Yelena Granaturova
Country (sports) Soviet Union
Born (1953-04-24) 24 April 1953 (age 70)
Russia, Soviet Union[1]
Turned pro1970
Retired1979
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career titles3
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1975)
Doubles
Career titles1

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]

WTA finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jan 1975 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Olga Morozova 0–6, 6–1, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-ups)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Feb 1971 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Soviet Union Olga Morozova Soviet Union Eugenia Birioukova
Soviet Union Marina Kroschina 		6–7, 7–5, 5–7

Career finals

Singles: 9 (3–6)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 8 February 1971 Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Eugenia Isopaitis 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1. 1 April 1971 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeová-West 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 17 April 1973 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Marina Kroschina 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 10 February 1974 Salavat, Soviet Union Hard (i) Soviet Union Olga Morozova 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 4. 17 April 1974 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Marina Kroschina 4–6, 5–7
Loss 5. 18 July 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Marina Kroschina 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 9 March 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay West Germany Iris Riedel-Kühn 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win 3. 7 March 1976 Cairo, Egypt Clay Soviet Union Lydia Zinkevich 0–6, 6–0, 6–1
Loss 6. 25 July 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva 4–6, 6–1, 6–8

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 11 July 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Eugenia Isopaitis Soviet Union Marina Chuvyrina
Soviet Union Tatiana Lagoiskaya 		1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2. 17 April 1974 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Marina Kroschina Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva
Soviet Union Svetlana Korzun 		1–6, 6–8
Win 1. 18 July 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Soviet Union Eugenia Birioukova Soviet Union Svetlana Korzun
Soviet Union Marina Kroschina 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. 4 August 1974 Wrocław, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva Soviet Union Marina Kroschina
Soviet Union Olga Morozova 		2–6, 0–6
Loss 4. 25 July 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Soviet Union Marina Kroschina Soviet Union Natasha Chmyreva
Soviet Union Elena Eliseenko 		0–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam titles

Girls' singles: 1 title

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1971 French Open Clay France Florence Guédy 2–6, 6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ^ a b "Ирина ГРАНАТУРОВА: "ПОТЕСНИТЬ ЭНЕН МОЖЕТ ТОЛЬКО ЧАКВЕТАДЗЕ"". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Sport Express. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Детская юношеская спортивная школа по большому теннису". luzhniki.ru. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ "ROLAND GARROS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). www.itftennis.com.
  4. ^ "1975 Wimbledon Singles Draws". www.itftennis.com.
  5. ^ "1974 VI Mistrzostwa Europy Amatorów". www.historiapolskiegotenisa.pl.

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