Yana Buchina

Yana Alexandrovna Buchina (Russian: Яна Бучина; born February 7, 1992) is a junior Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 334, which she reached on 12 August 2013. Her highest WTA doubles ranking is 569, which she reached on 5 March 2012.[1]

Yana Buchina
Yana Buchina
Native nameЯна Бучина
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1992-02-07) February 7, 1992
Moscow, Russia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$48,605
Singles
Career record137 - 97
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 334 (12 August 2013)
Current rankingNo. 740 (12 January 2015)
Doubles
Career record22 - 21
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 569 (05 March 2012)
Current rankingNo. 727 (12 January 2015)
Last updated on: 12 January 2015.

Personal life

Yana Buchina was born to Alexander and Lillia Buchina.[2] She was born on February 7, 1992 in Moscow, Russia, where she currently resides.[2] Her favourite surfaces are grass and hard courts.[2] She is currently coached by her father Alexander Buchin and by Eugenia Maniokova.[2]

Tennis career

Junior career

In 2009, she played in the third round of the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles event, and the first round of the girls' doubles event, partnering Heather Watson. The duo lost to Viktoria Kamenskaya and Karina Pimkina 7–5, 6–4. She reached the second round of the 2009 French Open girls' event and the semi-finals of the doubles. Yana lost in the third round of girls' singles event and in the third round of the doubles at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. And at 2009 US Open, she lost in the final of the singles event to Heather Watson from the Great Britain with a score 6–4 and 6–1 .

In 2010, she lost in the third round of the girls' singles event at the 2010 Australian Open.

ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles finals: 4 (2–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 24 April 2011 Antalya, Turkey Hard Marta Sirotkina 1–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 1 May 2011 Antalya, Turkey Hard Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–3, 6–4
Winner 3. 22 April 2012 Antalya, Turkey Hard Nicola Geuer 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 28 January 2013 Antalya, Turkey Clay Lee Jin-a 5–7, 3–6

Doubles finals: 3 (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 9 March 2009 Las Palmas, Spain Hard Taja Mohorčič Lu Jingjing
Sun Shengnan		 3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Winner 2. 10 September 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Polina Rodionova Ani Mijačika
Matea Čutura		 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 3. 23 April 2014 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Andrea Gámiz Eugeniya Pashkova
Ganna Poznikhirenko		 4–6, 1–6

References
  1. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info | Yana Buchina". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  2. Yana Buchina at the International Tennis Federation
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