Polina Iatcenko
| Full name | Polina Vyacheslavovna Iatcenko |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Residence | Voronezh, Russia |
| Born | 10 December 2003 Murmansk, Russia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $103,561 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 169–85 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 181 (27 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 181 (27 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2026) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 86–49 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 218 (22 September 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 243 (27 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2021) |
| Last updated on: 27 October 2025. | |
Polina Vyacheslavovna Iatcenko (Russian: Полина Вячеславовна Яценко, born 10 December 2003) is a Russian tennis player.[1] She has a career high singles ranking of 181, achieved on 27 October 2025, and best doubles ranking of 218, reached on 22 September 2025.[2][3]
Early life
Iatcenko was born on 10 December 2003 in Murmansk. Later, she moved with her family to the village of Novopodkletnoye in the Ramonsky District of the Voronezh Region. Iatcenko started playing tennis with the support of her family at the age of eight. In addition to her native Russian, she speaks fluent English.[4]
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.[5] In September 2022 she won a singles title in Sharm-el-Sheikh defeating Jacqueline Cabaj Awad in the final in straight sets.[6] 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.[7]
In January 2024, she lost to Croatian Lucija Ćirić Bagarić in the final of the ITF W25 tournament in Monastir, Tunisia.[8]
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.[9] In March 2025, she reached the doubles final at the ITF W35 tournament in Gurugram, India, with her partner Mariia Tkacheva. [10]
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. [11]
In June 2025, Iatcenko won her first major title in doubles at the ITF W50 tournament in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, with her Belarusian partner Aliona Falei.[12]
In September 2025, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Caldas da Rainha Ladies Open, defeating Gabriela Knutson in the final.[13]
Iatcenko made her WTA Tour debut at the 2025 Chennai Open, recording wins over Alina Charaeva via retirement[14] and Katarzyna Kawa[15] to reach the quarterfinals, at which point her run was ended by Lanlana Tararudee.[16]
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (1 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2025 | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal | Hard |  Gabriela Knutson
|
6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheik, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Darya Shauha
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w/o |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
|
7–6(6), 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Vivian Yang
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Katarína Kužmová
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Emilie Lindh
|
6–2, 2–2 ret. |
| Win | 6–0 | Jul 2023 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard | Aliona Falei
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–1 | Jan 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard |  Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–1 | Apr 2025 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Viktória Hrunčáková
|
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2022 | ITF Kazan, Russia | W15 | Hard | Daria Kudashova
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Anna Ukolova Kseniya Yersh
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7–6(0), 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Darya Shauha
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 Lee Pei-chi Lee Ya-hsin
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3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Alina Korneeva
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.svg.png){kind=small} Jenny Dürst  Park So-hyun
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6–1, 6–7(1), [10–5] |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard |  Sandra Samir
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Back Da-yeon Jeong Bo-young
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Katarína Kužmová
|
 Pauline Courcoux Camille Moga
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Aliona Falei
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Evgeniya Burdina Ekaterina Shalimova
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | Aliona Falei
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 Gao Xinyu  Zhibek Kulambayeva
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0–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
| Win | 5–3 | Nov 2023 | ITF Limassol, Cyprus | W25 | Hard | Anastasiia Gureva
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Katy Dunne Leonie Küng
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Walkover |
| Loss | 5–4 | Nov 2024 | ITF Funchal, Portugal | W50 | Hard |  Riya Bhatia
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Holly Hutchinson Ella McDonald
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6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–5 | Nov 2024 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W35 | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} Hanne Vandewinkel
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Yuliya Hatouka Zhibek Kulambayeva
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3–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
| Win | 6–5 | Dec 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Katarína Kužmová
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 Kamilla Bartone  Andreea Prisăcariu
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 2025 | ITF Gurugram, India | W35 | Hard | Polina Iatcenko
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Ekaterina Makarova Ekaterina Reyngold
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6–2, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2025 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Aliona Falei
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Katarína Kužmová Mariia Tkacheva
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jun 2025 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Aliona Falei
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 Iveta Dapkutė  Weronika Ewald
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6–3, 7–5 |
References
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- ^ "Polina Iatcenko". WTA. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Polina Iatcenko". ITF. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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- ^ "Воронежская теннисистка дошла до финала международного турнира в Тунисе". vrn.kp.ru. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Britânicas HollyHutchinson e Ella Macdonald festejam vitória no Madeira Ladies Open". www.dnoticias.pt. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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- ^ "Oliynykova, Iatcenko capture first career WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ "In WTA debut, Iatcenko advances in Chennai opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "In first career WTA main draw, Iatcenko powers into Chennai quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Tararudee bests Iatcenko in Chennai; first Thai WTA semifinalist since 2017". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2025.