Ksenia Pervak
Ксения Первак

Ksenia Pervak in action during the 2009 Banka Koper Slovenia Open held in Portorož
Country	Russia (2005-2011)  Kazakhstan (2011–present)
Residence	Berlin, Germany
Born	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 21) Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2005
Plays	Left-handed
Career prize money	$652,422
Singles
Career record	201–108
Career titles	1 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking	37 (19 September 2011)
Current ranking	40 (28 May 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2011, 2012)
French Open	1R (2010, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	4R (2011)
US Open	1R (2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record	39–34
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	123 (30 January 2012)
Current ranking	159 (28 May 2012)
Last updated on: 28 May 2012.

Ksenia Yuryevna Pervak (Russian: Ксения Юрьевна Первак; born 27 May 1991 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union) is a professional left-handed Kazakhstan tennis player. She is the highest ranked Kazakhstan women's player (out of 2 in the top 100). Her highest WTA singles ranking is world no. 37, which she reached on 19 September 2011. Her career high in doubles is world no. 123, which she reached on 30 January 2012.

Pervak's best achievement so far is by winning the 2009 Australian Open junior Grand Slam tournament, where in the final she defeated Laura Robson in straight sets 6–3, 6–1.^[1][2]

Personal life[link]

Ksenia Pervak was born to Oksana and Yuriy and currently resides in Berlin, Germany. She is a left handed player, her favourite tennis surface is hard court and she is currently being coached by Victor Pavlov.^[3]

Career highlights[link]

2009[link]

Pervak made it to the second round of the 2009 PTT Pattaya Women's Open but lost to second seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in three sets.^[4] Pervak then won three qualifying matches to advance to the main draw in 's-Hertogenbosch. She defeated Czech Petra Cetkovská in the first round 7–5, 7–6.^[5] Pervak also won the Australian Open junior tournament during the year, beating Laura Robson from Britain in the final.^[1][2]

2010[link]

In early February, Pervak lost in the first round of the Pattaya City Open to then world No. 14, Vera Zvonareva in straight sets with a score of 6–3, 6–2.^[6] Pervak then reached the 2010 Malaysian Open main draw but lost to Noppawan Lertcheewakarn in the first round.^[7][8] At the 2010 French Open Pervak reached the main draw but lost to Maria Sharapova in the first round. At the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Pervak reached her first WTA Tour semi-final but retired to Johanna Larsson due the right wrist injury.

At the 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Pervak defeated No.2 seed Yung-jan Chan in the first round 3–6, 6–0, 6–2. She then reached the quarterfinals by defeating Russian compatriot Alexandra Panova 7–5, 2–6, 6–0, winning 24 of 27 points in the final set. She will face another Russian, Alla Kudryavtseva, for a spot in the semifinals.

2011[link]

Pervak kicked off her 2011 season in Brisbane, Australia. She is seeded 7th in the qualifying draw of the 2011 Brisbane International. She defeated local hope Jessica Moore 6–3, 6–0 and Alexandra Panova 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. She was defeated by Anastasia Pivovarova in the third qualifying round 6–3, 6–7, 7–6. She gained entry into the main draw as a Lucky Loser and in the first round she defeated Anna Chakvetadze 6–2, 6–2 before losing in the second round to Petra Kvitová 1–6, 6–4, 6–2.

Pervak played in the first round of the main draw of the Australian Open for the first time in her career. She lost to 13th seed Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1.

Pervak made the semifinals of the $100,000 ITF event in Midland, losing to eventual champion Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4.

Pervak then made two consecutive quarterfinals of WTA events in Memphis and Monterrey, losing to Hradecká 6–4, 6–3 and Gisela Dulko 6–1, 6–0 respectively.

Pervak lost in qualifying at the 2011 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells to Jamie Hampton. However, she successfully qualified for the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, defeating Zuzana Kučová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 and Junri Namigata 6–1, 6–2. Her opponent in the first round will be Dinara Safina.

She lost in the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships to Tamira Paszek in three sets, with the score of 2–6, 6–2, 3–6.

WTA Career Finals[link]

Singles: 2 (1–1)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	24 July 2011	Baku, Azerbaijan	Hard	Vera Zvonareva	1–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	17 September 2011	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Hard	Eva Birnerová	6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (0–1)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	14 February 2010	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Anna Chakvetadze	Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn	7–5, 6–1

ITF Circuit Finals[link]

Singles: 12 (7–5)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	30 September 2007	Batumi, Georgia	Hard	Corinna Dentoni	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	19 May 2008	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Nina Bratchikova	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	3.	17 August 2008	Penza, Russia	Clay	Sofia Shapatava	6–4, 6–1
Winner	4.	23 August 2008	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Elena Kulikova	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	8 September 2008	Ruse, Bulgaria	Clay	Lenka Wienerová	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	20 October 2008	Podolsk, Russia	Carpet	Alisa Kleybanova	7–6(7–5), 6–0
Winner	7.	8 August 2009	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Ekaterina Ivanova	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner	8.	15 August 2009	Moscow, Russia	Clay	Ekaterina Ivanova	6–0, 6–2
Runner-up	9.	31 August 2009	Katowice, Poland	Clay	Camila Giorgi	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	10.	7 September 2009	Denain, France	Clay	Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro	6–3, 6–4
Winner	11.	3 October 2009	Helsinki, Finland	Hard	Stéphanie Foretz	6–4, 6–2
Winner	12.	4 July 2010	Toruń, Poland	Clay	Magda Linette	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	13.	6 June 2011	Zlin, Сzech Republic	Clay	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 5 (3–2)[link]

Wins (3)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
1.	12 September 2008	Ruse, Bulgaria	Clay	Alexandra Panova	Vitalia Diatchenko Yevgeniya Pashkova	6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
2.	9 November 2008	Ismaning, Germany	Carpet	Oksana Lyubtsova	Julia Görges Laura Siegemund	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
3.	3 April 2010	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	Carpet	Alexandra Panova	Nadiya Kichenok Lyudmyla Kichenok	7–6(9–7), 2–6, [10–7]

Runner-ups (1)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	5 June 2010	Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Alexandra Panova	Andreja Klepač Tadeja Majerič	6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Grand Slam performance timeline[link]

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour are considered. This table is current through the 2012 French Open.

References[link]

External links[link]

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