Varvara Lepchenko

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Varvara Lepchenko
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Lepchenko in 2017
Full nameVarvara Petrivna Lepchenko
Native nameВарвара Петрiвна Лепченко
Country (sports)Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (2001–2006)
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (2007–present)
Residence Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Born (1986-05-21) May 21, 1986 (age 38)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachPeter Lepchenko
Prize moneyUS$ 5,102,473
Singles
Career record648–485
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 19 (October 1, 2012)
Current rankingNo. 178 (August 5, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2015, 2016)
French Open 4R (2012)
Wimbledon 3R (2012)
US Open 4R (2015)
Doubles
Career record114–163
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 40 (June 17, 2013)
Current rankingNo. 707 (August 5, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (2013)
French Open QF (2013)
Wimbledon 2R (2012, 2013)
US Open 2R (2013, 2014)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2012)
US Open 2R (2012)
Last updated on: 5 August 2024.

Varvara Petrivna Lepchenko [a] (born May 21, 1986) is an Uzbekistani-born American tennis player. She is of Ukrainian descent, and she formerly played for Uzbekistan. In her career, Lepchenko has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, with 13 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won all her 14 ITF titles in the United States. [1] Lepchenko has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 19, achieved October 2012.

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She was provisionally suspended from the WTA Tour in 2016 after testing positive for the heart medication meldonium, although she was found to "bear no fault or negligence" by the International Tennis Federation. In 2022, Lepchenko was suspended from tennis for four years (backdated to August 2021), after testing positive for the stimulant adrafinil, and its metabolite, modafinil. [2] In February 2023, her suspension was reduced to 21 months, and she started playing again in May of that year. [3]

Early life and junior career

Lepchenko was born May 21, 1986, in Tashkent in the former Soviet Union in present-day Uzbekistan. She began playing tennis at age seven; her father Petr was her first coach. [4] She turned pro in 2001, and reached a junior career-high of 244 on 5 January 2004. [5] [4]

Professional career

2006–2011

In 2006, she reached the second round of the US Open, and in October that year, she was ranked world No. 84. [1]

In the 2009 Amelia Island Championships, as a lucky loser, she upset fourth seed Patty Schnyder in the first round. [6] She also reached the final of an ITF tournament in Cuneo this year. [6]

Lepchenko reached the second rounds of the French Open and Wimbledon in 2010. She lost to Dominika Cibulková and Alona Bondarenko, respectively. In 2011 at the French Open, Lepchenko recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating 18th seed Flavia Pennetta, in the first round.

2012: Breakthrough at the French Open, top 20 ranking

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Lepchenko at the Australian Open in January 2012

Lepchenko started the year at the Auckland Open where she lost in the second round of qualifying to Anne Keothavong. [7] At the Sydney International, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Maria Kirilenko. Coming through qualifying at the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to 20th seed Daniela Hantuchová. [8]

Seeded No. 7 for qualifying at the Open GdF Suez, Lepchenko lost in the final round of qualifying to top seed Mona Barthel, in straight sets. [9] However, she received entry as a lucky loser into the main draw, but was defeated in the first round by compatriot Christina McHale. [10] At the Qatar Open, Lepchenko advanced to the third round where she lost to world No. 6, Agnieszka Radwańska, after holding set points in the first set. Her next tournament was the Memphis International where she made the quarterfinals and lost to Alberta Brianti, in two sets.

After qualifying for the main draw at the Madrid Open, she beat 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in three sets in the first round. After defeating Shahar Pe'er and Anabel Medina Garrigues, her run was ended by Agnieszka Radwańska. Nevertheless, she rose to a career-high No. 59.

She began the French Open with a three-set win over also unseeded Ksenia Pervak, before she upset 19th seed and former world No. 1, Jelena Janković. In round three, she defeated 14th seed 2010 French Open champion and defending finalist Francesca Schiavone, also in three sets. She lost in round four to fourth seed and 2011 Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitová, 2–6, 1–6. However, it was a breakthrough tournament for Lepchenko as she had never advanced further than the second round of a Grand Slam tournament previously.

Her next tournament was the Wimbledon Championships, where she defeated Austrian Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, and in the second round, 31st seed and former top-15 player, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova before she lost against defending champion, Petra Kvitová, 1–6, 0–6. She then advanced to the second round of the Carlsbad Open by defeating Nicole Gibbs, 6–3, 6–1. [11] She lost in the quarterfinals to Nadia Petrova, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7. [12]

Lepchenko reached third round of the US Open, where she was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Samantha Stosur.

2013

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Lepchenko at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

Lepchenko began the year by playing at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to third seed and eventual champion, Serena Williams. [13] At the Sydney International, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by Ekaterina Makarova. [14] Seeded 21st at the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to Elena Vesnina. [15] However, in doubles, she and her partner, Zheng Saisai, reached the semifinals where they lost to Australian wildcards Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. [16]

Playing in the Fed Cup tie against Italy, Lepchenko won both of her matches over Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani. [17] However, Lepchenko's two wins were not enough as the USA fell to Italy 2-3. [18] At the Qatar Open, she retired in her first-round match against Klára Zakopalová due to an upper respiratory illness. [19] In Dubai, Lepchenko lost in the first round to Hsieh Su-wei. [20] Seeded 22nd at Indian Wells, she received a bye into the second round where she was defeated by Lara Arruabarrena. [21] Seeded 25th at the Miami Open, Lepchenko again received a bye to the second round, and defeated Irina-Camelia Begu before losing to fifth seed Li Na. [22]

She began her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. Seeded 12th, she was defeated in the third round by fifth seed Venus Williams. [23] Seeded sixth at the Portugal Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round to Svetlana Kuznetsova. [24] At the Madrid Open, she upset 12th seed Roberta Vinci in the first round. After she was handed a walkover when Julia Görges withdrew due to illness, [25] she was defeated in the third round by seventh seed Sara Errani, in two sets. [26] At the Italian Open, Lepchenko lost in the second round to 12th seed Maria Kirilenko, 3–6, 1–6. [27] Seeded No. 7 at the Brussels Open, Lepchenko advanced to the quarterfinals defeating Bojana Jovanovski and wildcard Elena Baltacha. She was defeated then by eventual champion Kaia Kanepi, in third set tie-breaker. [28] Seeded 29 at the French Open, she reached the third round with wins over Mirjana Lučić-Baroni and Elina Svitolina. She lost there to eighth seed and last year quarterfinalist Angelique Kerber. [29]

Lepchenko played only one grass-court tournament before Wimbledon. At the Eastbourne International, she lost in the first round to Heather Watson, in straight sets. [30] Seeded 26 at Wimbledon, she was defeated by Czech qualifier Eva Birnerová, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. [31]

Lepchenko began US Open Series at the Stanford Classic. Seeded No. 6, and after beating qualifier Michelle Larcher de Brito and Tamira Paszek, she lost in the quarterfinals to top seed and eventual finalist, Agnieszka Radwańska. [32] At the Carlsbad Open, she was defeated in the first round by fifth seed and eventual champion, Sam Stosur. [33] At the Rogers Cup, Lepchenko lost in the second round to Magdaléna Rybáriková. [34] At her final tournament before the US Open, the Cincinnati Open, she won over Flavia Pennetta, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, [35] and lost in the second round to fourth seed Agnieszka Radwańska, 4–6, 0–6. [36] Ranked 35 at the US Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by world No. 214, Alexandra Dulgheru in a close three-setter. [37]

Seeded seventh at the Guangzhou International Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by world No. 105, Tímea Babos, 7–6, 7–5. Lepchenko lost her first-round match at the Pan Pacific Open to Japanese wildcard Misaki Doi. She had her first win since Cincinnati at the China Open when she beat wildcard Heather Watson in the first round, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3. [38] In the second round, she lost to ninth seed Petra Kvitová, 6–2, 2–6, 0–6. [39] At the HP Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round to fifth seed and eventual finalist Eugenie Bouchard, 3–6, 0–6. [40] She played her final tournament of the year at the Kremlin Cup where she lost in the first round to wildcard Alisa Kleybanova, in three sets. [41]

Lepchenko ended the year ranked No. 53.

2014: First WTA Tour final

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Lepchenko at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships

Lepchenko began new season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round to Elina Svitolina. [42] In Sydney, Lepchenko was defeated in the final round of qualifying by compatriot Victoria Duval. However, due to her compatriot, Sloane Stephens, pulling out of the tournament due to a left wrist injury, Lepchenko got herself a lucky loser spot into the main draw. [43] She beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round. [44] She was defeated in the second round by qualifier and eventual champion Tsvetana Pironkova. [45] At the Australian Open, she lost in the second round to 11th seed Simona Halep. [46]

In Doha, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by Kaia Kanepi. [47] At Dubai, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Maryna Zanevska. Playing in Indian Wells, Lepchenko reached the third round after wins over qualifier Alison Van Uytvanck and 29th seed Daniela Hantuchová. She was defeated in her third-round match by Lauren Davis. [48] At the Miami Open, she stunned seventh seed Jelena Janković in the second round; Janković led 5–1 in the third set before Lepchenko made a comeback to win the match. [49] She lost in the fourth round to 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki. [50]

Lepchenko started her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. She was defeated in the first round by Petra Cetkovská. [51] At Madrid, Lepchenko lost in the second round to fifth seed Petra Kvitová. [52] Playing at the Italian Open, she was defeated in the third round by top seed, defending and eventual champion, Serena Williams. [53] Competing at the French Open, she lost in the second round to eighth seed Angelique Kerber. [54]

Beginning her grass-court season at the Birmingham Classic, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round by 16th seed Casey Dellacqua. [55] At the Eastbourne International, she lost in the second round to second seed Petra Kvitová. [56] At the Wimbledon Championships, Lepchenko beat 2010 Wimbledon semifinalist, Tsvetana Pironkova, in the first round [57] before she was defeated by Caroline Garcia. [58]

Lepchenko got her US Open Series underway at the Stanford Classic. She advanced to the semifinals defeating Caroline Garcia, second seed and last year finalist Agnieszka Radwańska, and qualifier and compatriot Sachia Vickery. She lost her semifinal match to third seed Angelique Kerber. Lepchenko was playing well against Kerber; after winning the first set, she led 5–2 in the second before Kerber came back to not only win the second set but also the match. [59] Coming through qualifying at the Western & Southern Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by Sam Stosur. [60] In Connecticut, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Aleksandra Wozniak. [61] At the US Open, she reached the third round where she was defeated by top seed, two-time defending champion, and eventual champion Serena Williams. [62]

Seeded fifth at the Korea Open, and defeating Olivia Rogowska, Han Na-lae, top seed and defending champion, Agnieszka Radwańska, and Christina McHale, Lepchenko reached her first WTA Tour tournament final. However, she lost to second seed Karolína Plíšková, [63] but after the tournament, her ranking improved from 43 to 35. At the China Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Sílvia Soler Espinosa. Seeded fourth at the first edition of the Tianjin Open, Lepchenko made it to the quarterfinal round where she lost to sixth seed and eventual champion Alison Riske. [64] Lepchenko competed in her final tournament of the year at the Luxembourg Open. Seeded fifth, she advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Julia Görges and Jana Čepelová. She was defeated in her quarterfinal match by qualifier Denisa Allertová. [65]

Lepchenko ended the year ranked 36.

2015

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Lepchenko during the 2015 US Open

Lepchenko started new season at the Brisbane International. In the first round, she beat home crowd favorite Samantha Stosur, in three sets, [66] and in the second round, compatriot Madison Keys, 6–4, 6–4. [67] In the quarterfinals, she beat lucky loser Alla Kudryavtseva, 7–5, 7–5. [68] In the semifinals, she lost to second seed Ana Ivanovic, 6–7, 4–6. [69] Lepchenko twice served for the opening set but Ivanovic came back both times to win the first-set tiebreaker and eventually the match. Seeded 30 at the Australian Open, after beating Vitalia Diatchenko and Ajla Tomljanović, Lepchenko was defeated in the third round by sixth seed Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–0, 7–5. [70]

Seeded top for qualifying at the Monterrey Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round of qualifying to Michelle Larcher de Brito 0–6, 1–6. Seeded 26 at Indian Wells, she was given a bye into the second round. She was defeated in the third round by third seed and eventual champion, Simona Halep. [71] Seeded 28 at the Miami Open, after a first-round bye, she lost to Kaia Kanepi, 2–6, 4–6. [72]

Lepchenko began her clay-court season at Charleston. Seeded 10, she retired down 2–6, 1–2 in her first-round match against Andreea Mitu due to a lower back injury. [73] At the Madrid Open, Lepchenko lost in the second round to Barbora Strýcová. [74] After qualifying for the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she lost in the first round to Lesia Tsurenko, 4–6, 6–7. [75] Ranked 34 at the French Open, she was defeated in the first round by 16th seed and compatriot Madison Keys, 7–6, 6–3. [76]

Lepchenko started her preparations for Wimbledon at the first edition of the Nottingham Open. As the third seed, she lost in the first round to eventual finalist Monica Niculescu, 6–4, 3–6, 1–6. [77] At the Birmingham Classic, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by 12th seed Victoria Azarenka, 7–6, 6–4. [78] Playing at the Eastbourne International, she lost in the first round to Heather Watson, 6–7, 2–6. [79] Ranked 40 at the Wimbledon Championships, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by 20th seed and eventual finalist Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–4, 6–1.

In the US Open Series, she started the Stanford Classic off by beating Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in the first round, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6. [80] In the second round, she stunned top seed Caroline Wozniacki, 6–4, 6–2. [81] In the quarterfinals, Lepchenko defeated Mona Barthel, 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, to reach the semifinals for the second year in a row. [82] However, she then lost to fourth seed Karolína Plíšková, 2–6, 5–7. [83] At the Rogers Cup, she was defeated in the first round by Barbora Strýcová, 6–2, 6–4. [84] Lepchenko played one more tournament before the US Open, which was at the Western & Southern Open. She reached the third round where she lost to qualifier Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. [85] Ranked 46 at the US Open, Lepchenko advanced to the fourth round defeating Kirsten Flipkens, Lesia Tsurenko, and Mona Barthel. She was defeated in the fourth round by 20th seed Victoria Azarenka, 6–3, 6–4. [86]

Seeded No. 4 at the Korea Open, Lepchenko lost in the second round to Elizaveta Kulichkova, 0–6, 2–6. [87] At the Wuhan Open, she was defeated in the second round by 12th seed Elina Svitolina, 6–4, 6–2. [88] Staying in China to play at Beijing, she lost in the first round to Chinese wildcard Wang Qiang, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6. [89] At the Generali Ladies Linz, Lepchenko lost in the first round to Kirsten Flipkens, 3–6, 6–7. [90] She competed in her final tournament of the year at the Kremlin Cup and was defeated in the first round by Margarita Gasparyan, 7–5, 7–6. [91]

Lepchenko ended the year ranked No. 46.

2016

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Lepchenko at the 2016 US Open

Lepchenko began 2016 season at the Brisbane International where she reached the quarterfinal round losing to sixth seed, Carla Suárez Navarro. [92] At the Australian Open, Lepchenko won her first two matches over 31st seed Lesia Tsurenko and Lara Arruabarrena. She was defeated in the third round by qualifier Zhang Shuai. [93]

At the Dubai Championships, Lepchenko lost in the final round of qualifying to Zheng Saisai. [94] In Doha at the Qatar Ladies Open, she was defeated in the first round by Zheng Saisai. [95] Lepchenko then missed the next two months from tour citing a knee injury. [96]

Lepchenko returned to action in May at the Italian Open. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Kiki Bertens. Before the French Open, Lepchenko competed at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup. She advanced to the quarterfinal round by beating German wildcard Katharina Hobgarski and fifth seed Sabine Lisicki. She was defeated in her quarterfinal match by eventual finalist, Mariana Duque Mariño. [97] At the French Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round to 27th seed Ekaterina Makarova. [98]

Seeded second at the Bol Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round by eventual champion Mandy Minella. [99]

She started her grass-court season at the Rosmalen Open where she lost in the second round to top seed Belinda Bencic. [100] At the Birmingham Classic, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Laura Robson. [101] Getting past qualifying in Eastbourne, Lepchenko lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard. [102] At Wimbledon, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round by fourth seed and eventual finalist, Angelique Kerber. [103]

Lepchenko started her preparation for the US Open at the Silicon Valley Classic. Seeded eighth, she lost in the first round to Alison Riske. [104] At the Canadian Open, Lepchenko fell in the final round of qualifying to Alla Kudryavtseva. However, due to Garbiñe Muguruza pulling out of the tournament due to gastrointestinal illness, Lepchenko not only got a lucky loser spot into the main draw, but she also got a bye to the second round. [105] She beat qualifier Naomi Broady in her second-round match; [106] she was defeated in the third round by 15th seed Johanna Konta. [107] In Cincinnati at the Western & Southern Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round of qualifying to Donna Vekić. At the Connecticut Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Johanna Larsson. Playing in New York at the US Open, Lepchenko reached the third round after beating Peng Shuai and 15th seed Timea Bacsinszky. She lost her third-round match to Ana Konjuh. [108]

Playing in Tokyo at the Japan Women's Open, Lepchenko reached the quarterfinal round where she was defeated by sixth seed Zhang Shuai. [109] She stayed in Tokyo to compete at the Pan Pacific Open where she lost in the first round to Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig. [110] At the Wuhan Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by Lucie Šafářová. [111] In Beijing at the China Open, Lepchenko lost in the final round of qualifying to Kateřina Siniaková. At the Hong Kong Open, she was defeated in the first round by Alizé Cornet. [112] Lepchenko played her final tournament of the season at the Luxembourg Open where she lost in the second round to top seed and eventual finalist Petra Kvitová. [113]

Lepchenko ended the year ranked 87.

2017

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Lepchenko at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships

She commenced her 2017 season at the Auckland Open where she lost in the second round to third seed Caroline Wozniacki. [114] At the Sydney International, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Duan Yingying. At the Australian Open, she upset 19th seed Kiki Bertens in the first round. [115] In the second round, she lost in a three-set thriller to Duan Yingying. [116]

Seeded second at the Midland Tennis Classic, Lepchenko made it to the quarterfinal round where she was defeated by Canadian qualifier Katherine Sebov. [117] At the Mexican Open, she lost in the first round to second seed and eventual finalist Kristina Mladenovic. [118] Coming through qualifying at the Indian Wells Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round by 25th seed Tímea Babos. [119] Getting past qualifying at the Miami Open, she lost in the second round to 12th seed and eventual finalist Caroline Wozniacki. [120]

Beginning her clay-court season at the Charleston Open, Lepchenko was defeated in the first round by 15th seed Lucie Šafářová. [121] In Germany at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Evgeniya Rodina. Competing in Morocco at Rabat, Lepchenko advanced to the semifinal round where she was defeated by eventual finalist Francesca Schiavone. [122] At the Italian Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Mona Barthel. Lepchenko played her final tournament before the French Open at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup where she was defeated in the second round by Sorana Cîrstea. [123] At the French Open, Lepchenko lost in the second round to 14th seed Elena Vesnina. [124]

She began her preparation for Wimbledon at the Rosmalen Open where she was defeated in the first round by Camila Giorgi. [125] Playing in Spain at the Mallorca Open, Lepchenko lost in the second round to second seed and eventual champion Anastasija Sevastova. [126] She played her final tournament before Wimbledon at the Eastbourne International. Making it past qualifying, she was defeated in the first round by Zhang Shuai. [127] At Wimbledon, Lepchenko beat 28th seed Lauren Davis in her first-round match. [128] In the second round, she lost to qualifier Polona Hercog. [129]

Coming through qualifying at the Rogers Cup, Lepchenko stunned 12th seed and French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko in the first round. [130] She was defeated in the second round by Caroline Garcia. [131] Despite qualifying for the Western & Southern Open, Lepchenko lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Ashleigh Barty. [132] At the Connecticut Open, she was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Carina Witthöft. At the US Open, she lost in the first round to third seed and Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza. [133]

Seeded fifth at the Tournoi de Québec, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round by Canadian Françoise Abanda. [134] Making it past the qualifying rounds at the Wuhan Open, Lepchenko upset tenth seed and US Open finalist Madison Keys in the first round. [135] She lost in the third round to Alizé Cornet. [136] Sliding past qualifying at the China Open in Beijing, Lepchenko was defeated in the second round by 12th seed Petra Kvitová. [137] At the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, Lepchenko lost in the second round to Johanna Larsson. [138] Lepchenko's final tournament of the season was the Luxembourg Open. Seeded eighth, she was defeated there in the first round by eventual champion Carina Witthöft. [139]

Lepchenko ended the year ranked 62.

2019

Lepchenko started new season at the Brisbane International where she lost in the first round of qualifying to Dayana Yastremska. Coming through qualifying at the Australian Open, she was defeated in the first round by fellow qualifier Natalia Vikhlyantseva. [140]

Seeded 15th at the Newport Beach Challenger, Lepchenko lost in the second round to Lauren Davis. [141] At the Qatar Ladies Open, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Tereza Mrdeža.

2020

Lepchenko began season at the Auckland Open. Coming through qualifying, she lost in the first round to 2017 champion Lauren Davis. At the Australian Open, she was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Barbora Krejčíková. [142]

Seeded 16th at the Newport Beach Challenger, Lepchenko lost in the second round to Dalma Gálfi. [143] At the Mexican Open, she was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Canadian wildcard Leylah Fernandez. [144] Playing at the Indian Wells Challenger, Lepchenko lost in the first round to qualifier Asia Muhammad.

2021: 21 months provisional doping ban

From August 2021 when she lost a second-round match at the Thoreau Tennis Open to Vera Zvonareva, Lepchenko was inactive until May 2023, due to a 21 months provisional doping suspension after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a couple of months after the 2021 French Open. [3]

2023–2024: Comeback, US Open second round

After her suspension had ended, she then started her comeback at a W15 tournament in Spain. At the end of 2023, she had a singles ranking of No. 318.

Ranked No. 199 at the 2024 US Open, she qualified for the main draw and made the second round of a major in more than three years after the retirement of Brenda Fruhvirtová, [145] before losing to Anastasia Potapova.

She qualified for the newly upgraded WTA 500 2024 Korea Open defeating eleventh seed Natalija Stevanović in the qualifying competition.

Personal life

In September 2007, Lepchenko became a U.S. citizen. She and her family, whose Russian–Ukrainian heritage allegedly made them a target of persecution in their homeland, [146] [147] 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 in WTA and ITF tournaments, [146] later also at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [148]

Lepchenko resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She is a Christian and a member of the Orthodox Church. [149]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ... 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q2 1R A Q3 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R 1R Q2 Q3 A0 / 117–11
French Open AAA 1R Q1 1R 2R 2R 4R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A0 / 1410–14
Wimbledon AAA 1R Q1 Q2 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R Q2 NH Q3 Q2 0 / 106–10
US Open AA 2R Q2 Q2 1R Q2 1R 3R 1R 3R 4R 3R 1R A 1R AA 2R 0 / 1111–11
Win–loss0–00–01–10–30–00–22–31–47–43–45–45–45–43–40–30–30–11–11–10 / 4634–46
National representation
Summer Olympics ANot HeldANot Held2RNot HeldANot HeldA0 / 11–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open Not Tier IAAAA3R1R1RA1RAAAAA0 / 42–4
Indian Wells Open AAQ2Q2Q11RQ21R2R2R3R3RA2R1RQ1NHA0 / 85–8
Miami Open Q1A1R1RAQ11R2RQ23R4R2RA2R2RANHA0 / 97–9
Madrid Open Not Held2RQ1Q2QF3R2R2RAAAANHA0 / 57–5
Italian Open AAAAAQ11R1RQ22R3R1RQ2Q2Q1AAA0 / 53–5
Canadian Open AA1R1R1RAQ1A3R2RA1R3R2RAQ2NHA0 / 85–8
Cincinnati Open Not Tier IQ2Q2Q11R2R1R3RQ11R1RAAA0 / 63–6
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open AAAAAAAAA1RA2R1R3RAANH0 / 43–4
China Open Not Tier IAAA2R2RQ21RQ22RQ1ANH0 / 43–4

Doubles

Tournament 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R A SF 2R 1R 2R A 2R 7–7
French Open A 1R 1R QF 1R 2R 1R 1R A4–7
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A2–7
US Open A 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2–8
Win–loss0–10–41–39–42–41–41−40−31–215–29

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournament
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss Sep 2014 Korea Open, South KoreaInternationalHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win Aug 2021 Charleston Pro, United StatesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 25 (13 titles, 14 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2002ITF Harrisonburg, United States10,000Hard Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Vilmarie Castellvi 2–6, 0–6
Loss0–2May 2004ITF Houston, United States10,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Cory Ann Avants 1–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jun 2004ITF Allentown, United States25,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Diana Ospina 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–4Apr 2005ITF Tunica Resorts, United States25,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win1–4Apr 2005ITF Jackson, United States25,000ClayFlag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle 6–3, 6–2
Loss1–5Apr 2005 Dothan Pro Classic, United States75,000Clay Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera 6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Loss1–6May 2005 Charlottesville Open, United States50,000ClayFlag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 6–4, 6–4
Win2–6Jun 2005ITF Allentown, United States25,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters 7–6(3), 6–4
Loss2–7Apr 2006Dothan Pro Classic, United States75,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliana Fedak 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win3–7Jun 2006ITF Allentown, United States25,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 6–1, 6–4
Win4–7Jul 2006ITF College Park, United States75,000Hard Flag of France.svg Camille Pin 6–3, 7–5
Win5–7Jul 2007ITF Boston, United States50,000Hard Flag of Ireland.svg Kelly Liggan 6–2, 5–7, 5–0 ret.
Loss5–8Sep 2007 Ashland Classic, United States50,000Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss5–9Apr 2008Dothan Pro Classic, United States75,000ClayFlag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek 2–6, 6–7(3)
Win6–9Sep 2008Ashland Classic, United States50,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Carly Gullickson 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
Loss6–10Oct 2008ITF Pittsburgh, United States50,000Hard Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Loss6–11Jun 2009Internazionale di Cuneo, Italy100.000Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 1–6, 2–6
Win7–11Nov 2009ITF Phoenix, United States50,000Hard Flag of New Zealand.svg Sacha Jones 6–0, 6–0
Win8–11Sep 2010 Las Vegas Open, United States50,000Hard Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–2
Win9–11Nov 2010 Grapevine Classic, United States50,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton 7–6(1), 6–4
Win10–11Nov 2010ITF Phoenix, United States75,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin 6–3, 7–6(5)
Win11–11Oct 2011ITF Kansas City, United States50,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Romina Oprandi 6–4, 6–1
Loss11–12Oct 2011Classic of Troy, United States50,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Romina Oprandi1–6, 2–6
Win12–12 Oct 2018 Tennis Classic of Macon,
United States		80,000Hard Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg 6–4, 6–4
Win13–12Feb 2021ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Claire Liu 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
Loss13–13Jun 2024Internazionale di Brescia, ItalyW75Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Katarina Zavatska 2–6, 3–6
Loss13–14Jul 2024ITF Roma, ItalyW35Clay Flag of Italy.svg Nuria Brancaccio 6–7(6), 1–6

Doubles: 11 (1 title, 10 runner–ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2003 Dothan Pro Classic,
United States		75,000ClayFlag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty Flag of Venezuela.svg Milagros Sequera
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler 		7–5, 1–6, 2–6
Win1–1May 2004ITF Hilton Head, US10,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Cory Ann Avants Flag of the United States.svg Tanner Cochran
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaslyn Hewitt 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1–2Jun 2004ITF Allentown, US25,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Cory Ann AvantsFlag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Ospina 		0–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Apr 2005ITF Tunica Resorts, US25,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Rodionova 		2–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Apr 2006Dothan Pro Classic, US75,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of Argentina.svg Soledad Esperón 		4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss1–5Jul 2006 Lexington Challenger, US50,000Hard Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears 		1–6, 1–6
Loss1–6Jul 2006ITF Washington, US75,000Hard Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 		2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Loss1–7Sep 2007ITF Albuquerque, US75,000Hard Flag of Latvia.svg Līga Dekmeijere Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes 		5–7, 4–6
Loss1–8Jul 2008ITF Boston, US50,000Hard Flag of France.svg Yulia Fedossova Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin 		4–6, 3–6
Loss1–9Sep 2011 Las Vegas Open, US50,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch
Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 		4–6, 2–6
Loss1–10Oct 2011Classic of Troy, US50,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh 		6–7(6), 3–6

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Варвара Петрiвна Лепченко, romanized: Varvara Petrivna Lepchenko

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