Ekaterina Afinogenova
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1987 |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 2016 (last match 2010 played) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $54,881 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 137–130 (51.3%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 219 (8 October 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–37 (42.2%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 273 (9 July 2007) |
Ekaterina Afinogenova (Russian: Екатерина Афиногенова, born 15 January 1987) is a retired Russian tennis player.
She won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 8 October 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of 219. On 9 July 2007, she peaked at No. 273 in the doubles rankings.
Afinogenova made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2007 Istanbul Cup. Afinogenova played her last match in 2010, and officially retired from the sport in 2016.
Tennis career[edit]
2007[edit]
She qualified for the main draw of the 2007 Istanbul Cup by defeating Kateryna Polunina, Casey Dellacqua and Mervana Jugić-Salkić. In the first round, she defeated German Sandra Klösel, but lost to Meghann Shaughnessy in the second.
In June, she participated in the WTA tournament of Barcelona in Spain endowed with $145,000 She qualified won German Carmen Klaschka and Georgian Margalita Chakhnashvili but lost in the final round against the Argentine María Emilia Salerni. In doubles, with partner Ekaterina Dzehalevich from Belarus, she reached the quarterfinals where they were beaten by the pair composed of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja.
Personal life[edit]
Her older brother is professional ice hockey player Maxim Afinogenov.[1] She is married to professional ice hockey player Max Pacioretty since 2011. They have four sons and one daughter together.
In 2017, Afinogenova co-founded The Latte Co., a milk-substitute company specializing in plant-based powder formulas for babies older than 12 months and children younger than 8 years.[2]
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (0–4)[edit]
| Result | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 28 May 2002 | 10,000 | Louisville, United States | Hard |  Mélanie Marois
|
6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 30 May 2005 | 10,000 | Hilton Head, United States | Hard |  Ansley Cargill
|
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(8) |
| Loss | 25 October 2006 | 25,000 | Augusta, United States | Hard |  Edina Gallovits-Hall
|
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 20 March 2007 | 25,000 | Redding, United States | Hard |  Hsieh Su-wei
|
3–6, 7–6(4), 6–7(5) |
Doubles (1–3)[edit]
| Result | Date | Tier | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1 October 2001 | 10,000 | Aventura, United States | Clay |  Neyssa Etienne
|
Milangela Morales Shenay Perry
|
w/o |
| Win | 26 June 2006 | 10,000 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Vasilisa Davydova
|
 Galyna Kosyk Anna Lapushchenkova
|
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 29 May 2007 | 25,000 | Moscow, Russia | Clay | Oksana Uzhylovska
|
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova
|
3–6, 7–6(4), 3–6 |
| Loss | 14 April 2008 | 25,000 | Palm Beach Gardens, United States | Clay | Lauren Albanese
|
 Michaela Paštiková  Maria Fernanda Alves
|
6–3, 3–6, [5–10] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Pacioretty's new brother-in-law playing in KHL | Montreal Gazette".
- ^ "About our range of Organic Milk Substitutes | The Latte Co". The Latte Co. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
