# Valeria Savinykh

Valeria Dmitrievna Savinykh (Russian: Валерия Дмитриевна Савиных; born 20 February 1991) is a Russian tennis player.
In April 2012, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99. On 20 November 2017, she peaked at No. 98 in the WTA doubles rankings. Savinykh has won ten singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, along with one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour.

## Personal life

Her father, Dmitry, introduced her into tennis at age five, and her mother, Elena, often travels with her. She trains in her hometown of Yekaterinburg (previously at the SotoTennis Academy and Ad in Tennis Academy in Barcelona, Spain; AZS Lodz in Poland; Swiss Tennis Academy in Biel/Bienne; Vienna; and Porto). Since November 2012, she has been coached by Tomasz Iwański.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

Current through the 2023 Hong Kong Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | Q1 | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Career total: 20 | Career total: 20 |
| Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0 / 20 | 9–20 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2013 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil | International | Hard | Anne Keothavong | Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Christina McHale | Misaki Doi Nao Hibino | 6–3, 4–6, [4–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Maryna Zanevska | Chloé Paquet Pauline Parmentier | 6–0, 6–2 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 27 (10 titles, 17 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $50/60,000 tournaments (1–4)
* $40,000 tournaments (1–2)
* $25,000 tournaments (5–6)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (2–5)
* Legend
* Hard (10–14)
* Clay (0–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2008 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | ITF Limoges, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Marina Melnikova | 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2010 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Sofia Arvidsson | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2010 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Lucie Hradecká | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | Apr 2011 | Soweto Open, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard | Petra Cetkovská | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Dec 2011 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | 5–7, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | May 2014 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Ons Jabeur | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 1–7 | Jun 2016 | ITF Puszczykowo, Poland | 10,000 | Hard | Marie Bouzková | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Jul 2016 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard | Vera Lapko | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–8 | Oct 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Gabriella Taylor | 6–2, 4–1 ret. |
| Loss | 2–9 | May 2017 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Cristina Bucșa | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–9 | Jun 2017 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–9 | Aug 2017 | Mençuna Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | Ayla Aksu | 3–6, 7–6$^{(10)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 4–10 | Nov 2018 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Maia Lumsden | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–10 | Dec 2018 | ITF Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 6–10 | May 2019 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Eudice Chong | 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–11 | May 2019 | ITF Singapore | 25,000 | Hard | Abigail Tere-Apisah | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–11 | Aug 2019 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | 25,000 | Hard | Risa Ushijima | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–11 | Apr 2021 | ITF Calvi, France | W25+H | Hard | Susan Bandecchi | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Jul 2021 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard | Mariam Bolkvadze | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–13 | Jun 2022 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | W25 | Hard | Maria Timofeeva | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–13 | Dec 2022 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | W25 | Hard | Priska Madelyn Nugroho | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 9–14 | Jan 2023 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | W40 | Hard | Kateryna Volodko | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–15 | May 2023 | ITF Kachreti, Georgia | W25 | Hard | Bai Zhuoxuan | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–15 | Jul 2023 | ITF Palma del Rio, Spain | W40 | Hard | Harmony Tan | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–16 | Aug 2023 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | W60 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–17 | Mar 2024 | ITF Murska Sobota, Slovenia | W50 | Hard (i) | Viktória Hrunčáková | 0–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 49 (23 titles, 26 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (1–3)
* $75,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $50/60,000 tournaments (2–6)
* $25,000 tournaments (14–13)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (6–3)
* Legend
* Hard (15–20)
* Clay (7–5)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | Alice Balducci Kildine Chevalier | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2008 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Ljubica Avramović | Zorica Petrov Anja Prislan | w/o |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2008 | ITF Rabat, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | Yuliana Umanets | Lisa Sabino Benedetta Davato | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2008 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Elena Chalova | Rushmi Chakravarthi Isha Lakhani | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2008 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | Elena Chalova | Maša Zec Peškirič Irena Pavlovic | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 6–3, [3–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2009 | Yugra Cup, Russia | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Oksana Kalashnikova | Ksenia Milevskaya Lesia Tsurenko | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | May 2009 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Brazhnikova | Galina Fokina Anna Morgina | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Marina Shamayko | Ekaterina Lopes Arina Rodionova | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2009 | ITF Granada, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Betina Jozami | Nina Bratchikova Arina Rodionova | 1–6, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Win | 4–6 | Feb 2010 | ITF Sutton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Eirini Georgatou | Naomi Cavaday Anna Smith | 7–5, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 4–7 | May 2010 | ITF Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Iryna Brémond | Naomi Cavaday Anastasia Pivovarova | 3–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [8–10] |
| Win | 5–7 | Jul 2010 | ITF Zwevegem, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | Richèl Hogenkamp | Irina Khromacheva Maryna Zanevska | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2010 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Eirini Georgatou | Karen Barbat Julia Mayr | w/o |
| Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2010 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Claire Feuerstein | Irena Pavlovic Emma Laine | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–9 | Jan 2011 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Kiki Bertens Richèl Hogenkamp | 6–3, 7–6$^{(0)}$ |
| Win | 7–9 | Apr 2011 | Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | Elena Bovina | Margalita Chakhnashvili Ivana Lisjak | 6–1, 2–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 8–9 | Oct 2011 | Tennis Classic of Troy, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Elena Bovina | Varvara Lepchenko Mashona Washington | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–9 | May 2014 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz | Marina Melnikova Beatriz García Vidagany | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–9 | Jun 2014 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz | Xenia Knoll Pemra Özgen | 1–6, 7–6$^{(6)}$, [11–9] |
| Loss | 10–10 | Oct 2014 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko | Petra Martić Maria Sanchez | 6–3, 3–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 10–11 | Dec 2014 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Andrea Gámiz | Tatjana Maria Renata Zarazúa | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–11 | Feb 2016 | ITF Palma Nova, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Alyona Sotnikova | Amanda Carreras Alice Savoretti | 2–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 11–12 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Alyona Sotnikova | Freya Christie Chanel Simmonds | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 12–12 | Apr 2016 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Alyona Sotnikova | Kseniia Bekker Alina Silich | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 13–12 | Jun 2016 | ITF Puszczykowo, Poland | 10,000 | Hard | Weronika Foryś | Olga Brózda Katarzyna Kawa | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–12 | Jul 2016 | Bella Cup, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | Akgul Amanmuradova Valentyna Ivakhnenko | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 14–13 | Sep 2016 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Clay | Polina Monova | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Anastasiya Komardina | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–14 | Dec 2016 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 100,000 | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Mandy Minella Nina Stojanović | 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 14–15 | Mar 2017 | Pingshan Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–15 | Apr 2017 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jingjing | Gai Ao Guo Hanyu | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–15 | May 2017 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 15,000 | Hard | Valeriya Strakhova | Cristina Bucșa Ksenia Kuznetsova | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–15 | Jul 2017 | ITF Winnipeg, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Kimberly Birrell Caroline Dolehide | 6–4, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 18–15 | Jul 2017 | ITF Gatineau, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Kimberly Birrell Emily Webley-Smith | 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Loss | 18–16 | Aug 2017 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Hiroko Kuwata | Priscilla Hon Vera Lapko | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18–17 | Feb 2018 | Launceston International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Laura Robson | Jessica Moore Ellen Perez | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 19–17 | Sep 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Katarzyna Piter | Mariam Bolkvadze Ines Murta | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 20–17 | Nov 2018 | ITF Wirral, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Sarah Beth Grey Olivia Nicholls | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 20–18 | Dec 2018 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | Sharon Fichman | Beatrice Gumulya Ana Veselinović | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–1, [9–11] |
| Win | 21–18 | Feb 2019 | Midland Tennis Classic, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Olga Govortsova | Coco Gauff Ann Li | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 21–19 | Feb 2019 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Arina Rodionova Yanina Wickmayer | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 21–20 | Mar 2019 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Freya Christie | Olga Doroshina Polina Monova | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [9–11] |
| Loss | 21–21 | Feb 2020 | Midland Tennis Classic, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Yanina Wickmayer | Maria Sanchez Caroline Dolehide | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 22–21 | Jul 2021 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Eri Hozumi | Himari Sato Lulu Sun | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 22–22 | Aug 2021 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, US | 100,000 | Hard | Samantha Murray Sharan | Hanna Chang Alexa Glatch | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Loss | 22–23 | Feb 2022 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Justina Mikulskytė | Quinn Gleason Catherine Harrison | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 22–24 | Apr 2022 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | 60,000 | Hard | Tímea Babos | Eudice Chong Cody Wong | 5–7, 7–5, [11–13] |
| Loss | 22–25 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 25,000 | Hard | Paige Hourigan | Nigina Abduraimova Hiroko Kuwata | 1–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Loss | 22–26 | Jun 2022 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Guiomar Maristany | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 23–26 | Jul 2022 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | 25,000+H | Hard | Fanny Stollár | Celia Cerviño Ruiz Justina Mikulskytė | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–2 |