Ksenia Pervak

Ksenia Pervak
Ксения Первак
Pervak at the 2014 Wimbledon Qualifying
Full nameKsenia Yuryevna Pervak
Country (sports) Russia (2005–2011, 2013-2017)
 Kazakhstan (2011–2013)
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33)
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2017
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,024,792
Singles
Career record269–153
Career titles1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 37 (19 September 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2013)
French Open1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Wimbledon4R (2011)
US Open1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Doubles
Career record42–44
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 123 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2013)
French Open1R (2012)
Wimbledon1R (2012)
US Open1R (2011)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–1

Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak (Russian: Ксения Юрьевна Первак; born 27 May 1991) is a former tennis player from Russia.

Pervak won one singles title on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 19 September 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. On 30 January 2012, she peaked at No. 123 in the doubles rankings.

Pervak won the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Laura Robson in straight sets in the final.[1][2]

In November 2015, she announced her retirement from professional tennis due to chronic injuries.[3] However, she did return to tennis briefly, playing four tournaments between September 2016[4] and January 2017. Her last match was a loss in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open.

Career

2009

Pervak made it to the second round of the Pattaya Open where she lost to second seed Caroline Wozniacki in three sets.[5] She then won three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw in 's-Hertogenbosch where she defeated Czech Petra Cetkovská in the first round.[6] Pervak also won the Australian Open junior tournament in that year, defeating Laura Robson in the final.[1][2]

2010

In early February, Pervak lost in the first round of the Pattaya Open to then world No. 14, Vera Zvonareva.[7] Pervak then reached the Malaysian Open main draw but lost to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, in the first round.[8][9] At the French Open, she reached the main draw where she lost to Maria Sharapova in the first round. At the Slovenia Open, Pervak reached her first WTA Tour semifinal against Johanna Larsson but she had to retire due to a wrist injury.

At the Guangzhou International Open, she defeated the No. 2 seed Chan Yung-jan in the first round, and reached the quarterfinals by defeating Russian compatriot Alexandra Panova, winning 24 of 27 points in the final set.

2011

Pervak kicked off her 2011 season in Brisbane, Australia, where she was seeded seventh for the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International. She defeated Jessica Moore and Alexandra Panova but was defeated by Anastasia Pivovarova in the third qualifying round. She gained entry into the main draw as a lucky loser and defeated Anna Chakvetadze in the first round, before losing in the second to Petra Kvitová.

Pervak played in the first round of the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, but lost to 13th seed and fellow Russian Nadia Petrova.

Pervak made the semifinals of the $100k event in Midland, losing to eventual champion Lucie Hradecká. She made two consecutive quarterfinals of WTA Tour events in Memphis and Monterrey, losing to Hradecká and Gisela Dulko, respectively.

Pervak lost in qualifying at the Indian Wells Open to Jamie Hampton. However, she qualified for the Miami Open, defeating Zuzana Kučová and Junri Namigata. She lost in the fourth round of Wimbledon to Tamira Paszek, in three sets.

2013

Pervak began her 2013 season at the Brisbane International. Coming through qualifying, she upset eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[10] Her win over Wozniacki was her first victory over a top-ten player.

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open Q1 Q3 1R 1R 2R A A A Q1 1–3
French Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R A A A 0–4
Wimbledon A Q2 4R 1R A Q1 A A A 3–2
US Open A 1R 1R 1R Q3 1R A A A 0–4
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 3–4 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–13

Doubles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Australian Open A 1R 2R 1–2
French Open A 1R A 0–1
Wimbledon A 1R A 0–1
US Open 1R A A 0–1
Win–loss 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–5

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2011 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International Hard Russia Vera Zvonareva 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2011 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard Czech Republic Eva Birnerová 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2010 Pattaya Open, Thailand International Hard Russia Anna Chakvetadze New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 		5–7, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (9–8)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2007 ITF Batumi, Georgia 25,000 Hard Italy Corinna Dentoni 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 May 2008 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Nina Bratchikova 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Aug 2008 ITF Penza, Russia 50,000 Clay Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–1 Aug 2008 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Elena Kulikova 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Sep 2008 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Slovakia Lenka Wienerová 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 2008 ITF Podolsk, Russia 50,000 Carpet (i) Russia Alisa Kleybanova 6–7(5), 0–6
Win 4–3 Aug 2009 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Ekaterina Ivanova 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–3 Aug 2009 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Russia Ekaterina Ivanova 6–0, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Aug 2009 ITF Katowice, Poland 25,000 Clay Italy Camila Giorgi 2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–5 Sep 2009 Denain Open, France 50,000 Clay France Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro 3–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Sep 2009 ITF Helsinki, Finland 25,000 Hard (i) France Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–5 Jun 2010 Bella Cup Toruń, Poland 25,000 Clay Poland Magda Linette 6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–6 Jun 2011 ITF Zlín, Сzech Republic 50,000 Clay Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 1–6, 0–6
Win 8–6 Oct 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina 6–0, 7–5
Win 9–6 Nov 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 50,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Eva Birnerová 6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss 9–7 Feb 2014 Dow Midland Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Heather Watson 4–6, 0–6
Loss 9–8 Jul 2015 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Russia Natela Dzalamidze 6–6 ret.

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 8 September 2008 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Russia Alexandra Panova Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Russia Eugeniya Pashkova 		6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5]
Win 2. 3 November 2008 Ismaning Open, Germany 50,000 Carpet (i) Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova Germany Julia Görges
Germany Laura Siegemund 		6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 3. 30 March 2010 ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 50,000 Carpet (i) Russia Alexandra Panova Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok 		7–6(7), 2–6, [10–7]
Loss 1. 31 May 2010 Maribor Open, Slovenia 50,000 Clay Russia Alexandra Panova Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Slovenia Tadeja Majerič 		3–6, 6–7(6)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2009 Australian Open Hard United Kingdom Laura Robson 6–3, 6–1

References

  1. ^ a b Bierley, Steve (31 January 2009). "Robson comes up short in junior final". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b Heim, Jason (3 February 2009). "Tennis: Ksenia Pervak Wins Australian Open Girls' Singles Title". sportguru.net. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  3. ^ Pervak, Ksenia (5 November 2015). "Ksenia Pervak - the decision to retire". Championat. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ Первак возобновила карьеру и сыграет на турнире в Санкт-Петербурге
  5. ^ "Tennis: Wozniacki advances to Pattaya Open quarter-finals". Agence France-Presse. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Seeds 2 for 2 on Day 2". WTA. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  7. ^ Chittinand, Tor (10 February 2010). "Tammy, Zvonareva advance in Pattaya". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  8. ^ "Noppawan beats Pervak in Malaysian Open". The Star. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  9. ^ "Noppawan beats Pervak in Malaysian Open". The Times of India. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  10. ^ Swanton, Will (31 December 2012). "Wozniacki bundled out of Brisbane International". Reuters. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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