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Tatiana Panova
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow
Born (1976-08-13) 13 August 1976 (age 47)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.54 m (5 ft 12 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,561,661
Singles
Career record344–303
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 20 (23 September 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2003, 2005)
French Open3R (2002)
Wimbledon3R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004)
US Open3R (2002)
Doubles
Career record40–74
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 75 (27 January 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2002, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
US Open1R (2002)

Tatiana Urayevna Panova (Russian: Татьяна Юрьевна Панова; born 13 August 1976[1]) is a former Russian tennis player. On 23 September 2002, she reached her career-high singles ranking, when she peaked at world No. 20.

Career

2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. That year she also reached quarterfinals of Miami Open by beating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in straight sets. She reached the third round of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and at the US Open, defeating Mirjana Lučić and Anna Kournikova along the way. Martina Navratilova, at age 45, beat her at Eastbourne, in her first singles match in eight years.

Panova was a member of the Russian Federation Cup team, going 12–3 throughout her career.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–3)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Nov 2000 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Luxembourg Anne Kremer 1–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Jan 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Israel Anna Smashnova 2–6, 2–6
Loss 3. Apr 2002 Sarasota, United States Clay Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokic 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Nov 2002 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
5–7, 6–7(7–9)

ITF Circuit finals

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

Singles: 8 (6–2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 26 October 1992 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Hard (i) Ukraine Natalia Biletskaya 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 10 January 1994 ITF Mission, United States Hard United States Ania Bleszynski 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 24 January 1994 ITF Austin, United States Hard Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tatjana Ječmenica 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–7(6–8)
Winner 3. 4 July 1994 ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom Gras Spain Magüi Serna 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 18 July 1994 ITF Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Netherlands Linda Niemantsverdriet 6–0, 6–3
Winner 5. 29 August 1994 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Spain Noelia Pérez Peñate 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 13 November 1995 ITF Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i) Poland Magdalena Feistel 6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 6. 8 September 1997 ITF Samara, Russia Carpet (i) Czech Republic Lenka Cenková 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1 December 2003 ITF Palm Beach, United States Clay Russia Alina Jidkova Hungary Melinda Czink
Argentina Erica Krauth
1–6, 2–6

Head-to-head record

References

  1. ^ Meet the Aces, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 6, 2004 ("Born Aug 13 1976 in Moscow.")