Kateryna Bondarenko

Kateryna Bondarenko is a Ukrainian professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 29 in October 2009. He also reached the top 10 of the doubles ranking, reaching a career-high of Number 9 in October 2008.

As a doubles player, he also won the Australian Open in 2008.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Kateryna Volodymyrivna Volodko was born on August 8, 1986, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, and has resided in Kyiv, Ukraine. Standing 175 cm tall, Volodko plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

Introduced to tennis at age four by her parents, Vladimir and Natalia, she grew up alongside her sisters Valeria and Alona, both of whom also played professionally. Her favorite surface is hardcourt. In September 2011, she married Denis Volodko, and together they have two daughters, Karin (born 2013) and Eva (born 2019).

In 2022, she officially changed her surname to Volodko.

Junior Career

Bondarenko was a standout junior, highlighted by her victory at the 2004 Wimbledon girls’ singles, where she defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final.

Career

Bondarenko turned professional in 2000 and steadily climbed the WTA rankings. Her breakthrough year came in 2008, when she won the Australian Open doubles title with her sister Alona Volodko, becoming the first Ukrainian pair to win a Grand Slam.

That same year, she reached the semifinals in doubles at the French Open and the semifinals in doubles at the Beijing Olympics, narrowly missing a medal.

In singles, Bondarenko’s greatest achievement was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 US Open, becoming the first Ukrainian woman to do so at a Grand Slam. Throughout her career, she has claimed notable victories over top 10 players such as Elena Dementieva, Sara Errani, Ana Ivanovic, Garbiñe Muguruza, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Roberta Vinci, and Venus Williams.

Bondarenko has won two WTA singles titles—Birmingham in 2008 and Tashkent in 2017—and four WTA doubles titles, including the 2008 Australian Open and 2008 Paris Indoors. She has also reached multiple doubles finals and has been a regular representative for Ukraine in Fed Cup and the Olympics.

After a brief retirement for maternity leave, Bondarenko returned to the tour, earning nominations for WTA Comeback Player of the Year and continuing to compete at a high level into her late thirties.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 2
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 29 (October 12, 2009)
• Current Singles Ranking: No. 492 (November 4, 2024)
• Career Record: 531–412

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 3rd Round (2009, 2016, 2018)
• French Open – 3rd Round (2009)
• Wimbledon – 3rd Round (2011)
• US Open – Quarterfinals (2009)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 4
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 9 (October 20, 2008)
• Current Doubles Ranking: No. 602 (November 4, 2024)
• Career Record: 276–274

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – Winner (2008)
• French Open – Semifinals (2008)
• Wimbledon – 2nd Round (2007)
• US Open – 3rd Round (2008)

Other Tournaments

• Olympic Games – Semifinals (2008, Doubles)
• Fed Cup – 23–11 (career record)