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Kateryna Bondarenko

Ukr
Residence: Kharkov, Ukraine
DOB: August 8, 1986
Birthplace: Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2000)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Hobart (as No.3 seed, l. to Errani); reached 2r at Australian Open (as No.30 seed, l. to Baltacha).

FEBRUARY - Went 0-2 in Ukraine's 4-1 Fed Cup World Group 1r loss to Italy; reached 2r at Dubai (ret. vs. No.4 seed Azarenka w/left knee sprain).
2000 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Ukraine.

2001 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first Tour qualifying at Shanghai; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first two Tour main draws (both as qualifier), falling 1r at Bogotá but reaching 2r at Pattaya City; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played two Tour main draws, falling 1r at both; fell in Tour qualifying three times; continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2005 - QF twice, at Memphis and Tashkent; reached 3r once and 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying nine times (incl. US Open); continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2006 - QF at Tashkent; reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times and in Tour qualifying 13 times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); made Top 100 debut on August 7 (after San Diego; rose from No.107 to No.94); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; QF twice, at Doha and Stuttgart; reached 3r twice and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 50 debut on May 21 (after Rome; rose from No.57 to No.46).

2008 - Second Top 100 season; won first Tour singles title at Birmingham (d. Wickmayer in final); QF once, at Paris [Indoors]; reached 2r eight times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Olympics, US Open); played all four majors in a year for first time; fell in Tour qualifying twice; won first two Tour doubles titles at Australian Open and Paris [Indoors] (both w/A.Bondarenko; second pair of sisters to win a Grand Slam doubles title - also Williams sisters); also reached SF at Olympics (l. to Williams/Williams, then l. to Yan/Zheng in bronze medal match); made doubles Top 10 debut on September 29 (rose from No.11 to No.10); withdrew from Doha w/left hip strain.

2009 - Best season to date, highlighted by first Grand Slam QF at US Open (d. No.11 seed Ivanovic en route; l. to Wickmayer); also reached QF at Prague (d. No.5 seed A.Bondarenko en route; l. to top seed Schiavone); reached 3r five times, at Australian Open (d. No.9 seed A.Radwanska en route; l. to No.22 seed Zheng), Rome (d. No.13 seed Cornet en route; ret. vs. No.3 seed Jankovic w/viral illness), Roland Garros (d. No.17 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.12 seed A.Radwanska), Toronto (as qualifier, d. No.3 seed V.Williams en route; l. to No.14 seed A.Radwanska) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (as qualifier, d. No.3 seed Dementieva en route; l. to No.15 seed Li in 3s); fell 1r or 2r 13 times, incl. Wimbledon (l. to No.3 seed V.Williams in 2r); made Top 30 debut on October 5 (rose from No.32 to No.29); won third Tour doubles title at Prague (w/A.Bondarenko); member of Ukrainian Fed Cup team that d. Israel 3-2 in World Group II (went 2-1); withdrew from Charleston w/right forearm strain.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - Birmingham; 2006 - ITF/Dubai 2-UAE; 2002 - ITF/Pune 2-IND.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2009 - Prague (w/A.Bondarenko); 2008 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors] (both w/A.Bondarenko); 2006 - ITF/Orange, CA-USA (w/A.Bondarenko); 2002 - ITF/Pune 2-IND (w/Amanmuradova).
Finalist (2): 2009 - Hobart, Budapest (both w/A.Bondarenko).

ADDITIONAL
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2008-10; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by parents, Vladimir and Natalia ... Was introduced to tennis at age 4 by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Alona (both play tennis, Alona also plays on Tour) ... Has one cat (Pers) and one dog (Princess) ... Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English ... Enjoys Russian pop music, playing chess, reading books, listening to music ... Enjoys visiting friends in Cherkasy, Ukraine.
- Was first Ukrainian woman to reach a Grand Slam QF (2009 US Open).
- Junior highlights include winning 2004 Wimbledon girls' singles title (d. Peer, Krajicek and Ivanovic in QF, SF and final).