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Yana Alexandrovna Buchina (Russian: Яна Бучина; born February 7, 1992) is a junior Russian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 334, which she reached on 12 August 2013. Her highest WTA doubles ranking is 569, which she reached on 5 March 2012.
Personal life
Yana Buchina was born to Alexander and Lillia Buchina. She was born on February 7, 1992 in Moscow, Russia, where she currently resides. Her favourite surfaces are grass and hard courts. She is currently coached by her father Alexander Buchin and by Eugenia Maniokova.
Tennis career
Junior career
In 2009, she played in the third round of the 2009 Australian Open girls' singles event, and the first round of the girls' doubles event, partnering Heather Watson. The duo lost to Viktoria Kamenskaya and Karina Pimkina 7–5, 6–4. She reached the second round of the 2009 French Open girls' event and the semi-finals of the doubles. Yana lost in the third round of girls' singles event and in the third round of the doubles at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. And at 2009 US Open, she lost in the final of the singles event to Heather Watson from the Great Britain with a score 6–4 and 6–1 .
In 2010, she lost in the third round of the girls' singles event at the 2010 Australian Open.
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles finals: 4 (2–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 April 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Marta Sirotkina | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 May 2011 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 22 April 2012 | Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Nicola Geuer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 28 January 2013 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Lee Jin-a | 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles finals: 3 (1–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 March 2009 | Las Palmas, Spain | Hard | Taja Mohorčič | Lu Jingjing Sun Shengnan | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 10 September 2010 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Clay | Polina Rodionova | Ani Mijačika Matea Čutura | 7–6, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 April 2014 | Namangan, Uzbekistan | Hard | Andrea Gámiz | Eugeniya Pashkova Ganna Poznikhirenko | 4–6, 1–6 |