Yelena Granaturova | |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1953 |
Birth Place: | Russia, Soviet Union |
Turnedpro: | 1970 |
Retired: | 1979 |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Singlestitles: | 3 |
Wimbledonresult: | 1R (1975) |
Doublestitles: | 1 |
Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova (Russian: links=no|Елен́а Григо́рьевна Гранату́рова||ɪ̯ɪlʲɪˈna ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪ̯ɪvnə ɡrənɐˈturəvə;[1] born 24 April 1953) is a former tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. Her sister Irina is also a coach, with Vera Dushevina being her most famous player.[2]
In 1971 she won the French Open junior title by defeating French Florence Guédy in the final.[3]
At Grand Slam level she played the first round at Wimbledon in 1975. Lost to Australian Kerry Reid.[4] In 1974 at the VI european amateur tennis championship played in the doubles final with her partner Natasha Chmyreva.[5]
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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Win | 1. | 8 February 1971 | Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Eugenia Isopaitis | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | |
Loss | 1. | 1 April 1971 | Alexandria, Egypt | Clay | Alena Palmeová-West | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 2. | 17 April 1973 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 3. | 10 February 1974 | Salavat, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Olga Morozova | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 | |
Loss | 4. | 17 April 1974 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | 4–6, 5–7 | |
Loss | 5. | 18 July 1974 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 | |
Win | 2. | 9 March 1975 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Iris Riedel-Kühn | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
Win | 3. | 7 March 1976 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Lydia Zinkevich | 0–6, 6–0, 6–1 | |
Loss | 6. | 25 July 1978 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Natasha Chmyreva | 4–6, 6–1, 6–8 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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Loss | 1. | 11 July 1973 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Eugenia Isopaitis | Marina Chuvyrina Tatiana Lagoiskaya | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 2. | 17 April 1974 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | Natasha Chmyreva Svetlana Korzun | 1–6, 6–8 | |
Win | 1. | 18 July 1974 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Eugenia Birioukova | Svetlana Korzun Marina Kroschina | 6–3, 6–2 | |
Loss | 3. | 4 August 1974 | Wrocław, Soviet Union | Clay | Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova | 2–6, 0–6 | ||
Loss | 4. | 25 July 1978 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Marina Kroschina | Natasha Chmyreva Elena Eliseenko | 0–6, 4–6 |