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Varvara LEPCHENKO

Varvara LEPCHENKO - U.S.A. - Last sixteen at 2012 French Open.

Photo/Foto: Nigel French

Date: 28 June 2012

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 21 May 1986
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Tashkent, Soviet Union.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • U.S.A.
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Varvara LEPCHENKO - U.S.A. - Last sixteen at 2012 French Open.

Varvara is seen here playing at Wimbledon.

                                  

FINAL    FRENCH OPEN
 2012     .
    Maria Sharapova (RUS)  defeated Sara Errani (ITA)  6-3,  6-2 
SEMI FINALS          
    Maria Sharapova (RUS)   defeated Petra Kvitova (CZE)   6-3,  6-3 
    Sara Errani (ITA) defeated Samantha Stosur (AUS)  7-5  1-6  6-3
QUARTER FINALS      
 
    Petra Kvitova (CZE)  defeated   Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)   3-6  6-2  6-4
    Maria Sharapova (RUS)   defeated  Kaia Kanepi (EST)  6-2  6-3
    Samantha Stosur (AUS)   defeated  Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)  6-4  6-1
    Sara Errani (ITA)   defeated  Angelique Kerber (GER)  6-3  7-6(7-2)  
FOURTH ROUND  
 

    Kaia Kanepi (EST)  defeated Arantxa Rus (NED)  6-1 4-6  6-0
    Petra Kvitova (CZE)  defeated  Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-2  6-1
    Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)  defeated  Na Li (CHN)   3-6  6-2  6-0
    Maria Sharapova (RUS)  defeated  Klara Zakopalova (CZE)  6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-2 
    Samantha Stosur (AUS)  defeated  Sloane Stephens (USA)  7-5  6-4
    Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)  defeated  Victoria Azarenka (BLR)  6-2  7-6(7-4)
    Angelique Kerber (GER)   defeated  Petra Martic (CRO)  6-3  7-5
    Sara Errani (ITA)   defeated  Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)   6-0  7-5 
 THIRD ROUND
         
     Varvara Lepchenko (USA)  defeated   Francesca Schiavone
 3–6, 6–3, 8–6.
 SECOND ROUND
Varvara Lepchenko (USA)  defeated  Jelena Janković
 7–6, 4–6, 6–4

In September 2007, it was revealed that Lepchenko had become a U.S. citizen and that she would represent

the United States in WTA and ITF tournaments. Lepchenko and her family, whose Russian–Ukrainian heritage

allegedly made them a target of persecution in their homeland, were granted political asylum by the United States.

They had lived in the U.S. for more than five years when Lepchenko began representing the United States.

 [wikipedia]