Lyudmyla Kichenok
Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok is a Ukrainian tennis player.
On 21 July 2014, Lyudmyla reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 156. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 32 in the doubles rankings. To date, she has won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, all with her twin sister Nadiia Kichenok.
Career
In 2015, she won her first WTA doubles title together with her sister. They escaped a 5–0 deficit in the second set tie-break of their 6–4, 7–6 defeat of Liang Chen and Wang Yafan in the Shenzhen Open final. That made the Kichenoks the second pair of twins, after Karolína Plíšková and Kristýna Plíšková, to win a WTA doubles title. They previously had been runners-up at Tashkent in 2011 and Shenzhen in 2014. She won the second WTA doubles title at Brasil Tennis Cup.During the 2015 Tianjin Open, Lyudmyla caused the biggest upset of the tournament, upsetting world No. 8 and reigning US Open champion Flavia Pennetta in the first round for the biggest win of her career so far.
Performance timelines
Doubles
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.Significant finals
WTA Elite Trophy
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
WTA career finals
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (6–6)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 16 October 2009 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Carpet |  Nadiia Kichenok | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 November 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard |  Marta Sirotkina | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 November 2009 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | Anna Lapushchenkova | 7–5, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 4 April 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Carpet | Anna Lapushchenkova | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 May 2010 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Elina Svitolina | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 27 March 2011 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Daria Gavrilova | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 March 2012 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Margarita Gasparyan | 0–6, ret. |
| Winner | 5. | 26 May 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard |  Lisa Whybourn | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 16 June 2012 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard |  Zarina Diyas | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 November 2012 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard |  Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 0–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 15 July 2013 | Imola, Italy | Carpet | Victoria Kan | 6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 18 August 2013 | Kazan, Russia | Hard | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 51 (28–23)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 October 2006 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok |  Josipa Bek  Karolina Jovanović | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 May 2007 | Cherkassy, Ukraine | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok | Katerina Avdiyenko Anna Zaporozhanova | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 3 August 2008 | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok | Vasilisa Davydova Maria Kondratieva | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 29 August 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok |  Laura-Ioana Andrei Irina-Camelia Begu | 2–6, 6–3, |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 March 2009 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Vitalia Diatchenko Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 22 May 2009 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok | Ksenia Milevskaya Lesia Tsurenko | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 13 September 2009 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok |  Chayenne Ewijk Marlot Meddens | 6–2, 4–6, |
| Winner | 2. | 16 October 2009 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Carpet | Nadiia Kichenok | Veronika Kapshay  Irina Kuzmina | 2–6, 6–2, |
| Winner | 3. | 1 November 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Alexandra Artamonova Lidziya Marozava | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 4. | 14 November 2009 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Vesna Dolonc Evgeniya Rodina | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 22 November 2009 | Opole, Poland | Carpet | Nadiia Kichenok | Ana Jovanović  Justine Ozga | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 7 February 2010 | Rancho Mirage, California, USA | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Monique Adamczak  Abigail Spears | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 28 March 2010 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Nina Bratchikova  Irena Pavlovic | 7–6, 2–6, |
| Runner-up | 10. | 3 April 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Carpet | Nadiia Kichenok | Alexandra Panova Ksenia Pervak | 6–7, 6–2, |
| Winner | 5. | 8 May 2010 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Kateryna Kozlova Elina Svitolina | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 21 May 2010 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok | Katerina Avdiyenko Ksenia Milevskaya | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 20 June 2010 | Montpellier, France | Clay | Amandine Hesse |  Lu Jingjing Laura Siegemund | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 27 June 2010 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok | Elise Tamaëla Scarlett Werner | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 10 October 2010 | Limoges, France | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Claire Feuerstein Caroline Garcia | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Winner | 7. | 26 March 2011 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Alexandra Panova Olga Panova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 30 April 2011 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Teodora Mirčić  Nicole Rottmann | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 5 June 2011 | Přerov, Czech Republic | Clay | Nadiia Kichenok |  Kateřina Kramperová Karolína Plíšková | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 16 October 2011 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Eirini Georgatou Irena Pavlovic | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 10. | 6 November 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Mervana Jugić-Salkić Ana Vrljić | 4–6, 6–1, |
| Runner-up | 15. | 22 January 2012 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Paula Kania Ksenia Lykina | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 20 May 2012 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Albina Khabibulina Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 16 June 2012 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Winner | 13. | 21 July 2012 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 28 July 2012 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Oksana Kalashnikova Marta Sirotkina | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Runner-up | 17. | 18 August 2012 | Kazan, Russia | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Winner | 14. | 3 November 2012 | Netanya, Israel | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Zuzana Luknárová Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 10 November 2012 | Minsk, Belarus | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Ekaterina Dzehalevich Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6–1, 2–6, |
| Winner | 15. | 18 November 2012 | Helsinki, Finland | Carpet | Nadiia Kichenok | Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovyeva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 30 March 2013 | Tallinn, Estonia | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Anett Kontaveit Jeļena Ostapenko | 6–2, 5–7, |
| Winner | 16. | 13 July 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Alona Fomina  Anja Prislan | 6–2, 4–6, |
| Winner | 17. | 20 July 2013 | Imola, Italy | Carpet | Jeļena Ostapenko |  Katharina Lehnert  Alice Matteucci | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Winner | 18. | 27 July 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Nina Bratchikova Valeria Solovyeva | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 19. | 28 September 2013 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | Polina Pekhova | Michaela Hončová Veronika Kapshay | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 20. | 9 November 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Alexandra Artamonova Eugeniya Pashkova | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 15 November 2013 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Olga Savchuk Vitalia Diatchenko | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 21. | 7 March 2014 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Laura Thorpe  Stephanie Vogt | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 22. | 29 March 2014 | Croissy-Beaubourg, France | Hard | Margarita Gasparyan | Kristina Barrois Eleni Daniilidou | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 23. | 1 November 2014 | Nantes, France | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 15 November 2014 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Olga Savchuk | Alexandra Panova Vitalia Diatchenko | 6–3, 2–6, |
| Winner | 24. | 21 February 2015 | Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | Carpet | Nadiia Kichenok | Stéphanie Foretz Irina Ramialison | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 25. | 25 April 2015 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 26. | 14 June 2015 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass |  Xenia Knoll | Tara Moore Nicola Slater | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 27. | 19 March 2016 | Irapuato, Mexico | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok |  Akiko Omae  Prarthana Thombare | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 11 March 2017 | Zhuhai, China | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Lesley Kerkhove Lidziya Marozava | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 28. | 18 March 2017 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | Nadiia Kichenok | Eri Hozumi Valeria Savinykh | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 30 June 2017 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass |  Viktorija Golubic | Shuko Aoyama Yang Zhaoxuan | 7–6, 3–6, |