Polina Leykina
| Full name | Polina Alekseyevna Leykina |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Russia |
| Born | 20 September 1994 Moscow, Russia |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 175,529 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 379–288 |
| Career titles | 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 184 (1 August 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 1020 (30 June 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
| US Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 212–195 |
| Career titles | 19 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 230 (28 December 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 889 (30 June 2025) |
| Last updated on: 06 July 2025. | |
Polina Alekseyevna Leykina (Russian: Полина Алексеевна Лейкина; born 20 September 1994) is a Russian tennis player.[1][2]
She has career-high WTA rankings of 184 in singles, achieved on 1 August 2016, and 230 in doubles, set on 28 December 2015.[2] Leykina has won eleven singles titles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Early and personal life
Leykina was born in Moscow, Russia. She started playing tennis at the age of seven on the initiative of her father. Her father first sent her to badminton, but later changed his mind. In addition to her passion for sports, she enjoys reading books, walking in nature with friends, and traveling.[3]
Career
In September 2015, she became the champion at the ITF W25 tournament held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, defeating Swiss Viktorija Golubic in the final.[4]
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2016 Morocco Open, in the doubles event partnering Yulia Putintseva.[5]
In July 2016, she advanced to the second round of the WTA Tour main draw 2016 BRD Bucharest Open, in Bucharest, Romania, by defeating Chinese tennis player Xu Shilin in the first round.[6] She was defeated by number six seeded Montenegrin Danka Kovinić in the second round.[7]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2012 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2013 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Natela Dzalamidze | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | ITF Athens, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Lee Pei-chi | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Zhang Ling | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Ema Mikulčić | 6–2, 6–7(3), 7–5 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Nina Stojanović | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Martina Caregaro | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Jil Teichmann | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2015 | ITF Knokke, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Sofie Oyen | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–3 | Aug 2015 | Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Sep 2015 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Tamara Zidanšek | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Sep 2015 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Viktorija Golubic | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 2017 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | Iryna Shymanovich | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Sep 2017 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Clay | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Oct 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Kaja Juvan | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | May 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Julia Avdeeva | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 11–6 | Aug 2022 | ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria | 15,000 | Clay | Pia Lovrič | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Aug 2023 | ITF Baku, Azerbaijan | 15,000 | Hard | Yaroslava Bartashevich | 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 35 (19 titles, 16 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Sofia Dmitrieva | Natela Dzalamidze Khristina Kazimova |
0–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2013 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Oleksandra Korashvili | Natela Dzalamidze Aminat Kushkhova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 10,000 | Hard | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Natela Dzalamidze Aminat Kushkhova |
2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8] |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2013 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková | Jana Fett Bernarda Pera |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Apr 2013 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková | Cindy Burger Anna Klasen |
3–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lidziya Marozava | Christina Shakovets Julia Stamatova |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Lidziya Marozava | Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb |
7–6(2), 7–5 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | Hülya Esen Lütfiye Esen |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–2 | Sep 2013 | ITF Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Rebecca Šramková Natalia Vajdová |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–2 | Sep 2013 | ITF Athens, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Aminat Kushkhova | Franziska Koenig Lisa Sabino |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Oct 2013 | ITF Athens, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Darya Shulzhanok | Lucy Brown Alina Wessel |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Despina Papamichail | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Veronika Kapshay |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Mar 2014 | ITF Shenzhen, China | 10,000 | Hard | Natela Dzalamidze | Han Na-lae Yoo Mi |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Mar 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Csilla Borsányi Ilka Csöregi |
6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 9–6 | Apr 2014 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Despina Papamichail | Marie Benoît Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–7 | May 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Lucy Brown | Lisa Sabino Nina Stojanović |
3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Aug 2014 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Diana Bogoliy | Olga Doroshina Conny Perrin |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Aug 2014 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 10–9 | Oct 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Diana Bogoliy | Giulia Bruzzone Elena-Teodora Cadar |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Feb 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Diana Bogoliy | Kamila Kerimbayeva Aminat Kushkhova |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Jun 2015 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Alona Fomina Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2015 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 10,000 | Clay | Oleksandra Korashvili | Anastasia Frolova Polina Merenkova |
walkover |
| Win | 13–10 | Oct 2015 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Başak Eraydın | Cristina Dinu Jana Fett |
7–5, 6–7(2), [10–5] |
| Loss | 13–11 | Dec 2015 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Anna Morgina Nina Stojanović |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–11 | Jul 2018 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | Emma Laine Chiara Scholl |
7–6(4), 7–5 |
| Win | 15–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Marine Partaud | Akgul Amanmuradova Albina Khabibulina |
6–4, 1–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 15–12 | Nov 2019 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 15,000 | Clay | Claudia Hoste Ferrer | Alba Carrillo Marín Celia Cerviño Ruiz |
6–7(6), 1–6 |
| Win | 16–12 | Dec 2022 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Sofiia Nagornaia | Veronika Bokor Laura Radaković |
6–4, 7–6(9) |
| Win | 17–12 | Jan 2023 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Ovcharenko | Hurricane Tyra Black Doğa Türkmen |
6–2, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 17–13 | Jul 2023 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | W25 | Clay | Julia Stamatova | Cristina Dinu Valeriya Strakhova |
6–4, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 17–14 | Aug 2023 | ITF Baku, Azerbaijan | W15 | Hard | Nadezda Khalturina | Mariya Sinitsyna Arina Solomatina |
1–6, 6–7(5) |
| Win | 18–14 | Mar 2024 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Katharina Hobgarski | Irene Lavino Sapfo Sakellaridi |
4–6, 6–1, [10–3] |
| Loss | 18–15 | Oct 2024 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W35 | Clay | Elina Nepliy | Ilinca Amariei Elena Korokozidi |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–16 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Mia Chudejová | Alicia Dudeney Patricija Paukštytė |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 19–16 | Jun 2025 | ITF Hillcrest, South Africa | W15 | Hard | Astrid Cirotte | Gloriana Nahum Zhao Yichen |
6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Polina Leykina". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ a b "Polina Leykina". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Polina Leykina Biography".
- ^ "Polina Leykina la voulait tellement !". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "2016 Morocco Open Main Draw" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ^ "Полина Лейкина с победы стартует на турнире в Бухаресте". Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ^ "Данка Ковинич выбивает Полину Лейкину из турнира в Бухаресте". Retrieved 2016-07-14.