Polina Alekseyevna Leykina (Russian: Полина Алексеевна Лейкина; born 20 September 1994) is a Russian professional tennis player.

Polina Leykina
Полина Лейкина
Full namePolina Alekseyevna Leykina
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)
Moscow
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 171,515
Singles
Career record357–275
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (1 August 2016)
Current rankingNo. 977 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2016)
Doubles
Career record204–188
Career titles17 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 230 (28 December 2015)
Current rankingNo. 873 (26 August 2024)
Last updated on: 28 August 2024.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 184 in singles, achieved on 1 August 2016, and 230 in doubles, set on 28 December 2015. Leykina has won eleven singles titles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2016 Morocco Open, in the doubles event partnering Yulia Putintseva.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (6–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2012 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Barbora Krejčíková 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Natela Dzalamidze 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2013 ITF Athens, Greece 10,000 Hard   Lee Pei-chi 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Jan 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Zhang Ling 1–6, 5–7
Win 2–3 Mar 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard   Ema Mikulčić 6–2, 6–7(3), 7–5
Win 3–3 May 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Nina Stojanović 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Win 4–3 Jun 2014 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Martina Caregaro 7–5, 6–4
Win 5–3 Oct 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Jil Teichmann 6–2, 6–0
Win 6–3 Jul 2015 ITF Knokke, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Sofie Oyen 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–3 Aug 2015 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 25,000 Clay   Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–4 Sep 2015 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Tamara Zidanšek 3–6, 2–6
Win 8–4 Sep 2015 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Viktorija Golubic 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–5 Aug 2017 ITF Moscow, Russia 15,000 Clay   Iryna Shymanovich 2–6, 4–6
Win 9–5 Sep 2017 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Clay   Akgul Amanmuradova 6–3, 6–3
Loss 9–6 Oct 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay   Kaja Juvan 6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Win 10–6 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Julia Avdeeva 6–1, 6–0
Win 11–6 Aug 2022 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria 15,000 Clay   Pia Lovrič 6–2, 6–3
Loss 11–7 Aug 2023 ITF Baku, Azerbaijan 15,000 Hard   Yaroslava Bartashevich 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 33 (18 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (9–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2012 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Sofia Dmitrieva   Natela Dzalamidze
  Khristina Kazimova
0–6, 6–7(4)
Win 1–1 Feb 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Oleksandra Korashvili   Natela Dzalamidze
  Aminat Kushkhova
6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Mar 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Aliaksandra Sasnovich   Natela Dzalamidze
  Aminat Kushkhova
2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]
Win 3–1 Apr 2013 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Barbora Krejčíková   Jana Fett
  Bernarda Pera
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–1 Apr 2013 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Barbora Krejčíková   Cindy Burger
  Anna Klasen
3–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss 4–2 Jun 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Lidziya Marozava   Christina Shakovets
  Julia Stamatova
2–6, 0–6
Win 5–2 Jul 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Lidziya Marozava   Maryna Kolb
  Nadiya Kolb
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 6–2 Jul 2013 ITF Izmir, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Anett Kontaveit   Hülya Esen
  Lütfiye Esen
6–4, 7–5
Win 7–2 Sep 2013 ITF Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia 10,000 Clay   Lina Gjorcheska   Rebecca Šramková
  Natalia Vajdová
6–4, 6–3
Win 8–2 Sep 2013 ITF Athens, Greece 10,000 Hard   Aminat Kushkhova   Franziska Koenig
  Lisa Sabino
7–5, 6–3
Loss 8–3 Oct 2013 ITF Athens, Greece 10,000 Hard   Darya Shulzhanok   Lucy Brown
  Alina Wessel
0–6, 3–6
Loss 8–4 Jan 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Despina Papamichail   Valentyna Ivakhnenko
  Veronika Kapshay
6–7, 2–6
Loss 8–5 Mar 2014 ITF Shenzhen, China 10,000 Hard   Natela Dzalamidze   Han Na-lae
  Yoo Mi
1–6, 1–6
Loss 8–6 Mar 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard   Valentini Grammatikopoulou   Csilla Borsányi
  Ilka Csöregi
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 9–6 Apr 2014 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard   Despina Papamichail   Marie Benoît
  Kimberley Zimmermann
6–2, 6–2
Loss 9–7 May 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Lucy Brown   Lisa Sabino
  Nina Stojanović
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Loss 9–8 Aug 2014 ITF Leipzig, Germany 10,000 Clay   Diana Bogoliy   Olga Doroshina
  Conny Perrin
5–7, 4–6
Loss 9–9 Aug 2014 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 10,000 Clay   Isabella Shinikova   Conny Perrin
  Chanel Simmonds
3–6, 0–6
Win 10–9 Oct 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Diana Bogoliy   Giulia Bruzzone
  Elena-Teodora Cadar
6–2, 6–1
Loss 10–10 Feb 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard   Diana Bogoliy   Kamila Kerimbayeva
  Aminat Kushkhova
3–6, 1–6
Win 11–10 Jun 2015 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay   Irina Khromacheva   Alona Fomina
  Anastasiya Vasylyeva
7–5, 7–5
Win 12–10 Aug 2015 ITF Kazan, Russia 10,000 Clay   Oleksandra Korashvili   Anastasia Frolova
  Polina Merenkova
walkover
Win 13–10 Oct 2015 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i)   Başak Eraydın   Cristina Dinu
  Jana Fett
7–5, 6–7(2), [10–5]
Loss 13–11 Dec 2015 ITF Navi Mumbai, India 25,000 Hard   Lu Jiajing   Anna Morgina
  Nina Stojanović
3–6, 5–7
Win 14–11 Jul 2018 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay   Isabella Shinikova   Emma Laine
  Chiara Scholl
7–6(4), 7–5
Win 15–11 Aug 2019 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 25,000 Clay   Marine Partaud   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Albina Khabibulina
6–4, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss 15–12 Nov 2019 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay   Claudia Hoste Ferrer   Alba Carrillo Marín
  Celia Cerviño Ruiz
6–7(6), 1–6
Win 16–12 Dec 2022 ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria 15,000 Hard (i)   Sofiia Nagornaia   Veronika Bokor
  Laura Radaković
6–4, 7–6(9)
Win 17–12 Jan 2023 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Clay   Ekaterina Ovcharenko   Hurricane Tyra Black
  Doğa Türkmen
6–2, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 17–13 Jul 2023 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia W25 Clay   Julia Stamatova   Cristina Dinu
  Valeriya Strakhova
6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 17–14 Aug 2023 ITF Baku, Azerbaijan W15 Hard   Nadezda Khalturina   Mariya Sinitsyna
  Arina Solomatina
1–6, 6–7(5)
Win 18–14 Mar 2024 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay   Katharina Hobgarski   Irene Lavino
  Sapfo Sakellaridi
4–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Loss 18–15 Oct 2024 ITF Heraklion, Greece W35 Clay   Elina Nepliy   Ilinca Amariei
  Elena Korokozidi
3–6, 3–6
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