Arina Rodionova
Arina Ivanovna Rodionova is a Russian-born Australian tennis player.
Rodionova has won nine singles and 38 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2007, she won the Australian Open girls' doubles title, partnering Evgeniya Rodina. On 23 October 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 116. On 27 July 2015, she peaked at No. 41 in the doubles rankings.
Elder sister Anastasia is also a tennis professional, and the two sisters have intermittently contested doubles tournaments with modest success. Their most notable achievement as a team came at the 2010 Malaysian Open, in which they reached the final before losing to Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in a super tie-break.
Career
Rodionova made her debut as a professional in 2004 at an ITF event in Protvino, Russia. In 2005, she won a title in Minsk, followed by another win in Moscow the following year. In 2008, she finished as a runner-up in an ITF event in Istanbul. In 2009, Rodionova won two ITF titles in singles and eight in doubles.In 2010, Rodionova defeated Jarmila Groth in the final of a $25,000 tournament in Burnie. In doubles, she advanced to the final of the WTA-level Malaysian Open with her sister Anastasia. Although they defeated No. 1 seeds Alisa Kleybanova and Yan Zi along the way, the sisters lost the final match to Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in close three sets.
At the 2011 Australian Open, Rodionova equalled her career-best showing at a Grand Slam tournament by qualifying for the main draw. She lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Anne Keothavong, 5–7, 4–6. She then won a $50,000 event in May in Prague, partnering Darya Kustova. She qualified for the Aegon Classic, and won her first-round match against Virginie Razzano. She then notched the biggest win of her career by defeating No. 1 seed and world No. 16 Kaia Kanepi in the second round. She lost to the 14th seed Magdaléna Rybáriková in the third round. At Wimbledon, Rodionova barely missed out on qualifying for the main draw by losing to Kristýna Plíšková in three sets. She achieved very modest results through much of the rest of the year, losing in the first or second round of most tournaments she entered.
In 2012, Rodionova lost in the qualifying rounds of the Apia International Sydney and the Australian Open. She then lost in the quarterfinals of a $25,000 event in Burnie. She then competed in two more ITF events – losing in the second and first round, respectively. She picked up form in ITF Mildura, reaching the semifinals. Rodionova then competed in three more tournaments, losing in the second round of all three. She then failed to qualify in Copenhagen. Her best result of the year came at the WTA clay event Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She defeated Darija Jurak, Karolína Plíšková, and world No. 108 Mathilde Johansson to qualify for the main draw. Each match lasted three sets. She took on Timea Bacsinszky in the first round, started well by winning the first set 6–2, but was forced to retire due a severe wrist injury she sustained while trailing 0–4 in the second set. She was also forced to withdraw from the doubles competition, where she and Anastasia were the No. 1 seeds. She missed a big part of the clay-court season to recover from the injury. Rodionova returned in July; she was only able to make it past the first round in one of five ITF tournaments. However, she had a great result in Las Vegas, where she reached the semifinals. Following three more early exits in tournaments, she reached the final of a $25,000 event in Traralgon, and followed this up by winning her next tournament in Bendigo. She finished the year with two more early-round losses in Toyota and Dubai.
World TeamTennis
Rodionova has played six seasons of World TeamTennis. In 2011, Rodionova was drafted by the Washington Kastles WTT Team, coached by Murphy Jensen. As a result of their 14-match win undefeated regular season, the Kastles secured the top seed in the Conference Championships where they beat the Boston Lobsters. In the WTT Finals the Kastles defeated the St. Louis Aces to capture the 2011 WTT Championship for the second time in its four-year existence, completing the first ever 16–0 season in WTT 36-year history. Rodionova was named "Female Rookie of the Year" just prior to the Championship match and later WTT Finals MVP. She continued to play for the Kastles from 2012-2015, and joined the San Diego Aviators for a season in 2019. It was announced she will be joining the Washington Kastles during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.Personal life
Arina Rodionova was born to Ivan and Natalia Rodionova and lives in Melbourne with her sister Anastasia. She began playing tennis aged three, "I began playing tennis when I was almost three years old. And why exactly tennis? There wasn't any choice for me with my dad being a coach and my sister a professional tennis player, but in the end I think it's worked well!" Rodionova cites Martina Hingis as her role model, and also admires Justine Henin and Bob and Mike Bryan. She prefers hard courts and forehand as a shot.Rodionova received Australian citizenship in January 2014 and married Australian rules footballer Ty Vickery in December 2015.
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
WTA finals
Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2010 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard |  Anastasia Rodionova |  Chan Yung-jan  Zheng Jie | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2014 | Hong Kong Open, China SAR | International | Hard |  Patricia Mayr-Achleitner |  Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková | 2–6, 6–2, |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2015 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova |  Gabriela Dabrowski  Alicja Rosolska | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Loss | 0–4 | Feb 2017 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | International | Hard |  Galina Voskoboeva | Hsieh Su-wei  Oksana Kalashnikova | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2017 | Jiangxi Open, China | International | Hard |  Alla Kudryavtseva | Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Jun 2019 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass | Ellen Perez |  Desirae Krawczyk  Giuliana Olmos | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–6 | Feb 2020 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | International | Hard | Storm Sanders | Barbara Haas Ellen Perez | 6–3, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (9 titles, 9 runners–up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2005 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 10,000 | Carpet |  Aleksandra Malyarchikova | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2006 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 10,000 | Clay | Yuliya Kalabina | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2008 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard |  Stephanie Gehrlein | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2009 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Nikola Hofmanova | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2010 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2012 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Ashleigh Barty | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2012 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Olivia Rogowska | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Irina Falconi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | May 2014 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass |  Jang Su-jeong | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–3 | Feb 2016 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Feb 2016 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Barbara Haas | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Jul 2016 | ITF Lexington, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Michaëlla Krajicek | 0–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Feb 2017 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Asia Muhammad | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet |  Pemra Özgen | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2018 | ITF Granby, Canada | 60,000 | Hard |  Julia Glushko | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Jun 2019 | ITF Santa Margarida de Montbui, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Elitsa Kostova | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Nov 2019 | ITF Liuzhou, China | 60,000 | Hard | Zhu Lin | 6–2, 0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 49 (37 titles, 12 runners–up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2006 | ITF Putignano, Italy | 25,000 | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova |  Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2006 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 10,000 | Clay | Anastasia Poltoratskaya | Anastasia Pivovarova Yulia Solonitskaya | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2006 | ITF Gliwice, Poland | 25,000 | Clay |  Veronika Kapshay | Carmen Klaschka Justine Ozga | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2007 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Alisa Kleybanova Evgeniya Rodina | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2007 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Karolina Kosińska | Josipa Bek  Sandra Martinović | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2007 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 50,000 | Clay | Amina Rakhim | Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2007 | ITF Podolsk, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Vasilisa Davydova | Nina Bratchikova Anastasia Poltoratskaya | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–2 | Apr 2009 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Monique Adamczak | Laura Granville Riza Zalameda | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–2 | May 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Maria Kondratieva | Yuliya Kalabina Marta Sirotkina | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jun 2009 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard |  Ksenia Palkina |  Anna Brazhnikova Marta Sirotkina | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Win | 8–3 | Aug 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Veronika Kapshay Melanie Klaffner | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–3 | Aug 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Valeria Savinykh Marina Shamayko | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–3 | Oct 2009 | ITF Granada, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Bratchikova |  Betina Jozami Valeria Savinykh | 6–1, 3–6, |
| Loss | 10–4 | Oct 2009 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Lopes | Darya Kustova Renata Voráčová | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–5 | Nov 2009 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 50,000 | Hard | Tatiana Poutchek | Sofia Arvidsson Michaëlla Krajicek | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–5 | Dec 2009 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Irena Pavlovic |  Jocelyn Rae Emelyn Starr | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 12–5 | Feb 2010 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore |  Tímea Babos Anna Arina Marenko | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–6 | Mar 2011 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | Kimberly Couts  Līga Dekmeijere | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–6 | May 2011 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | Darya Kustova | Olga Savchuk Lesia Tsurenko | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 14–6 | Feb 2012 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Melanie South | Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 15–6 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Melanie South | Duan Yingying Han Xinyun | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 16–6 | Aug 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Valeria Solovyeva | Eugeniya Pashkova Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–7 | Aug 2012 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasia Pivovarova | Jesika Malečková Tereza Smitková | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17–7 | Sep 2012 | ITF Las Vegas, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Anastasia Rodionova | Elena Bovina  Edina Gallovits-Hall | 6–2, 2–6, |
| Win | 18–7 | Oct 2012 | ITF Troy, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Angelina Gabueva | Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 19–7 | Oct 2012 | ITF Traralgon, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Cara Black | Ashleigh Barty Sally Peers | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 19–8 | May 2011 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Cara Black | Ashleigh Barty Sally Peers | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 20–8 | Apr 2013 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Ashleigh Barty | Kao Shao-yuan Lee Hua-chen | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 21–8 | Oct 2013 | ITF Margaret River, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | Monique Adamczak Tammi Patterson | 6–2, 3–6, |
| Win | 22–8 | May 2014 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | Jarmila Gajdošová |  Misaki Doi Hsieh Shu-ying | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 23–8 | May 2014 | ITF Kurume, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Jarmila Gajdošová | Junri Namigata Akiko Yonemura | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–8 | Jun 2014 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | Jarmila Gajdošová | Verónica Cepede Royg  Stephanie Vogt | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 25–8 | Mar 2016 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Ashleigh Barty | Kanae Hisami Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 26–8 | Mar 2016 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Ashleigh Barty | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 5–7, 6–3, |
| Win | 27–8 | May 2016 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia | 50,000 | Clay | Valeriya Strakhova | Irina Khromacheva İpek Soylu | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 28–8 | Oct 2016 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 29–8 | Nov 2017 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Jessica Moore Ellen Perez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 29–9 | Nov 2017 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Asia Muhammad | Alison Bai Zoe Hives | 6–4, 4–6, |
| Loss | 29–10 | Jun 2018 | ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass |  Yanina Wickmayer | Ellen Perez Jessica Moore | 6–4, 5–7, |
| Win | 30–10 | Jul 2018 | ITF Granby, Canada | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez | Erika Sema Aiko Yoshitomi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 31–10 | Aug 2018 | ITF Landisville, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 32–10 | Oct 2018 | ITF Bendigo, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez | Eri Hozumi Risa Ozaki | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 33–10 | Nov 2018 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez | Destanee Aiava Naiktha Bains | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Win | 34–10 | Jan 2019 | ITF Burnie, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Ellen Perez | Irina Khromacheva Maryna Zanevska | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 35–10 | Feb 2019 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 60,000 | Hard | Yanina Wickmayer | Freya Christie Valeria Savinykh | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 36–10 | May 2019 | ITF Rome, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Storm Sanders |  Gabriela Cé Cristina Dinu | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 37–10 | May 2019 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Storm Sanders | Dalma Galfi  Georgina Garcia Perez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 37–11 | Jun 2019 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Ellen Perez | Beatriz Haddad Maia Luisa Stefani | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 37–12 | Mar 2020 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 25,000 | Grass |  Erin Routliffe |  Tereza Mihalíková Abbie Myers | 3–6, 2–6 |