Irina Kornienko

Irina Kornienko (born 16 January 1978) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Kornienko, a right-handed player, reached her career-high singles ranking of 452 in 1998.

All of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances came in doubles, which included making the quarterfinals of the 1999 Tashkent Open. She won six ITF doubles titles and had a best doubles ranking of 263 in the world.

In 2005, she married tennis player Igor Kunitsyn.

ITF finals Doubles: 12 (6–6) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. 31 August 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Elena Krutko Vera Zhukovets Nadejda Ostrovskaya 1–6, 3–6Winner 1. 21 June 1998 Tallinn, Estonia Hard Helena Fremuthova Maret Ani Helen Laupa 6–3, 6–2Runner-up 2. 5 July 1998 Lohja, Finland Hard Helena Fremuthova Jasmine Choudhury Aliénor Tricerri 3–6, 2–6Runner-up 3. 11 April 1999 Cerignola, Italy Clay Lina Krasnoroutskaya Jasmine Choudhury Lizzie Jelfs 5–7, 5–7Winner 2. 4 July 1999 Tallinn, Estonia Clay Ekaterina Sysoeva Minna Rautajoki Maria Wolfbrandt 6–1, 6–1Winner 3. 6 February 2000 Istanbul 1, Turkey Hard Elena Yaryshka Nataly Cahana Katarina Mišić 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Runner-up 4. 28 May 2000 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Elena Voropaeva Simona Arghire Maria Pavlidou 1–6, 2–6Runner-up 5. 2 July 2000 Istanbul 2, Turkey Hard Elena Yaryshka Valeria Bondarenko Goulnara Fattakhetdinova 2–6, 6–4, 3–6Winner 4. 20 May 2001 Tel Aviv 1, Israel Hard Maria Pavlidou Evghenia Ablovatchi Yevgenia Savranska 6–2, 6–4Winner 5. 27 May 2001 Tel Aviv 2, Israel Hard Maria Pavlidou Emily Hewson Natasha van der Merwe w/oRunner-up 6. 1 July 2001 Athens, Greece Clay Irini Alevizopoulou Dina Milosević Lana Popadić 6–7(3), 3–6Winner 6. 5 August 2001 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Līga Dekmeijere Chiaki Nakajima Ayako Suzuki 6–1, 6–4