Varvara Lepchenko
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Lepchenko at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships
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| Full name | Varvara Lepchenko |
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| Country (sports) |
 Uzbekistan (2001–2006) United States (2007–present)
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| Residence | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Born |
May 21, 1986 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 3,348,124 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 435–317 (57.85%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (1 October 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 51 ( 29 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2015, 2016) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012) |
| US Open | 4R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 102–131 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (17 June 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 234 (8 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2013) |
| French Open | QF (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012, 2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2013) |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Varvara Lepchenko (ukr. Варвара Петрiвна Лепченко); born May 21, 1986, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) is an American professional tennis player of Ukrainian descent. As of February 29, 2016, she is ranked No. 51 in the world. She has won eleven ITF singles titles during her career.
Lepchenko was born into a Ukrainian family residing in Tashkent 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.
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 eleven ITF titles in her career, all in the United States. Her most recent title came in 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri.
In the 2009 MPS Group Championships, as a lucky loser, she upset the 4th seed Patty Schnyder in the first round. She also reached the final of an ITF tournament in Cuneo this year.
Lepchenko reached the second rounds of the French Open and Wimbledon in 2010. She lost to Dominika Cibulková and Alona Bondarenko respectively. In 2011, Lepchenko recorded the biggest win of her career by defeating 18th seed Flavia Pennetta in the first round of the French Open.
Varvara started the year failing to qualify at Auckland and Sydney. She lost in the first round of the 2012 Australian Open to 20th seed Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 3–6, 2–6. At the Qatar Total Open, Lepchenko advanced to the 3rd round where she lost to World Number 6 Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–1, after holding set points in the first set. Her next tournament was the Memphis International where she made the quarterfinals and lost to Italian Alberta Brianti 7–5, 6–3. After qualifying for the main draw at the Mutua Madrid Open she beat 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in three sets 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 in the first round. She then defeated Shahar Pe'er 7–6, 6–4 and Anabel Medina 6–1, 6–7, 6–3. Lepchenko's run was ended by Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–4. After the tournament she rose to a career high number 59.
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