Ukrainian tennis player (born 1992)
Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok (Ukrainian : Надія Вікторівна Кіченок , born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 31 January 2022, she reached a career-high of No. 29 in the WTA doubles rankings . Kichenok has won nine doubles titles on the WTA Tour , including four with her twin sister Lyudmyla . She has also won four singles titles and 24 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . On 6 January 2014, she also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 100.
Career
Playing for Ukraine Fed Cup team , Kichenok has a win–loss record of 7–7 as of November 2024.[ 1]
In 2015, Nadiia and Lyudmyla came back from a 0–5 deficit in the second set tie-break of their 6–4, 7–6 defeat of Liang Chen and Wang Yafan in the Shenzhen Open final. That made the Kichenoks the second pair of twins, after Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková , to win a WTA Tour doubles title. They had previously been runners-up at Tashkent in 2011, and at Shenzhen in 2014.[ 2]
Partnering with Raluca Olaru , she defeated Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria in the final to claim the doubles title at the 2021 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy .[ 3] They also won the 2021 Chicago Women's Open , winning thd final against her sister Lyudmyla and Makoto Ninomiya in a deciding champions tiebreak.[ 4]
At the inaugural edition of the Tallinn Open in 2022, seeded third with her sister, she won her eighth title defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar and Laura Siegemund in the final.[ 5]
At the 2023 Ladies Linz , she reached the final with Anna-Lena Friedsam , losing to Natela Dzalamidze and her partner Viktória Kužmová in a deciding champions tiebreak.[ 6]
With her sister, she reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics .[citation needed ]
In Ukraine's 2024 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs tie against Austria, Kichenok partnered with Katarina Zavatska to defeat Sinja Kraus and Tamira Paszek in the deciding doubles match.[ 7] [ 8]
Apparel and equipment
Nadiia Kichenok is sponsored by Mizuno and Wilson (racket).
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
Significant finals
WTA Elite Trophy
Singles: 1 (title)
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend
WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–3)
WTA 250 (7–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–6)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2011
Tashkent Open , Uzbekistan
International[ a]
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Eleni Daniilidou Vitalia Diatchenko
4–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jan 2014
Shenzhen Open , China
International
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová
3–6, 4–6
Win
1–2
Jan 2015
Shenzhen Open, China
International
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Liang Chen Wang Yafan
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss
1–3
May 2015
Internationaux de Strasbourg , France
International
Clay
Zheng Saisai
Chuang Chia-jung Liang Chen
6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
Win
2–3
Aug 2016
Brasil Tennis Cup , Brazil
International
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Tímea Babos Réka Luca Jani
6–3, 6–1
Loss
2–4
Apr 2017
Monterrey Open , Mexico
International
Hard
Dalila Jakupovic
Nao Hibino Alicja Rosolska
2–6, 6–7 (4–7)
Win
3–4
Apr 2017
İstanbul Cup , Turkey
International
Clay
Dalila Jakupovic
Nicole Melichar Elise Mertens
7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Loss
3–5
May 2018
Internationaux de Strasbourg, France
International
Clay
Anastasia Rodionova
Mihaela Buzărnescu Raluca Olaru
5–7, 5–7
Loss
3–6
Aug 2018
Silicon Valley Classic , US
Premier[ b]
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Latisha Chan Květa Peschke
4–6, 1–6
Win
4–6
Nov 2018
WTA Elite Trophy , China
Elite Trophy
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
5–6
Jan 2020
Hobart International , Australia
International
Hard
Sania Mirza
Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai
6–4, 6–4
Win
6–6
Mar 2021
St. Petersburg Trophy , Russia
WTA 500
Hard (i)
Raluca Olaru
Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
6–7
Jun 2021
Bad Homburg Open , Germany
WTA 250
Grass
Raluca Olaru
Darija Jurak Andreja Klepač
3–6, 1–6
Win
7–7
Aug 2021
Chicago Women's Open , US
WTA 250
Hard
Raluca Olaru
Lyudmyla Kichenok Makoto Ninomiya
7–6(8–6) , 5–7, [10–8]
Loss
7–8
Oct 2021
Kremlin Cup , Russia
WTA 500
Hard (i)
Raluca Olaru
Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win
8–8
Oct 2022
Tallinn Open , Estonia
WTA 250
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nicole Melichar-Martinez Laura Siegemund
7–5, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss
8–9
Feb 2023
Linz Open , Austria
WTA 250
Hard (i)
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Natela Dzalamidze Viktória Kužmová
6–4, 5–7, [10–12]
Win
9–9
Sep 2023
Japan Women's Open , Japan
WTA 250
Hard
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Anna Kalinskaya Yulia Putintseva
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Loss
9–10
Apr 2024
Charleston Open , US
WTA 500
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ashlyn Krueger Sloane Stephens
6–1, 3–6, [7–10]
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–4)
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2009
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
10,000
Carpet (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
7–6(2) , 2–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 2011
ITF Minsk, Belarus
25,000
Hard (i)
Olga Puchkova
2–6, 5–7
Loss
0–3
May 2012
Fergana Challenger , Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Donna Vekić
2–6, 2–6
Loss
0–4
Jun 2012
ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan
10,000
Hard
Ksenia Milevskaya
4–6, 5–7
Win
1–4
Jun 2012
ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Tadeja Majerič
6–3, 7–6(3)
Loss
1–5
Sep 2012
ITF Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
25,000
Hard (i)
Margarita Gasparyan
5–7, 6–7(3)
Loss
1–6
Jan 2013
Blossom Cup , China
50,000
Hard
Varatchaya Wongteanchai
2–6, 7–6(5) , 6–7(5)
Loss
1–7
Mar 2013
ITF Tallinn, Estonia
25,000
Hard (i)
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
6–7(3) , 2–6
Win
2–7
Apr 2013
ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Oksana Kalashnikova
6–2, 6–3
Win
3–7
Jul 2013
President's Cup , Kazakhstan
100,000
Hard
Maria João Koehler
6–4, 7–5
Win
4–7
Nov 2013
ITF Astana, Kazakhstan
25,000
Hard (i)
Ilona Kremen
6–3, 6–1
Doubles: 46 (24 titles, 22 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$75/80,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (9–4)
$25,000 tournaments (12–12)
$10,000 tournaments (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (18–11)
Clay (2–9)
Carpet (4–2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1 October 2006
Royal Cup Podgorica , Montenegro
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Josipa Bek Karolina Jovanović
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss
2.
25 May 2007
ITF Cherkassy, Ukraine
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Katerina Avdiyenko Anna Zaporozhanova
6–7(3) , 2–6
Loss
3.
3 August 2008
ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Vasilisa Davydova Maria Kondratieva
3–6, 1–6
Loss
4.
29 August 2008
ITF Bucharest, Romania
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Laura Ioana Andrei Irina-Camelia Begu
2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss
5.
23 March 2009
ITF Moscow, Russia
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Vitalia Diatchenko Ekaterina Dzehalevich
1–6, 1–6
Loss
6.
22 May 2009
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ksenia Milevskaya Lesia Tsurenko
4–6, 4–6
Win
1.
13 September 2009
ITF Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Chayenne Ewijk Marlot Meddens
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Win
2.
16 October 2009
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
Carpet (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Veronika Kapshay Irina Kuzmina
2–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Win
3.
1 November 2009
ITF Stockholm, Sweden
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Alexandra Artamonova Lidziya Marozava
6–3, 6–1
Win
4.
14 November 2009
ITF Minsk, Belarus
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Vesna Mansieva Evgeniya Rodina
6–3, 7–6(7)
Loss
7.
22 November 2009
ITF Opole, Poland
Carpet (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ana Jovanović Justine Ozga
4–6, 4–6
Loss
8.
7 February 2010
ITF Rancho Mirage, United States
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Monique Adamczak Abigail Spears
3–6, 4–6
Loss
9.
28 March 2010
ITF Moscow, Russia
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nina Bratchikova Irena Pavlovic
7–6(4) , 2–6, [3–10]
Loss
10.
3 April 2010
Yugra Cup , Russia
Carpet (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Alexandra Panova Ksenia Pervak
6–7(7) , 6–2, [7–10]
Win
5.
8 May 2010
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Kateryna Kozlova Elina Svitolina
6–4, 6–2
Loss
11.
21 May 2010
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Katerina Avdiyenko Ksenia Milevskaya
4–6, 2–6
Loss
12.
27 June 2010
ITF Périgueux, France
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Elise Tamaëla Scarlett Werner
2–6, 1–6
Loss
13.
3 July 2010
ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France
Clay
Constance Sibille
Lara Arruabarrena Inès Ferrer Suarez
3–6, 1–6
Win
6.
10 October 2010
Open de Limoges , France
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Claire Feuerstein Caroline Garcia
6–7(5) , 6–4, [10–8]
Win
7.
26 March 2011
ITF Moscow, Russia
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Alexandra Panova Olga Panova
6–3, 6–3
Win
8.
30 April 2011
ITF Minsk, Belarus
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Teodora Mirčić Nicole Rottmann
6–1, 6–2
Loss
14.
5 June 2011
Přerov Cup , Czech Republic
Clay
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Kateřina Kramperová Karolína Plíšková
3–6, 4–6
Win
9.
16 October 2011
Open de Touraine , France
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Eirini Gergatou Irena Pavlovic
6–2, 6–0
Win
10.
6 November 2011
ITF Istanbul, Turkey
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Mervana Jugić-Salkić Ana Vrljić
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss
15.
22 January 2012
ITF Stuttgart, Germany
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Paula Kania Ksenia Lykina
3–6, 4–6
Win
11.
20 May 2012
Fergana Challenger , Uzbekistan
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Albina Khabibulina Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–4, 6–1
Win
12.
16 June 2012
ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Valentina Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova
7–5, 7–5
Win
13.
21 July 2012
ITF Donetsk, Ukraine
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova
6–2, 7–5
Loss
16.
28 July 2012
President's Cup , Kazakhstan
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Oksana Kalashnikova Marta Sirotkina
6–3, 4–6, [2–10]
Loss
17.
18 August 2012
Tatarstan Open , Russia
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova
4–6, 7–6(6) , [4–10]
Win
14.
3 November 2012
ITF Netanya, Israel
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Zuzana Luknarová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
6–1, 6–4
Loss
18.
10 November 2012
ITF Minsk, Belarus
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ekaterina Dzehalevich Aliaksandra Sasnovich
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]
Win
15.
18 November 2012
ITF Helsinki, Finland
Carpet (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Irina Buryachok Valeriya Solovyeva
6–3, 6–3
Win
16.
11 January 2013
Blossom Cup , China
Hard
Irina Buryachok
Liang Chen Sun Shengnan
3–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss
19.
30 March 2013
ITF Tallinn, Estonia
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Anett Kontaveit Jeļena Ostapenko
6–2, 5–7, [0–10]
Win
17.
28 April 2013
ITF Istanbul, Turkey
Hard
Ekaterina Bychkova
Başak Eraydın Aleksandrina Naydenova
3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win
18.
27 July 2013
President's Cup, Kazakhstan
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nina Bratchikova Valeriya Solovyeva
6–2, 6–2
Win
19.
9 November 2013
ITF Astana, Kazakhstan
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Alexandra Artamonova Eugeniya Pashkova
6–1, 6–1
Loss
20.
15 November 2013
Dubai Tennis Challenge , UAE
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Olga Savchuk Vitalia Diatchenko
5–7, 1–6
Win
20.
1 November 2014
Open Nantes Atlantique , France
Hard (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse
6–2, 6–3
Win
21.
21 February 2015
ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Carpet (i)
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Stéphanie Foretz Irina Ramialison
6–3, 6–3
Win
22.
26 April 2015
ITF Istanbul, Turkey
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova
6–4, 6–3
Loss
21.
5 February 2016
Launceston International , Australia
Hard
Mandy Minella
You Xiaodi Zhu Lin
6–2, 5–7, [7–10]
Win
23.
20 March 2016
ITF Irapuato, Mexico
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Akiko Omae Prarthana Thombare
6–1, 6–4
Loss
22.
11 March 2017
Zhuhai Open , China
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lesley Kerkhove Lidziya Marozava
4–6, 2–6
Win
24.
19 March 2017
Pingshan Open , China
Hard
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Eri Hozumi Valeria Savinykh
6–4, 6–4
Notes
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