Polina Leykina

Polina Alekseyevna Leykina (; born 20 September 1994) is a Russian tennis player.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 184 in singles, achieved on 1 August 2016, and 230 in doubles, set on 28 December 2015. Leykina has won 13 singles titles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Early and personal life Leykina was born in Moscow, Russia. She started playing tennis at the age of seven on the initiative of her father. Her father first sent her to badminton, but later changed his mind. In addition to her passion for sports, she enjoys reading books, walking in nature with friends, and traveling.

Career In September 2015, she became the champion at the W25 tournament held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, defeating Swiss player Viktorija Golubic in the final.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2016 Morocco Open, in the doubles event, partnering with Yulia Putintseva.

In July 2016, she advanced to the second round of the main draw at the 2016 BRD Bucharest Open, a WTA Tour event in Romania, by defeating Chinese tennis player Xu Shilin in the first round. She was defeated by number six seeded Montenegrin Danka Kovinić in the second round.

Performance timeline

Singles Tournament2016SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open A0 / 00–0French Open Q10 / 00–0Wimbledon Q10 / 00–0US Open Q10 / 00–0Win–loss0–00 / 00–0

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendW25/35 tournaments (4–2)W10/15 tournaments (9–6)Finals by surfaceHard (7–4)Clay (6–4) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 2012ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia10,000 Clay Barbora Krejčíková 4–6, 1–6Loss 0–2 Feb 2013ITF Netanya, Israel10,000 Hard Natela Dzalamidze 4–6, 3–6Win 1–2 Sep 2013ITF Athens, Greece10,000 Hard Lee Pei-chi 5–7, 6–4, 6–3Loss 1–3 Jan 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Zhang Ling 1–6, 5–7Win 2–3 Mar 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Ema Mikulčić 6–2, 6–7(3), 7–5Win 3–3 May 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Nina Stojanović 6–2, 2–6, 6–2Win 4–3 Jun 2014ITF Civitavecchia, Italy10,000 Clay Martina Caregaro 7–5, 6–4Win 5–3 Oct 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Jil Teichmann 6–2, 6–0Win 6–3 Jul 2015ITF Knokke, Belgium10,000 Clay Sofie Oyen 6–4, 6–2Win 7–3 Aug 2015Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia25,000 Clay Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6–4, 6–3Loss 7–4 Sep 2015ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Tamara Zidanšek 3–6, 2–6Win 8–4 Sep 2015ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000 Hard (i) Viktorija Golubic 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 8–5 Aug 2017ITF Moscow, Russia15,000 Clay Iryna Shymanovich 2–6, 4–6Win 9–5 Sep 2017ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan25,000 Clay Akgul Amanmuradova 6–3, 6–3Loss 9–6 Oct 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Kaja Juvan 6–3, 1–6, 2–6Win 10–6 May 2021ITF Antalya, TurkeyW15 Clay Julia Avdeeva 6–1, 6–0Win 11–6 Aug 2022ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay Pia Lovrič 6–2, 6–3Loss 11–7 Aug 2023ITF Baku, AzerbaijanW15 Hard Yaroslava Bartashevich 5–7, 4–6Loss 11–8 Jul 2025ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW15 Hard Kira Pavlova 4–6, 6–2, 2–6Win 12–8 Jun 2026ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW15 Hard Jenny Dürst 6–4, 6–4Win 13–8 Jul 2026ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW35 Hard Jana Hossam Salah 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 36 (19 titles, 17 runner-ups) LegendW25/35 tournaments W10/15 tournaments Finals by surfaceHard (10–11)Clay (9–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 2012ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Sofia Dmitrieva Natela Dzalamidze Khristina Kazimova 0–6, 6–7(4)Win 1–1 Feb 2013ITF Netanya, Israel10,000 Hard Oleksandra Korashvili Natela Dzalamidze Aminat Kushkhova 6–4, 6–2Win 2–1 Mar 2013ITF Netanya, Israel10,000 Hard Aliaksandra Sasnovich Natela Dzalamidze Aminat Kushkhova 2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]Win 3–1 Apr 2013ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Barbora Krejčíková Jana Fett Bernarda Pera 6–3, 6–3Win 4–1 Apr 2013ITF Šibenik, Croatia10,000 Clay Barbora Krejčíková Cindy Burger Anna Klasen 3–6, 6–3, [12–10]Loss 4–2 Jun 2013ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000 Hard Lidziya Marozava Christina Shakovets Julia Stamatova 2–6, 0–6Win 5–2 Jul 2013ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000 Hard Lidziya Marozava Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb 7–6(2), 7–5Win 6–2 Jul 2013ITF Izmir, Turkey10,000 Hard Anett Kontaveit Hülya Esen Lütfiye Esen 6–4, 7–5Win 7–2 Sep 2013ITF Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia10,000 Clay Lina Gjorcheska Rebecca Šramková Natalia Vajdová 6–4, 6–3Win 8–2 Sep 2013ITF Athens, Greece10,000 Hard Aminat Kushkhova Franziska Koenig Lisa Sabino 7–5, 6–3Loss 8–3 Oct 2013ITF Athens, Greece10,000 Hard Darya Shulzhanok Lucy Brown Alina Wessel 0–6, 3–6Loss 8–4 Jan 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Despina Papamichail Valentyna Ivakhnenko Veronika Kapshay 6–7, 2–6Loss 8–5 Mar 2014ITF Shenzhen, China10,000 Hard Natela Dzalamidze Han Na-lae Yoo Mi 1–6, 1–6Loss 8–6 Mar 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Valentini Grammatikopoulou Csilla Borsányi Ilka Csöregi 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]Win 9–6 Apr 2014ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000 Hard Despina Papamichail Marie Benoît Kimberley Zimmermann 6–2, 6–2Loss 9–7 May 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Lucy Brown Lisa Sabino Nina Stojanović 3–6, 6–4, [3–10]Loss 9–8 Aug 2014ITF Leipzig, Germany10,000 Clay Diana Bogoliy Olga Doroshina Conny Perrin 5–7, 4–6Loss 9–9 Aug 2014ITF Braunschweig, Germany10,000 Clay Isabella Shinikova Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds 3–6, 0–6Win 10–9 Oct 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Diana Bogoliy Giulia Bruzzone Elena-Teodora Cadar 6–2, 6–1Loss 10–10 Feb 2015ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000 Hard Diana Bogoliy Kamila Kerimbayeva Aminat Kushkhova 3–6, 1–6Win 11–10 Jun 2015ITF Moscow, Russia25,000 Clay Irina Khromacheva Alona Fomina Anastasiya Vasylyeva 7–5, 7–5Win 12–10 Aug 2015ITF Kazan, Russia10,000 Clay Oleksandra Korashvili Anastasia Frolova Polina Merenkova walkoverWin 13–10 Oct 2015ITF Istanbul, Turkey25,000 Hard (i) Başak Eraydın Cristina Dinu Jana Fett 7–5, 6–7(2), [10–5]Loss 13–11 Dec 2015ITF Navi Mumbai, India25,000 Hard Lu Jiajing Anna Morgina Nina Stojanović 3–6, 5–7Win 14–11 Jul 2018ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany25,000 Clay Isabella Shinikova Emma Laine Chiara Scholl 7–6(4), 7–5Win 15–11 Aug 2019ITF Braunschweig, Germany25,000 Clay Marine Partaud Akgul Amanmuradova Albina Khabibulina 6–4, 1–6, [10–5]Loss 15–12 Nov 2019ITF Heraklion, Greece15,000 Clay Claudia Hoste Ferrer Alba Carrillo Marín Celia Cerviño Ruiz 6–7(6), 1–6Win 16–12 Dec 2022ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria 15,000 Hard (i) Sofiia Nagornaia Veronika Bokor Laura Radaković 6–4, 7–6(9)Win 17–12 Jan 2023ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000 Clay Ekaterina Ovcharenko Hurricane Tyra Black Doğa Türkmen 6–2, 3–6, [10–4]Loss 17–13 Jul 2023ITF Prokuplje, SerbiaW25 Clay Julia Stamatova Cristina Dinu Valeriya Strakhova 6–4, 2–6, [8–10]Loss 17–14 Aug 2023ITF Baku, AzerbaijanW15 Hard Nadezda Khalturina Mariya Sinitsyna Arina Solomatina 1–6, 6–7(5)Win 18–14 ITF Heraklion, GreeceW15 Clay Katharina Hobgarski Irene Lavino Sapfo Sakellaridi 4–6, 6–1, [10–3]Loss 18–15 Oct 2024ITF Heraklion, GreeceW35 Clay Elina Nepliy Ilinca Amariei Elena Korokozidi 3–6, 3–6Loss 18–16 May 2025ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Mia Chudejová Alicia Dudeney Patricija Paukštytė 0–6, 4–6Win 19–16 ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW15 Hard Astrid Cirotte Gloriana Nahum Zhao Yichen 6–4, 6–3Loss 19–17 Jul 2026ITF Hillcrest, South AfricaW35 Hard Ksenia Smirnova Astrid Cirotte Jenny Dürst 6–4, 2–6, [7–10]

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