Polina Iatcenko

{{family name hatnote|Vyacheslavovna|Iatcenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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| name = Polina Iatcenko

| fullname = Polina Vyacheslavovna Iatcenko

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| country = {{RUS}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|12|10|df=y}}

|birth_place = Voronezh, Russia

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|plays = Right-handed

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|careerprizemoney = $73,670

|singlesrecord = 148-80

|singlestitles = 7 ITF

|highestsinglesranking = No. 295 (1 April 2024)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 353 (9 June 2025)

|AustralianOpenjuniorresult =

|FrenchOpenjuniorresult = 3R (2020)

|Wimbledonresult =

|Wimbledonjuniorresult = 1R (2021)

|USOpenresult =

|doublesrecord = 80-46

|doublestitles = 7 ITF

|highestdoublesranking = No. 301 (9 June 2025)

|currentdoublesranking = No. 301 (9 June 2025)

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|FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 2R (2021)

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|WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = 1R (2021)

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|updated = 9 June 2025

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Polina Vyacheslavovna Iatcenko ({{langx|ru|link=no|Полина Вячеславовна Яценко}}, born 10 December 2003) is a Russian tennis player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rustennistur.com/players/27715|title=Полина Вячеславовна Яценко|website=rustennistur.com}}

She has a career high singles ranking of 295 achieved on 1 April 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.wtatennis.com/players/330466/polina-iatcenko|title= Polina Iatcenko|accessdate=15 November 2024|website=WTA}}{{cite web|url= https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/polina-iatcenko/800459732/rus/wt/s/overview/#pprofile-info-tabs| title= Polina Iatcenko|accessdate=15 November 2024|website=ITF}}

Iatcenko was born on December 10, 2003 in Murmansk. Later, she moved with her family to the village of Novopodkletnoye in the Ramonsky District of the Voronezh Region. She started playing tennis with the support of her family at the age of 8. In addition to her native Russian, she speaks fluent English.{{cite web|url= https://www.vrn.kp.ru/daily/27482/4691908/|title=Воронежская теннисистка Полина Яценко: «Швейцарка и кореянка в финале от бессилия кидали ракетки»|accessdate=13 December 2022|website=vrn.kp.ru}}

Career

In February 2022, she won the silver medal at the Russian Cup in doubles with partner Elena Pridankina. They lost to Ksenia Laskutova and Maria Timofeeva in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.vrn.kp.ru/online/news/4632816/| title= Теннисистка из Воронежской области завоевала серебро Кубка России|accessdate=17 February 2022|website=vrn.kp.ru}}

In September 2022 she won a singles title in Sharm-el-Sheikh defeating Jacqueline Cabaj Awad in the final in straight sets. {{cite web|date=15 November 2024 |title=Final of the Sharm El Sheikh tournament: tennis player Polina Iatcenko defeats Jacqueline Cabaj Awad |url=https://www.infobae.com/noticias/2022/09/18/final-del-torneo-de-sharm-el-sheikh-la-tenista-polina-iatcenko-derrota-a-jacqueline-cabaj-awad/?outputType=amp-type |website=Infobae}} In March 2023, she won a singles W15 title at Sharm-el-Sheikh defeating Katarína Kužmová in the final, and at the same venue that month won a doubles title alongside Kužmová in women's doubles.

In August 2023, she won the title by defeating Belarusian Aliona Falei in the President's Cup final held in Astana, Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=https://en.inform.kz/amp/winners-of-itf-world-tennis-tour-announced-in-astana_a4098632/|website=Inform.kz|accessdate=15 November 2024|title= Winners of ITF World Tennis Tour announced in Astana|date=8 August 2023}}

In January 2024, she lost to Croatian Lucija Ćirić Bagarić in the final of the ITF W25 tournament in Monastir, Tunisia.{{cite web|url=https://www.vrn.kp.ru/online/news/5639959/|title=Воронежская теннисистка дошла до финала международного турнира в Тунисе|accessdate=22 January 2024|website=vrn.kp.ru}}

Playing alongside Riya Bhatia she reached the final of the women’s doubles at the W50 Funchal tournament in Portugal in a November 2024 where they lost to British pair Ella McDonald and Holly Hutchinson.{{cite web|url=https://www.dnoticias.pt/2024/11/16/427456-britanicas-hollyhutchinson-e-ella-macdonald-festejam-vitoria-no-madeira-ladies-open/|website=www.dnoticias.pt|accessdate=16 November 2024|title=Britânicas HollyHutchinson e Ella Macdonald festejam vitória no Madeira Ladies Open|date=16 November 2024}}

In March 2025, she reached the doubles final at the ITF W35 tournament in Gurugram, India, with her partner Mariia Tkacheva. {{cite web|url=https://www.vgifk.ru/news/tennis-studentka-vgas-polina-yacenko-stala-finalistkoy-turnira-v-indii|title=Теннис: студентка ВГАС Полина Яценко стала финалисткой турнира в Индии|accessdate=9 March 2025|website= vgifk.ru }}

In April 2025, she became the champion in singles and played in the finals in doubles at the ITF W35 tennis tournament held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. {{cite web|url=https://voronezhnews.ru/fn_1652581.html|title=Воронежская теннисистка Яценко выиграла турнир в Египте|accessdate=21 April 2025|website= voronezhnews.ru }}

In June 2025, she won her first major title in doubles at the ITF W50 tournament in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, with her Belarusian partner Aliona Falei.{{cite web|url=https://tv-gubernia.ru/novosti/sport/voronezhskaya-tennisistka-pobedila-na-turnire-v-portugalii/|title=Воронежская теннисистка победила на турнире в Португалии|accessdate=8 June 2025|website= tv-gubernia.ru }}

ITF Circuit finals

=Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner–ups)=

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|W25/35 tournaments (2–1)

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|W15 tournaments (5–0)

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| 1–0

| Feb 2022

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon

} Darya Shauha

| w/o

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 2–0

| Sep 2022

| style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jacqueline Cabaj Awad

| 7–6⁽⁶⁾, 6–2

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 3–0

| Oct 2022

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Vivian Yang

| 6–1, 6–1

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 4–0

| Mar 2023

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Kužmová

| 6–4, 6–2

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 5–0

| Mar 2023

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Emilie Lindh

| 6–2, 2–2 ret.

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 6–0

| Jul 2023

| bgcolor=lightblue|President's Cup, Kazakhstan

| bgcolor=lightblue|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Aliona Falei

| 6–3, 6–3

| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Loss

| 6–1

| Jan 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Lucija Ćirić Bagarić

| 5–7, 2–6

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 7–1

| Apr 2025

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Viktória Hrunčáková

| 6–2, 6–2

=Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)=

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| 0–1

| Jan 2022

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Kazan, Russia

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon

} Daria Kudashova

| {{flagicon|}} Anna Ukolova
{{flagicon|}} Kseniya Yersh

| 7–6⁽⁰⁾, 3–6, [7–10]

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–2

| Mar 2022

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| bgcolor=#f0f8ff|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Darya Shauha

| {{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Pei-chi
{{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Ya-hsin

| 3–6, 0–6

| bgcolor=98fb98|Win

| 1–2

| Nov 2022

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Alina Korneeva

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jenny Dürst
{{flagicon|KOR}} Park So-hyun

| 6–1, 6–7⁽¹⁾, [10–5]

| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Mar 2023

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Sandra Samir

| {{flagicon|KOR}} Back Da-yeon
{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Bo-young

| 6–4, 7–5

| style="background:#98fb98;" |Win

| 3–2

| Mar 2023

| style="background:#f0f8ff;" |ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;" |W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Kužmová

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Courcoux
{{flagicon|FRA}} Camille Moga

| 6–4, 6–0

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 4–2

| Apr 2023

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Aliona Falei

| {{flagicon|}} Evgeniya Burdina
{{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Shalimova

| 6–4, 7–5

| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Loss

| 4–3

| Oct 2023

| bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Monastir, Tunisia

| bgcolor=lightblue|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Aliona Falei

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Gao Xinyu
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhibek Kulambayeva

| 0–6, 6–2, [7–10]

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 5–3

| Nov 2023

| bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Limassol, Cyprus

| bgcolor=lightblue|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Anastasiia Gureva

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katy Dunne
{{flagicon|SUI}} Leonie Küng

| Walkover

| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

| 5–4

| Nov 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Funchal, Portugal

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Hard

| {{flagicon|IND}} Riya Bhatia

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Holly Hutchinson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ella McDonald

| 6–3, 2–6, [8–10]

| bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss

| 5–5

| Nov 2024

| style="background:lightblue;" |ITF Lousada, Portugal

| style="background:lightblue;" |W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Hanne Vandewinkel

| {{flagicon|}} Yuliya Hatouka
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Zhibek Kulambayeva

| 3–6, 6–1, [4–10]

| style="background:#98FB98;"|Win

| 6–5

| Dec 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Kužmová

| {{flagicon|LAT}} Kamilla Bartone
{{flagicon|ROM}} Andreea Prisăcariu

| 6–4, 6–4

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6–6

| Mar 2025

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Gurugram, India

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Polina Iatcenko

| {{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Makarova
{{flagicon|}} Ekaterina Reyngold

| 6–2, 4–6, [7–10]

| bgcolor=#ffa07a|Loss

| 6–7

| Apr 2025

| bgcolor=lightblue|ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

| bgcolor=lightblue|W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Aliona Falei

| {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Kužmová
{{flagicon|}} Mariia Tkacheva

| 4–6, 3–6

| bgcolor=#98FB98|Win

| 7–7

| Jun 2025

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Hard

| {{flagicon|}} Aliona Falei

| {{flagicon|LIT}} Iveta Dapkutė
{{flagicon|POL}} Weronika Ewald

| 6–3, 7–5

References

External links

{{WTA|330466}}
{{ITF|polina-iatcenko/800459732/rus}}

Category:2003 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Voronezh

Category:Tennis players from Moscow

Category:21st-century Russian sportswomen