Career
31 on January 14, 2008. In April, 2008, Vakulenko renounced her Ukrainian citizenship announcing her decision to acquire the citizenship of Spain where she"s lived for the last ten years. At the 2006 French Open, Vakulenko reached the third round.
At Wimbledon 2006, she had to pull out during the first round due to injury.
This earned her the nickname "Kimmie Killer". A week later, Julia defeated World Number.
On August 28, 2007, in the first round of the United States Open, Julia defeated number nine seed Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. She eventually reached the fourth round, her best performance at a major yet, before falling to Ágnes Szávay.
At the final event of the season, the Bell Challenge held in Quebec City, Canada, Julia reached the first Women's Tennis Association final of her career.
En route she beat Rossana de los Ríos, home favourite Stéphanie Dubois, Olga Govortsova and surprise package Julie Ditty. Singles: 1 (0-1)
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament when the player"s participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 French Open, which ended on June 8, 2008.
A = did not participate in the tournament
1 Doha became a Tier I tournament in 2008, replacing San Diego and Zürich
Players who have been ranked World Number.
1 are in boldface.