Julia Vakulenko

A week later, Julia defeated world No. 3, Amélie Mauresmo, at the German Open in Berlin 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 (her career best) and then defeated Dinara Safina 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, before retiring in the first set in the semifinals to eventual champion Ana Ivanovic due to an injury.

At the final event of the season, the Bell Challenge held in Quebec City, Julia reached the first WTA Tour final of her career. En-route, she beat Rossana de los Ríos, home favourite Stéphanie Dubois, Olga Govortsova and Julie Ditty. In the final, she lost 4–6, 1–6 to three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport, who was playing in only her third event since giving birth.

In April, 2008, Vakulenko renounced her Ukrainian citizenship, and then announced her decision to acquire the citizenship of Spain where she's lived for the last 10 years.

After changing of her citizenship from Ukraine to Spain in April 2008, she planned to play for Spain in the Fed Cup, but wasn't able to compete in the 2008 Olympics due to lack of time to be included in Spain's application.

Julia became Kim Clijsters' last opponent in her professional career (before Clijsters' return in 2009). Julia won 7–6, 6–3 in the second round of J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland on 3 May 2007. This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer".

On 28 August 2007, in the first round of the US Open, Julia defeated ninth seed Daniela Hantuchová, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major, before falling to Ágnes Szávay.

At the 2006 French Open, Vakulenko reached the third round.

At Wimbledon 2006, she withdrew during the first round due to injury.

Julia Olegovna Vakulenko (Ukrainian: Юлія Оле́гівна Вакуленко ) (born July 10, 1983 in Yalta) — is a Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of No. 32 in November 2007.