Veronika Miroshnichenko

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Veronika Miroshnichenko
Country (sports) Russia
Born (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 (age 26)
Moscow, Russia
PlaysLeft-handed
CollegeLoyola Marymount
Prize money$64,820
Singles
Career record119–68
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 289 (6 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 437 (5 August 2024)
Doubles
Career record89–41
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 202 (18 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 282 (5 August 2024)
Last updated on: 6 August 2024.

Veronika Miroshnichenko (born 19 November 1997) is a Ukrainian tennis player who represents Russia.[1]

Miroshnichenko was born in Moscow to Ukrainian parents but grew up in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine before emigrating to the United States. Due to her birth, she has a Russian passport and was forced to represent the country, however she identifies as Ukrainian and as of 2023, is in the process of changing her passport officially.[2]

She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 289, reached on 6 May 2024. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 202, achieved on 18 March 2024.[3] Miroshnichenko plays college tennis at Loyola Marymount University.[4][5]

Career

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In May 2023, Miroshnichenko won her first $60k title at Pelham, Alabama in the singles draw.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W10/15 tournaments (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Philippines Katharina Lehnert 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Dec 2016 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay Portugal Inês Murta 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–1 Dec 2016 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay France Victoria Muntean 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 2–2 Jun 2022 ITF Colorado Springs, United States W15 Hard Serbia Katarina Kozarov 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 May 2023 Pelham Pro Classic, United States W60 Clay Mexico Renata Zarazúa 7–6(5), 6–2

Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (1–1)
W40 tournaments (1–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
W10/15 tournaments (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Russia Varvara Flink Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Czech Republic Martina Přádová
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 June 2016 ITF Bethany Beach, US 10,000 Clay United States Sofia Sewing United States Sophie Chang
United States Alexandra Mueller
1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2016 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Russia Valeriya Zeleva Turkey Hülya Esen
Turkey Lütfiye Esen
7–5, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Dec 2016 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay United Kingdom Suzy Larkin Serbia Barbara Bonić
Australia Jelena Stojanovic
1–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 May 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W15 Hard Maria Kozyreva United States Solymar Colling
Spain Claudia Armenteras
6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jun 2022 ITF San Diego, US Hard Maria Kozyreva United States Kimmi Hance
United States Makenna Jones
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Jun 2022 ITF Colorado Springs, US W15 Hard Poland Daria Kuczer United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley
6–7(4), 2–6
Win 4–4 Jul 2022 Dallas Summer Series, US W25 Hard Maria Kozyreva United States Jessie Aney
United States Jessica Failla
6–4, 6–7(9), [10–5]
Win 5–4 Sep 2022 ITF Lubbock, US W15 Hard Serbia Katarina Kozarov Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
Maria Kononova
6–1, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 5–5 Oct 2022 Las Vegas Open, US W60 Hard Serbia Katarina Kozarov United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley
2–6, 0–6
Win 6–5 Jul 2023 ITF Evansville, US W60 Hard Maria Kononova United States McCartney Kessler
Ukraine Yuliia Starodubtseva
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss 6–6 Nov 2023 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico W40 Hard Sweden Fanny Östlund United States Haley Giavara
Canada Layne Sleeth
4–6, 3–6
Win 7–6 Dec 2023 ITF Veracruz, Mexico W40 Hard United States Dalayna Hewitt Australia Victoria Hu
Argentina Melany Solange Krywoj
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 7–7 Mar 2024 ITF Solarino, Italy W35 Carpet Serbia Katarina Kozarov Poland Martyna Kubka
Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi
4–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Russian tennis player commented on winning the tournament in Ukrainian". Obozrevatel.com.
  2. ^ "Aktuálne o Ukrajine". X.com.
  3. ^ "Veronika Miroshnichenko | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  4. ^ "Veronika Miroshnichenko - Women's Tennis". Loyola Marymount University Athletics.
  5. ^ "Russian-born tennis player anxious for family in Ukraine". June 24, 2022.
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