Alona Bondarenko life and biography

Alona Bondarenko is a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a younger sister Kateryna Bondarenko who also plays on the Tour. She formerly paired with her older sister Valeria in doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 51 in singles and World No. 113 in doubles by the WTA.

Her career high singles ranking was Number 19, achieved on 14 April 2008. She defeated former World No. 1 Jelena Janković in the third round of the 2010 Australian Open. She won the 2008 Australian Open women's doubles tournament with her sister Kateryna, beating Victoria Azarenka and Shahar Pe'er in the finals.

Singles Titles
2010: Hobart
2006: Luxembourg

Doubles Titles
2009: Prague
2008: Australian Open, Paris
2006: Istanbul

Personal:

Coached by parents, Vladimir and Natalia
Was introduced to tennis at age 5 by parents; has two sisters, Valeria and Kateryna, also professional tennis players
Has one cat, Pers
Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English
Enjoys Russian pop music and playing chess
Likes spending time reading books, listening to music
Enjoys visiting friends in Cherkasy, Ukraine.

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