Elena Eliseenko | |
Birth Date: | 5 May 1959 |
Careerprizemoney: | $20,696 |
Frenchopenresult: | 3R (1984) |
Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1984, 1985) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1985) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1984) |
Medaltemplates-Expand: | yes |
Elena Pavlovna Eliseenko (born 5 May 1959) is a Russian tennis player.[1] She was a singles and doubles gold medalist at the Friendship Games, an event held for countries boycotting the 1984 Olympics.[2]
Eliseenko represented the Soviet Union in a total of 14 Federation Cup ties, between 1978 and 1985. She featured in three quarter-finals, including a tie against Great Britain in 1981 where she took Sue Barker to three sets.[3] During her Federation Cup career she won two of her six singles rubbers and lost only once in eight doubles rubbers.[4]
While competing on the professional tour she appeared in the main draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon. Her best performance was a run to the third round at the 1984 French Open, as a qualifier.[5]