Kateryna Baindl
Ukrainian tennis player (born 1994)
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Kateryna Baindl (Ukrainian: Катерина Ігорівна Байндль, née Kozlova Ukrainian: Козлова; born 20 February 1994) is a Ukrainian inactive tennis player. On 19 February 2018, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 22 October 2012, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings. She has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as five singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Baindl at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Odesa, Ukraine |
| Born | 20 February 1994 Mykolaiv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Christopher Kas |
| Prize money | $2,927,870 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 402–293 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (19 February 2018) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2018, 2019) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2017, 2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 120–80 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (22 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2018) |
| French Open | 2R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 4–3 |
In 2021, she married Michael Baindl and changed from Kozlova to Kateryna Baindl as her competing name.
Career
2015: Suspension due to doping
On 27 May 2015, the International Tennis Federation announced that Kozlova has been found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation. She was found positive to a doping substance after taking a stimulant, dimethylbutylamine. Kozlova's suspension was reduced to six months starting from 15 February to 15 August 2015.[1][2]
2018: Top 5 win, maiden WTA Tour final
In February, Kozlova reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2018 Taiwan Open, defeating Sabine Lisicki in the semifinals,[3] before losing the championship match to Timea Babos.[4][5]
In May at the French Open, she became the second player to defeat a defending champion in the first round of the French Open, after a straight sets victory over 2017 champion Jeļena Ostapenko.[6][7]
At the 2018 Tashkent Open Kozlova reached the semifinals but lost to Anastasia Potapova.[8]
2022: Poland Open semifinal
Having lost in qualifying, Baindl gained entry to the Poland Open as a lucky loser where wins over 11th seed Maryna Zanevska,[9] qualifier Sara Errani[10] and eighth seed Petra Martić,[11][12] saw her reach the semifinals. She lost to Ana Bogdan in the last four.[13]
At the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma, she qualified into the main draw where she was defeated by world No. 7 and top seed, Maria Sakkari.[14]
2023-2024: Australian Open third round
At the 2023 Australian Open, Baindl defeated Kamilla Rakhimova[15] and Caty McNally to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.[16] She lost to 17th seed Jeļena Ostapenko.[17]
Baindl reached her second career singles final at the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix, defeating Claire Liu in the semifinals.[18][19] She lost to lucky loser Maria Timofeeva in the final.[20]
She used a protected ranking to get into the 2024 Wimbledon Championships and at the 2024 US Open, but lost in the first round at both events, in straight sets to Laura Siegemund,[21] and to Elisabetta Cocciaretto, respectively.[22]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | 3R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 2R[a] | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q3 | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
| US Open | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 25 | 6–24 | 20% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[b] | A | A | Z1 | A | A | A | Z1 | A[c] | A | 0 / 0 | 3–2 | 60% | |||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open[d] | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | NH | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q2 | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | NH | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[e] | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 13 | Career total: 104 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 2 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 1–3 | 7–10 | 12–11 | 7–12 | 11–15 | 14–17 | 2–6 | 9–11 | 4–5 | 9–13 | 0 / 104 | 77–105 | 42% | |
| Year-end ranking[f] | 204 | 135 | 165 | 98 | 86 | 99 | 89 | 106 | 142 | 138 | 99 | 445 | $2,695,961 | ||
Doubles
Current through the 2023 US Open.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | NH | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[b] | A | A | A | Z1 | A | A | A | Z1 | A[c] | A | 0 / 0 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open[d] | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 23 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–7 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 23 | 8–24 | 25% |
| Year-end ranking[g] | 141 | 281 | 227 | n/a | n/a | 617 | 237 | 433 | 282 | 1320 | n/a | 509 | |||
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2018 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | International | Hard (i) | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2023 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
WTA 125 finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2017 | Dalian Open, China | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | Copa Colina, Chile | Clay | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $50/60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2012 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2012 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2012 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jul 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2013 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–0, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2014 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Jul 2014 | Reinert Open Versmold, Germany |
50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2017 | Internazionale di Roma, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | 7–6(6), 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nov 2018 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2022 | Open de Montpellier, France | 60,000 | Clay | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Oct 2022 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain |
100,000 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 22 (13 titles, 9 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(3), 3–6, [9–11] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2009 | ITF Belek, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Jun 2011 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2011 | Contrexéville Open, France | 50,000 | Clay | 2–6, 7–5, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2011 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–7(7), [6–10] | ||
| Win | 5–5 | May 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–5 | May 2012 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 7–5 | Jun 2012 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 7–6 | Jun 2012 | ITF Bukhara, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 7–7 | Jul 2012 | Donetsk Cup, Ukraine | 50,000 | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 8–7 | Aug 2012 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(6), [10–4] | ||
| Win | 9–7 | Sep 2012 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Aug 2013 | Tatarstan Open, Russia | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 11–7 | Sep 2013 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Jan 2014 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | Feb 2014 | Open de Grenoble, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 13–8 | Feb 2014 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(6), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 13–9 | Aug 2018 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | 2–6, 5–7 |
Wins over top 10 players
| Season | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| No. | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | KKR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | |||||||
| 1. | No. 5 | French Open, France | Clay | 1R | 7–5, 6–3 | No. 66 | |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2. | No. 5 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 2R | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 | No. 85 | |
Notes
- Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- 2009: WTA ranking–916, 2010: WTA ranking–374, 2011: WTA ranking–343, 2012: WTA ranking–192.
- 2009: WTA ranking–782, 2010: WTA ranking–326, 2011: WTA ranking–243.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.