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'{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Maria Kirilenko</br><small>Мари́я Кириле́нко</small> | image= Maria Kirilenko at the 2009 US Open 07.jpg | nickname = | country = {{RUS}} | residence = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|1|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]<br/><small>now [[Russia]]</small> | height ={{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|57.6|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | turnedpro = 2001 | plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = $4,659,309 | singlesrecord = 304–214 | singlestitles = 5 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] | highestsinglesranking = No. 18 (7 July 2008) | currentsinglesranking = No. 21 (16 April 2012) | AustralianOpenresult = QF (2010) | FrenchOpenresult = 4R (2010, 2011) | Wimbledonresult = 3R (2010, 2011) | USOpenresult = 4R (2011) | doublesrecord = 222–135 | doublestitles = 11 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 0 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] | highestdoublesranking = No. 5 (24 October 2011) | currentdoublesranking = No. 7 (16 April 2012) | grandslamsdoublesresults= yes | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F ([[2011 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|2011]]) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (2010, 2011) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (2007) | USOpenDoublesresult = SF (2011) | updated = 20 February 2012 }} '''Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko''' ({{lang-ru|Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко}}) (born 25 January 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]] in the [[China Open (tennis)|China Open]]. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA tour]] in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian Open, as well as the 2002 US Open junior tournament. She has reached one [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] quarterfinal at the [[2010 Australian Open]]. As of 16 April 2012, Kirilenko is ranked world no. 21. ==Personal life== Born in the Soviet Union of paternal [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] heritage, Kirilenko is a good friend to fellow WTA players [[Maria Sharapova]], [[Daniela Hantuchová]], [[Victoria Azarenka]], [[Ana Ivanović]], [[Agnieszka Radwańska]], [[Nadia Petrova]], and [[Marta Domachowska]]. Kirilenko dated fellow Russian player, [[Igor Andreev]] for several{{quantify|date=November 2011}} years.<ref>[http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/01/18/kirilenko-backs-boyfriend-andreev-to-beat-federer/ Kirilenko Backs Boyfriend Andreev to Beat Federer]</ref><ref>[http://www.mariakirilenko.com/?p=905 Igor Andreev : « I’m happy when Maria feels well »]</ref> In November, 2011, another fellow Russian, [[Washington Capitals]] hockey player [[Alexander Ovechkin]] announced on his Twitter account that he and Kirilenko were dating and posted a photograph of the two.<ref>[http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/30/maria-kirilenko-is-alex-ovechkins-queen/ Maria Kirilenko is Alex Ovechkin’s “queen”]</ref> ==Tennis career== ===Junior career=== Maria Kirilenko started showing a passion for tennis at age 5, but it was difficult to get practice in while still attending school. Her father enrolled her in a tennis school, and hours of training started to pay off as she won several tournaments. When Kirilenko was 12 years old, an Honored Master of sports, [[Elena Brioukhovets]], saw her while training. Brioukhovets watched Maria making progress and offered to work with her. A three-year program was set up, and a special team selected. In less than three years, Maria became no. 1 in her age group and no. 2 in the 18-and-under group. The well-known tennis-players who had created an organization supporting young tennis players included [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]], [[Andrei Olhovskiy]], and [[Max Mirnyi]]. In 2002, Kirilenko became one of the youngest winners of the Canadian Open and US Open junior tournaments. ===Professional career=== [[File:MakiriCropped.JPG|upright|thumb|left|Kirilenko at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] in 2006]] In 2002, Kirilenko started participating in WTA events. She began moving up the rankings, but was set back by an injury in 2004. 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 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=== [[File:Kiril wim07.JPG|upright|thumb|right|Kirilenko at Wimbledon 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> [[File:Maria Kirilenko US Open.JPG|thumb|left|Kirilenko with her mixed doubles partner and then boyfriend, [[Igor Andreev]], at the US Open]] 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 also reached the quarterfinals, upsetting sixth seed [[Marion Bartoli]] in straight sets. Unseeded at the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she defeated [[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 in the first round to unseeded [[Sara Errani]] of Italy in the tournament's first upset. 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. 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, before losing to [[Li Na (tennis)|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=== 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, and former doubles partner, 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. 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]]. 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]]. 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=== 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]] in both occasions. She then suffered three loses 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]], evenutally 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]] falling to eventual champion [[Samantha Stosur]] 6–2, 6–7(15), 6–3 in the fourth round. She then 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 the 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=== 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 Kvitova 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 Hantuchova. ==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]] since 2009 [[US Open]]. Like her good friend [[Maria Sharapova]], she likes connecting athletics and fashion, and when she spoke to [[Teen Vogue]] in August 2006, she said of being dressed by McCartney for a banquet, "I felt so glamorous!"<ref>[http://www.teenvogue.com Teen Vogue]</ref> She appeared in the 2009 [[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition]] alongside [[Daniela Hantuchová]] and [[Tatiana Golovin]] in a pictoral 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> == Career statistics == {{main|Maria Kirilenko career statistics}} == Equipment == Currently Kirilenko is using the discontinued [[Yonex]] RQiS 2 Tour racquet. The racquet is an extended length model measuring 27.5 inches long and currently has no replacement. She is using [[Yonex]] Poly Tour Pro 1.25 typically strung around 57/53.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maria Kirilenko|url=http://www.tennisexpress.com/category.cfm/tennis/maria-kirilenko|publisher=Tennis Express|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons|Maria Kirilenko}} *{{official website|http://www.mkirilenko.com}} *{{wta|id=9891|name=Maria Kirilenko}} {{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box| |before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] &<br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] |after = ''Incumbent'' |title = [[WTA Awards#Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year|WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year]]<br />(with {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]]) |years = [[2011 WTA Tour|2011]] |}} {{s-end}} {{Top ten tennis players}} {{US Open girls' singles champions}} {{Top Russian female tennis players}} {{Top ten European female doubles tennis players}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME = Kirilenko, Maria Yuryevna |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко (Russian) |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Russian tennis player |DATE OF BIRTH = 25 January 1987 |PLACE OF BIRTH = Moscow, Russia |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{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]] [[ar:ماريا كيريلينكو]] [[bg:Мария Кириленко]] [[ca:Maria Kirilenko]] [[cs:Maria Kirilenková]] [[da:Marija Kirilenko]] [[de:Marija Jurjewna Kirilenko]] [[et:Marija Kirilenko]] [[es:María Kirilenko]] [[fr:Maria Kirilenko]] [[gv:Maria Kirilenko]] [[ko:마리아 키릴렌코]] [[hi:मारिया किरिलैंको]] [[hr:Marija Kiriljenko]] [[id:Maria Kirilenko]] [[it:Marija Kirilenko]] [[he:מריה קירילנקו]] [[lv:Marija Kiriļenko]] [[hu:Marija Jurjevna Kirilenko]] [[mr:मारिया किरिलेंको]] [[nl:Maria Kirilenko]] [[ja:マリア・キリレンコ]] [[no:Marija Kirilenko]] [[pl:Maria Kirilenko]] [[pt:Maria Kirilenko]] [[rm:Maria Kirilenko]] [[ru:Кириленко, Мария Юрьевна]] [[simple:Maria Kirilenko]] [[sk:Marija Jurievna Kirilenková]] [[sl:Marija Kirilenko]] [[sr:Марија Кириленко]] [[fi:Marija Kirilenko]] [[sv:Marija Kirilenko]] [[tr:Mariya Kirilenko]] [[uk:Кириленко Марія Юріївна]] [[zh:玛丽亚·基里连科]]'