Elena Eliseenko Explained

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]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Amdur . Neil . Mifflin . Lawrie . SCOUTING; Soviet Returning To Tennis in U.S. . . 14 July 1982.
  2. News: Soviet duo prove they are the best . . 27 August 1984.
  3. News: Barker, Wade, a tough hurdle . . 13 November 1981.
  4. Web site: Key Statistics . fedcup.com . 2020-07-06 . 2020-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200706104416/https://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800176946 . dead .
  5. News: Scoreboard . . 2 June 1984.