Olena Antypina

Olena Antypina
Country (sports) Ukraine
ResidenceZaporizhia, Ukraine
Born (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979
Zaporizhia
Turned proMay 2000
RetiredAugust 2006
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$72,197
Singles
Career record130–109
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 180 (28 November 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2006)
French OpenQ1 (2006)
WimbledonQ1 (2006)
US OpenQ2 (2005)
Doubles
Career record143–81
Career titles13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (10 October 2005)

Olena Volodymyrivna Antypina (also known as Olena Schmelzer) (Ukrainian: Олена Володимирівна Антипіна; born 19 March 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.

Her highest singles ranking is world No. 180, which she achieved in November 2005. She played on the ITF Women's Circuit from 2000 through to 2006.

In her professional career, Antypina won fourteen titles, of which one was in singles and thirteen in doubles. She tried qualifying for Grand Slam tournaments on multiple occasions, but was unsuccessful with each one.

She qualified for one WTA Tour event in Tashkent in 2005 but lost in round one of the Tier IV tournament to compatriot Kateryna Bondarenko.[1]

Her biggest ITF title came at Washington D.C. in 2005 when she won the doubles draw of the $75k tournament, partnering Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 10 June 2001 ITF Ankara, Turkey Clay RomaniaMonica Mastan5–7, 3–6
Loss 2. 26 August 2002 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay RomaniaDelia Sescioreanu1–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 21 December 2003 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay SlovakiaKristína Czafiková2–6, 7–6(3), 0–6
Win 4. 9 May 2005 ITF Monzón, Spain Hard GermanyAngelique Kerber6–3, 6–3
Loss 5. 13 November 2005Toronto Challenger, Canada Hard (i) CanadaAleksandra Wozniak4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 28 May 2000 ITF Warsaw, Poland Clay RussiaDaria PanovaCzech RepublicAndrea PlačkováCzech RepublicPetra Plačkováw/o
Win 2. 19 August 2001 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay UkraineYuliana FedakUkraineYevgenia SavranskaKazakhstanGalina Voskoboeva4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 3. 10 September 2001 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Ukraine Yuliana Fedak Czech RepublicOlga VymetálkováCzech RepublicMagdalena Zděnovcová3–6, 3–6
Loss 4. 15 October 2001 ITF Giza, Egypt Clay Ukraine Yuliana Fedak AustriaDaniela KlemenschitsAustriaSandra Klemenschits4–6, 3–6
Loss 5. 15 April 2002 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay SlovakiaLenka TvaroškováAustria Daniela Klemenschits Austria Sandra Klemenschits 6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 6. 11 August 2002 ITF Gdynia, Poland Clay BelarusDarya KustovaSlovakia Lenka Tvarošková SlovakiaZuzana Zemenová3–6, 6–7(3)
Win 7. 6 October 2002 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Czech RepublicHana ŠromováSloveniaKim KambicFranceAurélie Védy6–2, 7–5
Win 8. 20 October 2002 ITF Mansoura, Egypt Clay Czech Republic Hana Šromová RussiaGoulnara FattakhetdinovaKazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva 6–2, 6–2
Win 9. 12 May 2003 ITF Monzón, Spain Hard RussiaRaissa GourevitchRomaniaLiana UngurFranceKildine Chevalier3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win 10. 7 July 2003 Bella Cup, Poland Clay Czech RepublicZuzana HejdováAustraliaMireille DittmannSwedenHelena Ejeson6–3, 6–3
Win 11. 29 November 2003 ITF Haifa, Israel Hard RussiaNina BratchikovaUkraineVeronika KapshayHungaryBarbara Pócza7–5, 6–4
Win 12. 6 December 2003 ITF Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Russia Nina Bratchikova RussiaOksana KaryshkovaBelarusElena Yaryshka6–1, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 13. 30 March 2004ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay ArmeniaLiudmila NikoyanRussia Raissa Gourevitch RussiaEkaterina Kozhokina2–6, 0–6
Loss 14. 18 September 2004 ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard RussiaGulnara FattakhetdinovaJapanRika FujiwaraJapanAiko Nakamura3–6, 3–6
Loss 15. 30 August 2004 ITF Balashikha, Russia Hard (i) RussiaAlla KudryavtsevaRussiaMaria GolovizninaRussiaElena Vesnina5–7, 4–6
Win 16. 26 October 2004 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Czech Republic Hana Šromová Turkeyİpek ŞenoğluGermanyKathrin Wörle-Scheller6–7(5), 6–3, 7–5
Win 17. 9 May 2005 ITF Monzón, Spain Hard South AfricaSurina De BeerCzech RepublicPetra CetkovskáSpainGabriela Velasco Andreu7–5, 7–5
Loss 18. 12 June 2005 ITF Gorizia, Italy Clay Russia Nina Bratchikova ItalyGiulia CasoniItalyValentina Sulpizio2–6, 0–6
Win 19. 27 June 2005 ITF Båstad, Sweden Clay BelarusNadejda OstrovskayaArgentinaErica KrauthSwedenHanna Nooni7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win 20. 7 August 2005 ITF Washington, United States Clay BelarusTatiana PoutchekUnited StatesJennifer HopkinsChinaYan Zi6–4, 6–4
Loss 21. 19 September 2005 ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon Hard Czech Republic Hana Šromová UkraineMariya KoryttsevaBelarusAnastasiya Yakimova5–7, 2–6
Win 22. 13 November 2005Toronto Challenger, Canada Hard (i) GermanyMartina MüllerUnited StatesLauren BarnikowUnited StatesKristen Schlukebir6–3, 6–1
Win 23. 22 July 2006 ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Clay Russia Nina Bratchikova RussiaEvgeniya RodinaUkraineKristina Antoniychuk6–1, 5–7, 7–5

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