Introduction
Varvara Alexandrovna Flink (Russian: Варвара Александровна Флинк; born 13 December 1996) is a Russian tennis player. She achieved her career high WTA singles ranking of 147 on 18 March 2019. Flink won her first ITF singles title on 21 May 2017. In doubles, Flink has two ITF titles. The first was in Monastir, Tunisia, in 2012. By winning the doubles title, Flink reached her highest doubles ranking of 471 on 1 April 2013. Flink reached two singles semifinals in 2013, one in Dubrovnik and the other in Seoul.
Career review
ITF Tour
On the ITF junior circuit, Flink achieved a new career high ranking of World Number 6 following her win at the Grade A Copa Gerdau in Brazil in March 2013. Later that year, she achieved more success, reaching the final at the Osaka Mayor's Cup and winning the Dunlop Orange Bowl. She ended the year ranked world number 3 junior. In January 2014 she became world number 2 junior.
WTA Tour
Flink made her WTA debut at the 2012 Baku Cup, where she lost in the first round of the singles tournament to Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–3, 3–6, 2–6. In doubles, she partnered up with Patricia Mayr-Achleitner to reach the quarterfinals, where they lost to Eva Birnerova and Alberta Brianti 4–6, 2–6.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
Singles
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||
| Miami Open | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Year-end Ranking | 355 | N/A | 222 | 623 | 189 | 128 | $314,746 | ||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000/$15,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–4) |
| Clay (3–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000/$15,000 tournaments |
| Hard (1–4) |
| Clay (3–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Feb 2016 | ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Terziyska | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Feb 2016 | ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Mar 2016 | ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Viktória Kužmová | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2016 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 50,000 | Hard | Sofya Zhuk | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | May 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Apr 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Andreea Amalia Roșca | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Potočnik | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Gozal Ainitdinova | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Apr 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Polina Golubovskaya | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| Win | Aug 2018 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Jan 2019 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Anastasia Gasanova | 6–2, ret. |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (2–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2012 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Jaimy-Gayle van de Wal | Valeria Podda Lisanne van Riet |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Oct 2015 | ITF Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Veronica Miroshnichenko | Jacqueline Cabaj Awad Martina Přádová |
6–3, 6–4 |