Yana Alexandrovna Buchina (Яна Бучина; born 7 February 1992) is a former Russian tennis player. She won two singles titles and one doubles title on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 334, achieved on 12 August 2013.[1]

Yana Buchina
Yana Buchina, 2010
Native nameЯна Бучина
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Born (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 32)
Samara
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$48,605
Singles
Career record137–97 (58.5%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 334 (12 August 2013)
Doubles
Career record22–21 (51.2%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 569 (5 March 2012)

Personal life edit

Yana Buchina was born to Alexander and Lillia Buchina[2] in Samara, Russia, where she resides.[2] Her favourite surfaces are grass and hardcourts.[2] She was coached by V. Potapenko and by Eugenia Maniokova.[2]

Tennis career edit

Junior career edit

In 2009, she played in the third round of the 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 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 Wimbledon. And at US Open, she lost in the final of the singles event to Briton Heather Watson, 4–6, 1–6.

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

ITF Circuit finals edit

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–2) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 24 April 2011 ITF Antalya,
Turkey
Hard   Marta Sirotkina 1–6, 0–6
Win 2. 1 May 2011 ITF Antalya Hard   Ekaterine Gorgodze 6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 22 April 2012 ITF Antalya Hard   Nicola Geuer 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. 28 January 2013 ITF Antalya Clay   Lee Jin-a 5–7, 3–6

Doubles (1–2) edit

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

References edit

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

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