Alona Bondarenko

After the first day of action Ukraine and Israel are tie 1-1 in the first round of the Fed Cup. Shahar Peer needed to battle during 3 sets to beat Kateryna Bondarenko 63 67 63 while Alona Bondarenko defeated Tzipi Obziler 6-4 6-4 early in the day. Obziler and Peer will have to win their rubbers on Sunday if Israel wants to give us all a surprise. Meanwhile Volodymyr Bogdanov, the Ukraine coach, said it was “95 per cent certain” that if the tie was still level after the second day’s reverse singles he would be changing his doubles pairing to the Bondarenko sisters. ... Read Full Story

With both parents (as coaches) and her younger sisters (Kateryna and Valerie) in the tennis world, it’s easy to see that tennis runs in the blood of the Bondarenko family. The Beijing Olympics are very important to her in both the singles and doubles (with her sister) arena, as she has never been to the Olympics before. At age 20 (birthday August 13, 1984), she made her debut as the Australian Open. Though she didn’t do as well as she had hoped there, 2006 saw her rise quickly through the ranks into the top 100 and close to the top 50. While she admits ... Read Full Story

Alona Bondarenko beats her sister Kateryna in Ponte Vedra Alona Bondarenko defeated her sister Kateryna Bondarenko 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of The MPS Group Championships in Florida. Alona Bondarenko fell behind 3-1 in the second set after losing the first. She then broke serve the remainder of the set to win. The streak included a 13-deuce game. The Ukrainians traded games early in the third set and were tied at 3-3 before Alona Bondarenko broke twice and won the final three games. Alona Bondarenko will play next against the winner of the match between Nadia Petrova and Madison Keys. Read Full Story

Q: You’ve both come back from your end-of-year vacation; did you go on the same holiday, or did you take separate ones? Kateryna Bondarenko (KB): It depends. One year ago, we both went to Rio De Janeiro, but last year, we didn’t spend the time together. I went to Moscow. Alona Bondarenko (AB): And I stayed at home. Q: What was the last movie that you two saw together? AB: We always watch movies together. We were watching the Sex and The City episodes, and before that, we watched all the Russian movies we brought with us. And lots of DVDs. Q: Do you ... Read Full Story

Alona Bondarenko Sexy Picture Female Player Alona Bondarenko Hot Pics Female Tennis Star Alona Bondarenko Nice Photo from Ukarain Ukrainian Tennis Player Alona Bondarenko Wallpaper Ukranian tennis player Alona Bondarenko serves during her womens doubles final match partnering her sister Kateryna Bondarenko against Belarus Victoria Azarenka and Israel's Shahar Peer at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, 25 January 2008 Read Full Story