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Yana Buchina

Yana Buchina
Яна Бучина
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Yana Buchina
Country (sports)  Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Born (1992-02-07) February 7, 1992 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro 2007
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $48,605
Singles
Career record 137 - 97
Career titles 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 334 (12 August 2013)
Current ranking No. 740 (12 January 2015)
Doubles
Career record 22 - 21
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking No. 569 (05 March 2012)
Current ranking No. 727 (12 January 2015)
Last updated on: 12 January 2015.

Yana Alexandrovna Buchina (Russian: Яна Бучина; born February 7, 1992) is a junior Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 334, which she reached on 12 August 2013. Her highest WTA doubles ranking is 569, which she reached on 05 March 2012.

Yana Buchina was born to Alexander and Lillia Buchina. She was born on February 7, 1992 in Moscow, Russia, where she currently resides. Yana Buchina speaks Russian and English. Her favourite surfaces are grass and hard. She is currently coached by her father Alexander Buchin and by Eugenia Maniokova.

In 2009 she played in the third round of the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles event, and the first round of the girls' doubles event, partnering Heather Watson. The duo lost to Viktoria Kamenskaya and Karina Pimkina 7–5, 6–4. She reached the second round of the 2009 French Open girls' event and the semi-finals of the doubles. Yana lost in the third round of girls' singles event and in the third round of the doubles at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. And at 2009 US Open, she lost in the final of the singles event to Heather Watson from the Great Britain with a score 6–4 and 6–1 .


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