Varvara Flink
Varvara Alexandrovna Flink (Russian: Варвара Александровна Флинк; born 13 December 1996) is a Russian tennis player.[1] She achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of 122 on 15 July 2019. Flink won her first ITF singles title on 21 May 2017. In doubles, she has won two ITF titles. The first was in Monastir, Tunisia, in 2012. By winning the doubles title, Flink reached her highest doubles ranking of 471 on 1 April 2013. She reached two singles semifinals in 2013, one in Dubrovnik and the other in Seoul.[2]
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Full name | Varvara Alexandrovna Flink |
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Native name | Варвара Александровна Флинк |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Moscow | 13 December 1996
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 357,191 |
Singles | |
Career record | 214–123 (63.5%) |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 122 (15 July 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 637 (21 March 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2019, 2020) |
French Open | Q1 (2019, 2021) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2019) |
US Open | Q2 (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 24–28 (46.2%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 471 (1 April 2013) |
Last updated on: 28 March 2022. |
Career highlights
ITF Circuit
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Flink achieved a new career-high ranking of world No. 6, following her win at the Grade-A Copa Gerdau in Brazil in March 2013. Later that year, she achieved more success, reaching the final at the Osaka Mayor's Cup and winning the Dunlop Orange Bowl. She ended the year ranked world No. 3 junior, in January 2014, she became world No. 2.[3]
WTA Tour
Flink made her WTA Tour debut at the 2012 Baku Cup, where she lost in the first round of the singles tournament to Tamarine Tanasugarn from Thailand, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6. In doubles, she partnered up with Patricia Mayr-Achleitner to reach the quarterfinals, where they lost to Eva Birnerova and Alberta Brianti, 4–6, 2–6.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||
Miami Open | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 355 | N/A | 222 | 623 | 189 | 128 | $314,746 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2016 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–4 | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Apr 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–5 | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4–5 | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2018 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–5 | Jan 2019 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, ret. |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2012 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
References
External links
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