page_title: Kateryna Bondarenko
section_title: 2016
hierarchical_section_title: Kateryna Bondarenko / Tennis career / 2016
caption_attribution_description: Bondarenko K. US16 (1)
context_page_description: Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a tennis player from Ukraine. She was the doubles champion in 2008 at the Australian Open, partnering her sister Alona Bondarenko. Her other sister is the also tennis player Valeria Bondarenko.
  She is the younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko. She plays right-handed and turned pro in 2000. Her career-high rankings in singles and doubles are world No. 29 and No. 9, respectively.
  Her best Grand Slam result in singles was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 US Open.
  Over her career, Bondarenko has defeated top ten players Elena Dementieva, Sara Errani, Ana Ivanovic, Garbiñe Muguruza, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Roberta Vinci, and Venus Williams.
context_section_description: She started her 2016 year by playing qualifying at the Brisbane International and qualified for the main draw by beating Naomi Osaka in the final round of qualifying 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–4. In the first round, she lost to world No. 40 Madison Brengle 4–6, 6–4, 4–6. Bondarenko played qualifying at the Hobart International. She lost in the first round of qualifying to Pauline Parmentier 2–6, 2–6. At the Australian Open, she defeated world No. 67 Ajla Tomljanović in the first round 7–6, 6–3. In the second round, she earned her first win over 23rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–1, 7–5 to reach the third round for the first time since 2009. In the third round, Bondarenko lost to 12th seed Belinda Bencic 6–4, 2–6, 4–6.
  Playing qualifying at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Bondarenko beat Anastasija Sevastova in the first round of qualifying, 6–3, 6–3. In the second round of qualifying, she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova, 6–2, 6–1. Bondarenko qualified for the Qatar Total Open defeating María José Martínez Sánchez, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 and ninth seed Evgeniya Rodina, 6–2, 7–5. In the first round, she defeated world No. 40 Annika Beck, 6–4, 6–4. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to third seed Agnieszka Radwańska, 4–6, 4–6. At the BNP Paribas Open, she qualified for the main draw beating Paula Kania 6–0, 6–4 and 19th seed Lourdes Domínguez Lino, 6–4, 6–0. In the first round, she defeated world No. 46 Alison Van Uytvanck, 6–2, 6–7, 6–2. In the second round, she rallied to upset 24th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4. In the third round, she beat compatriot and world No. 36, Lesia Tsurenko, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6, to reach the fourth round for the first time at the Indian Wells Masters. In the fourth round, Bondarenko lost to world No. 1 Serena Williams, 2–6, 2–6. Nevertheless, this was her best result at Indian Wells. At the Miami Open, Bondarenko lost in the first round to world No. 36, Daria Kasatkina, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6.
  Bondarenko began her clay-court season at the Volvo Car Open. In the first round, she upset 16th seed Misaki Doi, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to qualifier Kristína Kučová, 6–0, 3–6, 3–6. Seeded 7th at the İstanbul Cup, Bondarenko defeated world No. 98 Olga Govortsova in the first round 5–7, 6–3, 6–4. In the second round, she lost again to qualifier Kristína Kučová, 3–6, 6–1, 5–7. At the Mutua Madrid Open, Bondarenko lost in the first round of qualifying to Kateřina Siniaková ,6–4, 2–6, 2–6. Her final tournament before the French Open was the Internationaux de Strasbourg. In the first round, she beat world No. 54, Heather Watson, 6–3, 0–6, 6–1. In the second round, Bondarenko lost to 7th seed Elena Vesnina 4–6, 5–7. At the French Open, Bondarenko upset seventh seed Roberta Vinci in the first round, 6–1, 6–3. In the second round, she lost to world No. 39, Annika Beck, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7.
  Bondarenko began her grass-court season by playing qualifying at the Aegon Classic Birmingham. She lost in the final round of qualifying to fifth seed and grass court specialist Tsvetana Pironkova, 7–5, 6–4. At the Aegon International Eastbourne, she qualified beating Carina Witthöft 7–6, 6–2, and Anett Kontaveit, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4. In the first round, she defeated world No. 38, Yulia Putintseva, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. In the second round, Bondarenko upset 6th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6, 6–4, 7–5. In the third round, she lost to 12th seed and eventual champion Dominika Cibulková, 6–7, 3–6. At Wimbledon, Bondarenko lost in the first round to 27th seed CoCo Vandeweghe, 2–6, 6–7.
  She began the US Open Series by competing at the Bank of the West Classic and lost in the first round to world No. 156, Urszula Radwańska, 4–6, 5–7. Bondarenko qualified for the Rogers Cup beating Xu Yifan 6–0, 6–1 and wildcard Bianca Andreescu, 6–2, 6–1. In the first round, she lost to 14th seed Karolína Plíšková, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7. Bondarenko qualified for the Western & Southern Open defeating wildcard Sofia Kenin, 6–1, 6–2 and wildcard Jamie Loeb, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. In the first round, she lost to world No. 37, Kristina Mladenovic, 6–7, 3–6. Playing qualifying at the Connec
caption: Bondarenko at the 2016 US Open
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