Lyudmyla Kichenok
Introduction '''Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok''' (; born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. With Mate Pavić, she won the 2023 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles. On 20 March 2023, she peaked at No. 7 in the doubles rankings. Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four with her twin sister Nadiia. On 21 July 2014, she reached her career-high singles rankings of world No. 156.
Career ===2015: First WTA Tour 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. This win 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.She won the second WTA Tour doubles title at the Brasil Tennis Cup.During the Tianjin Open, Lyudmyla caused the biggest upset of the tournament with a top-10 win over Flavia Pennetta, world No. 8 and reigning US Open champion, in the first round; it has been the biggest win of her singles career so far.===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 Jeļena Ostapenko but they were defeated by second seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens.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. 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, they again reached the semifinals, again falling to the eventual champions, this time 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. Kichenok reached new career-highs 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-seeded pair Nicole Melichar and Laura Siegemund in the final.She and Ostapenko qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals where they reached the semifinals.===2023: Wimbledon mixed doubles champion===With Mate Pavić, she won the title at Wimbledon in mixed doubles.She was selected to play in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Ulrikke Eikeri as the defending champion, having won the trophy twice, the last time it was held in 2019 and also in 2018.===2024: Australian Open finalist ===At the 2024 Australian Open, she reached her first doubles final with Jelena Ostapenko, defeating reigning US Open champions and fourth seeds, Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, in straight sets. Kichenok became the third Ukrainian female tennis player to reach a Grand Slam doubles final following sisters Kateryna Bondarenko and Alona Bondarenko who won the title at the 2008 Australian Open, and Elena Tatarkova, in 1999 Wimbledon, who reached the final with Mariaan de Swardt of South Africa.
Performance timelines ''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===Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–L'''Grand Slam tournaments'''Australian OpenAA1R2R1R1RA1R3R2R1RF0 / 99–9French OpenAA2R2R1R1RQF1R1RSF2R0 / 99–9WimbledonA2R3R1R3R1R2RNHASF1R0 / 89–8US OpenAA2R2R3R3RQF1R1R3R2R0 / 912–9Win–loss0–01–14–43–43–42–46–30–32–311–42–45–10 / 3539–35'''Year-end championships'''WTA FinalsDNQNHDNQSFDNQ0 / 11–3WTA Elite TrophyDNQRRDNQ'''W''''''W'''NH''RR''2 / 47–1'''National representation'''Summer OlympicsNH1RNHQFNH0 / 23–2'''WTA 1000'''Dubai / Qatar Open1RAA1R1RSFA2RQF1RSF0 / 88–8Indian Wells OpenAAAAA1R2RNHSF1R2R0 / 55–5Miami OpenAAA1RAQF2RNHQF2RQF0 / 67–6Madrid OpenAAAAA1R1RNH1RSF1R0 / 53–5Italian OpenAAA1RA1R1R1R1RAQF0 / 61–6Canadian OpenAA1RAQF2R1RNH1R2R0 / 64–6Cincinnati OpenAAA1RQF1R2R1R1R'''W'''1 / 77–6Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAA2RA1R2R2RNH0 / 43–4China OpenAA2RA2R2R1RNH0 / 43–4'''Career statistics'''Year-end ranking11674536853354146389'''$1,709,509'''
Significant finals ===Grand Slam tournaments=======Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)====ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2024 Australian Open Hard  Jeļena Ostapenko  Hsieh Su-wei   Elise Mertens 1–6, 5–7====Mixed doubles: 1 (title)====ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2023 Wimbledon Grass  Mate Pavić  Xu Yifan   Joran Vliegen 6–4, 6–7(9–11), 6–3===WTA 1000=======Doubles: 1 (1 title)====ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreWin 2022 Cincinnati Open Hard  Jeļena Ostapenko  Nicole Melichar-Martinez   Ellen Perez 7–6(7–5), 6–3===WTA Elite Trophy=======Doubles: 2 (2 titles)====ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreWin 2018 Zhuhai, China Hard (i)  Nadiia Kichenok  Shuko Aoyama   Lidziya Marozava 6–4, 3–6, 10–7Win 2019 Zhuhai, China (2) Hard (i)  Andreja Klepač  Duan Yingying   Yang Zhaoxuan 6–3, 6–3
WTA career finals ===Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)===LegendGrand Slam (0–1) WTA 1000 (1–0) WTA 500 (1–4)Elite Trophy (2–0)WTA 250 (5–5)Finals by surfaceHard (7–9)Clay (0–0)Grass (2–1)Carpet (0–0)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Sep 2011 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard   Eleni Daniilidou   4–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 Jan 2014 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard  Nadiia Kichenok  Monica Niculescu   Klára Zakopalová 3–6, 4–6Win 1–2 Jan 2015 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard  Nadiia Kichenok  Liang Chen   Wang Yafan 6–4, 7–6(8–6)Win 2–2 Aug 2016 Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil International Hard  Nadiia Kichenok  Tímea Babos   Réka Luca Jani 6–3, 6–1Loss 2–3 Jan 2018 Hobart International, Australia International Hard  Makoto Ninomiya  Elise Mertens   Demi Schuurs 2–6, 2–6Loss 2–4 Jul 2018Silicon Valley Classic, U.S.Premier Hard  Nadiia Kichenok  Latisha Chan   Květa Peschke 4–6, 1–6Win 3–4 Nov 2018WTA Elite Trophy, ChinaElite  Hard  Nadiia Kichenok  Shuko Aoyama   Lidziya Marozava 6–4, 3–6, 10–7Win 4–4 Oct 2019WTA Elite Trophy, China (2)Elite  Hard  Andreja Klepač  Duan Yingying   Yang Zhaoxuan 6–3, 6–3Win 5–4 Jun 2021 Nottingham Open, UK WTA 250 Grass  Makoto Ninomiya  Caroline Dolehide   Storm Sanders  6–4, 6–7(3–7), 10–8Loss 5–5 Aug 2021 Chicago Open, U.S. WTA 250 Hard  Makoto Ninomiya  Nadiia Kichenok    Raluca Olaru   6–7(6–8), 7–5, 8–10Loss 5–6 Oct 2021 Tenerife Open, Spain WTA 250 Hard  Marta Kostyuk  Ulrikke Eikeri   Ellen Perez 3–6, 3–6Loss5–7Feb 2022Dubai Championships, UAEWTA 500Hard Jeļena Ostapenko Veronika Kudermetova   Elise Mertens1–6, 3–6Win6–7Jun 2022Birmingham Classic, UKWTA 250Grass Jeļena Ostapenko Elise Mertens   Zhang Shuaiw/oLoss6–8Jun 2022Eastbourne International, UKWTA 500Grass Jeļena Ostapenko Aleksandra Krunić   Magda Linettew/oWin7–8Aug 2022Cincinnati Open, U.S.WTA 1000Hard Jeļena Ostapenko Nicole Melichar-Martinez   Ellen Perez7–6(7–5), 6–3Win8–8Oct 2022Tallinn Open, EstoniaWTA 250Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Nicole Melichar-Martinez   Laura Siegemund7–5, 4–6, 10–7Loss8–9Feb 2023Qatar Ladies Open, QatarWTA 500Hard Jeļena Ostapenko Coco Gauff   Jessica Pegula4–6, 6–2, 7–10Win9–9Brisbane International, AustraliaWTA 500Hard Jeļena Ostapenko Greet Minnen   Heather Watson7–5, 6–2Loss9–10Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Jeļena Ostapenko Hsieh Su-wei   Elise Mertens1–6, 5–7
ITF Circuit finals ===Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)===Legend$100,000 tournaments$80,000 tournaments$60,000 tournaments (1–2)$25,000 tournaments (3–4)$10,000 tournaments (2–0)Finals by surfaceHard (4–3)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–3)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–016 October 2009ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine10,000Carpet (i) Nadiia Kichenok6–7(2), 6–3, 6–2Win2–01 November 2009ITF Stockholm, Sweden10,000Hard (i) Marta Sirotkina6–3, 6–3Loss2–115 November 2009ITF Minsk, Belarus50,000Hard (i) Anna Lapushchenkova7–5, 6–7(3), 2–6Loss2–24 April 2010ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia50,000Carpet (i) Anna Lapushchenkova2–6, 2–6Win3–222 May 2010ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine25,000Clay Elina Svitolina6–2, 4–6, 6–1Win4–227 March 2011ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Daria Gavrilova6–2, 6–0Loss4–325 March 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Margarita Gasparyan0–6, ret.Win5–326 May 2012ITF Astana, Kazakhstan25,000Hard Lisa Whybourn4–6, 6–4, 6–2Loss5–416 June 2012ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Zarina Diyas0–6, 0–6Loss5–510 November 2012ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard (i) Aliaksandra Sasnovich0–6, 6–7(4)Loss5–615 July 2013ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Victoria Kan6–3, 5–7, 2–6Win6–618 August 2013Kazan Open, Russia50,000Hard Valentyna Ivakhnenko6–2, 2–6, 6–2===Doubles: 51 (28 titles, 23 runner–ups)===Legend$100,000 tournaments (1–2)$80,000 tournaments (0–2)$60,000 tournaments (9–4)$25,000 tournaments (16–12)$10,000 tournaments (2–3)Finals by surfaceHard (19–11)Clay (3–9)Grass (1–1)Carpet (5–2)ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreLoss1.1 October 2006Royal Cup, Montenegro25,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Josipa Bek   Karolina Jovanović4–6, 7–5, 2–6Loss2.25 May 2007ITF Cherkassy, Ukraine10,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Katerina Avdiyenko   Anna Zaporozhanova6–7(3), 2–6Loss3.3 August 2008ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine50,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Vasilisa Davydova   Maria Kondratieva3–6, 1–6Loss4.29 August 2008ITF Bucharest, Romania10,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Laura-Ioana Andrei   Irina-Camelia Begu2–6, 6–3, 6–10Loss5.29 March 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Vitalia Diatchenko   Ekaterina Dzehalevich1–6, 1–6Loss6.22 May 2009ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine25,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Ksenia Milevskaya   Lesia Tsurenko4–6, 4–6Win1.13 September 2009ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands25,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Chayenne Ewijk   Marlot Meddens6–2, 4–6, 10–8Win2.16 October 2009ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine10,000Carpet (i) Nadiia Kichenok Veronika Kapshay   Irina Kuzmina2–6, 6–2, 10–3Win3.1 November 2009ITF Stockholm, Sweden10,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Alexandra Artamonova   Lidziya Marozava6–3, 6–1Win4.14 November 2009ITF Minsk, Belarus50,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Vesna Dolonc   Evgeniya Rodina6–3, 7–6(7)Loss7.22 November 2009ITF Opole, Poland25,000Carpet (i) Nadiia Kichenok Ana Jovanović   Justine Ozga4–6, 4–6Loss8.7 February 2010ITF Rancho Mirage, United States25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Monique Adamczak   Abigail Spears3–6, 4–6Loss9.28 March 2010ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Nina Bratchikova   Irena Pavlovic7–6(4), 2–6, 3–10Loss10.3 April 2010ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia50,000Carpet (i) Nadiia Kichenok Alexandra Panova   Ksenia Pervak6–7(7), 6–2, 7–10Win5.8 May 2010ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Kateryna Kozlova   Elina Svitolina6–4, 6–2Loss11.21 May 2010ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine25,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Katerina Avdiyenko   Ksenia Milevskaya4–6, 2–6Loss12.20 June 2010Open de Montpellier, France25,000Clay Amandine Hesse Lu Jingjing   Laura Siegemund4–6, 2–6Loss13.27 June 2010ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Elise Tamaëla   Scarlett Werner2–6, 1–6Win6.10 October 2010Open de Limoges, France25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Claire Feuerstein   Caroline Garcia6–7(5), 6–4, 10–8Win7.26 March 2011ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Alexandra Panova   Olga Panova6–3, 6–3Win8.30 April 2011ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Teodora Mirčić   Nicole Rottmann6–1, 6–2Loss14.5 June 2011ITF Přerov, Czech Republic25,000Clay Nadiia Kichenok Kateřina Kramperová   Karolína Plíšková3–6, 4–6Win9.16 October 2011Open de Touraine, France50,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Eirini Georgatou   Irena Pavlovic6–2, 6–0Win10.6 November 2011ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Mervana Jugić-Salkić   Ana Vrljić4–6, 6–1, 10–7Loss15.22 January 2012ITF Stuttgart, Germany10,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Paula Kania   Ksenia Lykina3–6, 4–6Win11.20 May 2012Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Albina Khabibulina   Anastasiya Vasylyeva6–4, 6–1Win12.16 June 2012ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Kateryna Kozlova7–5, 7–5Win13.21 July 2012ITF Donetsk, Ukraine50,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Kateryna Kozlova6–2, 7–5Loss16.28 July 2012President's Cup, Kazakhstan100,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Oksana Kalashnikova   Marta Sirotkina6–3, 4–6, 2–10Loss17.18 August 2012Kazan Open, Russia50,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Kateryna Kozlova4–6, 7–6(6), 4–10Win14.3 November 2012ITF Netanya, Israel25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Zuzana Luknárová   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová6–1, 6–4Loss18.10 November 2012ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Ekaterina Dzehalevich   Aliaksandra Sasnovich6–1, 2–6, 3–10Win15.18 November 2012ITF Helsinki, Finland25,000Carpet (i) Nadiia Kichenok Irina Buryachok   Valeria Solovyeva6–3, 6–3Loss19.30 March 2013Tallinn Open, Estonia25,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Anett Kontaveit   Jeļena Ostapenko6–2, 5–7, 0–10Win16.13 July 2013ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000Hard Oksana Kalashnikova Alona Fomina   Anja Prislan6–2, 4–6, 10–7Win17.20 July 2013ITF Imola, Italy25,000Carpet Jeļena Ostapenko Katharina Lehnert   Alice Matteucci6–4, 3–6, 10–3Win18.27 July 2013President's Cup, Kazakhstan100,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Nina Bratchikova   Valeria Solovyeva6–2, 6–2Win19.28 September 2013Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Polina Pekhova Michaela Hončová   Veronika Kapshay6–4, 6–2Win20.9 November 2013ITF Astana, Kazakhstan25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Alexandra Artamonova   Eugeniya Pashkova6–1, 6–1Loss20.15 November 2013Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE75,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Olga Savchuk   Vitalia Diatchenko5–7, 1–6Win21.7 March 2014ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000Clay Alexandra Panova Laura Thorpe   Stephanie Vogt6–1, 6–3Win22.29 March 2014ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France50,000Hard (i) Margarita Gasparyan Kristina Barrois   Eleni Daniilidou6–2, 6–4Win23.1 November 2014Open Nantes Atlantique, France50,000Hard (i) Nadiia Kichenok Stéphanie Foretz   Amandine Hesse6–2, 6–3Loss21.15 November 2014Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE75,000Hard Olga Savchuk Alexandra Panova   Vitalia Diatchenko6–3, 2–6, 4–10Win24.21 February 2015ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland50,000Carpet (i) Nadiia Kichenok Stéphanie Foretz   Irina Ramialison6–3, 6–3Win25.25 April 2015ITF İstanbul, Turkey50,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Polina Monova6–4, 6–3Win26.14 June 2015Surbiton Trophy, UK50,000Grass Xenia Knoll Tara Moore   Nicola Slater7–6(6), 6–3Win27.19 March 2016ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Akiko Omae   Prarthana Thombare6–1, 6–4Loss22.11 March 2017Zhuhai Open, China60,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Lesley Kerkhove   Lidziya Marozava4–6, 2–6Win28.18 March 2017Pingshan Open, China60,000Hard Nadiia Kichenok Eri Hozumi   Valeria Savinykh6–4, 6–4Loss23.30 June 2017Southsea Trophy, UK100,000Grass Viktorija Golubic  Shuko Aoyama   Yang Zhaoxuan7–6(7), 3–6, 8–10
Top 10 wins #PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore'''2015''' 1.Flavia PennettaNo. 8 Tianjin Open, ChinaHard1R 6–3, 7–5 No. 414
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