Ksenia Palkina
| Country |
 Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|
| Residence | Florence, Italy |
| Born |
December 13, 1989 Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | September 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $165,551 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 230–185 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 163 (16 March 2009) |
| Current ranking | 527 (25 August 2014) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2009) |
| French Open | Q1 (2009) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2009) |
| US Open | Q1 (2008, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 198–135 |
| Career titles | 19 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 164 (12 April 2010) |
| Current ranking | 361 (25 August 2014) |
| Last updated on: 1 September 2014. | |
Ksenia Palkina (Russian: Ксения Палкина; born 13 December 1989 in Khabarovsk Krai) is a Kyrgyzstani tennis player.
Palkina has won eight singles and nineteen doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 23 March 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 163. On 12 April 2010, she peaked at world number 164 in the doubles rankings.
Biography
Coached by Massimo Ardinghi and mother, Marina ... Father's name is Nikolay; has one brother, Nikita ... Began playing tennis at age 4 ... Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surfaces are grass, hard ... Enjoys all tournaments; favorite city is home ... Enjoys watching comedy; favorite author is Den Braun ... Likes spending time with friends and family because tennis doesn't give her enough time to see them.
Personal life
Palkina was born to Marina and had a brother named Nikita.[1] She currently resides in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[1] Her favourite surface is clay.[1]
Career statistics
Singles Finals: 14 (8–6)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 January 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard |  Ankita Bhambri |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | February 5, 2006 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | Meghha Vakaria |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 August 2007 | Moscow, Russia | Clay |  Anna Lapushchenkova |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | April 27, 2008 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Maria Kondratieva |
6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | June 22, 2008 | Torino, Italy | Clay |  Giulia Gatto Monticone |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 23 June 2008 | Padova, Italy | Clay |  Nika Ozegovic |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 9 February 2009 | Mildura, Australia | Grass |  Abigail Spears |
7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 8. | Mar 27, 2010 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Ganna Piven |
3–6 6–4 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. | April 19, 2010 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Eugeniya Pashkova |
7–5 4–6 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 30 April 2012 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Sabina Kurbanova |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 11. | February 18, 2013 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) |  Sabina Sharipova |
7–6 (7) 7–6 (7) |
| Runner-up | 12. | 25 February 2013 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Yashina |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Winner | 13. | May 6, 2013 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) |  Kamila Kerimbayeva |
6–3 5–7 6–1 |
| Winner | 14. | September 22, 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Caroline Romeo |
6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles Finals: 36 (19–17)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 October 2005 | Mumbai , India | Hard | Nicole Clerico |
 Wilawan Choptang Thassha Vitayaviroj |
7–5 5–7 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 6 November 2005 | Pune, India | Hard | Nicole Clerico |
Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai-Jayalakshmy Jayaram |
7–5 7–6(7) |
| Winner | 3. | 28 January 2006 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Nicole Clerico |
Ankita Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi |
W/O |
| Runner-up | 4. | 4 February 2006 | Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | Nicole Clerico |
 Wei-Ping Lee Lavinia Tananta |
W/O |
| Winner | 5. | 11 July 2006 | Imola, Italy | Carpet | Nicole Clerico |
 Maria Luiza Craciun Elena Vianello |
6–3 6–0 |
| Winner | 6. | 18 September 2006 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay |  Ria Sabay |
Varvara Galanina Liudmila Nikoyan |
6–4 3–6 6–0 |
| Winner | 7. | 6 November 2006 | Pune, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani |
Madura Ranganathan Nungnadda Wannasuk |
6–3 4–6 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 19 November 2006 | Pune, India | Clay | Nicole Clerico |
Olga Panova Agnes Szatmari |
2–6 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 3 March 2007 | Sant Boi, Spain | Clay | Nicole Clerico |
 Irene Rehberger Bescos Nuria Sánchez García |
6–4 3–6 4–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 17 September 2007 | Telavi, Georgia | Clay | Ria Sabay |
Vasilisa Davydova Marina Shamayko |
6–2 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 05 May 2008 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Martina Caciotti |
 Kyra Nagy Valentina Sassi |
2–6 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 11 August 2008 | Penza, Russia | Clay |  Sofia Shapatava |
Irina Buryachok  Nikola Fraňková |
6–4 6–4 |
| Winner | 13. | 1 May 2009 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Albina Khabibulina |
 Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen |
6–4 6–7 10–5 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 5 June 2009 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Arina Rodionova |
 Anna Brazhnikova Marta Sirotkina |
6–3 4–6 9–11 |
| Winner | 15. | 31 October 2009 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Nina Bratchikova |
Petra Cetkovska Renata Voracova |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 16. | 16 November 2009 | Pune, India | Hard | Nina Bratchikova |
Anastasiya Vasylyeva Nicole Clerico |
6–4 3–6 11–13 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 19 April 2010 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) |  Anastasiya Prenko |
Eugeniya Pashkova Maria Zharkova |
6–3 6–7 7–10 |
| Winner | 18. | 30 July 2010 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard | Albina Khabibulina |
Yulia Beygelzimer  Emily Webley-Smith |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 14 August 2010 | Kazan, Russia | Hard | Albina Khabibulina |
 Ekaterina Dzehalevich Lesia Tsurenko |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 3 September 2010 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Malou Ejdesgaard |
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6–4 6–4 |
| Winner | 21. | 06 December 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Elena Chalova |
Tetyana Arefyeva Yuliana Fedak |
6–2 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 02 May 2011 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | Nina Bratchikova |
 Han Sung-hee Liang Chen |
6–4 6–7(5) 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 5 May 2012 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Maya Gaverova |
Anastasiya Vasylyeva Albina Khabibulina |
6–3 1–6 6–10 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 22 September 2012 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nigina Abduraimova |
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova |
2–6 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 2 November 2012 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Nigina Abduraimova |
Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen |
2–6 1–6 |
| Winner | 26. | 18 March 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova |
Anamika Bhargava Nicole Melichar |
6–1 6–3 |
| Winner | 27. | 25 March 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova |
Basak Eraydin Abbie Myers |
6–4 4–6 10–8 |
| Runners-up | 28. | 15 April 2013 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Valentyna Ivakhnenko |
Albina Khabibulina Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
3–6 3–6 |
| Winner | 29. | 12 May 2013 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Albina Khabibulina |
Polina Monova Anna Smolina |
6–2 6–2 |
| Winner | 30. | 1 July 2013 | Middelburg, Netherlands | Clay | Veronika Kapshay |
 Fatma Al-Nabhani Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
6–3 6–3 |
| Winner | 31. | 16 September 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  Deniz Khazaniuk |
 Katharina Lehnert  Chantal Skamlova |
6–7 7–6 10–8 |
| Runner-up | 32. | 17 November 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Albina Khabibulina |
Polina Mosova Alena Tarasova |
6–4 1–6 6–10 |
| Winner | 33. | 24 February 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Albina Khabibulina |
Kamila Kerimbayeva Veronika Kapshay |
6–4 7–5 |
| Winner | 34. | 08 August 2014 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina |
 Eudice Chong Anna Grigoryan |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 35. | 17 November 2014 | Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Alexandra Grinchishina |
Polina Pekhova Albina Khabibulina |
W/O |
| Runner-up | 36. | 1 February 2015 | Aktobe, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) |  Eva Wacanno |
Polina Merenkova Albina Khabibulina |
2-6 6-7 |
References
External links
- Ksenia Palkina at the Women's Tennis Association
- Ksenia Palkina at the International Tennis Federation
- Ksenia Palkina at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile