Irina Selyutina Explained

Irina Selyutina
Ирина Селютина
Residence:Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Birth Date:1979 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Alma-Ata, Soviet Union
Height:1.78 m
Turnedpro:December 1996
Retired:2004
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$420,868
Singlestitles:8 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 85 (14 January 2002)
Australianopenresult:1R (2002)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2002)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2002)
Doublestitles:3 WTA, 20 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 31 (20 November 2000)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2001)
Frenchopendoublesresult:2R (2000)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2002)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2000)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:2–4

Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a former tennis player from Kazakhstan.

She is a former world No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997, partnering with Cara Black.[1] Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997.[1] Selyutina won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour – J&S Cup with Cătălina Cristea in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with Nannie De Villiers and Porto Open with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning eight singles and 20 doubles events.

Personal life

Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in Alma-Ata (Soviet Union then, Kazakhstan now).[2] She has a brother, Nickolay.[2] Selyutina began playing tennis at the age of eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career.[2] She graduated from high school in 1996.[2]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/1)
Tier IV & V (3/1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.9 May 1999Warsaw, PolandClay Cătălina Cristea Amélie Cocheteux
Janette Husárová
6–1, 6–2
Loss1.18 June 2000Birmingham, Great BritainGrass Cara Black Rachel McQuillan
Lisa McShea
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win2.13 January 2002Canberra, AustraliaHard Nannie de Villiers Samantha Reeves
Adriana Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Win3.7 April 2002Porto, PortugalClay Cara Black Kristie Boogert
Magüi Serna
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss2.15 September 2002Waikoloa, United StatesHard Nannie de Villiers Meilen Tu
María Vento-Kabchi
1–6, 6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (8–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.24 November 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay6–2, 6–4
Runner-up1.12 April 1998ITF Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Kyra Nagy4–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.24 May 1998ITF Azeméis, PortugalHard Paula Hermida1–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.21 November 1999ITF Mount Gambier, AustraliaHard Holly Parkinson4–6, 0–6
Winner2.18 February 2001ITF Sutton, Great BritainHard (i) Dragana Zarić6–3, 6–1
Winner3.22 April 2001ITF Allentown, United StatesHard Evgenia Kulikovskaya6–4, 6–1
Winner4.29 April 2001ITF Jackson, United StatesClay Gabriela Voleková6–1, 6–4
Winner5.6 May 2001ITF Dothan, United StatesClay Ashley Harkleroad6–4, 6–2
Winner6.21 October 2001ITF Southampton, Great BritainHard (i) Eva Dyrberg2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up4.28 October 2001ITF Dallas, United StatesHard Milagros Sequera7–5, 2–6, 0–6
Winner7.4 November 2001ITF Hayward, United StatesHard Milagros Sequera7–5, 6–4
Winner8.18 November 2001ITF Hattiesburg, United StatesHard Seda Noorlander6–2, 6–1
Runner-up5.21 July 2002ITF Oyster Bay, United StatesHard6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 28 (20–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.17 November 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Ľudmila Cervanová
Zuzana Váleková
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner2.24 November 1996ITF São Paulo, BrazilClay Cara Black Miriam D'Agostini
Vanessa Menga
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner3.12 January 1997ITF Delray Beach, United StatesHard Cara Black Brie Rippner
Paige Yaroshuk
6–3, 6–3
Winner4.12 April 1997ITF Athens, GreeceClay Cara Black Virág Csurgó
Svetlana Krivencheva
6–3, 6–4
Winner5.24 August 1997ITF Kiev, UkraineClay Cara Black Natalia Egorova
Olga Ivanova
6–2, 6–4
Winner6.28 September 1997ITF Tucumán, ArgentinaClay Cara Black Miriam D'Agostini
Vanessa Menga
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up1.24 May 1998ITF Azeméis, PortugalHard Kelly Liggan Cristina Correia
Bruna Colósio
2–6, 4–6
Winner7.4 October 1998ITF Santa Clara, United StatesHard Cara Black Maureen Drake
Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up2.7 March 1999ITF Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Laura Golarsa Åsa Carlsson
Laurence Courtois
3–6, 7–6, 0–6
Winner8.31 October 1999ITF Dallas, United StatesHard Emmanuelle Gagliardi Samantha Reeves
Jessica Steck
6–3, 6–3
Winner9.28 November 1999ITF Nurioopta, AustraliaHard Louise Pleming Rachel McQuillan
Trudi Musgrave
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up3.22 July 2000ITF Mahwah, United StatesHard Lisa McShea Evie Dominikovic
Nirupama Sanjeev
4–6, 4–6
Winner10.30 July 2000ITF Salt Lake City, United StatesHard Lisa McShea Samantha Reeves
Jessica Steck
w/o
Runner-up4.11 February 2001ITF Redbridge, Great BritainHard (i) Tina Križan Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
1–6, 3–6
Winner11.15 April 2001ITF Columbus, United StatesHard (i) Lisa McShea Amanda Augustus
Sarah Taylor
6–1, 7–5
Winner12.22 April 2001ITF Allentown, United StatesHard (i) Lisa McShea Amanda Augustus
Zuzana Lešenarová
7–5, 6–3
Winner13.29 April 2001ITF Jackson, United StatesClay Amanda Augustus Zuzana Lešenarová
Nicole Melch
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up5.28 July 2001ITF Ettenheim, GermanyClay Katalin Marosi Eva Dyrberg
Maja Matevžič
w/o
Winner14.4 August 2001ITF Saint-Gaudens, FranceClay Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Gisela Riera
6–2, 6–3
Winner15.9 September 2001ITF Denain, FranceClay Émilie Loit Debby Haak
Jolanda Mens
6–1, 6–3
Winner16.21 October 2001ITF Southampton, Great BritainHard (i) Nannie de Villiers Lubomira Bacheva
Elena Tatarkova
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up6.28 October 2001ITF Dallas, United StatesHard Nannie de Villiers Rika Hiraki
Nana Miyagi
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Winner17.4 November 2001ITF Hayward, United StatesHard Nannie de Villiers Amanda Augustus
Abigail Spears
6–0, 7–5
Runner-up7.9 June 2002ITF Surbiton, Great BritainGrass Nannie de Villiers Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up8.21 July 2002ITF Oyster Bay, United StatesHard Nana Miyagi Jennifer Embry
Jessica Lehnhoff
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Winner18.28 July 2002ITF Louisville, United StatesHard Nana Miyagi Miho Saeki
Renata Voráčová
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Winner19.3 August 2002ITF Lexington, United StatesHard Nana Miyagi Rachel McQuillan
Lisa McShea
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–5
Winner20.22 September 2002ITF Columbus, United StatesHard Lisa McShea Teryn Ashley
Ashley Harkleroad
w/o

Awards

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles (2–0)

OutcomeYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1997French OpenClay Cara Black Maja Matevžič
Katarina Srebotnik
6–0, 5–7, 7–5
Winner1997WimbledonGrass Cara Black Maja Matevžič
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/irina-selyutina_2257889_7726 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Irina Selyutina
  2. http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/irina-selyutina_2257889_7726 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Irina Selyutina