On February 18, 2019, she earned her highest singles ranking of No. 23 in the world. On May 28, 2018, she attained her then-highest WTA doubles ranking of 115.
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Tennis player Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko was born in Ukraine on May 30, 1989. In addition to four singles titles on the WTA Tour, Tsurenko has won eight doubles matches, six singles matches, and six singles match on the ITF Women’s Circuit. On February 18, 2019, she earned her highest singles ranking of No. 23 in the world. On May 28, 2018, she attained her then-highest WTA doubles ranking of 115. Tsurenko went to the semifinals of the 2013 WTA Premier Brisbane International competition after taking Maria Sharapova’s place in the draw.
She beat Jarmila Gajdoová and Daniela Hantuchová before falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets. She again faced Pavlyuchenkova, the 24th seed, after making it into the Australian Open’s main event. Tsurenko triumphed this time in three sets. Later, she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the third round after defeating fellow qualifier Daria Gavrilova in the second. Tsurenko advanced as a qualifier to the third round of the Indian Wells Open, where she lost to Petra Kvitová after defeating Ayumi Morita and Yaroslava Shvedova. Tsurenko has been playing well on North American hardcourts lately. She rose to No. 60 in the world, a new peak for her career.
Tsurenko began her 2020 campaign in the Shenzhen Open, where she was defeated by third seed Elise Mertens in the opening round. Tsurenko lost to top seed Ashleigh Barty in the opening round of the Australian Open. Tsurenko reached the final of the inaugural Zed Tennis Open, an ITF tournament held in Egypt, where she was defeated by third seed Irina-Camelia Begu. She was defeated by Greet Minnen in the opening round of qualification at the Qatar Open. Tsurenko competed in the Indian Wells Challenger and advanced to the semifinals before falling to eventual champion Irina-Camelia Begu. From April to July 2020, there were no tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adriano Albanesi is an Italian tennis coach. The 41-year-old has coached the likes of Lesia Tsurenko and the reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. There is not much information available about the Italian on the internet.
