Xeniya Pervak

Xeniya Pervak
Ксения Первак

Xeniya Pervak in action during the 2009 Banka Koper Slovenia Open held in Portorož
Country  Kazakhstan
Residence Moscow, Russia
Born 27 May 1991 (1991-05-27) (age 20)
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 2005
Plays Left-handed
Career prize money $507,044
Singles
Career record 192–95
Career titles 1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking 37 (19 September 2011)
Current ranking 38 (17 October 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1R (2011)
French Open 1R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon 4R (2011)
US Open 1R (2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record 36–29
Career titles 3 ITF
Highest ranking 152 (21 June 2010)
Current ranking 166 (17 October 2011)
Last updated on: 17 October 2011.

Xeniya Yuryevna Pervak (Russian: Ксения Юрьевна Первак; born 27 May 1991 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a professional left-handed Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 37th, which she reached on 19 September 2011. Her career high in doubles is 152nd, which she reached on 21 June 2010.

Pervak best achievement so far is by winning the 2009 Australian Open junior Grand Slam tournament, where in the final she defeated Laura Robson in straight sets 6–3, 6–1.[1][2]

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Personal life

Xeniya Pervak was born to Oksana and Yuriy and currently resides in Moscow, Russia.[3] She is a left handed player and her favourite tennis surface is hard.[3] Pervak is currently being coached by Victor Pavlov.[3]

As of December 2011, Pervak has begun representing Kazakhstan.

Career highlights

2009

Pervak made it to the second round of the 2009 PTT Pattaya Women's Open but lost to second seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in three sets.[4] Pervak then won three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw in 's-Hertogenbosch. She defeated Czech Petra Cetkovská in the first round 7–5, 7–6.[5] Pervak also won the Australian Open junior tournament during the year, beating Laura Robson from Britain in the final.[1][2]

2010

In early February, Pervak lost in the first round of the Pattaya City Open to then world No. 14, Vera Zvonareva in straight sets with a score of 6–3, 6–2.[6] Pervak then reached the 2010 Malaysian Open main draw but lost to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the first round.[7][8] At the 2010 French Open Xeniya reached main draw but lost to Maria Sharapova in the first round. At the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Xeniya reached her first WTA Tour semi-final but retired to Johanna Larsson due the right wrist injury.

At the 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Pervak defeated No.2 seed Yung-jan Chan in the first round 3–6, 6–0, 6–2. She then reached the quarterfinals by defeating Russian compatriot Alexandra Panova 7–5, 2–6, 6–0, winning 24 of 27 points in the final set. She will face another Russian, Alla Kudryavtseva, for a spot in the semifinals.

2011

Pervak kicked off her 2011 season in Brisbane, Australia. She is seeded 7th in the qualifying draw of the 2011 Brisbane International. She defeated local hope Jessica Moore 6–3, 6–0 and Alexandra Panova 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. She was defeated by Anastasia Pivovarova in the third qualifying round 6–3, 6–7, 7–6. She gained entry into the main draw as a Lucky Loser and in the first round she defeated Anna Chakvetadze 6–2, 6–2 before losing in the second round to Petra Kvitová 1–6, 6–4, 6–2.

Pervak played in the first round of the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time in her career. She lost to 13th seed Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1.

Pervak made the semifinals of the $100,000 ITF event in Midland, losing to eventual champion Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4.

Pervak then made two consecutive quarterfinals of WTA events in Memphis and Monterrey, losing to Hradecká 6–4, 6–3 and Gisela Dulko 6–1, 6–0 respectively.

Pervak lost in qualifying at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells to Jamie Hampton. However, she successfully qualified for the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, defeating Zuzana Kučová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 and Junri Namigata 6–1, 6–2. Her opponent in the first round will be Dinara Safina.

She lost in the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships to Tamira Paszek in three sets, with the score of 2–6, 6–2, 3–6.

WTA Career Finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Winner
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 24 July 2011 Baku, Azerbaijan Hard Vera Zvonareva 1–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 17 September 2011 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Hard Eva Birnerová 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Runner-up 1. February 14, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Anna Chakvetadze Marina Erakovic
Tamarine Tanasugarn		 7–5, 6–1

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 12 (7–5)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. September 30, 2007 Batumi, Georgia Hard Corinna Dentoni 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. May 19, 2008 Moscow, Russia Clay Nina Bratchikova 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 3. August 17, 2008 Penza, Russia Clay Sofia Shapatava 6–4, 6–1
Winner 4. August 23, 2008 Moscow, Russia Clay Elena Kulikova 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 5. September 8, 2008 Ruse, Bulgaria Clay Lenka Wienerová 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. October 20, 2008 Podolsk, Russia Carpet Alisa Kleybanova 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Winner 7. August 8, 2009 Moscow, Russia Clay Ekaterina Ivanova 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner 8. August 15, 2009 Moscow, Russia Clay Ekaterina Ivanova 6–0, 6–2
Runner-up 9. August 31, 2009 Katowice, Poland Clay Camila Giorgi 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 10. September 7, 2009 Denain, France Clay Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 6–3, 6–4
Winner 11. October 3, 2009 Helsinki, Finland Hard Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–2
Winner 12. July 4, 2010 Toruń, Poland Clay Magda Linette 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 13. June 6, 2011 Zlin, Сzech Republic Clay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score
1. September 12, 2008 Ruse, Bulgaria Clay Alexandra Panova Vitalia Diatchenko
Yevgeniya Pashkova		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
2. November 9, 2008 Ismaning, Germany Carpet Oksana Lyubtsova Julia Görges
Laura Siegemund		 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
3. April 3, 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Carpet Alexandra Panova Nadiya Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok		 7–6(9–7), 2–6, [10–7]

Runner-ups (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score
1. June 5, 2010 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Alexandra Panova Andreja Klepač
Tadeja Majerič		 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Grand Slam performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L
Australian Open Q1 Q3 1R 0 / 3 2–3
French Open A 1R 1R 0 / 2 3–2
Wimbledon A Q2 4R 0 / 2 4–2
US Open A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 3–4 0 / 6 3–6
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments
Indian Wells A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Key Biscayne A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Beijing A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments
Dubai A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Rome A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Montreal / Toronto A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Tokyo A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career Statistics
Tournaments 5 9 15 29
Overall Win–Loss 3–5 7–9 21–14 1 / 29 31–28
Year End Ranking 138 97 39

References

  1. ^ a b Bierley, Steve (31 January 2009). "Robson comes up short in junior final". Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jan/31/australianopen-tennis. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Heim, Jason (3 February 2009). "Tennis: Ksenia Pervak Wins Australian Open Girls' Singles Title". Sportguru.net. http://www.sportguru.net/tennis-ksenia-pervak-wins-australian-open-girls-singles-title/. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c Xeniya Pervak at the International Tennis Federation
  4. ^ "Tennis: Wozniacki advances to Pattaya Open quarter-finals". AFP. 13 February 2009. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/408653/1/.html. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  5. ^ "Seeds 2 for 2 on Day 2". WTA. 15 June 2009. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/20090615/seeds-2-for-2-on-day-2_2256076_1693317. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  6. ^ Chittinand, Tor (10 February 2010). "Tammy, Zvonareva advance in Pattaya". Bangkok Post. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/32633/tammy-zvonareva-advance-in-pattaya. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  7. ^ "Noppawan beats Pervak in Malaysian Open". The Star (Malaysia). 23 February 1010. http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/2/23/sports/20100223194115&sec=sports. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 
  8. ^ "Noppawan beats Pervak in Malaysian Open". The Times of India. 23 February 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Noppawan-beats-Pervak-in-Malaysian-Open/articleshow/5607961.cms. Retrieved 28 February 2010. 

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