Aljona Bondarenko

Biography of Aljona Bondarenko

Date of Birth: 13.08.1984

General Information. Place of Birth: Kryvyi Rih (Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Region).

Residence: Kharkiv (Ukraine).

Physical Data: Height - 1 m 68 cm, Weight - 59 kg.

Plays right-handed. Two-handed backhand.

Professional since 1999.

Coach: Natalja Bondarenko (Ukraine), Mother.

Member of the Ukrainian national team.

Sporting Achievements. As of January 10, 2010: WTA Rankings (Singles): 53. In Doubles: 105.

Highest WTA Ranking (Singles): 19 (April 14, 2008).

Current WTA Ranking (Doubles): 48.

Highest WTA Ranking (Doubles): 11 (September 29, 2008).

WTA Ranking at the end of the season (Singles): 2009 - 32, 2008 - 32, 2007 - 22, 2006 - 32, 2005 - 73, 2004 - 126, 2003 - 190, 2002 - 191, 2001 - 378, 2000 - 493, 1999 - 652.

Prize money: $2518506.

Matches in WTA tournaments (Singles): 327 wins - 244 losses.

Matches in WTA tournaments (Doubles): 181 wins - 162 losses.

Matches for the national team in the Fed Cup: 22 wins - 12 losses.

WTA tournament winner (Singles): 2 (2006 - Luxembourg, 2010 - Hobart, Australia).

WTA tournament finalist (Singles): 3 (2009 - Warsaw, 2007 - Warsaw, 2005 - Hyderabad).

WTA tournament winner (Doubles): 4 (2009 - Prague (with younger sister Ekaterina Bondarenko), 2008 - 'Australian Open' (with E. Bondarenko), Paris (with E. Bondarenko), 2006 - Istanbul (with Anastassia Yakimova from Belarus).

ITF tournament winner (Singles): 5.

ITF tournament winner (Doubles): 8.

In July 2010, Aljona Bondarenko reached her best ranking: 19. In Doubles: 11.

At the XXIX Olympiad in 2008 in Beijing, her performance was unsuccessful. There was a good chance to win a medal in doubles. In the semi-finals of the competition, together with her sister Ekaterina, the Ukrainians lost in the bronze medal match to the Chinese duo Yan/Zheng with 2:6, 2:6.

In 2011, she decided to retire due to a series of injuries.

In 2016, Aljona Bondarenko returned to professional tennis. Her first competition was the ITF events in Italy.

Family Relationships. In July 2010, Elena married her coach Nikolai Dyachok. On May 30, 2015, her son Yevgeni was born.

Aljona has two sisters: elder Valerija and younger Kateryna — both also play professional tennis.

12.08.2022