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Olena Volodymyrivna Antypina (also known as Olena Schmelzer) (Ukrainian: Олена Володимирівна Антипіна; born 19 March 1979) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.
| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Residence | Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
| Born | 19 March 1979 Zaporizhia |
| Turned pro | May 2000 |
| Retired | August 2006 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $72,197 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 130–109 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 180 (28 November 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2006) |
| French Open | Q1 (2006) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2006) |
| US Open | Q2 (2005) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 143–81 |
| Career titles | 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 128 (10 October 2005) |
Her highest singles ranking is world No. 180, which she achieved in November 2005. She played on the ITF Women's Circuit from 2000 through to 2006.
In her professional career, Antypina won fourteen titles, of which one was in singles and thirteen in doubles. She tried qualifying for Grand Slam tournaments on multiple occasions, but was unsuccessful with each one.
She qualified for one WTA Tour event in Tashkent in 2005 but lost in round one of the Tier IV tournament to compatriot Kateryna Bondarenko.[1]
Her biggest ITF title came at Washington D.C. in 2005 when she won the doubles draw of the $75k tournament, partnering Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus.[2]
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Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 10 June 2001 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | Clay |  Monica Mastan |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 26 August 2002 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Delia Sescioreanu |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 21 December 2003 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Kristína Czafiková |
2–6, 7–6(3), 0–6 |
| Win | 4. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Monzón, Spain | Hard |  Angelique Kerber |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 13 November 2005 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | Hard (i) |  Aleksandra Wozniak |
4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 28 May 2000 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | Clay |  Daria Panova |
 Andrea Plačková Petra Plačková |
w/o |
| Win | 2. | 19 August 2001 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Yuliana Fedak |
Yevgenia Savranska  Galina Voskoboeva |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 10 September 2001 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Yuliana Fedak |
Olga Vymetálková Magdalena Zděnovcová |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 15 October 2001 | ITF Giza, Egypt | Clay | Yuliana Fedak |
 Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 April 2002 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Lenka Tvarošková |
Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 11 August 2002 | ITF Gdynia, Poland | Clay |  Darya Kustova |
Lenka Tvarošková Zuzana Zemenová |
3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 7. | 6 October 2002 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | Hana Šromová |
 Kim Kambic  Aurélie Védy |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | 20 October 2002 | ITF Mansoura, Egypt | Clay | Hana Šromová |
Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Galina Voskoboeva |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 12 May 2003 | ITF Monzón, Spain | Hard | Raissa Gourevitch |
Liana Ungur Kildine Chevalier |
3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 7 July 2003 | Bella Cup, Poland | Clay | Zuzana Hejdová |
 Mireille Dittmann  Helena Ejeson |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | 29 November 2003 | ITF Haifa, Israel | Hard | Nina Bratchikova |
Veronika Kapshay  Barbara Pócza |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 12. | 6 December 2003 | ITF Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Nina Bratchikova |
Oksana Karyshkova Elena Yaryshka |
6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | 30 March 2004 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Clay |  Liudmila Nikoyan |
Raissa Gourevitch Ekaterina Kozhokina |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 18 September 2004 | ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Hard | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova |
 Rika Fujiwara Aiko Nakamura |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15. | 30 August 2004 | ITF Balashikha, Russia | Hard (i) | Alla Kudryavtseva |
Maria Goloviznina Elena Vesnina |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 16. | 26 October 2004 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Hana Šromová |
 İpek Şenoğlu Kathrin Wörle-Scheller |
6–7(5), 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 17. | 9 May 2005 | ITF Monzón, Spain | Hard |  Surina De Beer |
Petra Cetkovská  Gabriela Velasco Andreu |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 18. | 12 June 2005 | ITF Gorizia, Italy | Clay | Nina Bratchikova |
 Giulia Casoni Valentina Sulpizio |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 19. | 27 June 2005 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Nadejda Ostrovskaya |
 Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni |
7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 20. | 7 August 2005 | ITF Washington, United States |
Clay | Tatiana Poutchek |
 Jennifer Hopkins  Yan Zi |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 21. | 19 September 2005 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | Hard | Hana Šromová |
Mariya Koryttseva Anastasiya Yakimova |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 22. | 13 November 2005 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | Hard (i) | Martina Müller |
Lauren Barnikow Kristen Schlukebir |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 23. | 22 July 2006 | ITF Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Clay | Nina Bratchikova |
Evgeniya Rodina Kristina Antoniychuk |
6–1, 5–7, 7–5 |
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