Julia Efremova née Vorobieva (born 14 February 1985) is a former Russian tennis player. She played under her maiden name of Vorobieva (aka Vorobeva) until February 2006. She married her coach Alexey Efremov and returned to the circuit in March 2007.
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow |
| Born | 14 February 1985 Kursk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $45,025 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 88–90 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 285 (14 November 2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–59 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 193 (20 February 2006) |
In her career, Efremova won eleven titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, one in singles and ten in doubles.
Career
editShe has played on the qualifying draws of WTA Tour tournaments on many occasions. Her career-high singles ranking was world No. 285, which she achieved on 14 November 2005, and her highest doubles ranking No. 193, achieved on 20 February 2006.
In 2003, Julia tried to qualify for her first WTA Tour event in Moscow but fell to Anastasia Rodionova in the first round. In 2005, she played the qualifying draws of five tournaments (Pattaya, Hyderabad, Beijing, Guangzhou and Tashkent) but was unsuccessful in each.
In 2006, she tried to qualify into the Bangalore Open but was overpowered in round one by Daniela Kix. In 2007, she fell in the qualifying draws of Kolkata and Moscow, losing to Sandy Gumulya and Oxana Lyubtsova, respectively.
Julia's biggest title of her career was winning the Busan Challenger doubles event in 2005, partnering with Wynne Prakusya and defeating Seiko Okamoto and Ayami Takase in the final. Her only singles title came in 2004 at Jakarta where she won a $10k event.
ITF Circuit finals
edit| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 19 December 2004 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner-ups)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Algiers, Algeria | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2. | 13 April 2003 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | Clay | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 3. | 27 June 2004 | ITF Protvino, Russia | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 4 July 2004 | ITF Krasnoarmeysk, Russia | Hard | 6–7(4), 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | 2 August 2004 | ITF Vigo, Spain | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 4. | 13 December 2004 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | 6–4, 0–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 4. | 19 December 2004 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5. | 7 March 2005 | ITF Benalla, Australia | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6. | 20 March 2005 | ITF Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 7. | 9 April 2005 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8. | 4 July 2005 | ITF Krasnoarmeysk, Russia | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(3) | ||
| Win | 9. | 21 August 2005 | ITF Nanjing, China | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10. | 6 November 2005 | Busan Challenger, Korea | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(6), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 5. | 4 May 2008 | ITF Adana, Turkey | Clay | 7–5, 1–6, [4–10] |