Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak (Russian: Ксения Юрьевна Первак; born 27 May 1991) is a retired tennis player from Russia.

Ksenia Pervak
Ксения Первак

Pervak at the 2014 Wimbledon Qualifying
Full name	Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak
Country (sports)	Russia (2005–2011, 2013-present)  Kazakhstan (2011–2013)
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 31) Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2005
Retired	2015
Plays	Left (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,024,792
Singles
Career record	269–153 (63.7%)
Career titles	1 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 37 (19 September 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2013)
French Open	1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Wimbledon	4R (2011)
US Open	1R (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Doubles
Career record	42–44 (48.8%)
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 123 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2013)
French Open	1R (2012)
Wimbledon	1R (2012)
US Open	1R (2011)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–1

Pervak won one singles title on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 19 September 2011, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. On 30 January 2012, she peaked at No. 123 in the doubles rankings.

Pervak won the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Laura Robson in straight sets in the final.[1][2]

In November 2015, she announced her retirement from professional tennis due to chronic injuries.[3] However, she did return to tennis briefly, playing four tournaments between September 2016[4] and January 2017. Her last match was a loss in the first qualifying round of the Australian Open.

Career

2009

Pervak made it to the second round of the Pattaya Open where she lost to second seed Caroline Wozniacki in three sets.[5] She then won three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw in 's-Hertogenbosch where she defeated Czech Petra Cetkovská in the first round.[6] Pervak also won the Australian Open junior tournament in that year, defeating Laura Robson in the final.[1][2]

2010

In early February, Pervak lost in the first round of the Pattaya Open to then world No. 14, Vera Zvonareva.[7] Pervak then reached the Malaysian Open main draw but lost to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, in the first round.[8][9] At the French Open, she reached the main draw where she lost to Maria Sharapova in the first round. At the Slovenia Open, Pervak reached her first WTA Tour semifinal against Johanna Larsson but she had to retire due to a wrist injury.

At the Guangzhou International Open, she defeated the No. 2 seed Chan Yung-jan in the first round, and reached the quarterfinals by defeating Russian compatriot Alexandra Panova, winning 24 of 27 points in the final set.

2011

Pervak kicked off her 2011 season in Brisbane, Australia, where she was seeded seventh for the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International. She defeated Jessica Moore and Alexandra Panova but was defeated by Anastasia Pivovarova in the third qualifying round. She gained entry into the main draw as a lucky loser and defeated Anna Chakvetadze in the first round, before losing in the second to Petra Kvitová.

Pervak played in the first round of the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time in her career, but lost to 13th seed and fellow Russian Nadia Petrova.

Pervak made the semifinals of the $100k event in Midland, losing to eventual champion Lucie Hradecká. She made two consecutive quarterfinals of WTA Tour events in Memphis and Monterrey, losing to Hradecká and Gisela Dulko, respectively.

Pervak lost in qualifying at the Indian Wells Open to Jamie Hampton. However, she qualified for the Miami Open, defeating Zuzana Kučová and Junri Namigata. She lost in the fourth round of Wimbledon to Tamira Paszek, in three sets.

2013

Pervak began her 2013 season at the Brisbane International. Coming through qualifying, she upset eighth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[10] Her win over Wozniacki was her first victory over a top-ten player.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2011	Baku Cup, Azerbaijan	International	Hard	Vera Zvonareva	1–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2011	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	International	Hard	Eva Birnerová	6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2010	Pattaya Open, Thailand	International	Hard	Anna Chakvetadze	Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn	5–7, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (9–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2007	ITF Batumi, Georgia	25,000	Hard	Corinna Dentoni	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–1	May 2008	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Nina Bratchikova	6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Win	2–1	Aug 2008	ITF Penza, Russia	50,000	Clay	Sofia Shapatava	6–4, 6–1
Win	3–1	Aug 2008	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Elena Kulikova	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	3–2	Sep 2008	ITF Ruse, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Lenka Wienerová	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Oct 2008	ITF Podolsk, Russia	50,000	Carpet (i)	Alisa Kleybanova	6–7(5), 0–6
Win	4–3	Aug 2009	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Ekaterina Ivanova	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	5–3	Aug 2009	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Ekaterina Ivanova	6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Aug 2009	ITF Katowice, Poland	25,000	Clay	Camila Giorgi	2–6, 3–6
Loss	5–5	Sep 2009	ITF Denain, France	50,000	Clay	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	3–6, 4–6
Win	6–5	Sep 2009	ITF Helsinki, Finland	25,000	Hard (i)	Stéphanie Foretz	6–4, 6–2
Win	7–5	Jun 2010	ITF Toruń, Poland	25,000	Clay	Magda Linette	6–4, 6–1
Loss	7–6	Jun 2011	ITF Zlín, Сzech Republic	50,000	Clay	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	1–6, 0–6
Win	8–6	Oct 2013	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	25,000	Hard (i)	Anhelina Kalinina	6–0, 7–5
Win	9–6	Nov 2013	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	50,000	Hard (i)	Eva Birnerová	6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss	9–7	Feb 2014	Dow Midland Classic, United States	100,000	Hard (i)	Heather Watson	4–6, 0–6
Loss	9–8	Jul 2015	President's Cup, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	6–6 ret.

Doubles: 4 (3–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	8 September 2008	ITF Ruse, Bulgaria	Clay	Alexandra Panova	Vitalia Diatchenko Eugeniya Pashkova	6–2, 6–7(5), [10–5]
Win	2.	3 November 2008	ITF Ismaning, Germany	Carpet (i)	Oxana Lyubtsova	Julia Görges Laura Siegemund	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	3.	30 March 2010	ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Carpet (i)	Alexandra Panova	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok	7–6(7), 2–6, [10–7]
Loss	1.	31 May 2010	ITF Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Alexandra Panova	Andreja Klepač Tadeja Majerič	3–6, 6–7(6)

Grand Slam tournament performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2009	Australian Open	Hard	Laura Robson	6–3, 6–1

References

External links

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На других языках

[ru] Первак, Ксения Юрьевна