25,000 Hard Veronika Kudermetova Polina Monova Yana Sizikova 6–2, 6–3Win 26–16 Sep 2016Telavi Open, Georgia25,000 Clay Veronika Kudermetova Tatia Mikadze Sofia Shapatava 6–4, 6–2Win 27–16 Jun 2017Open de Marseille, France100k Clay Veronika Kudermetova Dalma Gálfi Dalila Jakupović 7–6(5), 6–4Win 28–16 Jul 2017President's Cup, Kazakhstan (3)100k Hard Veronika Kudermetova Ysaline Bonaventure Naomi Broady 6–2, 6–0Loss 28–17 Jun 2018Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom100k Grass Galina Voskoboeva Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 6–4, 3–6, [1–10]Win 29–17 Jun 2019Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic W60 Clay Nina Stojanović Kyōka Okamura Dejana Radanović 6–3, 6–3Loss 29–18 Jan 2020ITF Kazan, RussiaW25 Hard (i) Yana Sizikova Ekaterina Yashina Anastasia Zakharova 2–6, 4–6Loss 29–19 Feb 2020ITF Moscow, RussiaW25 Hard (i) Valentini Grammatikopoulou Sofya Lansere Kamilla Rakhimova 1–6, 6–3, [6–10]Loss 29–20 Apr 2021ITF Oeiras, PortugalW25 Clay Sofya Lansere Suzan Lamens Marina Melnikova 3–6, 1–6Loss 29–21 Nov 2023Open de Valencia, SpainW100 Clay Aliona Bolsova Valentini Grammatikopoulou Andreea Mitu 5–7, 4–6
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