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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Irina Selyutina<br><small>Ирина Селютина</small>
|image =
|country = {{KAZ}}
|residence = [[Alma-Ata]], [[Kazakhstan]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|7}}
|birth_place = Alma-Ata, [[Soviet Union]]
|height = {{height|m=1.78}}
|turnedpro = December 1996
|retired = 2003
|plays = Right-handed
|careerprizemoney = [[US$]]420,868
|singlesrecord = 183–128
|singlestitles = 0 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]], 7 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]
|highestsinglesranking = No. 85 (14 January 2002)
|currentsinglesranking =
|AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[2002 Australian Open – Women's Singles|2002]])
|FrenchOpenresult = 1R ([[2002 French Open – Women's Singles|2002]])
|Wimbledonresult = 1R ([[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2002]])
|USOpenresult =
|doublesrecord = 192–117
|doublestitles = 3 WTA, 20 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 31 (20 November 2000)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult  = 2R ([[2001 Australian Open – Women's Doubles|2001]])
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult      = 2R ([[2000 French Open – Women's Doubles|2000]])
|WimbledonDoublesresult       = 3R ([[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2002]])
|USOpenDoublesresult          = 3R ([[2000 US Open – Women's Doubles|2000]])
}}
'''Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina''' (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[tennis player]]. She is a former World No. 1 in junior doubles, winning [[French Open]] and [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 1997 partnering with [[Cara Black]].<ref name="WTA1">[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/irina-selyutina_2257889_7726 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Irina Selyutina]</ref> Black and Selyutina were also crowned [[International Tennis Federation|ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion]] in 1997.<ref name="WTA1"/> 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 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF Circuit]], winning seven singles and twenty doubles events.

== Personal life ==
Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in [[Alma-Ata]] ([[Soviet Union]] then, [[Kazakhstan]] now).<ref name="WTA2">[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/irina-selyutina_2257889_7726 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Irina Selyutina]</ref> She has a brother, Nickolay.<ref name="WTA2"/> Selyutina began playing tennis aged eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career.<ref name="WTA2"/> Selyutina, who graduated from high school in 1996, prefers hard courts.<ref name="WTA2"/>

== Awards ==
* 1997 — [[International Tennis Federation|ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion]] (with [[Cara Black]])

== Career statistics ==

=== WTA Tour doubles  finals (3–3) ===
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|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
!Legend
|- bgcolor="#f3e6d7"
| Grand Slam <small>(0/0)</small>
|- bgcolor="#ffffcc"
| WTA Tour Championship <small>(0/0)</small>
|- bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
| Tier I <small>(0/0)</small>
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| Tier II <small>(0/1)</small>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| Tier III <small>(0/1)</small>
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| Tier IV & V <small>(3/1)</small>
|}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|-
|'''Outcome'''
|'''No.'''
|'''Date'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Partner'''
|'''Opponents'''
|'''Score'''
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winners
| 1.
| 9 May 1999
| [[J&S Cup|Warsaw]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Cătălina Cristea]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Amélie Cocheteux]] <br> {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Janette Husárová]]
| 6–1, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|RU
| 1.
| 5 March 2000
| [[State Farm Women's Tennis Classic|Scottsdale]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]] <br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martina Hingis]]
| cancelled
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|RU
| 2.
| 18 June 2000
| [[AEGON Classic|Birmingham]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachel McQuillan]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lisa McShea]]
| 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winners
| 2.
| 13 January 2002
| [[Canberra Women's Classic|Canberra]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Nannie De Villiers]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Samantha Reeves]] <br> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriana Serra Zanetti]]
| 6–2, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winners
| 3.
| 7 April 2002
| [[Porto Open|Porto]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kristie Boogert]] <br> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Magüi Serna]]
| 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–4
|- bgcolor="#66CCFF"
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|RU
| 3.
| 15 September 2002
| [[Big Island Championships|Waikoloa]]
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Nannie De Villiers
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Meilen Tu]] <br> {{flagicon|VEN}} [[María Vento-Kabchi]]
| 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
|}

=== ITF Circuit singles finals ===
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=== ITF Circuit doubles finals ===
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=== Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (2–0) ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|-
|'''Outcome'''
|'''Year'''
|'''Tournament'''
|'''Surface'''
|'''Partner'''
|'''Opponents'''
|'''Score'''
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winners
| [[1997 French Open|1997]]
| [[French Open]]
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Cara Black]]
| {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Maja Matevžič]] <br> {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Katarina Srebotnik]]
| 6–0, 5–7, 7–5
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|bgcolor="98FB98"|Winners
| [[1997 Wimbledon Championships|1997]]
| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| Grass
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black
| {{flagicon|SLO}} Maja Matevžič <br> {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik
| 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{WTA|7726}}
* {{ITF profile|20005163}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}

{{S-start}}
{{succession box |
  | before = [[Michaela Paštiková]]
  | after = [[Eva Dyrberg]]
  | title = [[International Tennis Federation|ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion]] <br> '''(with [[Cara Black]])'''
  | years = 1997 |}}
{{S-end}}

{{French Open girls’ doubles champions}}
{{Wimbledon girls' doubles champions}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani female tennis players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani people of Russian descent]]
[[Category:Wimbledon junior champions]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Almaty]]
[[Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles]]
[[Category:Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games]]