Tetyana Arefyeva Explained

Tetyana Arefyeva
Тетяна Арефиева
Birth Date:1991 3, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Turnedpro:2005
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$95,893
Singlestitles:2 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 241 (19 March 2012)
Doublestitles:2 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 182 (29 August 2011)

Tetyana Serhiivna Arefyeva (Ukrainian: Тетяна Сергіївна Арефиева) is a Ukrainian former tennis player. In her career, she won two singles and two doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.

Arefyeva began tennis at the age of six and was coached by Igor Dernovskyy. In 2005, she played her first professional match at a $10k tournament in Kyiv where she had received a wildcard.

In 2006, Tetyana played in Kyiv once more, this time advancing past the first round, before losing to Agnese Zucchini in three sets. She also played in Kharkiv and Volos. She qualified for Kharkiv and received a wildcard into Volos. She played in the qualifying draws of all the ITF events in Cairo. She fell in qualifying for all three of them but she won two doubles matches in Cairo.

Arefyeva played lots more tournaments on the ITF Circuit 2007, reaching a quarterfinal at Tampere in Finland. She finished the year ranked at 769. In doubles, Tetyana teamed with Elena Jirnova to reach the final at Gausdal in Norway.

In February 2008, she won her first ITF title at Melilla in Spain. She also reached finals in Astana and Athens but lost to Alice Moroni and Zarina Diyas, respectively. She also reached a final in Arezzo but lost in straight sets. She ended the year ranked 613 in singles and 727 in doubles.

In 2009, Arefyeva became 18 and began a series of successful results. In Portimão in Portugal, she reached the semifinals defeating Stéphanie Vongsouthi en route. She completed back-to-back finals at Antalya and Almaty. She lost in Turkey to Irini Georgatou but won in Almaty, defeating Daria Kuchmina. At a $25k event in Namangan, Uzbekistan, Tetyana reached the final by defeating Ksenia Palkina, Çağla Büyükakçay and Sofia Kvatsabaia. She was defeated in the final by Kristina Antoniychuk, 6–0, 6–1.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.23 February 2008ITF Melilla, SpainHard Dessislava Mladenova6–1, 7–6
Loss2.24 March 2008ITF Athens, GreeceHard Alice Moroni3–6, 4–6
Loss3.17 November 2008ITF Astana, KazakhstanHard Zarina Diyas5–7, 4–6
Loss4.13 April 2009ITF Antalya, TurkeyHard Eirini Georgatou3–6, 7–6, 5–7
Win5.20 April 2009ITF Almaty, KazakhstanHard Daria Kuchmina6–2, 6–1
Loss6.27 April 2009ITF Namangan, UzbekistanHard Kristina Antoniychuk0–6, 1–6
Loss7.25 April 2011ITF Qarshi, UzbekistanHard Isabella Holland5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.22 July 2007ITF Gausdal, NorwayHard Elena Jirnova Maja Kambič
Petra Pajalič
6–7(3), 7–5, 3–6
Loss2.11 February 2008ITF Arezzo, ItalyClay Aude Vermoezen Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Federica Quercia
5–7, 1–6
Loss3.13 April 2009ITF Antalya, TurkeyHard Anastasiya Lytovchenko Çağla Büyükakçay
Pemra Özgen
4–6, 2–6
Win4.20 April 2009ITF Almaty, KazakhstanHard Anastasiya Lytovchenko Ima Bohush
Eugeniya Pashkova
6–4, 6–4
Loss5.28 June 2010ITF Ystad, SwedenClay Anastasiya Lytovchenko Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Emma Laine
1–6, 1–6
Loss6.1 November 2010Ismaning Open, GermanyCarpet (i) Yuliana Fedak Kristina Barrois
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
1–6, 6–7(3)
Loss7.6 December 2010ITF Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Hard Yuliana Fedak Elena Chalova
Ksenia Palkina
2–6, 4–6
Win8.25 April 2011ITF Qarshi, UzbekistanHard Eugeniya Pashkova Isabella Holland
Naomi Broady
6–7(1), 7–5, [10–7]
Loss9.11 March 2013ITF Orlando, United StatesClay Kateřina Kramperová Nikola Fraňková
Nathalia Rossi
5–7, 6–2, [8–10]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100081133 Player's details. Tetyana Arefyeva