Yana Sizikova
Yana Dmitriyevna Sizikova is a Russian Inactive tennis player who specializes in doubles.
She has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of 40, achieved on 24 July 2023. She peaked at No. 336 in singles on 20 June 2016.
Sizikova has won six doubles titles on the WTA Tour and two on the WTA Challenger Tour.
Career
2018: WTA debut
Sizikova made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 St. Petersburg Trophy in the doubles tournament, partnering Dayana Yastremska.2019: First WTA doubles title
Playing with Anastasia Potapova, Sizikova won her first WTA Tour title at the Ladies Open Lausanne, defeating Monique Adamczak and Han Xinyun in the final.2021: Match-fixing investigation
In June 2021, she was arrested at Roland Garros after her French Open doubles first-round loss, amid a match fixing in tennis investigation from previous year's tournament. The prosecutor's office said her arrest was for "sports bribery and organized fraud for acts likely to have been committed in September 2020." The case was opened by a French police unit specializing in betting fraud and match-fixing, and centered on suspicions about one match at Roland Garros. She has not been officially cleared and the matter remains unresolved.2022: Prague Open doubles win
Partnering with Han Xinyun, she was runner-up in the doubles at the 2022 Monterrey Open, losing the final to Catherine Harrison and Sabrina Santamaria. At the Prague Open, Sizikova and Anastasia Potapova claimed the doubles title, winning the final against Angelina Gabueva and Anastasia Zakharova in straight sets. Alongside Kamilla Rakhimova, she was runner-up in the doubles at the Transylvania Open, losing the final to Kirsten Flipkens and Laura Siegemund.2023: Three doubles titles
Sizikova won the doubles at the Morocco Open with Sabrina Santamaria, defeating Lidziya Marozava and Ingrid Gamarra Martins in the final.Partnering with Kimberley Zimmermann, Sizikova won the doubles at the Palermo Ladies Open, overcoming Angelica Moratelli and Camilla Rosatello in the final. She took the doubles title at the Open de Limoges, playing with Cristina Bucșa and defeating Oksana Kalashnikova and Maia Lumsden in the final.
2024: Double doubles defenses
Alongside Irina Khromacheva she defended her doubles title at the Morocco Open, with a win over Anna Danilina and Xu Yifan in the final. Teaming up with Alexandra Panova, she also won the doubles title atPalermo Ladies Open for the second year in a row, defeating Yvonne Cavallé Reimers and Aurora Zantedeschi in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | [2019 Ladies Open Lausanne – Doubles|] | Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland | International | Clay |  ITF Circuit finalsSingles: 15 (3 titles, 12 runner-ups)
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