Background
At age seven Bardina was introduced to tennis at by her father.
At age seven Bardina was introduced to tennis at by her father.
As of 10 August 2007, her highest ranking was world Number. Father"s name is Alexey Bardin, mother"s name is Svetlana. Has one sister. She is a baseliner whose favorite shot is serve, and her favorite surfaces are grass and clay She speaks Russian and English.
Vasilisa made the final of Moorilla Hobart International in 2007, before losing to Anna Chakvetadze.
She was forced off the tour after Wimbledon in 2007 due to injury, she had suffered a stress fracture in her right shin. She tried to come back at the Australian Open in 2008, but it was too soon after her injury and she had only been practicing for two weeks before the event.
She lost in straight sets to Sandra Kloesel in qualifying. lieutenant was around this time that Bardina split from her coach, her father Alexey Bardin, whom she has described as a "pushy Dad".
Bardina made a few tentative appearances at International Tennis Federation events in North America in 2009 with limited success.
Bardina moved to Denver and worked as a coach at the Evergreen Sports Center, which is where she met former pro Jeff Salzenstein in 2011, who has starting coaching her. Singles 8 (3–5)
Doubles 5 (3–2).