_01_(cropped).jpg) Tsurenko at the2024 Washington Open | |
| Full name | Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko |
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| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
| Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Born | (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (age 36) Volodymyrets,Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Dmytro Brichek (2013–2018) Adriano Albanesi (2018–present)[1] Mykyta Vlasov[2] |
| Prize money | US$ 6,924,996 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 511–338 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 23 (18 February 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 88 (23 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2013,2024) |
| French Open | 4R (2018,2023) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2023) |
| US Open | QF (2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 114–70 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF[3] |
| Highest ranking | No. 115 (28 May 2018) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2012,2013,2015,2017,2018) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2017) |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 16–16 |
| Last updated on: 24 September 2024. | |
Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko (Ukrainian:Леся Вікторівна Цуренко; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian professionaltennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on theWTA Tour,[4] as well as ten singles[5] and eight doubles[3] tournaments on theITF Women's Circuit. On 18 February 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 23. On 28 May 2018, she peaked at No. 115 in the WTA doubles rankings.[4]
In 2013, Tsurenko reached the semifinals of the WTA PremierBrisbane International tournament, after entering the draw as alucky loser replacingMaria Sharapova; she defeatedJarmila Gajdošová andDaniela Hantuchová before losing in three sets toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Having qualified for the main draw of theAustralian Open, she again faced Pavlyuchenkova, the 24th seed. This time, Tsurenko won in three sets. She then beat fellow qualifierDaria Gavrilova in the second round,[6][note 1] but lost toCaroline Wozniacki in the third. She continued her good run of form on the North Americanhardcourts, as she reached the third round at theIndian Wells Open as a qualifier; she defeatedAyumi Morita andYaroslava Shvedova before falling toPetra Kvitová. She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 60 in the world.[7]
After nearly falling out of the world's top 200 prior to Wimbledon in 2014,[8] Tsurenko experienced a mid-career revival. After qualifying forWimbledon, she defeatedDinah Pfizenmaier to set up a second-round meeting withSimona Halep; Tsurenko pushed the No. 2 seed to three sets before losing out on a possible third-round appearance. She did, however, proceed to reach her first final on the ITF Circuit in nearly two years, losing theVancouver Open final toJarmila Wolfe, in three sets.[6][note 1] She also reached the semifinals of theTashkent Open before losing to eventual championKarin Knapp.[6][note 1] Her late-season run ensured she'd finish inside the top 100 for the second year in a row.[7]
In 2015, Tsurenko reached the quarterfinals of theIndian Wells Open, again as a qualifier, defeatingAnnika Beck,Andrea Petkovic,Alizé Cornet andEugenie Bouchard before retiring againstJelena Janković in the quarterfinals due to an ankle injury she suffered in defeating Bouchard.[6][note 1] After again reaching the second round ofWimbledon and losing toIrina-Camelia Begu, Tsurenko won her first career singles title inIstanbul, defeatingUrszula Radwańska in the final.[6][note 1] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 47.[7] She qualified for theCanadian Open in Toronto by beatingNicole Gibbs andLara Arruabarrena, and then defeatedYanina Wickmayer, Wimbledon finalistGarbiñe Muguruza andCarina Witthöft, before succumbing toSara Errani in the quarterfinals.[6][note 1]
Her good form continued at theConnecticut Open. As a lucky loser, replacingSimona Halep, she defeated fifth seedKarolína Plíšková in the quarterfinals, in straight sets. In the semifinals, she eventually lost to French Open finalist,Lucie Šafářová.[6][note 1] Tsurenko found revenge one week later at theUS Open, defeating the sixth seed Šafářová in the first round. However, she lost toVarvara Lepchenko in round two.[6][note 1] This performance allowed her to reach 33rd place in the world rankings at the end of the year.[7]
After a struggle in the first half of the year, Tsurenko made her first major fourth round at theUS Open, after beatingIrina-Camelia Begu andDominika Cibulková, before losing to defending finalist,Roberta Vinci. Two weeks later, she won her second WTA Tour singles title inGuangzhou by defeating Jelena Janković in the final.[6][note 1]
Tsurenko won her third career singles title inAcapulco, defeatingKristina Mladenovic in the final.[9] AfterWimbledon, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 29.[7]
She defended her title inAcapulco to claim her fourth WTA singles title by defeatingStefanie Vögele in the final.[10] InCincinnati, she made her first Premier Mandatory quarterfinal appearance in three years, after beatingDanielle Collins, Garbiñe Muguruza, andEkaterina Makarova en route, before losing to Simona Halep.[6][note 1]
At theUS Open, she entered her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, after beatingAlison Van Uytvanck, Caroline Wozniacki,Kateřina Siniaková, andMarkéta Vondroušová, before she lost to eventual championNaomi Osaka.[6][note 1] Tsurenko thus set a new career-high of No. 26 in singles.[7]
Beginning her 2019 year at theBrisbane International, she reached the final with wins over Mihaela Buzărnescu, Australian wildcard playerKimberly Birrell, Anett Kontaveit, and second seed Naomi Osaka. She lost in the championship match to fifth seed Karolína Plíšková.[11] Seeded 24th at theAustralian Open, Tsurenko was defeated in the second round byAmanda Anisimova.[12]
In February at theQatar Ladies Open, she lost in the second round to top seed and eventual finalist Simona Halep.[13] AtDubai, she was defeated in the third round by third-seeded Simona Halep.[14] Seeded 24th at theIndian Wells Open, Tsurenko made it to the third round where she lost to the ninth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka.[15]
Tsurenko started her clay-court season in Germany, at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix where she was defeated in the first round by German wildcard player Laura Siegemund.[16] At theMadrid Open, Tsurenko lost in round one to fourth seed Angelique Kerber.[17] Playing at theItalian Open, she was defeated in the first round by Yulia Putintseva. Seeded 27th at theFrench Open, Tsurenko reached the third round in which she lost to third seed and defending champion Simona Halep.[18]
Tsurenko kicked off her 2020 season at theShenzhen Open where she lost in the first round to third seed Elise Mertens.[19] At theAustralian Open, she was defeated in the first round by top seedAshleigh Barty.[20]
Seeded fourth at the first edition of theZed Tennis Open, an ITF tournament in Cairo, Egypt, Tsurenko reached the final where she lost to third seed Irina-Camelia Begu.[21] At theQatar Ladies Open, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying byGreet Minnen. Playing at theIndian Wells Challenger, Tsurenko made it to the semifinals but lost to Begu who would end up winning the title.[22]No tournaments were played from April to July 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
When play resumed in August, Tsurenko competed at thePrague Open. Coming through qualifying, she upset fifth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round.[23] She then withdrew from her second-round match against Ana Bogdan.[24]
Tsurenko started the 2021 season at the first edition of theGippsland Trophy where she lost in the first round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[25] At the2021 Australian Open, she fell in the final round of qualifying toLiudmila Samsonova. Playing at the first edition of thePhillip Island Trophy, Tsurenko was defeated in the qualifying round byMona Barthel.[26] However, she was awarded a lucky loser spot into the main draw but was eliminated in the first round byPatricia Maria Țig.[27] InAdelaide, she was beaten in the first round of qualifying by AustralianAstra Sharma.[28]
Tsurenko lost 0–6, 1–6 to then-world number one and eventual champion, Ashleigh Barty, in the first round of theAustralian Open. At theFrench Open, Tsurenko qualified into her second major main-draw debut but lost in her opener, where she was drawn to face current world No. 1,Iga Świątek.[29]
During the grass-court season, Tsurenko achieved positive results. AtEastbourne, she reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier but withdrew before her match withBeatriz Haddad Maia. AtWimbledon, she reached the third round for a second time defeating compatriotAnhelina Kalinina.[30]
At theBudapest Grand Prix, she reached the quarterfinals defeatingKamilla Rakhimova in 3 hours and 53 minutes, in the longest match of the season and seventh-longest match of theOpen Era,[31][32] but retired against third seedYulia Putintseva.[33]
She reached her first final since 2019 and sixth overall inHua Hin, Thailand after the retirement of top seedBianca Andreescu.[34] She lost toZhu Lin in the final. As a result, she returned to the top 100 on 6 February 2023.
At theIndian Wells Open, she qualified for the main draw and reached the third round, defeating Zhu Lin and 29th seedDonna Vekić, but withdrew from her match against Aryna Sabalenka citing personal reasons.[35] She explained later that she had a panic attack after speaking with the WTA CEO.[36] She lost by retirement or walkover in nine of her 18 tournaments dating back to Indian Wells from the previous year.
At theFrench Open, she reached the fourth round only for the second time at this major upsetting 13th seedBarbora Krejčíková. It was her 21st career victory over a player ranked inside the top 20, with six of those coming at Grand Slam events. It was also her first top-20 win at a major since she beat then-No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki at the 2018 US Open in her run to the quarterfinals.[37] Next she defeatedLauren Davis by retirement, and Bianca Andreescu.[38]
At theWimbledon Championships, she reached the fourth round for the first time at this major and the fifth overall. She prevailed overAna Bogdan in a 3-hour 40 minutes match with a 38 points tiebreak in the third, the longest in women's singles Grand Slam history.[39][40]
Tsurenko started the season at theAuckland Classic where she beatSachia Vickery in the first round in straight sets and lost in the second toDiane Parry in a three-setter.[6][note 1] After that, she went to theAustralian Open, in which she won againstLucia Bronzetti in the first round in another three-set match,[41]Rebeka Masarova in the second in straight sets,[42] but lost to second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, in a hard-hitting straight-sets match.[43]
Continuing her campaign on hardcourts, now in theMiddle East, Tsurenko participated in theAbu Dhabi Open, where she lost to No. 8 seed,Liudmila Samsonova, in the first round in another hard-hitting two-setter.[44]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 13 | 8–13 | 38% |
| French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | NH | A | 3R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | QF | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 45 | 38–45 | 46% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 265 | 184 | 120 | 102 | 70 | 96 | 33 | 58 | 42 | 27 | 70 | 146 | 119 | 130 | $5,354,799 | ||||
Tsurenko won all three rounds of qualifying for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and qualified for the main draw, but withdrew before her first-round match. This is not counted as a loss.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0–5 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | A | 3–3 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–10 |
Women's Tennis Association: Top Ukrainian female singles tennis players | |
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