Kateryna Bondarenko
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| Country |  Ukraine |
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| Residence | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| Date of birth | August 8, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Kryvyi Rih, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 175cm (5ft 9in) | |
| Weight | 60kg (132lb) | |
| Turned pro | 2000 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $732,638 | |
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| Career record: | 165-118 | |
| Career titles: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 37 (February 25, 2008) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 1r (2008) | |
| French Open | 2r (2007) | |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2006) | |
| US Open | 2r (2007) | |
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| Career record: | 88-76 | |
| Career titles: | 2 WTA, 2 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | 16 (February 11, 2008) | |
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Infobox last updated on: February 29, 2008. |
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Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko (Ukrainian: Катерина Володимирівна Бондаренко, born 8 August 1986) is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.
The younger sister of Alyona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She plays right-handed and turned pro in 2000.
She pulled off the biggest singles win of her career so far at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix held in Stuttgart, Germany, by beating Ana Ivanović, the fifth seed at that event, in three sets. She lost in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Tatiana Golovin.
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[edit] 2008
On 24 January 2008, paired with her sister Alyona, she won the doubles tournament at the Australian Open 2008 without seeding, defeating in the final the number 12-seeded pair Victoria Azarenka/Shahar Pe'er in three sets.
At the Paris Gaz de France tournament, she reached the singles quarterfinals beating defending champion Nadia Petrova and fellow Ukranian Yuliana Fedak before falling to Elena Dementieva. In doubles, she partnered with her sister Alona again and won their back-to-back tour title.
She played the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp the week after. Beat countrywoman Tatiana Perebiynis in the 1st round, 7–6(1), 6–3. Then went out in the second round after a close match against young Russian Alisa Kleybanova, 5–7, 6–3, 5–7. She was injured though, she had a left hip strain. That injury was also the reason for the loss in the doubles semi final, (1–6, 1–6) together with her sister.
The injury prevented her from playing in Doha.
[edit] Random facts
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- Coached by father, Vladimir and mother, Natalia.
- Sisters Alyona and Valeria both play professionally as well.
- Began playing at age 4.
- Speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, English.
- Enjoys dancing and hanging out with friends.
- Likes spending time at home in Kiev.
- Also likes soccer, drinking pineapple juice and listening to Ukrainian and Russian pop music.
[edit] Tournaments won
[edit] Doubles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (1) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (1) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (1) |
| ITF Circuit (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Finalists | Score |
| 1. | January 26, 2008 |  Australian Open |
Hard | Alyona Bondarenko |
 Victoria Azarenka Shahar Pe'er |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2. | February 10, 2008 |  Paris, France |
Hard (i) | Alyona Bondarenko |
 Vladimíra Uhlířová Eva Hrdinová |
6–1, 6–4 |
[edit] External links
- Kateryna Bondarenko profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- Site about Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko
- Pictures of Kateryna Bondarenko
| Women's Tennis Association | Top 5 female doubles teams as of May 19, 2008 | |||||
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