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Kateryna Bondarenko

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Residence	Kiev, Ukraine
Date of Birth 	August 8, 1986
Birthplace 	Krivyi Rig, Ukraine
Height 		5' 9" (1.75m)
Weight 		132 lbs. (60kg)
Plays 		Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)
Status 		Pro (2000)
Career in Review
2004 - As world No.312 LL at Sopot, l. in 1r to No.97 Douchevina, and as No.307 qualifier, l. in 1r to eventual finalist No.80 Razzano; l. in qualifying at three other Tour events; reached final at $25K ITF/Bari-ITL as qualifier (l. to sister Alona).

2005 - Season highlighted by first two Tour QF finishes, at Memphis (as WC, l. to top seed Zvonareva) and Tashkent (l. 62 76(10) to No.5 seed and eventual champion Krajicek); 3r at Los Angeles (qualified; l. to Hantuchova), 2r at Estoril (as LL) and 1r at Amelia Island (as qualifier), Istanbul (as LL) and Wimbledon (qualified; l. to former champion Martinez); fell in qualifying at nine other Tour-level events (incl. US Open); also first Tour doubles SF at Estoril (w/A.Bondarenko).

2006 in detail
FEBRUARY - Qualified for first Tour main draw of season at Pattaya City, falling 1r (l. to eventual runner-up Kostanic); also fell 1r at Bangalore (l. to sister A.Bondarenko); at Dubai, reached 2r in singles (as qualifier, d. Peschke in 1r; l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion Henin-Hardenne 64 75) and SF in doubles (as qualifiers w/A.Bondarenko, upset top seeds Likhovtseva/Zvonareva en route; l. to eventual champions Peschke/Schiavone).

Awards
In juniors, won 2004 Wimbledon (eliminated top-seed in SF and No. 3 seed in final) and reached 2004 Roland Garros SF.

Personal
Began playing at age 4 ... Parents, Vladimir and Natalia, serves as tennis coaches for her, along with sisters, Alona and Valeria, both who play professionally ... Speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and English ... Enjoys listening to music, dancing and hanging out with friends ... Likes spending time at home in Kiev ... Also likes soccer, drinking pineapple juice and listening to Russian pop music.
 
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#235 ·
Bad draw :sad: :sad: Katya made the second round last year,she will lose points if Safina wins :sad: Try your best Katya :bounce: :rocker2: and thanks a lot for the pics Linda :D :D I like Katya's outfit :D
 
#238 · (Edited)
perhaps it's asking too much for a r1
but katya wasn't doing that bad vs kuznetsova who is better than safina
btw it's "davai" in ukrainian, too? davai!

it's been postponed until Wednesday
Court 13, 12:00 noon Start
1 Ladies' Singles - 1st Rnd.
Dinara Safina (RUS)[13] v. Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)
5-7, 6(7)-7(9) she was up 5-4 in the second, and also winning in the tb iirc :hug:
in this pic she's with her Wimbledon trophy after beating Ivanovic
a pic from this match from yahoo
beautiful dress
 
#240 ·
Katya lost 7/5 7/6 (7) She led 6/3 in the tie break :mad: :sad:
 
#242 · (Edited)
friday's oop Court 19, 11:00 am Start
1 Ladies' Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Emilie Loit (FRA)/Nicole Pratt (AUS) v. Yuliana Fedak (UKR)/Kaia Kanepi (EST)

2 Gentlemen's Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Wayne Arthurs (AUS)/Justin Gimelstob (USA) v. Simone Bolelli (ITA)/Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)

3 Mixed Doubles - 1st Rnd.
Jim Thomas (USA)/Meilen Tu (USA) v. Jordan Kerr (AUS)/ Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR)

they won 7(7)6(3) 62

Court 18, 11:00 am Start
1 Ladies' Doubles - 3rd Rnd.
Jill Craybas (USA)/Laura Granville (USA) v. Cara Black (ZIM)[2]/Liezel Huber (RSA)[2]

2 Gentlemen's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Wayne Arthurs (AUS)/Justin Gimelstob (USA) v. Christopher Kas (GER)/Alexander Peya (AUT)
3 Mixed Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Jordan Kerr (AUS)/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) v.Kevin Ullyett (ZIM)[4]/Liezel Huber (RSA)[4]
they won against a good team, 76 46 64

Court 4, 11:00 am Start
1 Gentlemen's Doubles - 2nd Rnd.
Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)[9]/Pavel Vizner (CZE)[9] v. Frantisek Cermak (CZE)/Leos Friedl (CZE)

2 Mixed Doubles - 3rd Rnd.
Paul Hanley (AUS)[16]/Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)[16] v. Jordan Kerr (AUS)/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) play suspended at 46 31

Court 4, 11:00 am Start
1 Ladies' Doubles - Qtr. Finals
Lisa Raymond (USA)[1]/Samantha Stosur (AUS)[1] v. Kveta Peschke (CZE)[5]/Rennae Stubbs (AUS)[5]

2 Mixed Doubles - 3rd Rnd.
Paul Hanley (AUS)[16]/Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR)[16] v. Jordan Kerr (AUS)/Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) They won 46 64 64

saturday
they lost to bjorkman/molik 64 36 46
 
#243 ·
It's a shame about the match against Dinara :bigcry:

Her lack of focus is still a problem :sad:

I hope that Katya and Jordan Kerr keep :drive: through the mixed doubles draw :cool:
 
#247 ·
From: http://www.theage.com.au/news/tennis...438134497.html

Gold Coast
July 15, 2007 - 4:52PM


Already plotting revenge against Ukrainian tennis stars Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko, veteran Nicole Pratt claims the sisters are mentally fragile.

World No.22 Alona Bondarenko sealed a 3-0 victory over Australia today in the Fed Cup tie on the Gold Coast with a 7-5 6-4 triumph over a never-say-die Pratt.

Kateryna Bondarenko shocked the home side with a display of flawless tennis to smash Pratt 6-0 6-1 in the second of yesterday's singles matches.

Pratt felt the Bondarenkos gained enormous benefit from being able to seek on-court advice and reassurance from captain Volodymyr Bogdanov when under pressure this weekend.

Unlike the professional women's tour, Fed Cup captains are allowed to coach their players during match intervals.

"Where I see their biggest weakness is mentally," world No.46 Pratt said about the sisters.

"That's where the Fed Cup is unique because they have a coach on the court to settle them down.

"If I play either of those sisters at any stage during the rest of the year, I think I'm going to beat them for the pure reason that mentally they don't have the assistance that they've had during Fed Cup.

"I'm going to take the positives from this week and hopefully have a little bit of revenge in the future."


Australia has been relegated to the Asia-Oceania zonal group competition for 2008 following the loss to Ukraine.

Pratt reckons Australia has the team to not only qualify for World Group I but clinch her country's first Fed Cup since victory over Spain in 1993.

"I really truly believe we could have got back to Group I and if we did, we would've had as much chance as anyone else to win the Fed Cup," Pratt said.

"It's strange that I'm saying that because now we're in qualifying."

Gold Coast girl Samantha Stosur missed this weekend's crunch tie due to a virus, robbing the team of the No.1 player.

In Stosur's absence world No.101 Casey Dellacqua stepped up and won her dead rubber 6-4 6-2 against Yuliana Fedak.

It's an encouraging sign for Australian women's tennis, with Fed Cup captain David Taylor predicting the 22-year-old West Australian to climb further up the world rankings this year.

"I don't think she's really maxing out at all," Taylor said.

"By the time the Australian summer comes around, Casey will be a direct acceptance (into the Australian Open) for sure.

"I think (a world ranking of) 70s or 80s is a reasonable goal."

AAP

:spit:

I liked this part:
Kateryna Bondarenko shocked the home side with a display of flawless tennis to smash Pratt 6-0 6-1 in the second of yesterday's singles matches. :banana:
 
#249 ·
Congrats to Katya on her two big wins in singles in doubles! Way to go! :clap2:

Pratt sure has a strange sense of humor, talking about her opponent's mental weakness after being crushed 6-0 6-1 in front of her home crowd. What a sore loser! :smash:
 
#252 ·
Katya's quarter of the San Diego draw:
(3) Anna Chakvetadze vs. BYE
Olga Poutchkova vs. Meghann Shaughnessy
Ai Sugiyama vs. Qualifier
Kateryna Bondarenko vs. (15) Sybille Bammer

(10) Venus Williams vs. Anastassia Rodionova
Virginie Razzano vs. Qualifier
Victoria Azarenka vs. Yung-Jan Chan
BYE vs. (6) Daniela Hantuchova

It's a tough section of the draw :eek:, but hopefully Katya will play some great tennis and cause some upsets :cool:
 
#256 ·
Bammer d. Katya 6-4 7-6(5) :sobbing: :bigcry: :crying2: :sad:

Katya was 2/4 on BP, while Bammer was 3/17. I guess that means that the scoreline could have been much worse :eek:


Katya fought back from 1-5* in the TB, but couldn't force a 3rd set :sad:
 
#257 ·
Dulko/Kirilenko d. Katya/Alona 6-4 7-6(6)

The sisters led 4-1* in the 2nd set, then had to break to level the match at *5-5 :eek:
 
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