Arina Rodionova
Introduction '''Arina Ivanovna Rodionova''' (; born 15 December 1989) is a Russian-born Australian tennis player.On 5 February 2024, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 97.On 27 July 2015, she peaked at No. 41 in the doubles rankings.Rodionova has won one WTA and one WTA 125 doubles titles, and 15 singles and 42 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2007, she won the Australian Open girls' doubles title, partnering Evgeniya Rodina. Elder sister Anastasia is also a tennis professional, and the two sisters have intermittently contested doubles tournaments together with modest success. Their most notable achievement as a team came at the 2010 Malaysian Open, in which they reached the final before losing to Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in a super tie-break.
Career Rodionova made her debut as a professional in 2004 at an ITF Women's Circuit event in Protvino, Russia. In 2005, she won a title in Minsk, followed by another win in Moscow the following year. In 2008, she finished as a runner-up in an ITF event in Istanbul. In 2009, Rodionova won two ITF titles in singles and eight in doubles.===2010===In 2010, Rodionova defeated Jarmila Wolfe in the final of a $25k tournament in Burnie. In doubles, she advanced to the final of the WTA Tour-level Malaysian Open with her sister Anastasia. Although they defeated No. 1 seeds Alisa Kleybanova and Yan Zi along the way, the sisters lost the final match to Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in close three sets.===2011===At the 2011 Australian Open, Rodionova equalled her career-best showing at a Grand Slam tournament by qualifying for the main draw. She lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Anne Keothavong, 5–7, 4–6.She then won a $50k event in May in Prague, partnering Darya Kustova. She qualified for the Birmingham Classic, and won her first-round match against Virginie Razzano. She then notched the biggest win of her career by defeating No. 1 seed and world No. 16, Kaia Kanepi, in the second round. She lost to the 14th seed Magdaléna Rybáriková in the third round. At Wimbledon, Rodionova barely missed out on qualifying for the main draw by losing to Kristýna Plíšková, in three sets. She achieved very modest results through much of the rest of the year, losing in the first or second round of most tournaments she entered.Rodionova in 2010Rodionova in 2014===2012===In 2012, Rodionova lost in the qualifying rounds of the Sydney International and the Australian Open. She then lost in the quarterfinals of the $25k Burnie International. She then competed in two more ITF events – losing in the second and first round, respectively. She picked up form in ITF Mildura, reaching the semifinals. Rodionova then competed in three more tournaments, losing in the second round of all three. She then failed to qualify for the Danish Open. Her best result of the year came at the WTA Tour clay-court event Morocco Open. She defeated Darija Jurak, Karolína Plíšková, and world No. 108, Mathilde Johansson, to qualify for the main draw. Each match lasted three sets. She took on Timea Bacsinszky in the first round, started well by winning the first set 6–2, but was forced to retire due a severe wrist injury she sustained while trailing 0–4 in the second set. She was also forced to withdraw from the doubles competition, where she and Anastasia were the No. 1 seeds. She missed a big part of the clay-court season to recover from the injury. Rodionova returned in July; she only made it past the first round in one of five ITF tournaments. However, she had a great result in Las Vegas where she reached the semifinals. Following three more early exits, she reached the final of a $25k event in Traralgon, and followed this up by winning her next tournament in Bendigo. She finished the year with two more early-round losses in Toyota and Dubai.===2024: Australian No. 1, oldest woman to make top 100===At 34 years old, following the 2024 Australian Open she reached the top 105 in the rankings at world No. 101, 20 years after her professional debut. With a win over Yue Yuan in Hua Hin, Thailand, she reached No. 97 in the singles rankings on 5 February 2024 becoming the oldest woman to make a Top 100 debut at 34 years old. She went one step further to reach her second career quarterfinal defeating another Chinese Bai Zhuoxuan.
World TeamTennis Rodionova has played six seasons of World TeamTennis. In 2011, Rodionova was drafted by the Washington Kastles WTT Team, coached by Murphy Jensen. As a result of their 14-match win undefeated regular season, the Kastles secured the top seed in the Conference Championships where they beat the Boston Lobsters. In the WTT Finals, the Kastles defeated the St. Louis Aces to capture the 2011 WTT Championship for the second time in its four-year existence, completing the first ever 16–0 season in WTT 36-year history. Rodionova was named "Female Rookie of the Year" just prior to the Championship match and later WTT Finals MVP. She continued to play for the Kastles from 2012 to 2015, and joined the San Diego Aviators for a season in 2019.It was announced, she would be joining the Washington Kastles during the 2020 WTT season.
Personal life Arina Rodionova was born to Ivan and Natalia Rodionova and lives in Melbourne with her sister Anastasia. She began playing tennis aged three, "I began playing tennis when I was almost three years old. And why exactly tennis? There wasn't any choice for me with my dad being a coach and my sister a professional tennis player, but in the end I think it's worked well!" Rodionova cites Martina Hingis as her role model, and also admires Justine Henin and Bob and Mike Bryan. She prefers hard courts and forehand as a shot.Rodionova received Australian citizenship in January 2014 and married Australian rules footballer, Ty Vickery, in December 2015.
Grand Slam performance timelines ===Singles===Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LAustralian OpenQ3AQ21RQ1Q3Q11RQ31RQ1Q12R1RQ2Q1Q10 / 51–5 French OpenAAQ2Q1AAAA1RQ1Q1Q1Q2Q1Q2Q20 / 10–1 WimbledonAAQ1Q3AAAAA2RQ21RNHQ3AQ1 0 / 21–2 US OpenQ1AQ3Q1AQ1Q2AQ22RQ2Q21RQ1AQ10 / 2 1–2Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–10–12–30–00–11–20–10–00–00–00 / 103–10===Doubles===Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LAustralian OpenAA2R1R1R2RQF1R1R1R2R2R1R1R2R0 / 138–13French Open1RAAAA3R1RAAAA1R1RA0 / 52–5Wimbledon1R2RAA2R2RA1R2R2RNH2RAA0 / 86–8US Open1RAAAA1R1R1RAA1R3RAA0 / 62–6Win–loss0–31–11–10–11–24–43–30–31–21–21–24–40–20–11–10 / 3218–32
WTA Tour career finals ===Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)===LegendGrand SlamWTA 1000WTA 500WTA 250 (1–6) ResultW–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner OpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 2010 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard (i)  Anastasia Rodionova  Chan Yung-jan   Zheng Jie 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–10Loss 0–2 Sep 2014 Hong Kong Open, China SAR International Hard  Patricia Mayr-Achleitner  Karolína Plíšková   Kristýna Plíšková 2–6, 6–2, 10–12Loss 0–3 Mar 2015 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard  Anastasia Rodionova  Gabriela Dabrowski   Alicja Rosolska 3–6, 6–2, 3–10Loss 0–4 Feb 2017 Hungarian Ladies Open, Hungary International Hard (i)  Galina Voskoboeva  Hsieh Su-wei   Oksana Kalashnikova 3–6, 6–4, 4–10Loss 0–5 Jul 2017 Jiangxi Open, China International Hard   Alla Kudryavtseva  Jiang Xinyu   Tang Qianhui 3–6, 2–6Loss 0–6 Jun 2019 Nottingham Open, UK International Grass   Ellen Perez  Desirae Krawczyk   Giuliana Olmos 6–7(5–7), 5–7Win 1–6 Feb 2020 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard  Storm Sanders  Barbara Haas   Ellen Perez 6–3, 6–3
WTA Challenger finals ===Doubles: 1 (title)===ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Nov 2014WTA 125 Ningbo, China Hard  Olga Savchuk  Han Xinyun   Zhang Kailin 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 10–6
ITF Circuit finals ===Singles: 31 (16 titles, 15 runner–ups)===Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–2) $50/60,000 tournaments (2–4) $40,000 tournaments (0–1)  $25,000 tournaments (12–8) $10,000 tournaments (2–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Apr 2005ITF Minsk, Belarus10,000 Carpet (i)  Aleksandra Malyarchikova 6–0, 6–2Win 2–0 Aug 2006ITF Moscow, Russia10,000 Clay  Yuliya Kalabina 3–6, 6–2, 6–1Loss 2–1 Jun 2008ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000 Hard  Stephanie Gehrlein 2–6, 3–6Win 3–1 May 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay  Anastasia Poltoratskaya 7–6(7–4), 6–4Win 4–1 Jun 2009ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard  Nikola Hofmanova 6–3, 6–2Win 5–1 Feb 2010ITF Burnie, Australia25,000 Hard  Jarmila Gajdošová 6–1, 6–0Loss 5–2 Oct 2012ITF Traralgon, Australia25,000 Hard  Ashleigh Barty 2–6, 3–6Win 6–2 Nov 2012ITF Bendigo, Australia25,000 Hard  Olivia Rogowska 6–4, 7–5Win 7–2 Oct 2013ITF Perth, Australia25,000 Hard  Irina Falconi 7–5, 6–4Loss 7–3 May 2014ITF Karuizawa, Japan25,000 Grass   Jang Su-jeong 3–6, 4–6Win 8–3 Feb 2016ITF Perth, Australia25,000 Hard  Aryna Sabalenka 6–1, 6–1Loss 8–4 Feb 2016ITF Port Pirie, Australia25,000 Hard  Barbara Haas 4–6, 7–5, 4–6Loss 8–5 Jul 2016ITF Lexington, United States50,000 Hard  Michaëlla Krajicek 0–6, 6–2, 2–6Loss 8–6 Feb 2017ITF Burnie, Australia50,000 Hard  Asia Muhammad 2–6, 1–6Win 9–6 Apr 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000 Carpet  Pemra Özgen 6–3, 6–2Loss 9–7 Jul 2018ITF Granby, Canada60,000 Hard  Julia Glushko 4–6, 3–6Loss 9–8 Jun 2019ITF Santa Margarida de Montbui, Spain25,000 Hard  Elitsa Kostova 5–7, 3–6Loss 9–9 Nov 2019ITF Liuzhou, China60,000 Hard  Zhu Lin 6–2, 0–6, 1–6Loss 9–10 Jun 2021ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom100,000 Grass  Alison Van Uytvanck 0–6, 4–6Loss 9–11 Feb 2022ITF Canberra, Australia25,000 Hard  Asia Muhammad 1–6, 6–7(7–9)Loss9–12Jun 2022 ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom 100,000Grass Alison Van Uytvanck6–7(3–7), 2–6Win10–12Feb 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia  25,000Grass Maddison Inglis6–4, 6–3Win11–12Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom 25,000Hard Arianne Hartono6–2, 6–1Win12–12Apr 2023 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom 25,000Hard Amarni Banks6–4, 4–6, 6–2Loss12–13Jun 2023 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 40,000Hard Olivia Gadecki3–6, 2–6Loss12–14Jul 2023 ITF Cantanhede, Portugal 25,000Carpet Kimberly Birrell6–4, 3–6, 1–6Win13–14Aug 2023 ITF Barcelona, Spain 60,000Hard Valeria Savinykh6–4, 5–7, 6–1Loss13–15Aug 2023 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom 25,000Hard Alex Eala2–6, 3–6Win14–15Oct 2023 ITF Edmonton, Canada 25,000Hard (i) Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove6–3, 7–5Win15–15Nov 2023ITF Lousada, Portugal25,000Hard (i) Robin Anderson1–6, 6–3, 6–4Win16–15Dec 2023 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 60,000Hard (i) Kristina Mladenovic7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–1===Doubles: 55 (42 titles, 13 runner–ups)===Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–2) $75/80,000 tournaments (2–0) $50/60,000 tournaments (18–4) $25,000 tournaments (21–7) $10,000 tournaments (1–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Apr 2006ITF Putignano, Italy25,000 Hard  Anastasia Rodionova  Ivana Abramović   Maria Abramović 1–6, 6–1, 7–5Win 2–0 Aug 2006ITF Moscow, Russia10,000 Clay  Anastasia Poltoratskaya  Anastasia Pivovarova   Yulia Solonitskaya 6–0, 6–2Win 3–0 Sep 2006ITF Gliwice, Poland25,000 Clay  Veronika Kapshay  Carmen Klaschka   Justine Ozga 6–4, 7–5Loss 3–1 Mar 2007ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Hard (i)  Ekaterina Dzehalevich  Alisa Kleybanova   Evgeniya Rodina 6–7(2), 0–6Loss 3–2 May 2007ITF Warsaw, Poland25,000 Clay  Karolina Kosińska  Josipa Bek   Sandra Martinović 2–6, 6–3, 2–6Win 4–2 Jul 2007 ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine 50,000 Clay  Amina Rakhim  Ivana Abramović   Maria Abramović 7–5, 4–6, 6–2Win 5–2 Oct 2007ITF Podolsk, Russia25,000 Hard (i)  Vasilisa Davydova  Nina Bratchikova   Anastasia Poltoratskaya 6–3, 6–0Win 6–2 Apr 2009ITF Jackson, United States25,000 Clay  Monique Adamczak  Laura Granville   Riza Zalameda 6–3, 6–4Win 7–2 May 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay  Maria Kondratieva  Yuliya Kalabina   Marta Sirotkina 7–5, 6–1Loss 7–3 Jun 2009ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan25,000 Hard  Ksenia Palkina  Anna Brazhnikova   Marta Sirotkina 6–3, 4–6, 9–11Win 8–3 Aug 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay  Ekaterina Lopes  Veronika Kapshay   Melanie Klaffner 6–2, 6–2Win 9–3 Aug 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay  Ekaterina Lopes  Valeria Savinykh   Marina Shamayko 6–3, 6–3Win 10–3 Oct 2009ITF Granada, Spain25,000 Hard  Nina Bratchikova  Betina Jozami   Valeria Savinykh 6–1, 3–6, 10–6Loss 10–4 Oct 2009 ITF Madrid, Spain 50,000 Clay  Ekaterina Lopes  Darya Kustova   Renata Voráčová 2–6, 2–6Loss 10–5 Nov 2009 ITF Bratislava, Slovakia 50,000 Hard (i)  Tatiana Poutchek  Sofia Arvidsson   Michaëlla Krajicek 3–6, 4–6Win 11–5 Dec 2009 ITF Bendigo, Australia 25,000 Hard  Irena Pavlovic  Jocelyn Rae   Emelyn Starr 6–3, 7–6(3)Win 12–5 Feb 2010ITF Burnie, Australia25,000 Hard  Jessica Moore  Tímea Babos   Anna Arina Marenko 6–1, 6–4Loss 12–6 Mar 2011ITF Clearwater, United States25,000 Hard  Heidi El Tabakh  Kimberly Couts   Līga Dekmeijere 1–6, 4–6Win 13–6 May 2011ITF Prague, Czech Republic50,000 Clay  Darya Kustova  Olga Savchuk   Lesia Tsurenko 2–6, 6–1, 7–5Win 14–6 Feb 2012ITF Burnie, Australia25,000 Hard  Melanie South  Stephanie Bengson   Tyra Calderwood 6–2, 6–2Win 15–6 Feb 2012ITF Sydney, Australia25,000 Hard  Melanie South  Duan Yingying   Han Xinyun 3–6, 6–3, 10–8Win 16–6 Aug 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay  Valeria Solovyeva  Eugeniya Pashkova   Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6–3, 6–3Loss 16–7 Aug 2012 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay  Anastasia Pivovarova  Jesika Malečková   Tereza Smitková 1–6, 4–6Win 17–7 Sep 2012 ITF Las Vegas, United States 50,000 Hard  Anastasia Rodionova  Elena Bovina   Edina Gallovits-Hall 6–2, 2–6, 10–6Win 18–7 Oct 2012ITF Troy, United States25,000 Hard  Angelina Gabueva  Sharon Fichman   Marie-Ève Pelletier 6–4, 6–4Win 19–7 Oct 2012ITF Traralgon, Australia25,000 Hard  Cara Black  Ashleigh Barty   Sally Peers 2–6, 7–6(4), 10–8Loss 19–8 Nov 2012ITF Bendigo, Australia25,000 Hard  Cara Black  Ashleigh Barty   Sally Peers 6–7(12), 6–7(5)Win 20–8 Apr 2013ITF Pelham, United States25,000 Clay  Ashleigh Barty  Kao Shao-yuan   Lee Hua-chen 6–4, 6–2Win 21–8 Oct 2013ITF Margaret River, Australia25,000 Hard  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn  Monique Adamczak   Tammi Patterson 6–2, 3–6, 10–8Win 22–8 May 2014ITF Gifu, Japan75,000 Hard  Jarmila Wolfe  Misaki Doi   Hsieh Shu-ying 6–3, 6–3Win 23–8 May 2014 ITF Kurume, Japan 50,000 Grass  Jarmila Wolfe  Junri Namigata   Akiko Yonemura 6–4, 6–2Win 24–8 Jun 2014ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom50,000 Grass  Jarmila Wolfe  Verónica Cepede Royg   Stephanie Vogt 7–6(0), 6–1Win 25–8 Mar 2016ITF Canberra, Australia25,000 Clay  Ashleigh Barty  Kanae Hisami   Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6–4, 6–2Win 26–8 Mar 2016ITF Canberra, Australia25,000 Clay  Ashleigh Barty  Eri Hozumi   Miyu Kato 5–7, 6–3, 10–7Win 27–8 May 2016 ITF Tunis, Tunisia 50,000 Clay  Valeriya Strakhova  Irina Khromacheva   İpek Soylu 6–1, 6–2Win 28–8 Oct 2016ITF  Bendigo, Australia 50,000 Hard  Asia Muhammad  Shuko Aoyama   Risa Ozaki 6–4, 6–3Win 29–8 Nov 2017ITF  Canberra, Australia 60,000 Hard  Asia Muhammad  Jessica Moore   Ellen Perez 6–4, 6–4Loss 29–9 Nov 2017ITF  Bendigo, Australia 60,000 Hard  Asia Muhammad  Alison Bai   Zoe Hives 6–4, 4–6, 8–10Loss 29–10 Jun 2018 ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass  Yanina Wickmayer  Ellen Perez   Jessica Moore 6–4, 5–7, 3–10Win 30–10 Jul 2018 ITF Granby, Canada 60,000 Hard  Ellen Perez  Erika Sema   Aiko Yoshitomi 7–5, 6–4Win 31–10 Aug 2018 ITF Landisville, United States 60,000 Hard  Ellen Perez  Chen Pei-hsuan   Wu Fang-hsien 6–0, 6–2Win 32–10 Oct 2018ITF  Bendigo, Australia 60,000 Hard  Ellen Perez  Eri Hozumi   Risa Ozaki 7–5, 6–1Win 33–10 Nov 2018ITF  Canberra, Australia 60,000 Hard  Ellen Perez  Destanee Aiava   Naiktha Bains 6–7(5), 6–3, 10–7Win 34–10 Jan 2019ITF  Burnie, Australia 60,000 Hard  Ellen Perez  Irina Khromacheva   Maryna Zanevska 6–4, 6–3Win 35–10 Feb 2019 ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom 60,000 Hard  Yanina Wickmayer  Freya Christie   Valeria Savinykh 6–2, 7–5Win 36–10 May 2019 ITF Roma, Italy 60,000 Clay  Storm Sanders  Gabriela Cé   Cristina Dinu 6–2, 6–3Win 37–10 May 2019 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain 60,000 Clay  Storm Sanders  Dalma Gálfi   Georgina Garcia Perez 6–4, 6–4Loss 37–11 Jun 2019 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass  Ellen Perez  Beatriz Haddad Maia   Luisa Stefani 4–6, 7–6(5), 4–10Loss 37–12 Mar 2020 ITF Mildura, Australia 25,000 Grass  Erin Routliffe  Tereza Mihalíková   Abbie Myers 3–6, 2–6Win 38–12 May 2021 ITF Charlottesville, United States 60,000 Clay  Anna Danilina  Erin Routliffe   Aldila Sutjiadi 6–1, 6–3Win 39–12 Oct 2021 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain 80,000+H Hard  Irina Khromacheva  Susan Bandecchi   Eden Silva 2–6, 6–3, 10–6Win 40–12 Feb 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia 25,000 Hard  Asia Muhammad  Alison Bai   Jaimee Fourlis 6–3, 3–6, 10–6Win41–12Feb 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia 25,000Hard Asia Muhammad Alison Bai   Jaimee Fourlis7–6(2), 7–6(5)Win42–12Apr 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia 60,000Clay Ankita Raina Fernanda Contreras Gómez   Alana Parnaby4–6, 6–2, 11–9Loss42–13Feb 2023ITF  Burnie, Australia  60,000Hard Ena Shibahara Mai Hontama   Eri Hozumi6–4, 3–6, 6–10
Junior Grand Slam finals ===Girls' doubles: 1 (title)===ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2007 Australian Open Hard  Evgeniya Rodina  Julia Cohen   Urszula Radwańska 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
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