Personal

Coached by father, Emmanuil ... Mother is Victoria (engineer) ... Introduced to tennis at age 7 when father took her to a local club ... Most memorable experience was how patriotic she felt when Ukrainian national anthem was played after she won European Junior Championships in 2000; other great memories were playing Capriati on Suzanne Lenglen at Roland Garros, representing Ukraine in Fed Cup and winning WTA doubles title in Katowice ... While she was out injured wrote a book in Russian about travelling on the tour, aimed as a guide for young players; currently writes articles for Ukrainian Tennis Magazine.

Career Highlights

DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2014 - Katowice (w/Savchuk); 2005 - Modena (w/Jugic-Salkic); 2003 - Tashkent (w/Poutchek).
Finalist (3): 2009 - Pattaya City (w/Diatchenko); 2006 - Kolkata (w/Fedak); 2001 - Sopot (w/Rodionova).

ADDITIONAL
Ukrainian Fed Cup Team, 2013; Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2000, 2004.