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Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 56 by the WTA achieved on 29 July 2024. [2]
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- Her Parents Immigrated to America from Ukraine
- She Picked Up A Tennis Racquet Because She Ran Out of Coloring Books
- She Chose Tennis Over Swimming
- She's Majoring in Business Administration
- She Loves Being Multilingual in The Locker Room
Volynets' parents emigrated from Ukraine and settled in the Northern California suburb of Walnut Creek, where Katie was born. She is fluent in Ukrainian and Russian and still has extended family in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk. "It's really a difficult time," Volynets said when asked about her family in Ukraine. "Before everyone used to be able to move ...
The family was gifted a tennis racquet when they moved from Ukraine, and Volynets' older brother would play tennis with their parents. Volynets would hit her first tennis ball when she was 5. "One day I got really bored with my coloring books. So then I was, like, 'Dad, can I borrow your racquet? Can I try?'" She immediately asked if she could have...
Volynets' mother was a good swimmer and hoped her daughter would love it as much as she did. Needless to say, it didn't stick. "I would actually fake stomach aches after tennis practice because I really didn't want to go swimming," Volynes said. "In tennis you don't repeat one shot over and over. Nothing against swimming, but for me personally I fe...
Volynets was still in high school when Covid hit. She opted to turn pro instead of going to college. "To be honest, I felt there was nothing that could replace the experience of playing tournaments. I knew that if I went to college I would be limited on tournaments. I do value education, so that was a tough decision for sure. "But the fact that WTA...
Volynets is thoroughly enjoying her extended time in the pro locker room. "It's exciting to be able to practice my Russian and Ukrainian with other players," Volynets said. "I have a couple of Ukrainian friends, like Daria Snigur and Kateryna Baindl, and I really love practicing my different languages with them. That's something that's really fun f...
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Jan 19, 2023 · Katie Volynets has scored the most significant win of her career with her upset defeat of world number nine Veronika Kudermetova, becoming the first American qualifier to reach the Australian Open women's singles third round in 30 years. Key points: Volnyets defeated Kudermetova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Katie Volynets saved a match point and grabbed the last seven games to come back and beat third-seeded Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 at the ATX Open on Wednesday to reach her first WTA quarterfinal.
Apr 2, 2024 · CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Katie Volynets barely got past Arantxa Rus 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6) at the Charleston Open on Monday in 3 hours, 43 minutes, making it the longest match of the year on the WTA Tour.
