Irina Khromacheva
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Irina Khromacheva is a junior Russia
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 player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 347th, which she reached on November 14, 2011. Her current singles ranking as of November 14, 2011, is 347th.

Personal life

Irina Khromacheva was born to Pavel and Natalya Khromacheva on 12 May 1995 in Moscow, Russia. She trains at Justine Henin Academy in Belgium
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. Khromacheva states that she doesn't have a favourite surface and likes everything. She started playing tennis at the age of four.

Junior tennis

Khromacheva had a breakthrough on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2008, in that year she won her first junior ITF title at the junior Zagreb Open.

In 2009 she won 4 junior titles and competed for the first time at Roland Garros and the US Open. She lost in both tournaments in the first round.

In 2010 she won 4 junior titles and on June 7 she was number 1 of the juniors. In the Roland Garros junior Grand Slam she fared much better than in the last year where she lost in the semi-final to Ons Jabeur
Ons Jabeur
Ons Jabeur is a Tunisian tennis player. She won the Petits Ducs tournament in Dijon in 2008, and is a two-time under-16s champion in Africa. She got to the final of the 2010 French Open girls' singles, but lost to Elina Svitolina...

 from Tunisia with 6–3 and 6–2 score. At Wimbledon she lost in the quarter-finals to Sachie Ishizu
Sachie Ishizu
Sachie Ishizu is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 06, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 224. She is coached by her father, Yasuhiko Ishizu. Sachie was the runner-up in the girls' singles event of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships,...

 of Japan 6–1 and 6–2 and at the last junior Grand slam of the year, the US Open she lost in the second round also to Ons Jabeur 6–3 and 6–3.

In 2011 she lost the Wimbledon junior singles final to Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty is a junior Australian tennis player who is currently the number 3 ranked junior in the world.- Junior Grand Slam singles finals :-External links:...

 of Australia 7–5, 7–6(3); in the junior doubles she reached the semi-final stage.

Junior Grand Slam singles finals (0–1)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner–up 2011 Wimbledon Championships Grass   Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty
Ashleigh Barty is a junior Australian tennis player who is currently the number 3 ranked junior in the world.- Junior Grand Slam singles finals :-External links:...

5–7, 6–7(3)

Junior Grand Slam doubles finals (2–1)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner–up 2010
2010 Wimbledon Championships
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Wimbledon Championships Grass   Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina is a junior Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 326, which she reached on October 03, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 397, achieved on May 9, 2011...

  Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos
Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member...

 
  Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens
-Personal life:Stephens was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, a professional American football player...

7–6(7), 2–6, 2–6
Winner 2011
2011 French Open
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French Open Clay   Maryna Zanevska
Maryna Zanevska
Maryna Zanevska is a Ukrainian tennis player and winner of the 2009 US Open - Girls' Doubles with her Russian double partner Valeria Solovieva...

  Victoria Kan 
  Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs is a junior Dutch tennis player. Althought not successful in singles, Schuurs successfully compete at doubles tournaments. Her highest WTA doubles ranking is 553rd achieved on August 1, 2011. Her current doubles ranking as of September 12, 2011 is 666th.- Junior Grand Slam doubles...

6–4, 7–5
Winner 2011
2011 US Open (tennis)
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U.S. Open
U.S. Open
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Hard   Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs
Demi Schuurs is a junior Dutch tennis player. Althought not successful in singles, Schuurs successfully compete at doubles tournaments. Her highest WTA doubles ranking is 553rd achieved on August 1, 2011. Her current doubles ranking as of September 12, 2011 is 666th.- Junior Grand Slam doubles...

  Gabrielle Andrews 
  Taylor Townsend
Taylor Townsend (tennis)
Taylor Townsend is an American professional tennis player.-2010: Townsend only took part in 1 event in 2010, which was the $10,000 Amelia Island Circuit.-2011: Townsend has reached 2 ITF Circuit Semi Finals:...

6–4, 5-7, [10-5]

ITF Circuit singles finals (2–1)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 3 April 2011   ITF $10,000 Ribeirao Preto
Ribeirão Preto
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, Brazil
Brazil
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Clay   Viktoria Malova 6–1, 6–3
Winner 2. 8 May 2011   ITF $10,000 Casarano
Casarano
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, Italy
Italy
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Clay   Anne Schäfer
Anne Schäfer
Anne Schäfer is a German tennis player who turned professional in 2005.-Early life and education:Schäfer started playing tennis when she was seven years old...

6–3, 6–4
Runner-Up 3. 6 November 2011   ITF $25,000 Istanbul
Istanbul
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, Turkey
Turkey
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Hard   Lesia Tsurenko 1-6, 5-7

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