Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok (Ukrainian: Надія Вікторівна Кіченок, born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 31 January 2022, she reached a career-high of No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings. Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four with her twin sister Lyudmyla. She has also won four singles titles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 6 January 2014, she also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 100.
 Kichenok at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Residence | Dnipro, Ukraine |
| Born | 20 July 1992 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,736,139 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 227–175 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 100 (6 January 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2013, 2014) |
| US Open | Q1 (2013, 2014) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 418–317 |
| Career titles | 9 WTA, 24 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 29 (31 January 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 40 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2018) |
| French Open | QF (2024) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2021, 2024) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2020) |
| French Open | SF (2019) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
| US Open | QF (2018) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 7–7 |
| Last updated on: 18 November 2024. | |
Career
editPlaying for Ukraine Fed Cup team, Kichenok has a win–loss record of 7–7 as of November 2024.[1]
In 2015, Nadiia and Lyudmyla came back from a 0–5 deficit in the second set tie-break of their 6–4, 7–6 defeat of Liang Chen and Wang Yafan in the Shenzhen Open final. That made the Kichenoks the second pair of twins, after Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková, to win a WTA Tour doubles title. They had previously been runners-up at Tashkent in 2011, and at Shenzhen in 2014.[2]
Partnering with Raluca Olaru, she defeated Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria in the final to claim the doubles title at the 2021 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy.[3] They also won the 2021 Chicago Women's Open, winning thd final against her sister Lyudmyla and Makoto Ninomiya in a deciding champions tiebreak.[4]
At the inaugural edition of the Tallinn Open in 2022, seeded third with her sister, she won her eighth title defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar and Laura Siegemund in the final.[5]
At the 2023 Ladies Linz, she reached the final with Anna-Lena Friedsam, losing to Natela Dzalamidze and her partner Viktória Kužmová in a deciding champions tiebreak.[6]
With her sister, she reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[citation needed]
In Ukraine's 2024 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs tie against Austria, Kichenok partnered with Katarina Zavatska to defeat Sinja Kraus and Tamira Paszek in the deciding doubles match.[7][8]
Apparel and equipment
editNadiia Kichenok is sponsored by Mizuno and Wilson (racket).
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 0 / 10 | 8–10 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | NH | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | 0 / 10 | 12–10 |
| US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 0–3 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 0 / 39 | 33–39 |
Significant finals
editWTA Elite Trophy
editSingles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2018 | Zhuhai, China | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
WTA Tour finals
editDoubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International[a] | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2014 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2015 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–12] | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2016 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | International | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2017 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | 2–6, 6–7 (4–7) | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Apr 2017 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Clay | 7–6(8–6), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | May 2018 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Aug 2018 | Silicon Valley Classic, US | Premier[b] | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 4–6 | Nov 2018 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite Trophy | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 5–6 | Jan 2020 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6–6 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | WTA 500 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2021 | Bad Homburg Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Grass | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 2021 | Chicago Women's Open, US | WTA 250 | Hard | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2021 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | WTA 500 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 2022 | Tallinn Open, Estonia | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 8–9 | Feb 2023 | Linz Open, Austria | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 5–7, [10–12] | ||
| Win | 9–9 | Sep 2023 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | WTA 250 | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 9–10 | Apr 2024 | Charleston Open, US | WTA 500 | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | Midland Tennis Classic, United States |
Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2023 | Clarins Open Paris, France |
Clay | 7–5, 6–7(2), [12–14] |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | 7–6(2), 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2011 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2012 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2012 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–4 | Jun 2012 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(3) | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2012 | ITF Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–7(3) | |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jan 2013 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | 2–6, 7–6(5), 6–7(5) | |
| Loss | 1–7 | Mar 2013 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(3), 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–7 | Apr 2013 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–7 | Jul 2013 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 4–7 | Nov 2013 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–1 |
Doubles: 46 (24 titles, 22 runner–ups)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | 1 October 2006 | Royal Cup Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 25 May 2007 | ITF Cherkassy, Ukraine | Clay | 6–7(3), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | 3 August 2008 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 4. | 29 August 2008 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 5. | 23 March 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 6. | 22 May 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1. | 13 September 2009 | ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands |
Clay | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 2. | 16 October 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 6–2, [10–3] | ||
| Win | 3. | 1 November 2009 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 4. | 14 November 2009 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | 6–3, 7–6(7) | ||
| Loss | 7. | 22 November 2009 | ITF Opole, Poland | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 8. | 7 February 2010 | ITF Rancho Mirage, United States |
Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 9. | 28 March 2010 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | 7–6(4), 2–6, [3–10] | ||
| Loss | 10. | 3 April 2010 | Yugra Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | 6–7(7), 6–2, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 5. | 8 May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 11. | 21 May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 12. | 27 June 2010 | ITF Périgueux, France | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 13. | 3 July 2010 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 6. | 10 October 2010 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | 6–7(5), 6–4, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 7. | 26 March 2011 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8. | 30 April 2011 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 14. | 5 June 2011 | Přerov Cup, Czech Republic | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9. | 16 October 2011 | Open de Touraine, France | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 10. | 6 November 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–1, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 15. | 22 January 2012 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11. | 20 May 2012 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 12. | 16 June 2012 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 13. | 21 July 2012 | ITF Donetsk, Ukraine | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 16. | 28 July 2012 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 17. | 18 August 2012 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | Hard | 4–6, 7–6(6), [4–10] | ||
| Win | 14. | 3 November 2012 | ITF Netanya, Israel | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 18. | 10 November 2012 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | Hard (i) | 6–1, 2–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 15. | 18 November 2012 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 16. | 11 January 2013 | Blossom Cup, China | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [12–10] | ||
| Loss | 19. | 30 March 2013 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | Hard (i) | 6–2, 5–7, [0–10] | ||
| Win | 17. | 28 April 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 18. | 27 July 2013 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 19. | 9 November 2013 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 20. | 15 November 2013 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 20. | 1 November 2014 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 21. | 21 February 2015 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 22. | 26 April 2015 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 21. | 5 February 2016 | Launceston International, Australia | Hard | 6–2, 5–7, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 23. | 20 March 2016 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 22. | 11 March 2017 | Zhuhai Open, China | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 24. | 19 March 2017 | Pingshan Open, China | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 |
Notes
edit- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
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