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Anastasia Potapova

Anastasia Potapova

Austrian tennis player

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Photo: Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Oct 1

    Maja Chwalińska faces Dayana Yastremska in WTA 1000 Beijing second round

    Seeded 17th after a first-round bye, Poland's Maja Chwalińska meets Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska on Friday in the round of 64 at the China Open.

  • Sep 21

    Maja Chwalińska beats Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-2 in Singapore opener

    Fifth seed Maja Chwalińska defeated Rebecca Sramkova 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the WTA 500 event in Singapore on Monday, securing her second victory since the Roland Garros final.

  • May 30

    French Open 2026: Defending champion Coco Gauff stunned by Anastasia Potapova in third round as top seeds continue to fall

    Coco Gauff's defense of her French Open title ended in a shock third-round defeat to Austria's Anastasia Potapova, continuing a tournament marked by the early exits of top-ranked players.

  • May 30

    Roland Garros 2026: Swiatek and Bencic stunned as Kostyuk and Svitolina set up all-Ukrainian quarter-final

    Four-time champion Iga Swiatek suffered a shock fourth-round exit at the hands of Marta Kostyuk, while Elina Svitolina battled past Belinda Bencic to set up an all-Ukrainian quarter-final at Roland Garros.

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