2016 Varvara Lepchenko



lepchenko @ 2016 open


lepchenko began 2016 season @ brisbane international. won first round match on anna karolína schmiedlová 6-2, 6-1. in second round, won when 2nd seed garbiñe muguruza retired @ 7-6(9), 1-0 due left foot injury. in quarterfinals, lost 6th seed carla suárez navarro 6-4, 4-6, 5-7. ranked 51 @ australian open, lepchenko won first 2 matches on 31st seed lesia tsurenko , lara arruabarrena. defeated in third round qualifier zhang shuai 6-1, 6-3.


seeded 1 qualifying @ dubai tennis championships, lepchenko lost in final round of qualifying 6th seed zheng saisai 5-7, 1-6. @ qatar total open, defeated in first round zheng saisai 6-2, 7-6(6). lepchenko missed 2 months tour citing knee injury.


lepchenko returned action @ internazionali bnl d italia. seeded 8 qualifying, lepchenko defeated in final round of qualifying kiki bertens 6-2, 6-3. before french open, lepchenko competed @ nürnberger versicherungscup. advanced quarterfinals beating german wildcard katharina hobgarski , 5th seed sabine lisicki. lost in quarterfinals eventual finalist mariana duque mariño 7-5, 6-7(4), 5-7. ranked 64 @ french open, lepchenko defeated in first round 27th seed ekaterina makarova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.


seeded 2nd @ bol open, lepchenko lost in second round eventual champion mandy minella 1-6, 7-6(4), 4-6.


lepchenko started grass court season @ ricoh open. defeated in second round top seed belinda bencic 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. seeded 3rd qualifying @ aegon classic birmingham, lepchenko lost in first round of qualifying laura robson 4-6, 1-6. seeded 7 qualifying @ aegon international eastbourne, lepchenko qualified main draw defeating sorana cîrstea , 14th seed zheng saisai. lost in first round eugenie bouchard 1-6, 2-6. ranked 64 @ wimbledon championships, lepchenko won first round match on teliana pereira 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-2. in second round, lost 4th seed , eventual finalist angelique kerber 1-6, 4-6.


lepchenko started preparations open @ bank of west classic. seeded 8, defeated in first round compatriot alison riske 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(4). seeded 1 qualifying @ rogers cup, lepchenko fell in final round of qualifying alla kudryavtseva 2-6, 2-6. however, due garbiñe muguruza pulling out of tournament due gastrointestinal illness, lepchenko not got lucky loser spot main draw, got bye second round. beat qualifier naomi broady 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, before lost 15th seed johanna konta 3-6, 2-6. seeded 11 qualifying @ western & southern open, lepchenko lost in first round of qualifying donna vekić 6-7(6), 6-7(4). seeded 7 qualifying @ connecticut open, defeated in second round of qualifying johanna larsson 6-3, 7-5. ranked 68 @ open, lepchenko reached third round after beating peng shuai , 15th seed timea bacsinszky. lost in third round ana konjuh 3-6, 6-3, 2-6.


at japan women s open, lepchenko reached quarterfinals after wins on japanese wildcard risa ozaki , 4th seed johanna larsson. in quarterfinals, lost 6th seed zhang shuai 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3. staying in japan play @ toray pan pacific open, lepchenko lost in first round olympic gold medalist monica puig 0-6, 3-6. @ wuhan open, defeated in first round lucie Šafářová 7-5, 6-3. seeded 15 qualifying @ china open, lepchenko lost in final round of qualifying 4th seed kateřina siniaková 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-7(4). competing @ hong kong tennis open, defeated in first round alizé cornet 6-3, 6-2. lepchenko played final tournament of season @ bgl luxembourg open. started off beating tsvetana pironkova 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. defeated in second round top seed , eventual finalist petra kvitová 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.


lepchenko ended year ranked 87.








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