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Kateryna Bondarenko

Ukr
Residence: Kiev, Ukraine
DOB: August 8, 1986
Birthplace: Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2000)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to King).

FEBRUARY - Reached 3r at Doha (l. to Niculescu); fell in Dubai qualifying.

MARCH - Fell in Indian Wells qualifying; reached 2r at Miami (l. to Hantuchova).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Charleston (l. to Zvonareva); fell 1r at Stuttgart (l. to Arn).

MAY - Fell in Rome qualifying; fell 1r at Brussels (l. to Petrova).
2000 - Played first event of career on ITF Circuit in Ukraine.

2001 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Played first WTA qualifying at Shanghai; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Bogotá but reaching 2r at Pattaya City.

2004 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying three times.

2005 - QF twice, at Memphis and Tashkent; reached 3r once and 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying nine times (incl. US Open).

2006 - QF at Tashkent; reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times and in qualifying 13 times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); made Top 100 debut on August 7 (after San Diego; rose from No.107 to No.94); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 50 season; QF twice, at Doha and Stuttgart; reached 3r twice and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 50 debut on May 21 (rose from No.57 to No.46).

2008 - Another Top 100 season; won first WTA title at Birmingham (d. Wickmayer in final); QF at Paris [Indoors]; reached 2r eight times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors, Olympics) and in qualifying twice; won first two WTA doubles titles (incl. Australian Open w/A.Bondarenko; second pair of sisters to win a Grand Slam doubles title - also Williams sisters); made doubles Top 10 debut on September 29 (rose from No.11 to No.10).

2009 - Second Top 50 season; QF twice, at Prague and US Open (l. to Wickmayer; first Grand Slam QF); reached 3r five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros) and 2r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon); won one WTA doubles title.

2010 - Reached 2r in first three events (incl. Australian Open); retired in Dubai 2r w/knee injury then missed three months (withdrew from Indian Wells, Miami, Ponte Vedra Beach, Charleston, Madrid); returned in May and made 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open - l. to Cibulkova 62 57 76(7); held 5mp in third set - 3mp at 5-3, 2mp in tie-break) but fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Fourth Top 100 finish in last five years; SF at Bad Gastein (l. to Martínez Sánchez); QF four times, at Auckland, Budapest, Baku and Dallas; reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r once (US Open); fell 1r three times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying 10 times; retired in Linz 1r w/neck injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2010 - ITF/Bratislava-SVK; 2008 - Birmingham; 2006 - ITF/Dubai 2-UAE; 2002 - ITF/Pune 2-IND.

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2009 - Prague (w/A.Bondarenko); 2008 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors] (both w/A.Bondarenko); 2006 - ITF/Orange-USA (w/A.Bondarenko); 2002 - ITF/Pune 2-IND (w/Amanmuradova).
Finalist (3): 2011 - Hobart (w/Dekmeijere); 2009 - Hobart, Budapest (both w/A.Bondarenko).

ADDITIONAL
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2005, 2008-12; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by parents, Vladimir and Natalia ... Was introduced to tennis at age 4 by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Alona (both play tennis, Alona also plays on WTA) ... Married Denis Volodko in September 2011 ... Has one cat (Pers) and one dog (Princess) ... Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English ... Enjoys Russian pop music, playing chess, reading books ... Enjoys visiting friends in Cherkasy, Ukraine.
- Was first Ukrainian woman to reach a Grand Slam QF (2009 US Open).
- Junior highlights include winning 2004 Wimbledon (d. Ivanovic in final).