Lesia Tsurenko
Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko is a Ukrainian tennis player.
Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ITF 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 doubles rankings.
Career
2013
In 2013, Tsurenko reached the semifinals of the WTA Premier Brisbane International tournament, after entering the draw as a lucky loser replacing Maria Sharapova; she defeated Jarmila Gajdošová and Daniela Hantuchová before losing in three sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Having qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open, she again faced Pavlyuchenkova, the 24th seed. This time Tsurenko won in three sets. She then beat fellow qualifier Daria Gavrilova in the second round, but lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the third. Tsurenko continued her good run of form on the North American hard courts, as she reached the third round at the Indian Wells Masters as a qualifier; she defeated Ayumi Morita and Yaroslava Shvedova before falling to Petra Kvitová. She reached a then career-high ranking of No. 60 in the world.2014
After nearly falling out of the world's top 200 prior to Wimbledon in 2014, Tsurenko experienced a mid-career revival. After qualifying for Wimbledon, Tsurenko defeated Dinah Pfizenmaier to set up a second round meeting with Simona 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 in the final of the Vancouver Open to Jarmila Wolfe in three sets. She also reached the semifinals of the Tashkent Open before losing to eventual champion Karin Knapp. Her late-season run ensured she'd finish inside the world's top 100 for the second year in a row.2015: First WTA title
In 2015, Tsurenko reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters, again as a qualifier, defeating Annika Beck, Andrea Petkovic, Alizé Cornet and Eugenie Bouchard before retiring against Jelena Janković in the quarterfinals due to an ankle injury she suffered in defeating Bouchard. After again reaching the second round of Wimbledon and losing to Irina-Camelia Begu, Tsurenko won her first WTA singles title in Istanbul, defeating Urszula Radwańska in final. As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 47. In summer, she qualified for the Canadian Open in Toronto by beating Nicole Gibbs and Lara Arruabarrena, and then defeated Yanina Wickmayer, Wimbledon finalist Garbiñe Muguruza and Carina Witthöft, before succumbing to Sara Errani in the quarterfinals.Her good form continued at the Connecticut Open. As a lucky loser, replacing Simona Halep, she defeated fifth seed Karolína Plíšková in straight sets in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she eventually lost to French Open finalist Lucie Šafářová. Tsurenko found revenge one week later at the US Open, defeating the Czech sixth seed Lucie Šafářová in the first round. However, she lost to Varvara Lepchenko in round two.
2016: First Grand Slam fourth-round appearance
After struggle in first half of the year, Tsurenko made her first Grand Slam fourth round at the US Open after beating Irina-Camelia Begu and Dominika Cibulková before losing to defending finalist Roberta Vinci. Two weeks later, Tsurenko won her second WTA Tour singles title in Guangzhou, defeating Jelena Janković in the final.2017: Third WTA title and top 30 debut
Tsurenko won her WTA third singles title in Acapulco, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in final. After Wimbledon, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 29.2018: Fourth WTA title and Grand Slam quarterfinals debut
Lesia Tsurenko defended her title in Acapulco as her fourth singles title by beating Stefanie Vögele in the final. In Cincinnati, Tsurenko made her first Premier Mandatory quarterfinal appearance in three years, after beating Danielle Collins，Garbiñe Muguruza，and Ekaterina Makarova en-route，before losing to Simona Halep. At the US Open, Tsurenko reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal after beating Alison Van Uytvanck，Caroline Wozniacki，Kateřina Siniaková，and Markéta Vondroušová, before losing to eventual champion Naomi Osaka. Tsurenko thus set a new career high of 26 in singles.2020
Tsurenko kicked off her 2020 season at the Shenzhen Open. She lost in the first round to third seed Elise Mertens. At the Australian Open, Tsurenko was defeated in the first round by top seed Ashleigh Barty.Performance timelines
''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.Singles
This table is current through the 2020 Australian Open.Notes
- WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
Doubles
WTA career finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2015 İstanbul Cup – Singles| | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Hard |  Urszula Radwańska | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | 2016 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles| | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard |  Jelena Janković | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | 2017 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Hard | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Win | 4–0 | 2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | International | Hard |  Stefanie Vögele | |
| Loss | 4–1 | 2019 Brisbane International – Women's Singles| | Brisbane International, Australia | Premier | Hard |  Karolína Plíšková | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
ITF finals
Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | ITF Baku, Azerbaijan | 10,000 | Clay |  Tinatin Kavlashvili | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2008 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Vivian Segnini | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2008 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 10,000 | Carpet |  Elina Gasanova | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2010 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard |  Oxana Lyubtsova | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2010 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard | Anna Lapushchenkova | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard |  Richèl Hogenkamp | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2011 | ITF Ipswich, Australia | 25,000 | Clay |  Sally Peers | 7–5, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2011 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay |  Réka Luca Jani | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Oct 2011 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | Nov 2011 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–5 | 2012 Telavi Open – Singles| | ITF Telavi, Georgia | 50,000 | Clay | Elina Svitolina | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | 2014 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Women's Singles| | ITF Vancouver, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Jarmila Wolfe | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6–7 | 2020 Zed Tennis Open – Singles| | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 100,000 | Hard |  Irina-Camelia Begu | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner–ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | ITF Baku, Azerbaijan | 10,000 | Clay | Kateryna Yergina | Vasilisa Davydova Avgusta Tsybysheva | 5–7, 6–4, |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2008 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |  Ima Bohush | Daniëlle Harmsen Renée Reinhard | w/o |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2008 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | Kristina Antoniychuk | Mihaela Buzărnescu Oksana Kalashnikova | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2008 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 25,000 | Clay |  Florencia Molinero |  Darija Jurak  Vojislava Lukić | 4–6, 7–5, |
| Win | 2–3 | Sep 2008 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Ima Bohush |  Albina Khabibulina Alexandra Kolesnichenko | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2008 | ITF Podolsk, Russia | 50,000 | Carpet | Anastasia Poltoratskaya | Ima Bohush Darya Kustova | 7–6, 1–6, |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2008 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 50,000 | Hard | Anastasia Poltoratskaya | Alisa Kleybanova Tatiana Poutchek | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 2009 | ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 50,000 | Carpet | Ksenia Milevskaya | Oksana Kalashnikova Valeria Savinykh | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2009 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard |  Naomi Cavaday |  Kristína Kučová  Anastasija Sevastova | 6–2, 2–6, |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Milevskaya | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–4 | Feb 2010 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard | Ksenia Milevskaya |  Nikola Hofmanova Yvonne Meusburger | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–5 | May 2010 | ITF Jounieh, Lebanon | 50,000 | Clay | Ksenia Milevskaya | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–6 | May 2010 | ITF Brno, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova |  Carmen Klaschka Laura Siegemund | w/o |
| Win | 8–6 | Aug 2010 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Albina Khabibulina  Ksenia Palkina | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–7 | 2011 Strabag Prague Open – Women's Doubles| | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | Olga Savchuk | Darya Kustova Arina Rodionova | 6–2, 1–6, |
| Loss | 8–8 | 2012 The Oaks Club Challenger – Doubles| | ITF Osprey, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Alexandra Panova |  Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy | 6–2, 4–6, |