# Ksenia Palkina

Ksenia Palkina (Russian: Ксения Палкина Улукан or Ksenia Palkina Ulukan; born 13 December 1989) is a Russian-born Kyrgyzstani former tennis player. Palkina won 11 singles titles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 23 March 2009, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 163. On 12 April 2010, she peaked at No. 164 in the WTA doubles rankings.

## Personal life

Palkina was born in Khabarovsk Krai to mother Marina and father Nikolay, and has a brother named Nikita. Her favourite surface is clay.
As of November 2019, Palkina has been provisionally suspended by the Tennis Integrity Unit. Ksenia Palkina has been banned from tennis for 16 years, six years of which is suspended. She has also been fined $100,000 (with $87,500 suspended) after admitting breaching the rules of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).

## ITF Circuit finals

* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 28 January 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Ankita Bhambri | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 5 February 2006 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | Meghha Vakaria | 6–2, 7–6$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 2. | 11 August 2007 | ITF Moscow, Russia | Clay | Anna Lapushchenkova | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | 27 April 2008 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Maria Kondratieva | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 22 June 2008 | ITF Torino, Italy | Clay | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 29 June 2008 | ITF Padova, Italy | Clay | Nika Ožegović | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 15 February 2009 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Abigail Spears | 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 27 March 2010 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Ganna Piven | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | 23 April 2010 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Eugeniya Pashkova | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 5 May 2012 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Sabina Kurbanova | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | 23 February 2013 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Sabina Sharipova | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 6. | 2 March 2013 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Yashina | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 11 May 2013 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Kamila Kerimbayeva | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 22 September 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Caroline Roméo | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 25 April 2015 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Ksenija Sharifova | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | 17 May 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Melis Sezer | 4–6, 7–6$^{(6)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 11. | 22 September 2018 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova | 1–0 ret. |

### Doubles: 52 (27 titles, 25 runner-ups)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 29 October 2005 | ITF Mumbai, India | Hard | Nicole Clerico | Wilawan Choptang Thassha Vitayaviroj | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 6 November 2005 | ITF Pune, India | Hard | Nicole Clerico | Rushmi Chakravarthi Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| Winner | 2. | 28 January 2006 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Nicole Clerico | Ankita Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi | w/o |
| Runner–up | 2. | 4 February 2006 | ITF Muzaffarnagar, India | Grass | Nicole Clerico | Lee Wei-ping Lavinia Tananta | w/o |
| Winner | 3. | 11 July 2006 | ITF Imola, Italy | Carpet | Nicole Clerico | Maria Luiza Craciun Elena Vianello | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 18 September 2006 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Ria Dörnemann | Varvara Galanina Liudmila Nikoyan | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 6 November 2006 | ITF Pune, India | Hard | Isha Lakhani | Madura Ranganathan Nungnadda Wannasuk | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 19 November 2006 | ITF Pune, India | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Olga Panova Ágnes Szatmári | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 4. | 3 March 2007 | ITF Sant Boi, Spain | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Irene Rehberger Bescos Nuria Sánchez García | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 17 September 2007 | Telavi Open, Georgia | Clay | Ria Dörnemann | Vasilisa Davydova Marina Shamayko | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 5. | 5 May 2008 | ITF Florence, Italy | Clay | Martina Caciotti | Kyra Nagy Valentina Sassi | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 11 August 2008 | ITF Penza, Russia | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | Irina Buryachok Nikola Fraňková | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 1 May 2009 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Albina Khabibulina | Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen | 6–4, 6–7$^{(6)}$, [10–5] |
| Runner–up | 6. | 5 June 2009 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | Arina Rodionova | Anna Brazhnikova Marta Sirotkina | 6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Winner | 9. | 31 October 2009 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Nina Bratchikova | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | w/o |
| Runner–up | 7. | 16 November 2009 | ITF Pune, India | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Anastasiya Vasylyeva Nicole Clerico | 6–4, 3–6, [11–13] |
| Runner-up | 8. | 19 April 2010 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Anastasiya Prenko | Eugeniya Pashkova Maria Zharkova | 6–3, 6–7$^{(9)}$, [7–10] |
| Winner | 10. | 30 July 2010 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard | Albina Khabibulina | Yuliya Beygelzimer Emily Webley-Smith | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 9. | 14 August 2010 | ITF Kazan, Russia | Hard | Albina Khabibulina | Ekaterina Dzehalevich Lesia Tsurenko | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 3 September 2010 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Malou Ejdesgaard | Gally De Wael Janina Toljan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | 6 December 2010 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Elena Chalova | Tetyana Arefyeva Yuliana Fedak | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 10. | 2 May 2011 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | Nina Bratchikova | Han Sung-hee Liang Chen | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, [5–10] |
| Runner–up | 11. | 5 May 2012 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Maya Gaverova | Anastasiya Vasylyeva Albina Khabibulina | 6–3, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Runner–up | 12. | 22 September 2012 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Nigina Abduraimova | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 13. | 2 November 2012 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Nigina Abduraimova | Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 18 March 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Anamika Bhargava Nicole Melichar | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 14. | 25 March 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Başak Eraydın Abbie Myers | 6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Runner–up | 14. | 15 April 2013 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Valentyna Ivakhnenko | Albina Khabibulina Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 12 May 2013 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Albina Khabibulina | Polina Monova Anna Smolina | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 16. | 1 July 2013 | ITF Middelburg, Netherlands | Clay | Veronika Kapshay | Fatma Al-Nabhani Sviatlana Pirazhenka | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 17. | 16 September 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Deniz Khazaniuk | Katharina Lehnert Chantal Škamlová | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 7–6$^{(3)}$, [10–8] |
| Runner–up | 15. | 17 November 2013 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Albina Khabibulina | Polina Monova Alena Tarasova | 6–4, 1–6, [6–10] |
| Winner | 18. | 24 February 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Albina Khabibulina | Kamila Kerimbayeva Veronika Kapshay | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 19. | 8 August 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina | Eudice Chong Anna Grigoryan | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 16. | 17 November 2014 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Clay | Alexandra Grinchishina | Polina Pekhova Albina Khabibulina | w/o |
| Runner–up | 17. | 1 February 2015 | ITF Aktobe, Kazakhstan | Hard (i) | Eva Wacanno | Polina Merenkova Albina Khabibulina | 2–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Runner-up | 18. | 27 July 2015 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | Başak Eraydın | Natela Dzalamidze Alena Tarasova | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 5 December 2016 | ITF Val Gardena, Italy | Hard (i) | Anna Remondina | Laura-Ioana Andrei Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 20. | 25 March 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | Sandra Jamrichová Jelena Simić | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 21. | 28 July 2017 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | Naiktha Bains Karin Kennel | 6–3, 2–6, [14–12] |
| Winner | 22. | 23 September 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Mariana Dražić | Dariya Detkovskaya Zhibek Kulambayeva | 7–5, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Winner | 23. | 30 September 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | Hard | Mariana Dražić | Dariya Detkovskaya Zhibek Kulambayeva | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner–up | 20. | 1 December 2017 | ITF Indore, India | Hard | Albina Khabibulina | Dea Herdželaš Hsu Ching-wen | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner–up | 21. | 14 January 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | İpek Öz | Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 7–5, 0–6, [11–13] |
| Winner | 24. | 16 February 2018 | ITF Bergamo, Italy | Clay (i) | Kseniia Bekker | Martina Colmegna Claudia Giovine | 6–4, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Runner–up | 22. | 17 March 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Amina Anshba | Xenia Knoll Cornelia Lister | 0–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Winner | 25. | 13 July 2018 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard | Daria Kruzhkova | Mariana Dražić Valeriya Zeleva | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 23. | 12 August 2018 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | Polina Monova Chantal Škamlová | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner–up | 24. | 14 September 2018 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Clay | Albina Khabibulina | Maryna Chernyshova Vlada Ekshibarova | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 2–6 |
| Winner | 26. | 23 March 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Daria Mishina | Cristina Dinu Lina Gjorcheska | 6–3, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Runner–up | 25. | 27 April 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Zhang Ying | Jenny Dürst Chiara Grimm | w/o |
| Winner | 27. | 31 August 2019 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard | Sofia Shapatava | Tamara Čurović Alina Silich | 6–4, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |