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Irina Kornienko

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Irina Kornienko
Country (sports) Russia
Born (1978-01-16) 16 January 1978 (age 46)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$30,464
Singles
Career record80–118
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 452 (26 October 1998)
Doubles
Career record86–75
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 263 (11 October 1999)

Irina Kornienko (born 16 January 1978) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Kornienko, a right-handed player, reached her career-high singles ranking of 452 in 1998.[1]

All of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances came in doubles, which included making the quarterfinals of the 1999 Tashkent Open.[2] She won six ITF doubles titles and had a best doubles ranking of 263 in the world.[3]

In 2005, she married tennis player Igor Kunitsyn.[4]

ITF finals

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Doubles: 12 (6–6)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 31 August 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Latvia Elena Krutko Belarus Vera Zhukovets
Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya
1–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 21 June 1998 Tallinn, Estonia Hard Czech Republic Helena Fremuthova Estonia Maret Ani
Estonia Helen Laupa
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 5 July 1998 Lohja, Finland Hard Czech Republic Helena Fremuthova United Kingdom Jasmine Choudhury
Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 11 April 1999 Cerignola, Italy Clay Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya United Kingdom Jasmine Choudhury
United Kingdom Lizzie Jelfs
5–7, 5–7
Winner 2. 4 July 1999 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva Finland Minna Rautajoki
Sweden Maria Wolfbrandt
6–1, 6–1
Winner 3. 6 February 2000 Istanbul 1, Turkey Hard Belarus Elena Yaryshka Israel Nataly Cahana
Serbia and Montenegro Katarina Mišić
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 28 May 2000 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Russia Elena Voropaeva Romania Simona Arghire
Greece Maria Pavlidou
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 2 July 2000 Istanbul 2, Turkey Hard Belarus Elena Yaryshka Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko
Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 4. 20 May 2001 Tel Aviv 1, Israel Hard Greece Maria Pavlidou Moldova Evghenia Ablovatchi
Israel Yevgenia Savranska
6–2, 6–4
Winner 5. 27 May 2001 Tel Aviv 2, Israel Hard Greece Maria Pavlidou Australia Emily Hewson
South Africa Natasha van der Merwe
w/o
Runner-up 6. 1 July 2001 Athens, Greece Clay Greece Irini Alevizopoulou Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dina Milosević
Croatia Lana Popadić
6–7(3), 3–6
Winner 6. 5 August 2001 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Latvia Līga Dekmeijere Japan Chiaki Nakajima
Japan Ayako Suzuki
6–1, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Irina Kornienko WTA Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com.
  2. ^ "Scoreboard". Montreal Gazette. 10 June 1999.
  3. ^ "Titles". www.itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "Игорь КУНИЦЫН: не представляю, как сложилась бы моя жизнь без тенниса". Журнал БОСС (in Russian). 11 November 2012.
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