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Kateryna Volodymyrivna Volodko (née Bondarenko; uk, Катерина Володимирівна Бондаренко; born 8 August 1986) is a
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player from
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. She was the doubles champion in 2008 at the
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, partnering her sister Alona Bondarenko. Kateryna is the younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona. She plays right-handed and turned pro in 2000. Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 29 and No. 9, respectively. Her best Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 US Open. Over her career, Bondarenko has defeated top ten players Elena Dementieva, Sara Errani,
Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...
,
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, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Roberta Vinci, and Venus Williams. In 2022, she changed her name to Kateryna Volodko after marrying Denis Volodko.


Biography

Bondarenko was born on 8 August 1986 in
Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. Kr ...
,
Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
(nowadays Ukraine) to father, Vladimir, and mother, Natalia. She was introduced to tennis at age four by her parents. She has two sisters, Valeria and Alona, both used to play on the WTA Tour. Her favourite surface is hardcourt. In September 2011, Bondarenko married Denis Volodko. Their first child, Karin, was born in 2013. Bondarenko gave birth to her second child in 2019.


Tennis career


2008: First WTA title

Bondarenko began season at the
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where she lost in the first round to world No. 144, Anna Lapushchenkova. At the
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, she lost in the first round to world No. 69, Aravane Rezaï, 6–7, 2–6. However, on 24 January 2008, paired with her sister Alona, she won the doubles tournament at the
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without seeding, defeating in the final the No. 12-seeded pair Victoria Azarenka/
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, in three sets. After that, she played for Ukraine in the tie against
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in the 2008 Fed Cup World Group II. She lost her first match to Yanina Wickmayer and won her last match defeating
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.
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defeated
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3–2. At the
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, she upset fifth seed and defending champion Nadia Petrova in the first round, in three sets, and she defeated qualifier and compatriot
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, 6–0, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, she lost to fourth seed Elena Dementieva in straight sets. In doubles, she partnered with her sister Alona, and they won the tournament defeating Czech pair
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/ Eva Hrdinová in the final, 6–1, 6–4. Bondarenko then played at the
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in Antwerp, where she beat qualifier and compatriot Tatiana Perebiynis and young Russian
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. During the match, she suffered a left hip strain. In doubles, partnering up with her sister Alona, they lost in the semifinals to second seeds
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/ Ai Sugiyama, 1–6, 1–6. Kateryna's injury prevented her from playing at the Qatar Open. Bondarenko returned at the
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. Seeded No. 30 and getting a first-round bye, she was upset in the second round by world No. 216,
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, 6–2, 6–4. At the Miami Open, she defeated Pauline Parmentier, 6–1, 6–3, in the second round, she lost to tenth seed Elena Dementieva, 0–6, 4–6. Playing for Ukraine again at the 2008 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs, Ukraine faced Italy. Bondarenko played one rubber, but she lost to Sara Errani. In the end, Italy defeated Ukraine 3–2. She began clay-court season at the
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where she beat world No. 45, Tamira Paszek, 6–4, 6–3. but lost in the second round to 7th seed and eventual finalist Dementieva 1–6, 2–6. At the
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, Bondarenko defeated world No. 53,
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. Then she lost to sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze, 6–3, 6–7, 0–6. Playing at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she lost in the first round to world No. 93, Petra Kvitová. At the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round to 13th seed and eventual finalist Dinara Safina, 1–6, 3–6. However, in doubles, she and Alona reached the semifinals where they lost to
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/ Francesca Schiavone, 2–6, 1–6. Bondarenko began grass-court season at the Birmingham Classic. Seeded 12th, she defeated world No. 92, Anne Keothavong, 6–3, 6–2 in the first and qualifier Samantha Stosur, 6–3, 6–2 in the second round. In the third round, she beat lucky loser
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, in three sets. In her second quarterfinal of the year she beat world No. 52, Petra Cetkovská, 7–6, 6–2 to reach her first WTA semifinal where she defeated world No. 64, Marina Erakovic, 6–3, 6–2 to reach her first WTA singles final. In the final, Bondarenko defeated world No. 85, Yanina Wickmayer, to win her only WTA singles title. The week after, she played at the
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where she lost in the first round to qualifier and eventual champion, Tamarine Tanasugarn, 3–6, 3–6. At the
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, Bondarenko defeated qualifier
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, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3. In the second round, she lost to fourth seed
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, 2–6, 3–6. Bondarenko began the US Open Series at the
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where she beat world No. 72, Ashley Harkleroad, but lost in the second round to world No. 32, Dominika Cibulková. At the LA Championships, she lost in the first round to world No. 122,
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, in three sets. Seeded seventh at the
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, she lost in the first round to world No. 77,
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, 4–6, 6–7. Bondarenko represented Ukraine at the Beijing Olympics. She lost in the first round to fifth seed and eventual gold medalist Elena Dementieva, 1–6, 4–6. This was the fourth time that year that Bondarenko has lost to Dementieva. In doubles, she and Alona reached the semifinals where they lost to second seeds
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/ Venus Williams, in three sets. In the bronze medal match, they lost to Chinese pair Yan Zi/Zheng Jie 2–6, 2–6, and ended in fourth place. Bondarenko lost in the first round at the US Open to fourth seed and eventual champion Serena Williams, 1–6, 4–6. In doubles, she and Alona lost in the third round to tenth seeds and eventual finalists Lisa Raymond/Samantha Stosur. Bondarenko qualified for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix defeating
Lucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká (; born 21 May 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in ...
in the final round of qualifying, 6–2, 6–2. She beat world No. 15,
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, in the second round, she lost to sixth seed Venus Williams, 4–6, 2–6. At the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round of qualifying to Aravane Rezaï, 0–6, 6–3, 1–6. At the Zurich Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying to
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, 1–6, 1–6. Playing her final tournament of the year, the
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, she lost in the first round to fifth seed Nadia Petrova, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6. Bondarenko ended the year ranked No. 63 in singles and No. 10 in doubles.


2009: US Open quarterfinal

Bondarenko began her season at the
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. She lost in the first round to second seed and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka 0–6, 2–6. Next, she played at the
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. She lost in the first round to world No. 57, Magdaléna Rybáriková. In doubles, Bondarenko partnered with her sister Alona. They reached the final which they lost to Gisela Dulko/Flavia Pennetta, 2–6, 6–7. At the
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, Bondarenko upset ninth seed Agnieszka Radwańska in the first round, 7–6, 4–6, 6–1. In the second round, she beat world No. 90, Lourdes Domínguez Lino, 7–5, 7–5. In the third round, she lost to 22nd seed Zheng Jie, 2–6, 2–6.


2012: Retirement from tennis

Bondarenko started off her 2012 season by playing doubles at
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. Partnering with Anastasia Rodionova, she defeated
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/ Irina Falconi in the first round, 6–2, 0–6, 0–6 In the quarterfinals, they upset top seeds
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/
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, 7–6, 3–6, 0–6 In the semifinals, they lost to third seeds
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/Marina Erakovic in the super tie-breaker. Bondarenko next participated at the
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. In the first round, she lost to world No. 66, Vania King. She played for
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in the Fed Cup tie against
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. She lost both of her matches to Sara Errani and Francesca Schiavone. Italy defeated Ukraine 3–2. Seeded sixth for qualifying at the Qatar Open, she qualified beating Alizé Lim and 13th seed
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, in straight sets, respectively. In the first round, she beat fellow qualifier
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, 7–5, 6–2 before she went over world No. 23, Flavia Pennetta, 6–4, 6–2. In the third round, Bondarenko lost to world No. 31, Monica Niculescu, 6–7, 4–6. Playing qualifying at
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, she was beaten in the second round of qualifying by Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1. Seeded second for qualifying at Indian Wells, Bondarenko lost in the first round of to Paula Ormaechea, 6–7, 4–6. Seeded top in qualifying at
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, she defeated
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in the final round of qualifying, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. In the first round, she beat fellow qualifier Urszula Radwańska, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4. In the second round, she lost to 20th seed Daniela Hantuchová in a tough match, 7–6, 2–6, 6–7. Bondarenko began clay-court season at the Charleston Cup. In the first round, she defeated world No. 84,
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. In the second round, she lost easily to fourth seed Vera Zvonareva, 1–6, 1–6. At the Porsche Grand Prix, Bondarenko reached the final round of qualifying where she lost to Anna Chakvetadze 3–6, 6–7. Still entering the draw as a lucky loser, she lost in the first round to qualifier
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, 6–7, 3–6. At the
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, she retired in the first round of qualifying, trailing 7–6 to Anastasia Rodionova. At the
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, she lost in the first round to tenth seed Nadia Petrova. Playing at the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round to qualifier Chan Yung-jan, 1–6, 6–7. She played only one grass-court tournament to prepare for Wimbledon. At the Rosmalen Open, she upset second seed Sara Errani in the first round in three sets. In the second round, she lost to world No. 53, Kim Clijsters, 2–6, 1–6. At
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, she beat world No. 82,
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, in the first round but was eliminated in the second by 14th seed
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, 6–3, 7–6. Bondarenko had led their head-to-head 2–0. At the
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, she defeated qualifier Carina Witthöft in the first round, 6–2, 7–6. In the second, she lost to seventh seed Mona Barthel, 2–6, 5–7. Representing
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at the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round to sixth seed Petra Kvitová, in three sets. Playing qualifying at the
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, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Eleni Daniilidou, 3–6, 6–7. At the
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, Bondarenko was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Anastasia Rodionova, 7–6, 6–2. At the US Open, the final tournament of her career, she lost in the first round to 30th seed and former world No. 1, Jelena Janković, 1–6, 2–6. Bondarenko then retired from the WTA Tour due to being pregnant.


2014: Return from pregnancy

She made her return in the qualifying for the
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, where she lost to
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from Slovakia in two sets. At the French Open, Bondarenko lost in the first round of qualifying to
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. She made a quarterfinal at the $10k event in Budapest, Hungary and also at the $25k event in Kristinehamn, where she won the doubles partnering
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from Sweden. She lost to Kateřina Siniaková in three sets in the first round of qualifying for Bad Gastein, and in the second round of qualifying against
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at Båstad after beating Stephanie Vogt in two sets. Bondarenko managed to qualify for Baku by beating
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, in straight sets, but she lost in the first round to Julia Glushko, in three sets. She received a wildcard into the first round of the Tashkent Open where she fell to the top seed and defending champion Bojana Jovanovski in a tight three set match. She won a $25k event in Monterrey by beating Ana Vrljić, 6–1, 7–5. A few weeks later she won a $50k event in Macon by beating Grace Min in the final in two sets. Her last tournament of the year was a $50k event in Captiva Island, where she was beaten by Julia Glushko in three sets.


2015: Back in the game

Bondarenko began season by playing qualifying at the
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but lost in the second round to 22nd seed Laura Siegemund, 4–6, 2–6. After the Australian Open, Bondarenko played qualifying at the
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. She qualified for her first Premier-level tournament since coming back to the WTA Tour by defeating Dinah Pfizenmaier in the final round of qualifying, 6–1, 6–1. In the first round, she lost to sixth seed Dominika Cibulková, 1–6, 2–6. At the
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, she lost in the second round of qualifying to sixth seed
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, 3–6, 3–6. She then played qualifying at the
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where she lost in the final round of qualifying to fourth seed Tímea Babos. Bondarenko began clay-court season at the Charleston Open. Seeded 15th in qualifying, she qualified by defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final round, 6–3, 7–6. In the main draw, she had her first WTA Tour win since she returned from retirement by beating Alison Riske, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to seventh seed and eventual finalist,
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, 2–6, 1–6. Bondarenko qualified for the Porsche Grand Prix by beating Alexa Glatch in the final round of qualifying, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4. In the first round, she lost to
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, 6–7, 4–6. At the
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, she lost in the second round of qualifying to sixth seed Danka Kovinić, 3–6, 4–6. However, in doubles, Bondarenko partnered up with Eva Hrdinová. They reached the final, losing to Belinda Bencic and Kateřina Siniaková. At the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round of qualifying to 14th seed Marina Erakovic. In the qualifying for the
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, she lost in the final round to Alexa Glatch, in three sets. She began grass-court season by playing qualifying at the first edition of the Nottingham Open. She lost in the first round of qualifying to compatriot Olga Savchuk, 1–6, 2–6. At the Birmingham Classic, Bondarenko qualified by beating 13th seed Yanina Wickmayer in the final round. In the first round of the main draw, she was defeated by
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, 7–6, 7–6. Seeded tenth for qualifying at
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, Bondarenko was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Elise Mertens, 6–4, 7–6. In the first round of the
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, she lost to Shahar Pe'er. Seeded fourth for qualifying at the İstanbul Cup, Bondarenko qualified by beating
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, 6–3, 6–2, and Nastassja Burnett, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0. In the main draw, Bondarenko upset top seed Venus Williams, 6–4, 7–6, and in the second round Mona Barthel, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2. In the quarterfinals, she lost in a close match to compatriot and eventual champion, Lesia Tsurenko. At the
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, Bondarenko beat qualifier
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in the first round, 6–1, 6–2. In the second round, she retired trailing 0–3 to
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due to a right lower leg injury. Bondarenko started US Open Series by playing qualifying at the
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. Seeded second, she qualified by defeating wildcard Caroline Doyle 6–0, 6–0 and sixth seed Petra Martić, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. In the first round, she lost to eighth seed and compatriot
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, 6–4, 4–6, 5–7. Bondarenko qualified for the
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in Cincinnati, beating 19th seed Lara Arruabarrena 6–1, 6–4 and Jana Čepelová 6–3, 6–0. In the first round, she lost in a tough match to world No. 26, Eugenie Bouchard, 6–7, 6–7. Seeded 6th for qualifying at the US Open, Bondarenko made it through qualifying to qualify for the main draw defeating 18th seed
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in the final round of qualifying, 6–1, 6–1. In the first round, she beat world No. 78,
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, 6–0, 6–3. In the second round, Bondarenko lost with a fight to second seed Simona Halep, 3–6, 4–6. This performance made her re-enter the top 90 in the rankings. After the US Open, she turned to the Asian swing. At the Japan Open, Bondarenko upset top seed Carla Suárez Navarro in the first round 6–4, 6–4. In the second round, she beat Jarmila Gajdošová 6–1, 3–6, 6–4. In the quarterfinals, she lost to eventual champion Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 3–6, 4–6. Seeded third for qualifying at the Pan Pacific Open, Bondarenko qualified defeating sixth seed
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in the last round of qualifying 6–3, 6–4. In the first round, she lost to sixth seed Suárez Navarro 6–7, 2–6. Seeded 15th for qualifying at the China Open, Bondarenko made it through qualifying by beating fourth seed
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in the final round of qualifying, 6–3, 6–4. In the first round, she defeated
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6–3, 6–2. In the second round, she lost to 14th seed
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6–3, 1–6, 0–6. Her final tournament of the year was the Tianjin Open. In the first round, Bondarenko lost to eventual finalist Danka Kovinić 4–6, 1–6. Bondarenko ended the year ranked No. 88.


2016: Second Australian Open third round

She started her 2016 year by playing qualifying at the
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and qualified for the main draw by beating
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in the final round of qualifying 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–4. In the first round, she lost to world No. 40,
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, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6. Bondarenko played qualifying at the
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. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Pauline Parmentier 2–6, 2–6. At the
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, she defeated world No. 67,
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, in the first round 7–6, 6–3. In the second round, she earned her first win over 23rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 7–5 to reach the third round for the first time since 2009. In the third round, Bondarenko lost to 12th seed Belinda Bencic, 6–4, 2–6, 4–6. Playing qualifying at the Dubai Championships, Bondarenko beat Anastasija Sevastova in the first round, 6–3, 6–3. In the second round of qualifying, she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova, 6–2, 6–1. Bondarenko qualified for the Qatar Open defeating María José Martínez Sánchez, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 and ninth seed
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, 6–2, 7–5. In the first round, she defeated world No. 40, Annika Beck, 6–4, 6–4. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to third seed Agnieszka Radwańska, 4–6, 4–6. At the
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, she qualified for the main draw beating Paula Kania 6–0, 6–4 and 19th seed Lourdes Domínguez Lino, 6–4, 6–0. In the first round, she defeated world No. 46,
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, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2. In the second round, she rallied to upset 24th seed
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, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4. She beat compatriot and world No. 36, Lesia Tsurenko, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6, to reach the fourth round for the first time at the Indian Wells Masters. In the fourth round, Bondarenko lost to world No. 1, Serena Williams, 2–6, 2–6. Nevertheless, this was her best performance at Indian Wells. At the Miami Open, Bondarenko lost in the first round to world No. 36,
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, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6. Bondarenko began clay-court season at the Charleston Open. In the first round, she upset 16th seed Misaki Doi, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to qualifier
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, 6–0, 3–6, 3–6. Seeded seventh at the İstanbul Cup, Bondarenko defeated world No. 98, Olga Govortsova, in the first round 5–7, 6–3, 6–4. In the second round, she lost again to qualifier
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, 3–6, 6–1, 5–7. At the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round of qualifying to Kateřina Siniaková, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6. Her final tournament before the French Open was the Internationaux de Strasbourg. In the first round, she beat world No. 54, Heather Watson, 6–3, 0–6, 6–1. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to 7th seed
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4–6, 5–7. At the
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, Bondarenko upset seventh seed Roberta Vinci in the first round, 6–1, 6–3. In the second round, she lost to world No. 39, Annika Beck, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7. Bondarenko began her grass-court season by playing qualifying at the Birmingham Classic. She lost in the final round of qualifying to fifth seed and grass court specialist Tsvetana Pironkova, 7–5, 6–4. At the Eastbourne International, she qualified beating Carina Witthöft 7–6, 6–2, and Anett Kontaveit, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4. In the first round, she defeated world No. 38, Yulia Putintseva, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. In the second round, Bondarenko upset sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 6–4, 7–5. In the third round, she lost to 12th seed and eventual champion Dominika Cibulková, 6–7, 3–6. At
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round to 27th seed CoCo Vandeweghe, 2–6, 6–7. She began the US Open Series by competing at
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and lost in the first round to world No. 156, Urszula Radwańska, 4–6, 5–7. Bondarenko qualified for the
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beating
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6–0, 6–1 and wildcard Bianca Andreescu, 6–2, 6–1. In the first round, she lost to 14th seed
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, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7. Bondarenko qualified for the
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defeating wildcard
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, 6–1, 6–2 and wildcard
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, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. In the first round, she lost to world No. 37, Kristina Mladenovic, 6–7, 3–6. Playing qualifying at the Connecticut Open, Bondarenko defeated wildcard Julia Elbaba in the first round of qualifying, 6–3, 6–2. In the second round of qualifying, she retired trailing 1–3 to Nicole Gibbs. In doubles, she and her partner Chuang Chia-jung reached the final where they lost to second seeds
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/Monica Niculescu 5–7, 4–6. At the US Open, Bondarenko defeated Hsieh Su-wei in the first round, 6–0, 7–5. In the second round, she beat world No. 61, Zheng Saisai, in a tough match 5–7, 7–6, 7–5. After the match, a fan jumped onto the court trying to engage Bondarenko, but ends up getting arrested. In the third round, Bondarenko lost to world No. 48, Anastasija Sevastova, 4–6, 1–6. At the Japan Open, she lost in the first round to world No. 75,
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, 4–6, 5–7. Bondarenko qualified for the Pan Pacific Open defeating eighth seed
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in the final round of qualifying 6–0, 6–2. In the first round, she lost to Anastasija Sevastova, 7–6, 6–3. At the Wuhan Open, Bondarenko lost in the second round of qualifying to sixth seed Alizé Cornet, 2–6, 1–6. Her final tournament of the year was the China Open. She lost in the first round of qualifying to
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, 6–2, 6–7, 4–6. Bondarenko ended the year ranked No. 70.


2017: First WTA singles title since 2008

Bondarenko began the season by playing qualifying at the
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. She made it to the final round of qualifying where she lost to
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. However, she made it into the main draw as a lucky loser. In the first round, she lost in a thriller to eighth seed Roberta Vinci. Next, Bondarenko played qualifying at the
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. She qualified defeating Naomi Broady in the final round of qualifying. In the first round, she was defeated by fellow qualifier Christina McHale. At the
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, Bondarenko lost in the first round to 21st seed Caroline Garcia. In February, Bondarenko competed at the Qatar Open. She lost in the second round of qualifying to Christina McHale. At the Dubai Championships, she won her first singles match of the year defeating qualifier Aryna Sabalenka in the first round. In the second round, Bondarenko won when fifth seed Garbiñe Muguruza retired at 4–1 in the opening set due to a left achilles injury. In the third round, she lost to tenth seed and eventual finalist Caroline Wozniacki. Playing at the
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, Bondarenko was defeated in the first round by Julia Görges. At Indian Wells, she lost in the first round to Wang Qiang. In Miami at the Miami Open, she won her first-round match over wildcard Paula Badosa Gibert. In the second round, she lost a tough three-set match to twenty-sixth seed Mirjana Lučić-Baroni. Bondarenko began her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. She lost in the second round to seventh seed
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. In Germany at the Porsche Grand Prix, Bondarenko was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Anett Kontaveit. At the
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, Bondarenko lost in the second round to seventh seed Lauren Davis. In
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, Bondarenko was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Océane Dodin. At the
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, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Varvara Lepchenko. Playing in her final tournament before the French Open at the
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, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by
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.


2020

Bondarenko kicked off her 2020 season at the Shenzhen Open. She reached the quarterfinal round where she lost to Kristýna Plíšková. At the
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, she was defeated in the first round by Australian wildcard Arina Rodionova. In February, Bondarenko competed at the Thailand Open where she lost in the first round to fifth seed and eventual champion, Magda Linette. At the Mexican Open, she was defeated in the second round by seventh seed and eventual champion, Heather Watson.


Grand Slam performance timelines


Singles


Doubles


Junior Grand Slam finals


Singles: 1 (title)


Olympics


Doubles: 1 (runner–up)


WTA career finals


Singles: 2 (2 titles)


Doubles: 11 (4 titles, 7 runner-ups)


WTA 125 tournament finals


Singles: 1 (runner-up)


ITF Circuit finals


Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)


Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner–ups)


Top 10 wins


Notes


References


External links

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Ukrainian FedCup team Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bondarenko, Kateryna Sportspeople from Kryvyi Rih 1986 births Living people Ukrainian female tennis players Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players of Ukraine Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Australian Open (tennis) champions