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Soviet tennis player
Yelena Granaturova Country (sports) Soviet Union Born (1953-04-24 ) 24 April 1953 (age 71) Russia, Soviet Union[ 1] Turned pro 1970 Retired 1979 Plays Right-handed Career titles 3 Wimbledon 1R (1975 ) Career titles 1
Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova (Russian: Елен́а Григо́рьевна Гранату́рова , IPA: [ɪ̯ɪlʲɪˈna ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪ̯ɪvnə ɡrənɐˈturəvə] ;[ 2] 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.[ 1]
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]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
Jan 1975
Moscow , Soviet Union
Hard (i)
Olga Morozova
0–6, 6–1, 4–6
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
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
Natasha Chmyreva
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
Junior Grand Slam titles [ edit ]
Girls' singles: 1 title[ edit ]