Natalia Medvedeva (tennis) explained

Natalia Medvedeva
Наталія Медведєвa
Country:

Birth Date:1971 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Turnedpro:1987
Retired:1998
Careerprizemoney:$906,455
Singlesrecord:186–128
Singlestitles:4
Highestsinglesranking:No. 23 (15 November 1993)
Australianopenresult:2R (1990, 1994, 1995, 1997)
Frenchopenresult:3R (1989)
Wimbledonresult:3R (1993, 1996)
Usopenresult:3R (1994)
Doublesrecord:174–98
Doublestitles:12
Highestdoublesranking:No. 21 (4 July 1994)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (1990)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (1994)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1994)
Usopendoublesresult:QF (1990)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult:SF (1990)
Olympicsdoublesresult:1R (1996)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:SF (1994)
Frenchopenmixedresult:SF (1990)
Wimbledonmixedresult:1R (1993)
Usopenmixedresult:2R (1990, 1992, 1994)
Team:yes
Hopmancupresult:F (1995)

Natalia Olegovna Medvedeva (Ukrainian: Наталія Олегівна Медведєвa|Nataliya Olehivna Medvedyeva, Russian: Наталья Олеговна Медведева|Natalya Olegovna Medvedeva; born 15 November 1971) is a former Soviet, CIS and Ukrainian professional tennis player.

Career

She played on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1998. Her four singles titles were won in Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, Linz in 1992, and Prague and Essen in 1993. In Essen, she beat Conchita Martínez, Arantrxa Sánchez, and Anke Huber.

She also won 12 doubles titles. She also won the girls' doubles title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Natalia Zvereva. She reached four Grand Slam quarterfinals in doubles: twice, with Leila Meskhi, in 1990, at the Australian and US Opens. She did it twice again in 1994, with Larisa Savchenko, at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.

Medvedeva competed 16 times for the Ukraine Fed Cup team, with an 8–8 win–loss record. She came out of retirement for the 2000 Fed Cup because the team was struggling for players.

Personal

Medvedeva's younger brother is Andriy Medvedev, the 1999 French Open finalist. They competed together at the 1995 Hopman Cup, losing in the final to the German team of Anke Huber and Boris Becker.

WTA career finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam width=25 align="center"0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 1
Tier IV 2
Tier V width=10 align="center"1
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 1990Nashville, United StatesHard Susan Sloane6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win2–0Feb 1992Linz, AustriaHard Pascale Paradis-Mangon6–4, 6–2
Win3–0Jul 1993Prague, Czech RepublicClay Meike Babel6–3, 6–2
Loss3–1Aug 1993Schenectady, United StatesHard Larisa Neiland3–6, 5–7
Win4–1Oct 1993Essen, GermanyCarpet Conchita Martínez6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 13 (12 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam width=25 align="center"0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 1
Tier III 1
Tier IV & V 8
Titles by surface
Hard 7
Clay 2
Grass 0
Carpet 3
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Apr 1988SingaporeHard Natalia Bykova Leila Meskhi
Svetlana Cherneva		7–6, 6–3
Loss1.Nov 1989Nashville, Tennessee, USHard Leila Meskhi Manon Bollegraf
Meredith McGrath		6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Win2.Feb 1990Auckland, New ZealandHard Leila Meskhi Jill Hetherington
Robin White		3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win3.Feb 1990Wellington, New ZealandHard Leila Meskhi Michelle Jaggard
Julie Richardson		6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win4.Oct 1990Dorado, Puerto RicoHard Elena Brioukhovets Amy Frazier
Julie Richardson		6–4, 6–2
Win5.Sep 1991St. Petersburg, USSRCarpet Elena Brioukhovets Isabelle Demongeot
Jo Durie		7–5, 6–3
Win6.Apr 1992Pattaya, ThailandHard Isabelle Demongeot Pascale Paradis-Mangon
Sandrine Testud		6–1, 6–1
Win7.Apr 1992Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard Isabelle Demongeot Rika Hiraki
Petra Langrová		2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win8.Jul 1993Palermo, ItalyClay Karin Kschwendt Silvia Farina
Brenda Schultz		6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win9.Oct 1993Brighton, EnglandCarpet Laura Golarsa Anke Huber
Larisa Savchenko		6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win10.Jan 1994Brisbane, AustraliaHard Laura Golarsa Jenny Byrne
Rachel McQuillan		6–3, 6–1
Win11.Aug 1996Maria Lankowitz, AustriaClay Janette Husárová Lenka Cenková
Kateřina Kroupová		6–4, 7–5
Win12.Nov 1996Moscow, RussiaCarpet Larisa Savchenko Silvia Farina
Barbara Schett		7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1

Team

OutcomeDatewidth=150TournamentSurfacewidth=150Partnerwidth=150OpponentsScore
Loss8 January 1995Hopman CupHard Andriy Medvedev Anke Huber
Boris Becker		0–2

Top 10 wins

Season Total
Wins 3 1 4
width=170Playerwidth=30RankEventSurfaceRoundScorewidth=30
1993
1. Anke HuberNo. 10Faber Grand Prix, Essen, Germanybgcolor=thistleCarpet2nd round6–4, 6–2No. 40
2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicariobgcolor=thistleNo. 2Faber Grand Prix, Essenbgcolor=thistleCarpetbgcolor=yellowSemifinals6–4, 2–6, 6–4No. 40
3. Conchita MartínezNo. 5Faber Grand Prix, Essenbgcolor=thistleCarpetbgcolor=limeFinal6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4No. 40
1994
4. Conchita MartínezNo. 3Faber Grand Prix, Essenbgcolor=thistleCarpet1st round7–5, 6–4No. 43

Performance timelines

Singles

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA2R1R1RA2R2RA2R0 / 64–6
French OpenAQ23R2RA2R1R1R1RAA0 / 64–6
Wimbledon1RQ1A1RA2R3R1R1R3RA0 / 75–7
US OpenAAQ12RA2R2R3R1RA1R0 / 65–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–10–02–13–40–13–43–33–41–42–11–20 / 2518–25

Doubles

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAQF1R1RA3R1RA1RA0 / 65–6
French OpenAA3RA2R2RQF1RAA1R0 / 67–6
Wimbledon1RA2RA2R2RQF2RAAA0 / 67–6
US OpenA2RQFA2R2R3RAA2RA0 / 68–6
Year-end championships
WTA ChampionshipsDNQbgcolor=yellowSFDid not qualify1–10 / 11–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–11–19–50–13–43–310–41–30–01–20–10 / 2528–25

Mixed doubles

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Australian OpenA1RAAbgcolor=yellowSFAAQFA0 / 35–3
French Openbgcolor=yellowSFA2R2RQFQFAA1R0 / 610–6
WimbledonAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1
US Open2RA2R1R2RAAAA0 / 43–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss5–20–12–21–36–32–10–02–10–10 / 1418–14

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.20 April 1987Monte Viso, ItalyClay Linda Ferrando6–1, 6–3
Win2.2 November 1987Telford, United KingdomHard Sarah Loosemore6–2, 6–2
Win3.9 November 1987Eastbourne, United KingdomCarpet Eugenia Maniokova6–2, 7–5
Win4.16 November 1987Croydon, United KingdomCarpet Teresa Catlin6–2, 6–3
Loss1.24 April 1989Monte Viso, ItalyClay Rachel McQuillan6–7, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.6 April 1987Caserta, ItalyClay Eugenia Maniokova Heike Thoms
Olga Tsarbopoulou		6–3, 7–5
Win2.26 October 1987Cheshire, United KingdomCarpet Eugenia Maniokova Paulette Moreno
Maria Strandlund		6–2, 7–6
Win3.2 November 1987Telford, United KingdomHard Eugenia Maniokova Sabine Hack
Ingrid Peltzer		6–0, 6–2
Win4.9 November 1987Eastbourne, United KingdomCarpet Eugenia Maniokova Pascale Etchemendy
Joy Tacon		6–1, 6–1
Loss1.12 October 1987Croydon, United KingdomCarpet Eugenia Maniokova6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 5.17 April 1989Caserta, ItalyHard Eugenia Maniokova Nanne Dahlman
Kate McDonald		6–4, 6–4
Loss2.26 August 1996Kyiv, UkraineClay Anna-Karin Svensson
Réka Vidáts		5–7, 3–6
Win6.28 September 1996Limoges, FranceHard (i) Larisa Neiland Caroline Dhenin
Dominique Monami		6–1, 6–1
Loss3.8 September 1997Kyiv, UkraineClay Angelina Zdorovitskaia1–6, 2–6