| Country | Uzbekistan (2001-2006) United States (2007-present) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Born | May 21, 1986 Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$620,106 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 302–195 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (November 15, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 100 (August 8, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2010, 2011) |
| French Open | 2R (2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 71–81 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 134 (February 12, 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 876 (January 18, 2011) |
| Last updated on: May 23, 2011. | |
Varvara Petrovna Lepchenko (Russian: Варвара Петровна Лепченко; born May 21, 1986 in Tashkent, Soviet Union) is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.[1]
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Lepchenko was born in 1986 and started playing tennis at age seven; her father Petr became her coach.[2] She reached a junior career high of no. 244 on January 5, 2004.[3] She turned pro in 2001.[2]
In 2006, she reached the second round of the US Open, and later that year she reached her career high of no. 84 on October 2, 2006.[1] She has won seven ITF titles in her career, all in the United States. Her most recent title came in 2008, in Ashland, KY.[1] In the 2009 MPS Group Championships, as a lucky loser, she upset 4 seed Patty Schnyder in the first round.[4] She also reached the final of an ITF tournament in Cuneo this year.[4]
In 2011, Lepchenko recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating 18th seed Flavia Pennetta in the first round of the French Open. She will play countrywoman Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second round.
In September 2007, it was revealed that Lepchenko had become a U.S. citizen and that she would represent the United States in Women's Tennis Association tournaments. Lepchenko and her family, whose Russian – Ukrainian heritage made them a target of persecution in their homeland, were granted political asylum by the United States. They had lived in the U.S. for more than five years when Lepchenko began representing the United States.[5]
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