Irina Selyutina
From Kazakhstan Encyclopedia
Template:Infobox tennis biography Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a Kazakhstani tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997 partnering with Cara Black.[1] Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997.[1] Selyutina has won three WTA Tour doubles titles so far — J&S Cup with Cătălina Cristea in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with Nannie De Villiers and Porto Open with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on ITF Circuit, winning seven singles and twenty doubles events.
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Personal life
Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in Alma-Ata (Soviet Union then, Kazakhstan now).[2] She has a brother, Nickolay.[2] Selyutina began playing tennis aged eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career.[2] Selyutina, who graduated from high school in 1996, prefers hard courts.[2]
Awards
- 1997 — ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with Cara Black)
Career statistics
WTA Tour doubles finals (3–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0/0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/1) |
| Tier III (0/1) |
| Tier IV & V (3/1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winners | 1. | 9 May 1999 | Warsaw | Clay | Template:Flagicon Cătălina Cristea | Template:Flagicon Amélie Cocheteux Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová |
6–1, 6–2 |
| RU | 1. | 5 March 2000 | Scottsdale | Hard | Template:Flagicon Cara Black | Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davenport Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis |
cancelled |
| RU | 2. | 18 June 2000 | Birmingham | Grass | Template:Flagicon Cara Black | Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan Template:Flagicon Lisa McShea |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Winners | 2. | 13 January 2002 | Canberra | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nannie De Villiers | Template:Flagicon Samantha Reeves Template:Flagicon Adriana Serra Zanetti |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winners | 3. | 7 April 2002 | Porto | Clay | Template:Flagicon Cara Black | Template:Flagicon Kristie Boogert Template:Flagicon Magüi Serna |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| RU | 3. | 15 September 2002 | Waikoloa | Hard | Template:Flagicon Nannie De Villiers | Template:Flagicon Meilen Tu Template:Flagicon María Vento-Kabchi |
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit singles finals
ITF Circuit doubles finals
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (2–0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winners | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Template:Flagicon Cara Black | Template:Flagicon Maja Matevžič Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik |
6–0, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winners | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Template:Flagicon Cara Black | Template:Flagicon Maja Matevžič Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
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