Yulia Bolotova Named PTR Female Player of the Year - Professional ...

Press Release
21 February 2012
For Immediate Release
Yulia Bolotova Named
PTR Female Player of the Year
Hilton Head Island, SC - - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) will present its annual
awards this week during the 2012 PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event,
which includes 50-plus on court and classroom presentations for tennis teachers and
coaches, a tennis trade show and tournament is being held February 24-28, 2012, at the
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, in Orlando, Florida
Yulia Bolotova, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been named PTR Female Player of
the Year.
A PTR Professional, Yulia started playing tennis at 13 in her native Perm, Russia. After
graduating from the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, she went to Mississippi University
on a full tennis scholarship. While earning her MBA, Bolotova was a Graduate Assistant
Coach for the tennis teams at Kutztown University.
Bolotova found her passion for developing elite juniors, but never gave up on her own
playing career. She competed in satellite tournaments, earning WTA points in 2003 and
2004, and won numerous USTA Middle States Open titles from 2003-09. Her accolades
include #6 ranked National Open Women’s Doubles in 2007 and 2008, Nationals 5.0
Women’s Team 2nd place finish in 2006, and #1 singles and #1 Women’s Doubles in
Middle States in 2005.
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More recently, Bolotova captured 1st place in Doubles, 2nd place in Mixed, and 3rd in
Singles at the 2011 National Clay Court 30s. At the 2011 National Outdoor Hard Court
30s, she placed 2nd in Singles and 3rd in both Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Bolotova
fared even better on the grass at Newport, placing 2nd in Doubles and Mixed, and 3rd in
Singles in the National Open Grass Court Championships. Bolotova is nationally ranked
#1 in 30s Singles and Doubles and Team Doubles, and #3 in Mixed.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than
14,000 members in 117 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and
women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and
servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.
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Contact: Peggy Edwards • PO Box 4739, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 USA
843-785-7244 or 800-421-6289 • fax 843-686-2033 • peggy@ptrtennis.org • www.ptrtennis.org