Yana Sizikova
Yana Sizikova at Nuremberg, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Yana Dmitriyevna Sizikova | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 November 1994 Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $593,223 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 237–183 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 336 (20 June 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 438–260 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 WTA, 2 WTA Challengers | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (24 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 401 (3 November 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 6 November 2025. | ||||||||||||||||||
Yana Dmitriyevna Sizikova (Russian: Яна Дмитриевна Сизикова, IPA: [ˈjanə ˈsʲizʲɪkəvə]; born 12 November 1994) is a Russian Inactive tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of 40, achieved on 24 July 2023. She peaked at No. 336 in singles on 20 June 2016.
Sizikova has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two on the WTA Challenger Tour.
Career
[edit]2018: WTA debut
[edit]Sizikova made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 St. Petersburg Trophy in the doubles tournament, partnering Dayana Yastremska.[citation needed]
2019: First WTA doubles title
[edit]Playing with Anastasia Potapova, Sizikova won her first WTA Tour title at the Ladies Open Lausanne, defeating Monique Adamczak and Han Xinyun in the final.[1]
2021: Match-fixing investigation
[edit]In June 2021, she was arrested at Roland Garros after her French Open doubles first-round loss, amid a match fixing in tennis investigation from previous year's tournament.[2] The prosecutor's office said her arrest was for "sports bribery and organized fraud for acts likely to have been committed in September 2020."[3] The case was opened by a French police unit specializing in betting fraud and match-fixing, and centered on suspicions about one match at Roland Garros.[3] She has not been officially cleared and the matter remains unresolved.[citation needed]
2022: Prague Open doubles win
[edit]Partnering with Han Xinyun, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2022 Monterrey Open, losing the final to Catherine Harrison and Sabrina Santamaria.[4] At the Prague Open, Sizikova and Anastasia Potapova claimed the doubles title, winning the final against Angelina Gabueva and Anastasia Zakharova in straight sets.[5] Alongside Kamilla Rakhimova, she was runner-up in the doubles at the Transylvania Open, losing the final to Kirsten Flipkens and Laura Siegemund.[6]
2023: Three doubles titles
[edit]Sizikova won the doubles at the Morocco Open with Sabrina Santamaria, defeating Lidziya Marozava and Ingrid Gamarra Martins in the final.[7] Partnering with Kimberley Zimmermann, Sizikova won the doubles at the Palermo Ladies Open, overcoming Angelica Moratelli and Camilla Rosatello in the final.[8] She took the doubles title at the Open de Limoges, playing with Cristina Bucșa and defeating Oksana Kalashnikova and Maia Lumsden in the final.[9]
2024: Double doubles defenses
[edit]Alongside Irina Khromacheva she defended her doubles title at the Morocco Open, with a win over Anna Danilina and Xu Yifan in the final.[10] Teaming up with Alexandra Panova, she also won the doubles title at Palermo Ladies Open for the second year in a row, defeating Yvonne Cavallé Reimers and Aurora Zantedeschi in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[11]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2019 | Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland |
International | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2022 | Monterrey Open, Mexico |
WTA 250 | Hard | 6–1, 5–7, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
WTA 250 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | Transylvania Open, Romania |
WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | May 2023 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco |
WTA 250 | Clay | 3–6, 6–1, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2023 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy |
WTA 250 | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | May 2024 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco (2) |
WTA 250 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2024 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy (2) | WTA 250 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Jul 2024 | Iași Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit]Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany |
Clay | 7–5, 4–6, [2–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Copa Santiago, Chile | Clay | 6–1, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | Open de Limoges, France |
Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 15 (3 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2012 | ITF Djibouti City | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(3) | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 7–6(7), 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–7(5) | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 3–8 | Dec 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 3–9 | Feb 2016 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(7), 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–10 | May 2016 | Khimki Ladies Cup, Russia | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–11 | Feb 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–7(2) | |
| Loss | 3–12 | Aug 2017 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
Doubles: 77 (44 titles, 33 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Sant Cugat, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2012 | ITF Dijon, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–7(7) | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Manama, Bahrain | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [11–13] | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Fujairah, U.A.E. | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2012 | ITF Muscat, Oman | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2012 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Ağrı, Turkey | 10,000 | Carpet | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2012 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 2–6, 6–1, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 3–6 | Sep 2012 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2012 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–7 | Nov 2012 | ITF La Vall d'Uixó, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–7 | Dec 2012 | ITF Djibouti City, Djibouti | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 6–7 | Dec 2012 | ITF Djibouti City | 10,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 6–8 | Feb 2013 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–8 | Mar 2013 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 8–8 | Apr 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 8–9 | May 2013 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 9–9 | Aug 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–9 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–1, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 11–9 | Sep 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12–9 | Oct 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 13–9 | Dec 2013 | ITF Djibouti City | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 14–9 | Dec 2013 | ITF Djibouti City | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 15–9 | Mar 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 16–9 | Mar 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(2) | ||
| Win | 17–9 | Apr 2014 | ITF Lima, Peru | 10,000 | Clay | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 17–10 | Apr 2014 | ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 18–10 | Sep 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 0–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 18–11 | Sep 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 6–7(6), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 19–11 | Jun 2015 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–11 | Aug 2015 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 20–12 | Aug 2015 | ITF Tunis, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 20–13 | Aug 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–1, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 20–14 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 1–6, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 21–14 | Sep 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 21–15 | Sep 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 22–15 | Oct 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 7–6(0), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 23–15 | Nov 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 23–16 | Dec 2015 | ITF Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 24–16 | Jan 2016 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 24–17 | Feb 2016 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(5), 1–6, [10–12] | ||
| Win | 25–17 | Mar 2016 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 25–18 | May 2016 | ITF Khimki, Russia | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 26–18 | Jun 2016 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 7–6(0), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 27–18 | Jul 2016 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(8), [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 27–19 | Jul 2016 | ITF Don Benito, Spain | 10,000 | Carpet | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 27–20 | Jul 2016 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 28–20 | Aug 2016 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 28–21 | Aug 2016 | ITF Bagnatica, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 29–21 | Sep 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 30–21 | Oct 2016 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 10,000 | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 31–21 | Dec 2016 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 31–22 | Dec 2016 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 10,000 | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 31–23 | Jan 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 31–24 | Feb 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 31–25 | Mar 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 32–25 | Apr 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 33–25 | Apr 2017 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | 7–6(2), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 33–26 | Aug 2017 | Mençuna Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 34–26 | Sep 2017 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 35–26 | Oct 2017 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | w/o | ||
| Win | 36–26 | Oct 2017 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 37–26 | Oct 2017 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 37–27 | Nov 2017 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 38–27 | Nov 2017 | ITF Dakar, Senegal | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 39–27 | Nov 2017 | Open de Valencia, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(1), 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 39–28 | Dec 2017 | ITF Nules, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 1–6, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 40–28 | Mar 2018 | ITF Gwalior, India | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 41–28 | May 2018 | ITF Monzón, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 42–28 | Aug 2018 | ITF Las Palmas, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 42–29 | Aug 2018 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Clay | 6–1, 2–6, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 42–30 | Nov 2018 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–7(3) | ||
| Win | 43–30 | Jun 2019 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 43–31 | Nov 2019 | Open Nantes, France | W60 | Hard (i) | 6–7(2), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 43–32 | Jan 2020 | ITF Kazan, Russia | W25 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 44–32 | Jan 2022 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 44–33 | Apr 2024 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | W100 | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 |
Year-end rankings
[edit]| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Singles | 1110 | – | 620 | 348 | 626 | 500 | 398 | 448 | 384 | 567 | 654 | 940 | – | – |
| Doubles | – | – | 418 | 341 | 400 | 474 | 195 | 190 | 107 | 98 | 94 | 117 | 53 | 60 |
Awards
[edit]- The Russian Cup in the nomination Student Tennis Players of the Year[12]
See also
[edit]- Youssef Hossam, tennis player accused of match fixing
References
[edit]- ^ "July 21 tennis roundup". recordonline.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Yana Sizikova arrested at French Open amidst an alleged match-fixing investigation". Independent. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07.
- ^ a b "Sizikova suit alleges slander in match-fixing case". ESPN. 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Fernandez saves five championship points vs. Osorio to defend Monterrey title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Bouzkova rolls past Potapova in Prague to win first title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Zhang Shuai steers past Yastremska in Lyon for third career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Bronzetti outlasts Grabher in Rabat; wins first WTA title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Zheng Qinwen beats Paolini in Palermo to capture first career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Bucsa sweeps singles and doubles titles at WTA 125 Limoges". Women's Tennis Association P. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Stearns beats Sherif in Rabat to capture first WTA singles title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Zheng battles past Muchova to successfully defend Palermo title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ «Русский Кубок»-2019 [2019 Russian Cup] (in Russian). RTF. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Russian female tennis players
- Tennis players from Moscow
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Match fixing in tennis
- 21st-century Russian sportswomen