Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Людмила Кіченок
Kichenok in 2014 |
Country (sports) |
Ukraine |
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Residence |
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
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Born |
(1992-07-20) 20 July 1992 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
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Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money |
$ 350,544 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
190–141 |
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Career titles |
0 WTA, 6 ITF |
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Highest ranking |
No. 156 (21 July 2014) |
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Current ranking |
No. 349 (8 February 2016) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open |
Q2 (2013) |
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French Open |
Q1 (2013, 2014) |
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Wimbledon |
Q2 (2014) |
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US Open |
Q1 (2013) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
244–112 |
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Career titles |
2 WTA, 26 ITF |
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Highest ranking |
52 (27 July 2015) |
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Current ranking |
56 (8 February 2016) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
2R (2016) |
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French Open |
2R (2015, 2016) |
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Wimbledon |
3R (2015) |
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US Open |
2R (2015) |
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Last updated on: 8 February 2016. |
Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok (Ukrainian: Людмила Вікторівна Кіченок; born 20 July 1992 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 156, which she reached on 21 July 2014. Her career high in doubles is 52, which she reached on 27 July 2015. She is the twin sister of Nadiia Kichenok.
Career
She won her first WTA doubles title together with her sister. They escaped a 5-0 deficit in the second set tie-break of their 6-4, 7-6(6) defeat of Liang Chen and Wang Yafan in the Shenzhen Open final. That made the Kichenoks the second pair of twins, after Karolína Plíšková and Kristýna Plíšková, to win a WTA doubles title. They previously were runners-up at Tashkent in 2011 and Shenzhen in 2014.[1] She won the second WTA doubles title Brasil Tennis Cup.
During the 2015 Tianjin Open, Kichenok caused the biggest upset of the tournament, upsetting world number 8 and reigning US Open champion Flavia Pennetta in the first round for the biggest win of her career so far.[2]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
Legend (pre/post 2009) |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (2–2) |
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Runner-up |
1. |
17 September 2011 |
Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Eleni Daniilidou Vitalia Diatchenko |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
4 January 2014 |
Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
1. |
10 January 2015 |
Shenzhen Open, Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Liang Chen Wang Yafan |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Winner |
2. |
4 August 2016 |
Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis, Brazil |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Tímea Babos Réka Luca Jani |
6–3, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (6–6)
Legend |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (4–3) |
Clay (1–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (1–3) |
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Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
16 October 2009 |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Carpet |
Nadiia Kichenok |
6–7(2), 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner |
2. |
1 November 2009 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard |
Marta Sirotkina |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
1. |
15 November 2009 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard |
Anna Lapushchenkova |
7–5, 6–7(3), 2–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
4 April 2010 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
Carpet |
Anna Lapushchenkova |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner |
3. |
22 May 2010 |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Clay |
Elina Svitolina |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner |
4. |
27 March 2011 |
Moscow, Russia |
Hard |
Daria Gavrilova |
6–2 6–0 |
Runner-up |
3. |
25 March 2012 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet |
Margarita Gasparyan |
0–6 retired |
Winner |
5. |
26 May 2012 |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
Hard |
Lisa Whybourn |
4–6 6–4 6–2 |
Runner-up |
4. |
16 June 2012 |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Zarina Diyas |
0–6 0–6 |
Runner-up |
5. |
10 November 2012 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
0–6 6–7 (4–7) |
Runner-up |
6. |
15 July 2013 |
Imola, Italy |
Carpet |
Victoria Kan |
6–3 5–7 2–6 |
Winner |
6. |
18 August 2013 |
Kazan, Russia |
Hard |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko |
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 48 (27–21)
Legend |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
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Finals by surface |
Hard (17–10) |
Clay (4–9) |
Grass (1–0) |
Carpet (5–2) |
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Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Runner-up |
1. |
1 October 2006 |
Podgorica, Montenegro |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Josipa Bek
Karolina Jovanović |
4–6 7–5 2–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
25 May 2007 |
Cherkassy, Ukraine |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Katerina Avdiyenko
Anna Zaporozhanova |
6–7(3) 2–6 |
Runner-up |
3. |
3 August 2008 |
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Vasilisa Davydova
Maria Kondratieva |
3–6 1–6 |
Runner-up |
4. |
29 August 2008 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Laura-Ioana Andrei
Irina-Camelia Begu |
2–6 6–3 [6–10] |
Runner-up |
5. |
29 March 2009 |
Moscow, Russia |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Vitalia Diatchenko
Ekaterina Dzehalevich |
1–6 1–6 |
Runner-up |
6. |
22 May 2009 |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Ksenia Milevskaya
Lesia Tsurenko |
4–6 4–6 |
Winner |
1. |
13 September 2009 |
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Chayenne Ewijk
Marlot Meddens |
6–2 4–6 [10–8] |
Winner |
2. |
16 October 2009 |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Carpet |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Veronika Kapshay
Irina Kuzmina |
2–6 6–2 [10–3] |
Winner |
3. |
1 November 2009 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Artamonova
Lidziya Marozava |
6–3 6–1 |
Winner |
4. |
14 November 2009 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Vesna Dolonc
Evgeniya Rodina |
6–3 7–6(7) |
Runner-up |
7. |
22 November 2009 |
Opole, Poland |
Carpet |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Ana Jovanović
Justine Ozga |
4–6 4–6 |
Runner-up |
8. |
7 February 2010 |
Rancho Mirage, California, USA |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Monique Adamczak
Abigail Spears |
3–6 4–6 |
Runner-up |
9. |
28 March 2010 |
Moscow, Russia |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Nina Bratchikova
Irena Pavlovic |
7–6(4) 2–6 [3–10]p |
Runner-up |
10. |
3 April 2010 |
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
Carpet |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Panova
Ksenia Pervak |
6–7(7) 6–2 [7–10] |
Winner |
5. |
8 May 2010 |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Carpet |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Kateryna Kozlova
Elina Svitolina |
6–4 6–2 |
Runner-up |
11. |
21 May 2010 |
Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Katerina Avdiyenko
Ksenia Milevskaya |
4–6 2–6 |
Runner-up |
12. |
20 June 2010 |
Montpellier, France |
Clay |
Amandine Hesse |
Lu Jingjing
Laura Siegemund |
4–6 2–6 |
Runner-up |
13. |
27 June 2010 |
Périgueux, France |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Elise Tamaëla
Scarlett Werner |
2–6 1–6 |
Winner |
6. |
10 October 2010 |
Limoges, France |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Claire Feuerstein
Caroline Garcia |
6–7 (5–7) 6–4 [10–8] |
Winner |
7. |
26 March 2011 |
Moscow, Russia |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Panova
Olga Panova |
6–3 6–3 |
Winner |
8. |
30 April 2011 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Teodora Mirčić
Nicole Rottmann |
6–1 6–2 |
Runner-up |
14. |
5 June 2011 |
Přerov, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Kateřina Kramperová
Karolína Plíšková |
3–6 4–6 |
Winner |
9. |
16 October 2011 |
Joué-lès-Tours, France |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Eirini Georgatou
Irena Pavlovic |
6–2 6–0 |
Winner |
10. |
6 November 2011 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Ana Vrljić |
4–6 6–1 [10–7] |
Runner-up |
15. |
22 January 2012 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Paula Kania
Ksenia Lykina |
3–6 4–6 |
Winner |
11. |
20 May 2012 |
Fergana, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Albina Khabibulina
Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
6–4 6–1 |
Winner |
12. |
16 June 2012 |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova |
7–5 7–5 |
Winner |
13. |
21 July 2012 |
Donetsk, Ukraine |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova |
6–2 7–5 |
Runner-up |
16. |
28 July 2012 |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Oksana Kalashnikova
Marta Sirotkina |
6–3 4–6 [2–10] |
Runner-up |
17. |
18 August 2012 |
Kazan, Russia |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova |
4–6 7–6 (8–6) [4–10] |
Winner |
14. |
3 November 2012 |
Netanya, Israel |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Zuzana Luknárová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
6–1 6–4 |
Runner-up |
18. |
10 November 2012 |
Minsk, Belarus |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
6–1 2–6 [3–10] |
Winner |
15. |
18 November 2012 |
Helsinki, Finland |
Carpet |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Irina Buryachok
Valeria Solovyeva |
6–3 6–3 |
Runner-up |
19. |
30 March 2013 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Anett Kontaveit
Jeļena Ostapenko |
6–2 5–7 [0–10] |
Winner |
16. |
13 July 2013 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Hard |
Oksana Kalashnikova |
Alona Fomina
Anja Prislan |
6–2 4–6 [10–7] |
Winner |
17. |
20 July 2013 |
Imola, Italy |
Carpet |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Katharina Lehnert
Alice Matteucci |
6–4 3–6 [10–3] |
Winner |
18. |
27 July 2013 |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Nina Bratchikova
Valeria Solovyeva |
6–2 6–2 |
Winner |
19. |
28 September 2013 |
Fergana, Uzbekistan |
Hard |
Polina Pekhova |
Michaela Hončová
Veronika Kapshay |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner |
20. |
9 November 2013 |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Artamonova Eugeniya Pashkova |
6–1 6–1 |
Runner-up |
20. |
15 November 2013 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Olga Savchuk Vitalia Diatchenko |
5–7, 1–6 |
Winner |
21. |
7 March 2014 |
Campinas, Brazil |
Clay |
Alexandra Panova |
Laura Thorpe Stephanie Vogt |
6–1 6–3 |
Winner |
22. |
29 March 2014 |
Croissy-Beaubourg, France |
Hard (i) |
Margarita Gasparyan |
Kristina Barrois Eleni Daniilidou |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner |
23. |
1 November 2014 |
Nantes, France |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
21. |
15 November 2014 |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard |
Olga Savchuk |
Alexandra Panova Vitalia Diatchenko |
6–3, 2–6, [4–10] |
Winner |
24. |
21 February 2015 |
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland |
Carpet(i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Stéphanie Foretz Irina Ramialison |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner |
25. |
26 April 2015 |
İstanbul, Turkey |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner |
26. |
8 June 2015 |
Surbiton, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Xenia Knoll |
Tara Moore Nicola Slater |
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Winner |
27. |
20 March 2016 |
Irapuato, Mexico |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Akiko Omae Prarthana Thombare |
6–1, 6–4 |
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