_(35754326261).jpg) Lepchenko in 2017 | |
| Full name | Varvara Petrivna Lepchenko |
|---|---|
| Native name | Варвара Петрiвна Лепченко |
| Country (sports) |  Uzbekistan (2001–2006)  United States (2007–present) |
| Residence | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Born | May 21, 1986 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Peter Lepchenko |
| Prize money | US$ 5,102,473 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 648–485 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 19 (October 1, 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 178 (August 5, 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2015, 2016) |
| French Open | 4R (2012) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2012) |
| US Open | 4R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 114–163 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (June 17, 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 707 (August 5, 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2013) |
| French Open | QF (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012, 2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2013, 2014) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Last updated on: 5 August 2024. | |
Varvara Petrivna Lepchenko[a] (born May 21, 1986) is an Uzbekistani-born American tennis player. She is of Ukrainian descent, and she formerly played for Uzbekistan. In her career, Lepchenko has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, with 13 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. She won all her 14 ITF titles in the United States.[1] Lepchenko has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 19, achieved October 2012.
She was provisionally suspended from the WTA Tour in 2016 after testing positive for the heart medication meldonium, although she was found to "bear no fault or negligence" by the International Tennis Federation. In 2022, Lepchenko was suspended from tennis for four years (backdated to August 2021), after testing positive for the stimulant adrafinil, and its metabolite, modafinil.[2] In February 2023, her suspension was reduced to 21 months, and she started playing again in May of that year.[3]
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