Varvara Lepchenko
Encyclopedia
Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis
player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.
, as a lucky loser
, she upset 4 seed Patty Schnyder
in the first round. She also reached the final of an ITF tournament in Cuneo
this year.
In 2011, Lepchenko recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating 18th seed Flavia Pennetta
in the first round of the French Open. She will play countrywoman Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second round.
tournaments. Lepchenko and her family, whose Russian
– Ukrainian
heritage made them a target of persecution in their homeland, 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.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.
Early life and junior career
Lepchenko was born in 1986 and started playing tennis at age seven; her father Petr became her coach. She reached a junior career high of no. 244 on January 5, 2004. She turned pro in 2001.Professional
In 2006, she reached the second round of the US Open, and later that year she reached her career high of no. 84 on October 2, 2006. She has won seven ITF titles in her career, all in the United States. Her most recent title came in 2008, in Ashland, KY. In the 2009 MPS Group Championships2009 MPS Group Championships - Singles
Caroline Wozniacki beat Aleksandra Wozniak in the final, 6-1, 6-2.-Seeds:# Nadia Petrova # Caroline Wozniacki # Dominika Cibulková # Patty Schnyder Aleksandra Wozniak ...
, as a lucky loser
Lucky Loser
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, she upset 4 seed Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
in the first round. She also reached the final of an ITF tournament in Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
this year.
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
in the first round of the French Open. She will play countrywoman Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second round.
Personal
In September 2007, it was revealed that Lepchenko had become a U.S. citizen and that she would represent the United States in Women's Tennis AssociationWomen's Tennis Association
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tournaments. Lepchenko and her family, whose Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
– Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
heritage made them a target of persecution in their homeland, 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.