Kateryna Baindl
Ukrainian tennis player (born 1994)
Kateryna Baindl Катерина Баіндль Country (sports) Ukraine Residence Odesa , UkraineBorn (1994-02-20 ) 20 February 1994 (age 30) Mykolaiv , UkraineHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 2009 Plays Right (two-handed backhand) Coach Christopher Kas Prize money US$ 2,909,288 Career record 402–293 Career titles 1 WTA Challenger Highest ranking No. 62 (19 February 2018) Current ranking No. 447 (21 October 2024) Australian Open 3R (2023 ) French Open 2R (2018 , 2019 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 , 2018 , 2019 , 2021 , 2023 , 2024 ) US Open 2R (2017 , 2020 ) Career record 120–80 Career titles 0 WTA, 13 ITF Highest ranking No. 139 (22 October 2012) Current ranking No. 1,466 (21 October 2024) Australian Open 1R (2018 ) French Open 2R (2020 ) Wimbledon 2R (2023 ) US Open 1R (2024 ) Fed Cup 4–3 Last updated on: 21 October 2024.
Kateryna Baindl (Ukrainian : Катерина Ігорівна Байндль , née Kozlova Ukrainian : Козлова ; born 20 February 1994) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 19 February 2018, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 22 October 2012, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings. Kozlova has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit .
In 2021, she married Michael Baindl and changed from Kozlova to Kateryna Baindl as her competing name.
Career
2015: Suspension due to doping
On 27 May 2015, the International Tennis Federation announced that Kozlova has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation. She was found positive to a doping substance after taking a stimulant, dimethylbutylamine . Kozlova's suspension was reduced to six months starting from 15 February to 15 August 2015.[ 1] [ 2]
2018: First top-5 win and maiden WTA Tour final
In February, Kozlova reached her first WTA Tour final at the Taiwan Open , defeating Sabine Lisicki in the semifinals,[ 3] before losing the championship match to Timea Babos .[ 4] [ 5]
At the French Open in May, she became the second player to defeat a defending champion in the first round of the French Open, after a straight sets victory over 2017 champion Jeļena Ostapenko .[ 6] [ 7]
2022: Poland Open semifinal
Having lost in qualifying, Baindl gained entry to the Poland Open as a lucky loser where wins over 11th seed Maryna Zanevska ,[ 8] qualifier Sara Errani [ 9] and eighth seed Petra Martić ,[ 10] [ 11] saw her reach the semifinals. She lost to Ana Bogdan in the last four.[ 12]
At the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, she qualified into the main draw where she was defeated by world No. 7 and top seed, Maria Sakkari .[ 13]
2023-2024: Australian Open third round
At the 2023 Australian Open , Baindl defeated Kamilla Rakhimova [ 14] and Caty McNally to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.[ 15] She lost to 17th seed Jeļena Ostapenko.[ 16]
Baindl reached her second career singles final at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix , defeating Claire Liu in the semifinals.[ 17] [ 18] She lost to lucky loser Maria Timofeeva in the final.[ 19]
She used a protected ranking to get into the 2024 Wimbledon Championships and the
2024 US Open , but lost in the first round at both events to Laura Siegemund in straight sets.[ 20] and Elisabetta Cocciaretto respectively.[ 21]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour , Grand Slam tournaments , Billie Jean King Cup , United Cup , Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open .
Doubles
Current through the 2023 US Open.
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
WTA Challenger finals
Kateryna Kozlova, 2014
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2012
ITF Stuttgart, Germany
25,000
Clay
Florencia Molinero
3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win
2–0
Aug 2012
Tatarstan Open , Russia
50,000
Hard
Tara Moore
6–3, 6–3
Win
3–0
Sep 2012
ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan
25,000
Hard
Anna Danilina
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss
3–1
Jul 2013
ITF Istanbul, Turkey
25,000
Hard
Elizaveta Kulichkova
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss
3–2
Sep 2013
Batumi Ladies Open , Georgia
25,000
Hard
Alexandra Panova
4–6, 6–0, 5–7
Loss
3–3
Jun 2014
Grado Tennis Cup , Italy
25,000
Clay
Gioia Barbieri
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win
4–3
Jul 2014
Reinert Open Versmold , Germany
50,000
Clay
Richèl Hogenkamp
6–4, 6–7(3) , 6–1
Win
5–3
Jul 2017
Internazionale di Roma , Italy
60,000
Clay
Mariana Duque-Marino
7–6(6) , 6–4
Loss
5–4
Nov 2018
Toronto Challenger , Canada
60,000
Hard (i)
Quirine Lemoine
2–6, 3–6
Loss
5–5
Jul 2022
Open de Montpellier , France
60,000
Clay
Oksana Selekhmeteva
3–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss
5–6
Oct 2022
ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès , Spain
100,000
Hard
Jasmine Paolini
4–6, 4–6
Doubles: 22 (13 titles, 9 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2009
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
10,000
Clay
Elina Svitolina
Kateryna Avdiyenko Maria Zharkova
7–6(3) , 3–6, [9–11]
Loss
0–2
Oct 2009
ITF Belek, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Sofiya Kovalets
Anna Orlik Kateřina Vaňková
3–6, 0–6
Loss
0–3
May 2010
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
25,000
Clay
Elina Svitolina
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–4
Jul 2010
ITF Pozoblanco, Spain
50,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Akiko Yonemura Tomoko Yonemura
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win
1–4
Jul 2010
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
25,000
Clay
Elina Svitolina
Valentyna Ivakhnenko Alyona Sotnikova
6–3, 7–5
Win
2–4
Jun 2011
ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine
25,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Melanie Klaffner Lina Stančiūtė
6–4, 6–3
Win
3–4
Jul 2011
Contrexéville Open , France
50,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Erika Sema Roxane Vaisemberg
2–6, 7–5, [12–10]
Win
4–4
Aug 2011
ITF Moscow, Russia
25,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Vaszilisza Bulgakova Anna Rapoport
6–3, 6–0
Loss
4–5
Mar 2012
ITF Moscow, Russia
25,000
Carpet (i)
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Margarita Gasparyan Anna Arina Marenko
6–3, 6–7(7) , [6–10]
Win
5–5
May 2012
ITF Moscow, Russia
25,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Darya Lebesheva Julia Valetova
6–1, 6–3
Win
6–5
May 2012
ITF Astana, Kazakhstan
25,000
Hard (i)
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Diana Isaeva Ksenia Kirillova
6–2, 6–0
Win
7–5
Jun 2012
ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Veronika Kapshay Teodora Mirčić
7–5, 6–3
Loss
7–6
Jun 2012
ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan
25,000
Hard
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
5–7, 5–7
Loss
7–7
Jul 2012
Donetsk Cup , Ukraine
50,000
Hard
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
2–6, 5–7
Win
8–7
Aug 2012
Tatarstan Open , Russia
50,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
6–4, 6–7(6) , [10–4]
Win
9–7
Sep 2012
ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan
25,000
Hard
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Nigina Abduraimova Ksenia Palkina
6–2, 6–4
Win
10–7
Aug 2013
Tatarstan Open, Russia
50,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Başak Eraydın Veronika Kapshay
6–4, 6–1
Win
11–7
Sep 2013
Batumi Ladies Open , Georgia
25,000
Clay
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Christina Shakovets Alona Fomina
6–0, 6–4
Win
12–7
Jan 2014
Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon , France
25,000
Hard (i)
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Timea Bacsinszky Kristina Barrois
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss
12–8
Feb 2014
Open de l'Isère , France
25,000
Hard (i)
Margarita Gasparyan
Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva
1–6, 4–6
Win
13–8
Feb 2014
ITF Moscow, Russia
25,000
Hard (i)
Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Veronika Kudermetova Sviatlana Pirazhenka
7–6(6) , 6–4
Loss
13–9
Aug 2018
Vancouver Open , Canada
100,000
Hard
Arantxa Rus
Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos
2–6, 5–7
Wins over top 10 players
Notes
^ Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open . The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
^ 2009: WTA ranking–916, 2010: WTA ranking–374, 2011: WTA ranking–343, 2012: WTA ranking–192.
^ 2009: WTA ranking–782, 2010: WTA ranking–326, 2011: WTA ranking–243.
^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
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