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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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
She and Ostapenko qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals where they reached the semifinals.[8]
2023: Wimbledon mixed doubles champion
With Mate Pavić, she won the title at Wimbledon in mixed doubles.[9]
She was selected to play in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Ulrikke Eikeri.
Performance timelines
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
P |
Z# |
PO |
G |
F-S |
SF-B |
NMS |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
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
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Mixed doubles: 1 (title)
WTA 1000
Doubles: 1 (title)
WTA Elite Trophy
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Legend |
WTA 1000 (1–0) |
WTA 500 (1–4) |
Elite Trophy (2–0) |
WTA 250 (5–5) |
|
Finals by surface |
Hard (7–8) |
Clay (0–0) |
Grass (2–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
|
Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Loss |
0–1 |
Sep 2011 |
Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan |
International[lower-alpha 3] |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Eleni Daniilidou
Vitalia Diatchenko |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss |
0–2 |
Jan 2014 |
Shenzhen Open, China |
International |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Monica Niculescu
Klára Zakopalová |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win |
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, 6–1 |
Loss |
2–3 |
Jan 2018 |
Hobart International, Australia |
International |
Hard |
Makoto Ninomiya |
Elise Mertens
Demi Schuurs |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
2–4 |
Jul 2018 |
Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. |
Premier[lower-alpha 4] |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Latisha Chan
Květa Peschke |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win |
3–4 |
Nov 2018 |
WTA Elite Trophy, China |
Elite |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Shuko Aoyama
Lidziya Marozava |
6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win |
4–4 |
Oct 2019 |
WTA Elite Trophy, China (2) |
Elite |
Hard |
Andreja Klepač |
Duan Yingying
Yang Zhaoxuan |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win |
5–4 |
Jun 2021 |
Nottingham Open, UK |
WTA 250 |
Grass |
Makoto Ninomiya |
Caroline Dolehide
Storm Sanders |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–8] |
Loss |
5–5 |
Aug 2021 |
Chicago Open, U.S. |
WTA 250 |
Hard |
Makoto Ninomiya |
Nadiia Kichenok
Raluca Olaru |
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [8–10] |
Loss |
5–6 |
Oct 2021 |
Tenerife Open, Spain |
WTA 250 |
Hard |
Marta Kostyuk |
Ulrikke Eikeri
Ellen Perez |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss |
5–7 |
Feb 2022 |
Dubai Championships, UAE |
WTA 500 |
Hard |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Veronika Kudermetova
Elise Mertens |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win |
6–7 |
Jun 2022 |
Birmingham Classic, UK |
WTA 250 |
Grass |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Elise Mertens
Zhang Shuai |
w/o |
Loss |
6–8 |
Jun 2022 |
Eastbourne International, UK |
WTA 500 |
Grass |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Aleksandra Krunić
Magda Linette |
w/o |
Win |
7–8 |
Aug 2022 |
Cincinnati Open, U.S. |
WTA 1000 |
Hard |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Ellen Perez |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win |
8–8 |
Oct 2022 |
Tallinn Open, Estonia |
WTA 250 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Laura Siegemund |
7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |
Loss |
8–9 |
Feb 2023 |
Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar |
WTA 500 |
Hard |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Coco Gauff
Jessica Pegula |
4–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
Win |
9–9 |
Jan 2024 |
Brisbane International, Australia |
WTA 500 |
Hard |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Greet Minnen
Heather Watson |
7–5, 6–2 |
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 surface |
Hard (4–3) |
Clay (1–0) |
Grass (0–0) |
Carpet (1–3) |
|
Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
1–0 |
16 October 2009 |
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine |
10,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
6–7(2), 6–3, 6–2 |
Win |
2–0 |
1 November 2009 |
ITF Stockholm, Sweden |
10,000 |
Hard (i) |
Marta Sirotkina |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss |
2–1 |
15 November 2009 |
ITF Minsk, Belarus |
50,000 |
Hard (i) |
Anna Lapushchenkova |
7–5, 6–7(3), 2–6 |
Loss |
2–2 |
4 April 2010 |
ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
50,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Anna Lapushchenkova |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win |
3–2 |
22 May 2010 |
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine |
25,000 |
Clay |
Elina Svitolina |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win |
4–2 |
27 March 2011 |
ITF Moscow, Russia |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Daria Gavrilova |
6–2, 6–0 |
Loss |
4–3 |
25 March 2012 |
ITF Moscow, Russia |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Margarita Gasparyan |
0–6, ret. |
Win |
5–3 |
26 May 2012 |
ITF Astana, Kazakhstan |
25,000 |
Hard |
Lisa Whybourn |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss |
5–4 |
16 June 2012 |
ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
25,000 |
Hard |
Zarina Diyas |
0–6, 0–6 |
Loss |
5–5 |
10 November 2012 |
ITF Minsk, Belarus |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
0–6, 6–7(4) |
Loss |
5–6 |
15 July 2013 |
ITF Imola, Italy |
25,000 |
Carpet |
Victoria Kan |
6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win |
6–6 |
18 August 2013 |
ITF Kazan, Russia |
50,000 |
Hard |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko |
6–2, 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 surface |
Hard (19–11) |
Clay (3–9) |
Grass (1–1) |
Carpet (5–2) |
|
Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partnering |
Opponents |
Score |
Loss |
1. |
1 October 2006 |
ITF Podgorica, Montenegro |
25,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Josipa Bek
Karolina Jovanović |
4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss |
2. |
25 May 2007 |
ITF Cherkassy, Ukraine |
10,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Katerina Avdiyenko
Anna Zaporozhanova |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
Loss |
3. |
3 August 2008 |
ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
50,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Vasilisa Davydova
Maria Kondratieva |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss |
4. |
29 August 2008 |
ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Laura-Ioana Andrei
Irina-Camelia Begu |
2–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Loss |
5. |
29 March 2009 |
ITF Moscow, Russia |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Vitalia Diatchenko
Ekaterina Dzehalevich |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss |
6. |
22 May 2009 |
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine |
25,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Ksenia Milevskaya
Lesia Tsurenko |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win |
1. |
13 September 2009 |
ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
25,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Chayenne Ewijk
Marlot Meddens |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Win |
2. |
16 October 2009 |
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine |
10,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Veronika Kapshay
Irina Kuzmina |
2–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
Win |
3. |
1 November 2009 |
ITF Stockholm, Sweden |
10,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Artamonova
Lidziya Marozava |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win |
4. |
14 November 2009 |
ITF Minsk, Belarus |
50,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Vesna Dolonc
Evgeniya Rodina |
6–3, 7–6(7) |
Loss |
7. |
22 November 2009 |
ITF Opole, Poland |
25,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Ana Jovanović
Justine Ozga |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss |
8. |
7 February 2010 |
ITF Rancho Mirage, U.S. |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Monique Adamczak
Abigail Spears |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss |
9. |
28 March 2010 |
ITF Moscow, Russia |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Nina Bratchikova
Irena Pavlovic |
7–6(4), 2–6, [3–10] |
Loss |
10. |
3 April 2010 |
ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia |
50,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Panova
Ksenia Pervak |
6–7(7), 6–2, [7–10] |
Win |
5. |
8 May 2010 |
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Kateryna Kozlova
Elina Svitolina |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss |
11. |
21 May 2010 |
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine |
25,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Katerina Avdiyenko
Ksenia Milevskaya |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
12. |
20 June 2010 |
ITF Montpellier, France |
25,000 |
Clay |
Amandine Hesse |
Lu Jingjing
Laura Siegemund |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss |
13. |
27 June 2010 |
ITF Périgueux, France |
25,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Elise Tamaëla
Scarlett Werner |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win |
6. |
10 October 2010 |
ITF Limoges, France |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Claire Feuerstein
Caroline Garcia |
6–7(5), 6–4, [10–8] |
Win |
7. |
26 March 2011 |
ITF Moscow, Russia |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Panova
Olga Panova |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win |
8. |
30 April 2011 |
ITF Minsk, Belarus |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Teodora Mirčić
Nicole Rottmann |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss |
14. |
5 June 2011 |
ITF Přerov, Czech Republic |
25,000 |
Clay |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Kateřina Kramperová
Karolína Plíšková |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win |
9. |
16 October 2011 |
ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France |
50,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Eirini Georgatou
Irena Pavlovic |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win |
10. |
6 November 2011 |
ITF Istanbul, Turkey |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Ana Vrljić |
4–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
Loss |
15. |
22 January 2012 |
ITF Stuttgart, Germany |
10,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Paula Kania
Ksenia Lykina |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win |
11. |
20 May 2012 |
ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Albina Khabibulina
Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win |
12. |
16 June 2012 |
ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win |
13. |
21 July 2012 |
ITF Donetsk, Ukraine |
50,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss |
16. |
28 July 2012 |
ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
100,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Oksana Kalashnikova
Marta Sirotkina |
6–3, 4–6, [2–10] |
Loss |
17. |
18 August 2012 |
ITF Kazan, Russia |
50,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Kateryna Kozlova |
4–6, 7–6(6), [4–10] |
Win |
14. |
3 November 2012 |
ITF Netanya, Israel |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Zuzana Luknárová
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss |
18. |
10 November 2012 |
ITF Minsk, Belarus |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
6–1, 2–6, [3–10] |
Win |
15. |
18 November 2012 |
ITF Helsinki, Finland |
25,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Irina Buryachok
Valeria Solovyeva |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss |
19. |
30 March 2013 |
ITF Tallinn, Estonia |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Anett Kontaveit
Jeļena Ostapenko |
6–2, 5–7, [0–10] |
Win |
16. |
13 July 2013 |
ITF Istanbul, Turkey |
25,000 |
Hard |
Oksana Kalashnikova |
Alona Fomina
Anja Prislan |
6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win |
17. |
20 July 2013 |
ITF Imola, Italy |
25,000 |
Carpet |
Jeļena Ostapenko |
Katharina Lehnert
Alice Matteucci |
6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
Win |
18. |
27 July 2013 |
ITF Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
100,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Nina Bratchikova
Valeria Solovyeva |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win |
19. |
28 September 2013 |
ITF Fergana, Uzbekistan |
25,000 |
Hard |
Polina Pekhova |
Michaela Hončová
Veronika Kapshay |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win |
20. |
9 November 2013 |
ITF Astana, Kazakhstan |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Alexandra Artamonova
Eugeniya Pashkova |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss |
20. |
15 November 2013 |
ITF Dubai, UAE |
75,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Olga Savchuk
Vitalia Diatchenko |
5–7, 1–6 |
Win |
21. |
7 March 2014 |
ITF Campinas, Brazil |
25,000 |
Clay |
Alexandra Panova |
Laura Thorpe
Stephanie Vogt |
6–1, 6–3 |
Win |
22. |
29 March 2014 |
ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France |
50,000 |
Hard (i) |
Margarita Gasparyan |
Kristina Barrois
Eleni Daniilidou |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win |
23. |
1 November 2014 |
ITF Nantes, France |
50,000 |
Hard (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Stéphanie Foretz
Amandine Hesse |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss |
21. |
15 November 2014 |
ITF Dubai, UAE |
75,000 |
Hard |
Olga Savchuk |
Alexandra Panova
Vitalia Diatchenko |
6–3, 2–6, [4–10] |
Win |
24. |
21 February 2015 |
ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland |
50,000 |
Carpet (i) |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Stéphanie Foretz
Irina Ramialison |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win |
25. |
25 April 2015 |
ITF İstanbul, Turkey |
50,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Polina Monova |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win |
26. |
14 June 2015 |
ITF Surbiton, UK |
50,000 |
Grass |
Xenia Knoll |
Tara Moore
Nicola Slater |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
Win |
27. |
19 March 2016 |
ITF Irapuato, Mexico |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Akiko Omae
Prarthana Thombare |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss |
22. |
11 March 2017 |
ITF Zhuhai, China |
60,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Lesley Kerkhove
Lidziya Marozava |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win |
28. |
18 March 2017 |
ITF Pingshan, China |
60,000 |
Hard |
Nadiia Kichenok |
Eri Hozumi
Valeria Savinykh |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss |
23. |
30 June 2017 |
ITF Southsea, UK |
100,000 |
Grass |
Viktorija Golubic |
Shuko Aoyama
Yang Zhaoxuan |
7–6(7), 3–6, [8–10] |
Top 10 wins
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