Tetyana Arefyeva
Tetyana Serhiivna Arefyeva (Ukrainian: Тетяна Сергіївна Арефиева) is a Ukrainian tennis player. She began tennis at the age of 6 and is coached by Igor Dernovskyy. She mainly plays on the ITF Women's Circuit.
| Country (sports) |  |
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| Born | 9 March 1991[1] Kiev, Ukraine |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 95,011 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 186–168 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (2 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 241 (19 March 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 264 (7 October 2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 76–81 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA (2 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 182 (29 August 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 460 (7 October 2013) |
| Last updated on: 12 October 2013. | |
2005
Tetyana played her first professional tournament at the $10,000 tournament in Kiev. She received a wildcard into the tournament.
2006
Tetyana played in Kiev once more, this time advancing past the first round, before losing to Agnese Zucchini 6–1, 0–6, 6–3. 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 Cairo tournaments. She fell in qualifying for all three of them. But she won two doubles matches in Cairo.
2007
Tetyana played lots more tournaments on the ITF Circuits, reaching a quarter final 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.
2008
In February 2008 Tetyana won her first ITF title at Melilla in Spain. She also reached finals in Astana and Athens but she lost in the final to Alice Moroni and Zarina Diyas respectively. She also reached a final in Arezzo but lost 7–5, 6–1. She ended the year ranked 613 in singles and 727 in doubles.
2009
In 2009 Tetyana became 18 and began a series of successful results. In Portimão in Portugal, she reached the semi-final defeating Stéphanie Vongsouthi en route. She lost to Sandra Soler-Sola in the semi-final 4–6, 6–1, 6–0. She completed back-to-back finals at Antalya-Belek and Almaty She lost in Turkey to Irini Georgatou but won Almaty, defeating Daria Kuchmina. At the $25,000 event in Namangan, Uzbekistan Tetyana reached the final by defeating Ksenia Palkina, Çağla Büyükakçay and Sofia Kvatsabaia. She lost in the final to Kristina Antoniychuk 6–0, 6–1.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 7 (2–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 23 February 2008 | Melilla, Spain | Hard |  |
6–1, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 March 2008 | Athens, Greece | Hard |  |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 17 November 2008 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard |  |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 13 April 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard |  |
3–6, 7–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 5. | 20 April 2009 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard |  |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 27 April 2009 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 25 April 2011 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 9 (2–7)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 July 2007 | Gausdal, Norway | Hard | |
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6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 February 2008 | Arezzo, Italy | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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5–7, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 April 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | |
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 April 2009 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 June 2010 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | |
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1 November 2010 | Ismaning, Germany | Carpet | |
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1–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 6 December 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | |
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 8. | 25 April 2011 | Karshi, Uzbekistan | Hard | |
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6–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 11 March 2013 | Orlando, United States | Clay |  |
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5–7, 6–2, 8–10 |
