Ksenia Pervak Explained

Ksenia Pervak
Ксения Первак
Fullname:Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak
Country: (2005–2011, 2013-2017)
(2011–2013)
Residence:Moscow, Russia
Birth Date:27 May 1991
Birth Place:Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.70 m
Turnedpro:2005
Retired:2017
Plays:Left (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 1,024,792
Singlestitles:1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 37 (19 September 2011)
Australianopenresult:2R (2013)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Wimbledonresult:4R (2011)
Usopenresult:1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Doublestitles:3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 123 (30 January 2012)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2013)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2012)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2012)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2011)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:3–1

Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak (Russian: Ксения Юрьевна Первак; born 27 May 1991) is a former tennis player from Russia.

Pervak won one singles title on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 19 September 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. On 30 January 2012, she peaked at No. 123 in the doubles rankings.

Pervak won the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Laura Robson in straight sets in the final.[1] [2]

In November 2015, she announced her retirement from professional tennis due to chronic injuries.[3] However, she did return to tennis briefly, playing four tournaments between September 2016[4] and January 2017. Her last match was a loss in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open.

Career

2009

Pervak made it to the second round of the Pattaya Open where she lost to second seed Caroline Wozniacki in three sets.[5] She then won three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw in 's-Hertogenbosch where she defeated Czech Petra Cetkovská in the first round.[6] Pervak also won the Australian Open junior tournament in that year, defeating Laura Robson in the final.[1] [2]

2010

In early February, Pervak lost in the first round of the Pattaya Open to then world No. 14, Vera Zvonareva.[7] Pervak then reached the Malaysian Open main draw but lost to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, in the first round.[8] [9] At the French Open, she reached the main draw where she lost to Maria Sharapova in the first round. At the Slovenia Open, Pervak reached her first WTA Tour semifinal against Johanna Larsson but she had to retire due to a wrist injury.

At the Guangzhou International Open, she defeated the No. 2 seed Chan Yung-jan in the first round, and reached the quarterfinals by defeating Russian compatriot Alexandra Panova, winning 24 of 27 points in the final set.

2011

Pervak kicked off her 2011 season in Brisbane, Australia, where she was seeded seventh for the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International. She defeated Jessica Moore and Alexandra Panova but was defeated by Anastasia Pivovarova in the third qualifying round. She gained entry into the main draw as a lucky loser and defeated Anna Chakvetadze in the first round, before losing in the second to Petra Kvitová.

Pervak played in the first round of the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, but lost to 13th seed and fellow Russian Nadia Petrova.

Pervak made the semifinals of the $100k event in Midland, losing to eventual champion Lucie Hradecká.She made two consecutive quarterfinals of WTA Tour events in Memphis and Monterrey, losing to Hradecká and Gisela Dulko, respectively.

Pervak lost in qualifying at the Indian Wells Open to Jamie Hampton. However, she qualified for the Miami Open, defeating Zuzana Kučová and Junri Namigata.She lost in the fourth round of Wimbledon to Tamira Paszek, in three sets.

2013

Pervak began her 2013 season at the Brisbane International. Coming through qualifying, she upset eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[10] Her win over Wozniacki was her first victory over a top-ten player.

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Singles

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017
Australian OpenQ1Q31R1R2RAAAQ11–3
French OpenA1R1R1RA1RAAA0–4
WimbledonAQ24R1RAQ1AAA3–2
US OpenA1R1R1RQ31RAAA0–4
Win–loss0–00–23–40–41–10–20–00–00–04–13

Doubles

Tournament201120122013
Australian OpenA1R2R1–2
French OpenA1RA0–1
WimbledonA1RA0–1
US Open1RAA0–1
Win–loss0–10–31–11–5

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2011Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Vera Zvonareva1–6, 4–6
Win1–1Sep 2011Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Eva Birnerová6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (9–8)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2007ITF Batumi, Georgia25,000Hard Corinna Dentoni6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1May 2008ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Nina Bratchikova6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win2–1Aug 2008ITF Penza, Russia50,000Clay Sofia Shapatava6–4, 6–1
Win3–1Aug 2008ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Elena Kulikova3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss3–2Sep 2008ITF Ruse, Bulgaria25,000Clay Lenka Wienerová4–6, 4–6
Loss3–3Oct 2008ITF Podolsk, Russia50,000Carpet (i) Alisa Kleybanova6–7(5), 0–6
Win4–3Aug 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Ekaterina Ivanova4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win5–3Aug 2009ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Clay Ekaterina Ivanova6–0, 6–2
Loss5–4Aug 2009ITF Katowice, Poland25,000Clay Camila Giorgi2–6, 3–6
Loss5–5Sep 2009Denain Open, France50,000Clay Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro3–6, 4–6
Win6–5Sep 2009ITF Helsinki, Finland25,000Hard (i) Stéphanie Foretz6–4, 6–2
Win7–5Jun 2010Bella Cup Toruń, Poland25,000Clay Magda Linette6–4, 6–1
Loss7–6Jun 2011ITF Zlín, Сzech Republic50,000Clay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner1–6, 0–6
Win8–6Oct 2013ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000Hard (i) Anhelina Kalinina6–0, 7–5
Win9–6Nov 2013ITF Istanbul, Turkey50,000Hard (i) Eva Birnerová6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss9–7Feb 2014Dow Midland Classic, United States100,000Hard (i) Heather Watson4–6, 0–6
Loss9–8Jul 2015President's Cup, Kazakhstan25,000Hard Natela Dzalamidze6–6 ret.

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.8 September 2008ITF Ruse, Bulgaria25,000Clay Alexandra Panova Vitalia Diatchenko
Eugeniya Pashkova
6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5]
Win2.3 November 2008Ismaning Open, Germany50,000Carpet (i) Oxana Lyubtsova Julia Görges
Laura Siegemund
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win3.30 March 2010ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia50,000Carpet (i) Alexandra Panova Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
7–6(7), 2–6, [10–7]
Loss1.31 May 2010Maribor Open, Slovenia50,000Clay Alexandra Panova Andreja Klepač
Tadeja Majerič
3–6, 6–7(6)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robson comes up short in junior final. Bierley. Steve. The Guardian. 31 January 2009. 28 February 2010.
  2. Web site: Tennis: Ksenia Pervak Wins Australian Open Girls' Singles Title. Heim. Jason. sportguru.net. 3 February 2009. 28 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Ksenia Pervak - the decision to retire. Pervak. Ksenia. Championat. 5 November 2015. 6 November 2015.
  4. https://www.championat.com/tennis/news-2582464-pervak-vozobnovila-kareru-i-sygraet-na-turnire-v-sankt-peterburge.html Первак возобновила карьеру и сыграет на турнире в Санкт-Петербурге
  5. Web site: Tennis: Wozniacki advances to Pattaya Open quarter-finals. Agence France-Presse. 13 February 2009. 28 February 2010. 4 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604130116/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/408653/1/.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Seeds 2 for 2 on Day 2. WTA. 15 June 2009. 28 February 2010.
  7. Web site: Tammy, Zvonareva advance in Pattaya. Chittinand. Tor. Bangkok Post. 10 February 2010. 28 February 2010.
  8. News: Noppawan beats Pervak in Malaysian Open. The Star. 23 February 2010. 28 February 2010.
  9. Web site: Noppawan beats Pervak in Malaysian Open. The Times of India. 23 February 2010. 28 February 2010.
  10. News: Swanton . Will . Wozniacki bundled out of Brisbane International . 5 June 2020 . Reuters . 31 December 2012.