Varvara Lepchenko

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**Varvara Lepchenko**

Country	United States, formerly Uzbekistan
Residence	Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of birth	May 21, 1986 (1986-05-21) (age 22)
Place of birth	Tashkent, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (160 lb)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Left-handed (Two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	US$257,545
Singles
Career record:	165-111
Career titles:	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 84 (October 2, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1st Round (2007)
French Open	1st Round (2007)
Wimbledon	1st Round (2007)
US Open	2nd Round (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	50-50
Career titles:	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking:	No. 134 (February 12, 2007)
Infobox last updated on: January 15, 2008.

Varvara Lepchenko (born May 21, 1986 in Tashkent) is a female professional tennis player. She reached the second round of the U.S. Open in 2006.

In September 2007 it was revealed that Varvara Lepchenko had become a U.S. citizen and that she is going to represent the United States in WTA Tournaments. Lepchenko and her family whose Russian heritage made them a target of persecution in their homeland, were granted political asylum by the United States. They have lived in the US for more than 5 years. ^[1]