Ekaterina Afinogenova (russian: Екатерина Афиногенова, born 15 January 1987) is a retired

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player. Afinogenova has won one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 8 October 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of 219. On 9 July 2007, she peaked at 273 in the doubles rankings. Afinogenova made her WTA main draw debut at the 2007 Istanbul Cup. Afinogenova played her last match in 2010, and officially retired from the sport in 2016.

Tennis career

2007

She qualified for the main draw of the 2007 Istanbul Cup by defeating Kateryna Polunina,

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. In the first round, she defeated German

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, but lost to

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in the second. In June, she participated in the WTA tournament of

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in Spain endowed with $145,000 She qualified won German

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and Georgian

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but lost In the final round against the Argentine

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. Doubles with a partner the Belarusian

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, they hoisted the Quarterfinals lost, beaten by the pair composed of

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Personal life

Her older brother is professional ice hockey player

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. She is married to professional ice hockey player

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since 2011. They have four sons and one daughter together. In 2017, Afinogenova co-founded ''The Latte Co.'', a milk-substitute company specializing in plant-based powder formulas for babies older than 12 months and children younger than 8 years.

Career statistics

Singles Finals: 4 (0–4)

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Afinogenova, Ekaterina 1987 births Living people Russian female tennis players Place of birth missing (living people)