Alina Vladimirovna Jidkova (born January 18, 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union), soubriquet Alinka, is a former Women's Tennis Association tennis player.
Jidkova's father, Vladimir, is an engineer; mother, Lina, is a school teacher; brother, Dmitriy, owns a construction business. Her most memorable tennis experience was playing Lindsay Davenport for the first time at the Australian Open and beating Serena Williams in 2004 in Linz. She has career victories over Serena Williams, Jelena Janković, Mary Pierce, Chanda Rubin, Samantha Stosur, Daniela Hantuchová, Amanda Coetzer, and many other big names in women's tennis.
Jidkova underwent knee surgery on 3 April 2001 for torn meniscus suffered during practice after Miami, returning to action in late April.
Jidkova resides in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S., and is married to entrepreneur Sascha Ghods. The two married on December 18, 2010, in a ceremony in Vienna, Austria.
She retired from professional tennis at the end of the 2010 season, and now coaches Kazakhstani player Galina Voskoboeva.
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Alina Jidkova & Akiko Morigami warmup in Miami 2008
Alina Jidkova wins US Open Pre-Q Texas Sectional
