{{short description|Russian tennis and Beach player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Irina Glimakova <br/> <small> Ирина Глимакова </small> | image = | image_size = | caption = | country_represented = {{RUS}} | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|07|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[[World Beach Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2019 World Beach Games|2019 Doha]]|Doubles}} }}
'''Irina Aleksandrovna Glimakova''' ({{langx|ru|Ирина Александровна Глимакова}}; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian former professional [[tennis]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tennis Abstract: Irina Glimakova ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis|url=http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/wplayer.cgi?p=IrinaGlimakova|access-date=2021-04-18|website=www.tennisabstract.com}}</ref> and currently a professional [[Beach tennis]] player.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/irina-glimakova/800644340/rus/bt/d/overview/|title=Irina Glimakova|publisher=www.itftennis.com|access-date=2021-04-18|archive-date=2021-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418182625/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/irina-glimakova/800644340/rus/bt/d/overview/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Tennis career== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=April 2021}} She has won three doubles titles on the [[ITF Women's Circuit]]. On 24 October 2011, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 491. Glimakova retirement from professional tennis in 2014. She decided to follow the [[Beach tennis]] was part of the.
==Beach Tennis career== Since 2014 she is a professional Beach Tennis player.On 19 September 2016, she reached her best ranking world No. 9 ranking.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/irina-glimakova/800644340/rus/bt/d/overview/#pprofile-info-tabs| title=ITF Beach Tennis tour rankings.| access-date=2021-04-18| archive-date=2021-04-18| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418182704/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/irina-glimakova/800644340/rus/bt/d/overview/#pprofile-info-tabs| url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2019 October Glimakova partnering Daria Churakova she played for Russia in the [[2019 World Beach Games]] in Doha (Qatar) where she won the bronze medal in women's doubles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://results.awbgqatar.com/#/awbg2019/discipline/BTE/final-rank/W.DOUBLES-----------|title=2019 World Beach Games Women's Doubles|publisher=www.awbgqatar.com|access-date=2021-04-18|archive-date=2020-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321222029/https://results.awbgqatar.com/#/awbg2019/discipline/BTE/final-rank/W.DOUBLES-----------|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/16/c_138475630_3.htm|title=In pisc: women's doubles of beach tennis at 1st ANOC World Beach Games|publisher=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2021-04-18|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810052209/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/16/c_138475630_3.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WTA|316666|Irina Glimakova}} * {{ITF|irina-glimakova/800280932/rus|Irina Glimakova}}
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