Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok (Ukrainian: Людмила Вікторівна Кіченок; born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 27 February 2023, she peaked at No. 8 in the doubles WTA rankings. Kichenok has won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four with her twin sister Nadiia. On 21 July 2014, Lyudmyla reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 156.
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Residence | Dnipro, Ukraine |
Born | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 20 July 1992
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US $1,772,411 |
Singles | |
Career record | 203–166 (55.0%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 156 (21 July 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 1004 (27 February 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2013) |
French Open | Q1 (2013, 2014) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2014) |
US Open | Q1 (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 401–262 (60.5%) |
Career titles | 8 WTA, 28 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (27 February 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 8 (27 February 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
French Open | SF (2022) |
Wimbledon | SF (2022) |
US Open | QF (2019) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2022) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 2R (2019, 2022) |
Wimbledon | QF (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 5–7 |
Last updated on: 28 February 2023. |
Career
2015: First WTA doubles title and singles top-10 win
In 2015, 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 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 had been runners-up at Tashkent in 2011 and Shenzhen in 2014.[1] She won the second WTA doubles title at Brasil Tennis Cup.
During the Tianjin Open, Lyudmyla caused the biggest upset of the tournament with a top-10 win, over world No. 8 and reigning US Open champion, Flavia Pennetta, in the first round for the biggest win of her career so far.[2]
2022: Two major semifinals, WTA 1000 title, World No. 9 & WTA Finals debut
At the Dubai Tennis Championships, she made the final in doubles, partnering Jelena Ostapenko but they were defeated by second seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens.[3]
At the French Open, she reached the semifinals of a major for the first time in her career partnering again with Ostapenko, falling to the eventual champions Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic.[4] She reached the top 20 in doubles on 6 June 2022. The following week, she won her sixth title at Birmingham with Ostapenko. At the Wimbledon Championships, she again reached the semifinals with Ostapenko, again falling to the eventual champions Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková.
At the Cincinnati Open, she reached the final with Ostapenko defeating Australian Open finalists Haddad Maia and Anna Danilina and top seeds Kudermetova and Mertens. The pair won their biggest title defeating Nicole Melichar and Ellen Perez.[5] Kichenok reached a new career-high in doubles of world No. 10 on 22 August 2022 and No. 9 on 12 September 2022.
At the inaugural edition of the Tallinn Open, seeded third with her sister Nadia, she won her eighth title defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar/Laura Siegemund in the final.[6]
She qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals with Jelena Ostapenko where they reached the semifinals.[7]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Doubles
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 4–8 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | NH | A | SF | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | |
US Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 11–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 31 | 32–31 |
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||
WTA Finals | DNQ | NH | DNQ | SF | 0 / 1 | 1–3 | |||||||
WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | RR | DNQ | W | W | NH | 2 / 3 | 7–1 | |||||
National representation | |||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | NH | QF | NH | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | ||||||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF | A | 2R | QF | 1R | SF | 0 / 8 | 8–8 |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | NH | SF | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 |
Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 2R | NH | QF | 2R | QF | 0 / 6 | 7–6 |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | SF | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | |
Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | W | 1 / 7 | 7–6 | |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 2] | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | NH | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||
China Open | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 116 | 74 | 53 | 68 | 53 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 38 | 9 | $1,709,509 |
Significant finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2022 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2018 | Zhuhai, China | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2019 | Zhuhai, China (2) | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International[lower-alpha 3] | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2014 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 2–2 | Aug 2016 | Brasil Tennis Cup | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2018 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2018 | Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. | Premier[lower-alpha 4] | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2018 | Elite Trophy, China | Elite Trophy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 4–4 | Oct 2019 | Elite Trophy, China (2) | Elite Trophy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5–4 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham Open, UK | WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8] |
Loss | 5–5 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2021 | Tenerife Open, Spain | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–7 | Feb 2022 | Dubai Championships, UAE | WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Jun 2022 | Birmingham Classic, UK | WTA 250 | Grass | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 6–8 | Jun 2022 | Eastbourne International, UK | WTA 500 | Grass | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 7–8 | Aug 2022 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 8–8 | Oct 2022 | Tallinn Open, Estonia | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 8–9 | Feb 2023 | Qatar Ladies Open | WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 16 October 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | 1 November 2009 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | 15 November 2009 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | 4 April 2010 | ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | 22 May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 4–2 | 27 March 2011 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 4–3 | 25 March 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
0–6, ret. |
Win | 5–3 | 26 May 2012 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–4 | 16 June 2012 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | 10 November 2012 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 5–6 | 15 July 2013 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 6–6 | 18 August 2013 | Kazan Open, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 51 (28 titles, 23 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1 October 2006 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 25 May 2007 | ITF Cherkassy, Ukraine | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 29 August 2008 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss | 5. | 29 March 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | 22 May 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 13 September 2009 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Win | 2. | 16 October 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
Win | 3. | 1 November 2009 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | 14 November 2009 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7) |
Loss | 7. | 22 November 2009 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | 7 February 2010 | ITF Rancho Mirage, United States |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 28 March 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 2–6, [3–10] |
Loss | 10. | 3 April 2010 | ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(7), 6–2, [7–10] |
Win | 5. | 8 May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 21 May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 12. | 20 June 2010 | Open Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13. | 27 June 2010 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6. | 10 October 2010 | Open de Limoges, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–4, [10–8] |
Win | 7. | 26 March 2011 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 30 April 2011 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 14. | 5 June 2011 | ITF Přerov, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | 16 October 2011 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 10. | 6 November 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
Loss | 15. | 22 January 2012 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 20 May 2012 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 16 June 2012 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 13. | 21 July 2012 | ITF Donetsk, Ukraine | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 16. | 28 July 2012 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [2–10] |
Loss | 17. | 18 August 2012 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(6), [4–10] |
Win | 14. | 3 November 2012 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 18. | 10 November 2012 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, [3–10] |
Win | 15. | 18 November 2012 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 19. | 30 March 2013 | Tallinn Open, Estonia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [0–10] |
Win | 16. | 13 July 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 17. | 20 July 2013 | ITF Imola, Italy | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
Win | 18. | 27 July 2013 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 19. | 28 September 2013 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 20. | 9 November 2013 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 20. | 15 November 2013 | Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 21. | 7 March 2014 | ITF Campinas, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 22. | 29 March 2014 | ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France |
50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 23. | 1 November 2014 | Open Nantes, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 21. | 15 November 2014 | Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, [4–10] |
Win | 24. | 21 February 2015 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 25. | 25 April 2015 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 26. | 14 June 2015 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom |
50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(6), 6–3 |
Win | 27. | 19 March 2016 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 22. | 11 March 2017 | Zhuhai Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 28. | 18 March 2017 | Shenzhen Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 23. | 30 June 2017 | Southsea Trophy, United Kingdom |
100,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7), 3–6, [8–10] |
Top 10 wins
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | LKR |
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No. 8 | Tianjin Open, China | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 7–5 | No. 414 |
Notes
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
References
- "Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis".
- "Women's Tennis News | WTA Tennis".
- "JELENA OSTAPENKO WINS BIGGEST HARD-COURT TITLE OF CAREER IN DUBAI, WILL RETURN TO TOP 15". Tennis. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Ostapenko and Kichenok reach the semifinals of the French Open doubles tournament". 31 May 2022.
- "Kichenok, Ostapenko capture Cincinnati doubles title".
- "Krejcikova sweeps past Kontaveit in Tallinn for first title of season".
- "Road to the WTA Finals: Kichenok and Ostapenko".