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'{{BLP sources|date=June 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Maria Kirilenko-Stepanova<br><small>Мари́я Кириле́нко</small> | image= File:Kirilenko RG13 (26) (9386590456).jpg | country = {{flagu|Russia}} | residence = Moscow, Russia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Moscow, [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], Soviet Union | height ={{height|m=1.74}} | turnedpro = 2001 | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = US$ 6,855,919 | singlesrecord = 364–257 | singlestitles = 6 WTA, 3 ITF | highestsinglesranking = No. 10 (10 June 2013) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = QF ([[2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2010]]) | FrenchOpenresult = QF ([[2013 French Open – Women's Singles|2013]]) | Wimbledonresult = QF ([[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2012]]) | USOpenresult = 4R ([[2011 US Open – Women's Singles|2011]]) | Othertournaments = Yes | Olympicsresult = SF – 4th place ([[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2012]]) | doublesrecord = 255–155 | doublestitles = 12 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 0 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] | highestdoublesranking = No. 5 (24 October 2011) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F ([[2011 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|2011]]) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = F ([[2012 French Open – Women's Doubles|2012]]) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R ([[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2007]]) | USOpenDoublesresult = SF ([[2011 US Open – Women's Doubles|2011]]) | OthertournamentsDoubles = yes | WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[2012 WTA Tour Championships|2012]]) | OlympicsDoublesresult = | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Doubles]]}} | updated = 4 April 2015 }} '''Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko-Stepanova''' ({{lang-rus|Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко|p=mɐˈrʲijə ˈjʉrʲjɪvnə kʲɪpʲɪˈlʲɛnkə}}; born 25 January 1987) is a Russian tennis player. Kirilenko won the [[2002 US Open (tennis)#Girls' singles|2002 U.S. Open Girls' Singles]] and won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] in the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]]. She has reached three [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] singles quarterfinals, at the [[2010 Australian Open]] the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships]] and the [[2013 French Open]]. In doubles, she has reached two Grand Slam doubles finals, at the [[2011 Australian Open]] and the [[2012 French Open]], won the [[2012 WTA Tour Championships]] and was a bronze medalist at the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|2012 London Olympics]]. In June 2013, Kirilenko reached her career high ranking of World No. 10. ==Tennis career== ===Junior career=== In 2002, Kirilenko became one of the youngest winners of the Canadian Open and US Open junior tournaments.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}} ===Professional career=== ====2003–2006==== In 2002, Kirilenko started participating in WTA events. She began moving up the rankings in 2004, but was set back by an injury. At the [[2004 French Open]], Kirilenko took the first set off [[Serena Williams]] before losing in three sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-05-28/sports/0405280254_1_venus-williams-juan-carlos-ferrero-kveta-peschke|title=Serena battles hard to top Russian teen|author=|date=|work=ChicagoTribune.com|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> At the end of 2005, she climbed back up the rankings and won her first title in Beijing. On 12 June 2006, she broke into the world's top 20 for the first time. Kirilenko was also the runner-up to [[Nicole Pratt]] at the [[2004 AP Tourism Hyderabad Open]]. Kirilenko made her debut for Russia at the Fed Cup tournament in April 2006. In the World Group quarterfinal tie against Belgium, Kirilenko lost her singles match against 2005 US Open champion [[Kim Clijsters]], but partnering with [[Dinara Safina]], won her doubles match against [[Justine Henin]] and Clijsters. However, Russia ended up losing, 3–2. At the [[2006 US Open (tennis)|2006 US Open]], Kirilenko was seeded 20th and reached the third round, before losing to [[Aravane Rezaï]]. ====2007==== In January 2007, she advanced to the third round of the [[2007 Australian Open]], before being defeated by third-seed [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. She then competed in the [[2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open]] in Tokyo, where she advanced to the second round, upsetting world no. 15 [[Shahar Pe'er]] of Israel, before being defeated by [[Ai Sugiyama]]. She then competed in the [[Dubai Tennis Championships]], where she reached the second round, before losing in a close match to [[Daniela Hantuchová]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/07/02/21/TENNIS_UAE-Dubai_Hantuchova.html|title=Hantuchova Gets Better Than Kirilenko|publisher=Sporting Life|accessdate=22 February 2007}}</ref> At the [[Acura Classic]] in San Diego, California, Kirilenko upset second seeded [[Jelena Janković]] of [[Serbia]] to advance to the quarterfinals, before losing to fellow Russian [[Elena Dementieva]]. At the [[JPMorgan Chase Open|East West Bank Classic]] in Los Angeles, she upset sixth seed [[Marion Bartoli]] in straight sets before losing to eventual champion [[Ana Ivanovic]] in the quarter-finals. [[File:Maria Kirilenko US Open.JPG|thumb|left|Kirilenko with her mixed doubles partner and then boyfriend, [[Igor Andreev]], at the US Open]] Unseeded at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she defeated [[Martina Müller (tennis)|Martina Müller]] of Germany, and then 22nd seed [[Katarina Srebotnik]] of Slovenia. She then lost to unseeded [[Julia Vakulenko]] of Ukraine. After the US Open, she appeared in the Sunfeast Open. There, Kirilenko won her second WTA Tour singles title, defeating unseeded [[Mariya Koryttseva]] of Ukraine in straight sets. The next week at a tournament in [[Seoul]], Kirilenko, as the fourth seed also reached the finals, but lost to top seed [[Venus Williams]]. ====2008==== At the [[2008 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Kirilenko reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, beating sixth seed [[Anna Chakvetadze]]. Her next opponent was Daniela Hantuchová, to whom she lost, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, after leading 6–1, 3–1. Kirilenko then reached the second round of a Tier I event in Doha, beating [[Ekaterina Makarova]], before losing to [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] in three sets. Kirilenko then lost four matches in a row at Dubai, Bangalore, Indian Wells, and Miami. However, as the second seed, she reached the final of a Tier IV event at Estoril, where she defeated [[Iveta Benešová]] in straight sets. She also won the doubles title there, partnering with [[Flavia Pennetta]]. Kirilenko also won in Barcelona, defeating Martinez-Sanchez for her fourth career WTA title and the second of the year. Kirilenko played at the Tier III tournament in [[2008 Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]] in August, where she was third seed. She reached the semifinals, where she lost to eventual champion [[Nadia Petrova]]. She partnered with Petrova as the second seed doubles team and beat the top seed pair of [[Hsieh Su-wei]] and [[Yaroslava Shvedova]] in the finals. ====2009==== Kirilenko was seeded 27th at the [[2009 Australian Open|Australian Open]], but lost to future top five player [[Sara Errani]] of Italy in the first round. In the [[Dubai]] doubles tournament, Kirilenko partnered with [[Agnieszka Radwańska]], and even though they were unseeded, they reached the final, eventually losing to [[Liezel Huber]] and [[Cara Black]], the world no. 1 doubles pairing at that time. [[File:Maria Kirilenko at the 2009 US Open 03.jpg|thumb|180px|Kirilenko at the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]]]] At the 2009 French Open, Kirilenko was unseeded in the singles tournament, and lost to [[Olivia Rogowska]] of Australia in the first round. In the doubles tournament, Kirilenko and doubles partner [[Flavia Pennetta]] of Italy were seeded eighth. They made it to the third round, before losing to 11th seeded [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] of Germany and [[Patty Schnyder]] of Switzerland. Kirilenko was unseeded at the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships]] and made it to the second round, before losing to ninth seeded [[Caroline Wozniacki]]. At the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she made it to the third round, defeating her doubles partner Radwańska before losing to [[Li Na]]. She then competed in the [[2009 Hansol Korea Open]] in Seoul, where she was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to eventual champion [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]]. ====2010 : First Grand Slam quarterfinal==== Kirilenko began the year by competing in the [[2010 ASB Classic]], where she reached the quarterfinals, before losing to [[Shahar Pe'er]]. With a world ranking at that time of 58, Kirilenko was unseeded at the [[2010 Australian Open]], where in the first round she upset her friend, former doubles partner, [[2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2008]] champion and 14th seed [[Maria Sharapova]], 7–6(4), 3–6, 6–4, in a 3-hour, 22-minute marathon. It was the second-longest women's match in Australian Open history (only behind the [[2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2011 fourth-round match]] between [[Francesca Schiavone]] and [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/8276760/Australian-Open-2011-Francesca-Schiavone-outlasts-Svetlana-Kuznetsova-in-longest-womens-major-match.html|title=Australian Open 2011: Francesca Schiavone outlasts Svetlana Kuznetsova in longest women's major match|author=|date=|work=telegraph.co.uk|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref>). She advanced to the quarterfinals, before losing to [[Zheng Jie]], who was also unseeded for this tournament. In the doubles portion, she and her partner, [[Agnieszka Radwańska]], were seeded 15th and advanced to the semifinals, before losing to the world no. 1 pairing of [[Cara Black]] and [[Liezel Huber]] in three sets. Kirilenko entered as 32nd seed at the [[BNP Paribas Open|2010 BNP Paribas Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California]]. She made it to the third round, before losing to second seeded [[Caroline Wozniacki]]. Kirilenko participated in the [[Sony Ericsson Open]] in [[Miami]], Florida as 32nd seed. Like Indian Wells, she advanced to the third round, before again losing to [[Caroline Wozniacki]]. [[File:Maria Kirilenko at the 2010 US Open 01.jpg|thumb|left|Kirilenko at the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|2010 US Open]]]] Kirilenko played in Rome in the [[2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia]], where she was unseeded. She advanced to the quarterfinals, before losing to world no. 1 [[Serena Williams]]. Kirilenko's entered the [[2010 French Open|French Open]] as 30th seed. She advanced to the round of 16 here for the first time in her career, before losing to 17th seed and eventual champion [[Francesca Schiavone]], having defeated [[2009 French Open – Women's Singles|defending champion]] [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] en route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8710927.stm|title=BBC Sport - Tennis - Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova loses to Maria Kirilenko|author=|date=|work=BBC.co.uk|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> In the doubles draw of the [[2010 French Open – Women's Doubles|French Open]], Kirilenko and [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] were seeded 11th. They reached the quarterfinals, before losing to the eventual champions [[Serena Williams|Serena]] and [[Venus Williams]] in straight sets. At [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], she was 27th seed in the singles draw. She advanced to the third round, before losing to eighth seed [[Kim Clijsters]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8762469.stm Wimbledon 2010: Clijsters races into fourth round] BBC Sport, 25 June 2010</ref> Kirilenko also paired up with [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] in the doubles draw, where they were seeded tenth. Kirilenko made the quarterfinals of the [[2010 Bank of the West Classic]] in [[Stanford]], California. before losing to [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]. She entered the doubles tournament with [[Victoria Azarenka]], but they lost in the semifinals. She then reached the second rounds of [[2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open]] and the [[2010 Rogers Cup]], losing to [[Vera Zvonareva]] and [[Victoria Azarenka]], respectively. Then at the [[2010 Pilot Pen Tennis]], she reached the semifinals, before losing to [[Nadia Petrova]]. She reached the third round of the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|2010 US Open]], losing to 11th seed [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. She then reached the second rounds of [[2010 Hansol Korea Open]], losing to former world no. 1 [[Dinara Safina]], and [[2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open]], losing to [[Flavia Pennetta]]. At the last Premier Mandatory event of the year, the [[2010 China Open (tennis)|2010 China Open]], she lost in the third round to eventual finalist and compatriot [[Vera Zvonareva]]. In the [[2010 HP Open]], she retired in the second round due to a left hip injury against [[Chang Kai-chen]] after losing the first set 4–6. Kirilenko reached the final of the [[2010 Kremlin Cup]], where she fell to [[Victoria Azarenka]]. Kirilenko ended the 2010 season ranked no. 20 in the world. ====2011 : Steady ranking==== [[File:Maria Kirilenko 2011.jpg|thumb|280px|Kirilenko at the [[2011 Australian Open]]]] She competed at the [[Hong Kong Tennis Classic]] and won the Gold Group Championship with her compatriots [[Vera Zvonareva]] and [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]. At the Australian Open, she failed to defend her quarterfinal points by being knocked out in the second round. However, in the doubles competition, she reached the final, partnered with [[Victoria Azarenka]], but lost to Pennetta and Dulko. She then fell early in the [[2011 PTT Pattaya Open]] and [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships]]. She then reached the third round of both [[2011 BNP Paribas Open]] and [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open]] losing to [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] on both occasions. She then suffered three losses in a row in the second round of [[2011 Family Circle Cup]], and the first rounds of [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open]] and [[2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia]]. However, she won doubles at the Mutua Madrid Open with [[Victoria Azarenka]]. At the [[2011 French Open]], she reached the fourth round losing to [[Andrea Petkovic]], 6–2, 2–6, 6–4. She then fell in the first round of [[2011 UNICEF Open]] to [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]], However she rebounded by reaching the third round of the [[2011 Wimbledon]], eventually being stopped by the seventh-seeded [[Serena Williams]]. She then failed to win back-to-back matches falling in the second rounds of [[2011 Bank of the West Classic]], [[2011 Mercury Insurance Open]], first round of [[2011 Rogers Cup]], and the second rounds of [[2011 Western & Southern Open]] and [[2011 Bank of the West Classic]]. She then rebounded at the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|2011 US Open]], losing to eventual champion [[Samantha Stosur]] 6–2, 6–7^15–17, 6–3 in the fourth round. The second set tie-break score of 15–17 was the longest in any major in the history of women's tennis.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-05/stosur-kirilenko-play-longest-tiebreaker-in-women-s-history-at-u-s-open.html|title=Stosur, Kirilenko Play Longest Tiebreaker in Women's History at U.S. Open|last=Gloster|first=Rob|date=4 September 2011|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref> She reached her first semifinal of the year at the [[2011 Guangzhou International Women's Open]] to [[Chanelle Scheepers]] 7–5, 5–7, 6–4. She then played at the [[2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open]] and the [[2011 China Open (tennis)|2011 China Open]], where she defeated [[Samantha Stosur]] in three sets in both occasions in the second round; she also fell in the quarterfinals on both events losing to [[Vera Zvonareva]] and [[Monica Niculescu]], respectively. She played her last tournament of the year at the [[2011 BGL Luxembourg Open]], where she had to withdrew in the second round due to an ankle injury. ====2012 : 4th place at 2012 Olympics==== [[File:Maria Kirilenko (7683436138).jpg|thumb|left|180px|Kirilenko at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]]] Kirilenko began her 2012 season in Sydney where she didn't reach the main draw after losing against Sofia Arvidsson in the second round of qualifications. After that she reached the third round of the Australian Open by defeating Gajdosiva in the first and Wozniak in the second. Then Kvitová stopped her run with a 6–0 1–0 ret'. Later in the year she reached the final of Pattaya Open and then lost to Hantuchová. After second round losses in both [[2012 Dubai Tennis Championships]] and Doha, she reached the quarter finals of Indian Wells as the 20th seed, losing to [[Maria Sharapova]] 3–6, 7–5, 6–2. She then went on to the round of 16 of Miami as the 22nd seed losing to [[Marion Bartoli]] 6–1, 6–2. She then continued her year from Estoril to 'S-Hertogenbosch with a losing record of 3–6. She then played the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships]] as the 17th seed, where she had sudden success reaching the round of 16 for the first time with easy wins over [[Alexandra Cadanțu]], [[Lourdes Domínguez Lino]] and [[Sorana Cîrstea]]. She had officially reached the second week of all 4 majors. She then defeated [[Peng Shuai]] 6–1, 6–7(8), 6–3 to reach her second grand slam quarter final and her first at Wimbledon. After almost 3 hours of play, 3 rain delays and switching courts – she eventually lost in a very close and tough quarter final to the Polish no. 3 seed Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 4–6. 7–5.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/9375173/Wimbledon-2012-live.html| title=Wimbledon 2012| date= 4 July 2012 | location=London| work=The Daily Telegraph| first=Jessica| last=Winch}}</ref> At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], Kirilenko reached the semi finals after defeating 6th seed [[Petra Kvitová]] 7–6, 6–3. She lost in the semifinals to silver medalist Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3. She then lost in the bronze medal match to [[Victoria Azarenka]] 6–3, 6–4. She then won a bronze medal in Women's Doubles with [[Nadia Petrova]] after beating the no. 1 ranked team of [[Lisa Raymond]] and [[Liezel Huber]] in the bronze medal match 4–6, 6–4, 6–1. Maria returned at the [[2012 Western & Southern Open]] in Cincinnati and lost to [[Venus Williams]] 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 in the first round. She bounced back into form at the premier level New Haven open. She scored a top 10 victory over [[Caroline Wozniacki]] 7–5 (ret.) en route to her second final of the season. She was defeated by Kvitová 7–6, 7–5 in the final. Kirilenko ended the summer with a third round loss to [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 at the [[2012 US Open (tennis)]]. Kirilenko and Petrova defeated the Williams sisters in doubles 6–1, 6–4, but lost in the quarterfinal round to Martinez Sanchez and Llagostera Vives 7–5, 3–6, 7–6 (5). Maria was injured for most of the fall season, but she did reach the quarterfinals of the [[2012 Kremlin Cup]] in October losing again to Arvidsson. In doubles, Maria and Nadia defeated Kops-Jones and Spears to qualify for the year end championship in Istanbul. ====2013 : World no. 10 & injuries==== [[File:Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (9614611617).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kirilenko at the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|2013 US Open]]]] At the [[2013 Australian Open]], Kirilenko made it to the round of 16 where she lost to [[Serena Williams]] in straight sets. On February 3 she won the [[2013 PTT Pattaya Open]], beating [[Sabine Lisicki]] 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(1) in the final. She then won her first singles match in Fed Cup when Russia beat Japan in the 1st round in straight sets against [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]]. Maria's next tournament was the [[BNP Paribas Open]] in Indian Wells. After receiving a bye into the second round, she beat Christina McHale and Mallory Burdette before upsetting the third seed [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] in the fourth round; that was followed by another upset victory over [[Petra Kvitová]] in the quarter-finals. However, her run came to an end in the semi-finals with a straight sets defeat by eventual champion [[Maria Sharapova]]. She followed it up with a semifinal run at the [[2013 Monterrey Open|Monterrey Open]] losing to [[Angelique Kerber]] in the semifinals. She reached back to back third rounds at the [[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|Mutua Madrid Open]] and [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Internazionali BNL d'Italia]] losing to [[Serena Williams]] and [[Sara Errani]], respectively. At the [[2013 French Open]], Kirilenko defeated [[Nina Bratchikova]], [[Ashleigh Barty]] in the first and second round respectively to advance to the third round where she defeated [[Stefanie Vögele]]. Then, in the fourth round, she defeated [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]] (who had upset [[Li Na]] in the second round) to advance to her first quarter-final at the French Open, where she subsequently lost to her former doubles partner, World No. 3 [[Victoria Azarenka]]. Her run in Paris catapulted her into the WTA's Top 10 for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/06/06/maria-kirilenko-has-come-a-very-long-way/|title=Maria Kirilenko has come a very long way|author=|date=6 June 2013|work=theroar.com.au|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> She then suffered with a knee injury at the [[2013 Aegon International|Aegon International]] but still made it through the quarterfinals losing to [[Yanina Wickmayer]]. At [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Kirilenko was beaten in the first round by British player [[Laura Robson]] in straight sets. As a result, Kirilenko dropped to No. 12 in the world rankings, as she was defending a quarter-final appearance from 2012. Despite being a seed, Kirilenko was upset by [[Alizé Cornet]] and [[Mona Barthel]] at the second rounds of [[2013 Rogers Cup|Rogers Cup]] and [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]]. At the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Kirilenko fell to [[Simona Halep]]. Kirilenko started an Asian swing with a 3-6, 1-6 loss to [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] in the second round at [[2013 KDB Korea Open|Seoul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/19/date-krumm-42-stuns-kirilenko-in-seoul/|title=Date-Krumm, 42, stuns Kirilenko in Seoul|author=|date=19 September 2013|work=FoxNews.com|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> After losing a third-round match against [[Serena Williams]] in [[2013 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]], Kirilenko lost to Pavyluchenkova, 3-6, 3-6 in [[2013 Kremlin Cup|Moscow]]. Injury ended her season in [[2013 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions|Sofia]] with a 0-5 retirement loss to [[Alizé Cornet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3516064/title/cornet-advances-kirilenko-withdraws/|title=Cornet Advances, Kirilenko Withdraws|author=|date=|work=wtatennis.com|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> ====2014==== Kirilenko was not listed on any entry lists for 2014 tournaments, still recovering from the knee injury suffered in the Tournament of Champions in Sofia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Tennis---Russian-Maria-Kirilenko-withdraw-from-Sofia-event-after-injuring-left-knee-in-first-match-articolo14301.html/|title=Tennis - Russian Maria Kirilenko withdraw from Sofia event after injuring left knee in first match|author=|date=|work=TennisWorldUSA.org|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> She missed the [[2014 Australian Open|Australian Open]] due to the injury.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-11/luke-saville-closing-in-on-australian-open-berth/5151046?section=sport Luke Saville closer to Australian Open berth after winning wildcard play-off quarter-final, ''ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)'', 11 December 2013]</ref> After missing the pair of Premier Mandatory events at [[2014 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] and [[2014 Sony Open Tennis|Miami]], Kirilenko made her injury comeback at the [[2014 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] in Charleston, but was upset in her first match by Swiss qualifier [[Belinda Bencic]], who eventually reached her first WTA semi-final.<ref>[http://www.live5news.com/story/25124097/10th-seed-kirilenko-falls-at-family-circle-cup 10th Seed Kirilenko Falls At Family Circle Cup, ''Live5News'', 1 April 2014]</ref> Kirilenko conceded a walkover to [[Caroline Garcia]] before her second-round match at the [[2014 Mutua Madrid Open]]. She defeated [[Kristina Mladenovic]] in the previous round and recorded her first victory of 2014. At the [[2014 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome Masters]], she lost to compatriot [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in the first round. She exited in the first round at [[2014 French Open|Roland Garros]], winning three games against Swede [[Johanna Larsson (tennis)|Johanna Larsson]]. As a result, her ranking plunged 44 places down to 88th after failing to defend quarterfinal points. Kirilenko played the pre-Wimbledon tournament at [[2014 Topshelf Open|s'Hertogenbosch]] but lost to [[Mona Barthel]] in the first round. Kirilenko entered [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] ranked 109th, her lowest ranking in five years but she caused an upset by defeating 18th seed and the previous year's quarter-finalist [[Sloane Stephens]] in the first round. She subsequently lost to Chinese [[Peng Shuai]] in the second round, winning three games in her straight-sets defeat. After a month-long break, Kirilenko entered the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]] unseeded and drew [[Maria Sharapova]] in the first round. She lost the match in straight sets. At [[2014 Kia Korea Open|Seoul]], Kirilenko participated as a wildcard. She reached her first quarterfinal in 15 months by defeating [[Donna Vekić]] and 3rd-seed [[Klára Koukalová]] in her first two matches. She then defeated 6th-seed [[Kaia Kanepi]] for a place in the semis. Her dream run came to an end in the hands of 2nd seed and eventual champion [[Karolína Plíšková]]. ==Fashion== In 2006, Kirilenko was selected to be the face of [[Adidas]] by Stella McCartney tennis range, designed by noted British fashion designer [[Stella McCartney]] and has played exclusively in the gear since the [[2006 Australian Open]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press.adidas.com/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-16/94_read-4336/|title=Maria Kirilenko Introduces adidas by Stella McCartney Tennis Range|accessdate=18 January 2007|publisher=Adidas Press Room}}</ref> In 2009, she was replaced by [[Caroline Wozniacki]] following the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]]. She appeared in the 2009 ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition]]'' alongside [[Daniela Hantuchová]] and [[Tatiana Golovin]] in a pictorial entitled "Volley of the Dolls".<ref>[http://www.tennis.com/backcourt/general/backcourt.aspx?id=164656 Golovin, Hantuchova, Kirilenko in SI swimsuit issue. Tennis.com, 11 February 2009]</ref> According to some members of the [[United States Army]], Kirilenko wears “Obsession” perfume, manufactured by [[Calvin Klein]]. In his best-selling book ''Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor'', U.S. [[Medal of Honor]] winner [[Clinton Romesha]] claims that members of his platoon, while serving in [[Afghanistan]], communicated via social media with Kirilenko. After several exchanges, that they believed were genuine, she sent them an autographed photo and a pair of perfumed women’s panties that they subsequently kept in the aid station of [[Combat Outpost Keating]]. Based on the package’s [[London]] return address and the nature and origin of the e-mail correspondence, Romesha and his platoon members believed that the communication and women’s panties were Kirilenko’s and not a hoax. Several years later during the [[White House]] ceremony where Romesha was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor during the [[Battle of Kamdesh]], one of his platoon members recognized the fragrance worn by one of the women in attendance.<ref>[http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317810/red-platoon-by-clinton-romesha/9780525955054/ Romesha, Clinton (2016) ''Red Platoon; A True Story of American Valor''. New York: Penguin Random House (pages 91–92)]</ref> <blockquote>”When Courville approached the woman and politely inquired what type of perfume she was wearing, we finally learned that before Kirilenko, the Russian tennis star, had mailed her panties off to Afghanistan, she’s misted them with a spritz of Obsession.”<ref>Romesha, page 366</ref> </blockquote> ==Personal life== In November 2011, Russian ice-hockey player [[Alexander Ovechkin]] of the [[Washington Capitals]] identified Kirilenko as his girlfriend on his Twitter account.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/30/maria-kirilenko-is-alex-ovechkins-queen/|title=Maria Kirilenko is Alex Ovechkin's "queen"|publisher=NBC Sports|work=Pro Hockey Talk|first=Jason|last=Brough|date=November 30, 2011|access-date=30 May 2012}}</ref> On 31 December 2012, Ovechkin confirmed the rumors that he and Kirilenko were engaged.<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|date=31 December 2012|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/wp/2012/12/31/alex-ovechkin-and-maria-kirilenko-are-engaged/|title=Alex Ovechkin and Maria Kirilenko are engaged|work=Washington Post|access-date=}}</ref> In July 2014, she called off her planned wedding to Ovechkin saying in comments distributed by the Russian Tennis Federation that there were "a lot of reasons" behind her decision. Ovechkin had faced questions from Russian media about the relationship when he did not accompany Kirilenko to Wimbledon in June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/11242201/maria-kirilenko-ends-engagement-washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin|title=Kirilenko ends engagement to Caps' Ovechkin|author=|date=|work=go.com|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> On 24 January 2015, Kirilenko got married,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2015/01/24/shock-day-maria-kirilenko-getting-married-today/|title=Updated: Shock of the day! Maria Kirilenko is getting married today!? - Women's Tennis Blog|author=|date=|work=WomensTennisBlog.com|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> but the name of her husband was not revealed until a few days later when it was announced she had married Alexei Stepanov, reported to be the head of the Committee of Public Services in Moscow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2015/01/26/maria-kirilenko-finally-reveals-husband-flies-off-honeymoon/|title=Maria Kirilenko finally reveals her husband, flies off to honeymoon - Women's Tennis Blog|author=|date=26 January 2015|work=WomensTennisBlog.com|access-date=3 January 2017}}</ref> In July 2015, following an unexplained long absence from professional tennis, it was reported that Kirilenko had given birth to a baby boy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2015/07/16/maria-kirilenko-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-in-moscow/|title=Maria Kirilenko gives birth to baby boy in Moscow|website=WomensTennisBlog.com|publisher=Women's Tennis Blog|date=16 July 2015|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{main|Maria Kirilenko career statistics}} ===Grand Slam tournaments=== ====Singles==== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament!![[2002 WTA Tour|2002]]!![[2003 WTA Tour|2003]]!![[2004 WTA Tour|2004]]!![[2005 WTA Tour|2005]]!![[2006 WTA Tour|2006]]!![[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]!![[2008 WTA Tour|2008]]!![[2009 WTA Tour|2009]]!![[2010 WTA Tour|2010]]!![[2011 WTA Tour|2011]]!![[2012 WTA Tour|2012]]!![[2013 WTA Tour|2013]]!![[2014 WTA Tour|2014]]!!SR!!W–L |- |align=left|[[Australian Open]] |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 Australian Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 Australian Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Australian Open – Women's Singles|4R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Australian Open – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles|QF]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open – Women's Singles|4R]] |A |0 / 9 |18–9 |- |align=left| [[French Open]] |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 French Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 French Open – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 French Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 French Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 French Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 French Open – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 French Open – Women's Singles|4R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 French Open – Women's Singles|4R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 French Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2013 French Open – Women's Singles|QF]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 French Open – Women's Singles|1R]] |0 / 10 |16–10 |- |align=left| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|QF]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2R]] |0 / 10 |11–11 |- |align=left| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2003 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2004 US Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 US Open – Women's Singles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 US Open – Women's Singles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 US Open – Women's Singles|4R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 US Open – Women's Singles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2014 US Open – Women's Singles|1R]] |0 / 11 |19–11 |- !style=text-align:left|Win–Loss !0–0 !2–1 !2–3 !3–4 !6–4 !5–4 !4–4 !3–4 !11–4 !9–4 !9–4 !9–4 !1–3 !0 / 40 !64-42 |} ====Doubles==== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament!![[2001 WTA Tour|2001]]!![[2002 WTA Tour|2002]]!![[2003 WTA Tour|2003]]!![[2004 WTA Tour|2004]]!![[2005 WTA Tour|2005]]!![[2006 WTA Tour|2006]]!![[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]!![[2008 WTA Tour|2008]]!![[2009 WTA Tour|2009]]!![[2010 WTA Tour|2010]]!![[2011 WTA Tour|2011]]!![[2012 WTA Tour|2012]]!![[2013 WTA Tour|2013]]!![[2014 WTA Tour|2014]]!!SR!!W–L |- |colspan=30 align=left|'''Grand Slam tournaments |- |align=left|[[Australian Open]] |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2006 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|QF]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[2010 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|SF]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[2011 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|F]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|2R]] |A |0 / 9 |19–9 |- |align=left|[[French Open]] |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 French Open – Women's Doubles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 French Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 French Open – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 French Open – Women's Doubles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 French Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2010 French Open – Women's Doubles|QF]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2011 French Open – Women's Doubles|QF]] |bgcolor=thistle|[[2012 French Open – Women's Doubles|F]] |A | |0 / 8 |17–8 |- |align=left|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2R]] | |0 / 8 |6–8 |- |align=left|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2005 US Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2006 US Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2007 US Open – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2008 US Open – Women's Doubles|1R]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2009 US Open – Women's Doubles|QF]] |bgcolor=afeeee|[[2010 US Open – Women's Doubles|3R]] |bgcolor=yellow|[[2011 US Open – Women's Doubles|SF]] |bgcolor=ffebcd|[[2012 US Open – Women's Doubles|QF]] |A | |0 / 8 |15–8 |- !style=text-align:left|Win-Loss !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !3–3 !7–4 !4–4 !2–4 !7–3 !10–4 !11–4 !11–4 !2–2 ! !0 / 33 !57–33 |} == Equipment == Kirilenko is using the [[yonex]] ezone AI 98 racket. She wears the adidas by Stella McCartney barricade line of shoes and clothes which she was once the ambassador of. She is using Yonex Poly Tour Pro 1.25 typically strung around 57/53.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}} == References == {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons|Maria Kirilenko}} *{{official website|http://www.mariakirilenko.com}} * {{WTA|9891}} * {{ITF profile|100012188}} * {{Fed Cup player}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box| |before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] &<br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] |after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] &<br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] |title = [[WTA Awards#Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year|WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year]]<br />(with {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} [[Victoria Azarenka]]) |years = [[2011 WTA Tour|2011]] |}} {{s-end}} {{US Open girls' singles champions}} {{WTA Year-End Championships winners doubles}} {{Russian Cup Female Tennis Player of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirilenko, Maria}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Moscow]] [[Category:Russian female tennis players]] [[Category:Russian people of Ukrainian descent]] [[Category:US Open (tennis) junior champions]] [[Category:Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic tennis players of Russia]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in tennis]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Russia]] [[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]'