Irina Selyutina
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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 Wimbledon
in 1997 partnering with Cara Black
. Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion
in 1997. 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.
then, Kazakhstan
now). She has a brother, Nickolay. Selyutina began playing tennis aged eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career. Selyutina, who graduated from high school in 1996, prefers hard courts.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
i tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
in 1997 partnering with Cara Black
Cara Black
Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...
. Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
in 1997. Selyutina has won three WTA Tour doubles titles so far — J&S Cup with Cătălina Cristea
Catalina Cristea
Cătălina Cristea is a former tennis player from Romania. She was ranked 59 in the singles WTA Tour and 40th in the doubles. She retired from professional competitions in September 2001.-External links:...
in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with Nannie De Villiers
Nannie de Villiers
Nannie de Villiers was a professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age....
and Porto Open
Porto Open
The Porto Open was a women's professional tennis tournament held in Porto, Portugal. It was played on outdoor clay courts and was classed as a Tier IV event on the Women's Tennis Association Tour. It was held for two years , and had a total prize fund of US$140,000 in each year...
with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on ITF Circuit
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
, winning seven singles and twenty doubles events.
Personal life
Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in Alma-Ata (Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
then, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
now). She has a brother, Nickolay. Selyutina began playing tennis aged eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career. Selyutina, who graduated from high school in 1996, prefers hard courts.
Awards
- 1997 — ITF Junior Girls Doubles World ChampionInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
(with Cara BlackCara BlackCara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...
)
WTA Tour doubles finals (3–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/1) |
| Tier III (0/1) |
| Tier IV & V (3/1) |
| Grand Slam (0/0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winners | 1. | 9 May 1999 |  Warsaw |
Clay |  Cătălina CristeaCatalina Cristea Cătălina Cristea is a former tennis player from Romania. She was ranked 59 in the singles WTA Tour and 40th in the doubles. She retired from professional competitions in September 2001.-External links:... |
 Amélie CocheteuxAmélie Cocheteux Amélie Cocheteux is a former professional tennis player from France. She reached her career high ranking of No. 55 in the world on 10 May 1999. She defeated world number ten Nathalie Tauziat in the Prostějov tournament in 1999...  Janette HusárováJanette Husárová Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva... |
6–1, 6–2 |
| RU | 1. | 5 March 2000 |  ScottsdaleState Farm Women's Tennis Classic The State Farm Women's Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament held in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States from 2000 to 2003. It was played on outdoor hardcourts and was a Tier II tournament throughout its run. Despite its short time as a WTA tournament, it boasts an impressive list of winners... |
Hard |  Cara BlackCara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles... |
Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. In 2005, TENNIS Magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years...  Martina HingisMartina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
cancelled |
| RU | 2. | 18 June 2000 | Birmingham | Grass | Cara Black |
 Rachel McQuillanRachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. She won 5 WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time... Lisa McSheaLisa McShea Lisa McShea is an Australian tennis player. She played professionally from 1 January 1996 to 2006. As a junior player, McShea won 1992 Wimbledon Championships doubles title. She was also more successful in doubles during her professional career, winning four WTA Tour and 56 ITF doubles... |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Winners | 2. | 13 January 2002 | Canberra |
Hard |  Nannie De VilliersNannie de Villiers Nannie de Villiers was a professional tennis player who represented South Africa. De Villiers was born in neighbouring Namibia but moved at a young age.... |
Samantha Reeves Samantha Reeves Samantha Reeves is an American tennis player.Reeves's best results in singles have been reaching the quarter-finals at Hawaii , Bahia and Quebec City .-External links:...  Adriana Serra ZanettiAdriana Serra Zanetti Adriana Serra Zanetti is a professional Italian tennis player. Sister of Antonella Serra Zanetti.Serra Zanetti's highest Women's Tennis Association singles ranking is World No. 38, which she reached on 11 February 2002. Her career high ranking in doubles was World No. 69 on 17 June 2002.-External... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winners | 3. | 7 April 2002 |  PortoPorto Open The Porto Open was a women's professional tennis tournament held in Porto, Portugal. It was played on outdoor clay courts and was classed as a Tier IV event on the Women's Tennis Association Tour. It was held for two years , and had a total prize fund of US$140,000 in each year... |
Clay | Cara Black |
 Kristie BoogertKristie Boogert Kristie Boogert was a professional female tennis player from the Netherlands. On 5 February 1996 she reached her career-high singles ranking of number 29....  Magüi SernaMagüi Serna María Luisa Serna Barrera is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She started competing in ITF challengers as from 1993, and joined the WTA Tour in 1996. On her high point she was ranked World No... |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
| RU | 3. | 15 September 2002 | Waikoloa |
Hard | Nannie De Villiers |
Meilen Tu Meilen Tu Meilen Tu is a former American professional female tennis player...  María Vento-KabchiMaria Vento-Kabchi María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi is a professional female tennis player from Venezuela. On July 19, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No... |
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (2–0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winners | 1997 1997 French Open List of the 1997 French Open champions:-Men's Singles: Gustavo Kuerten def. Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2*It was Kuerten's 1st overall title.-Women's Singles: Iva Majoli def. Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2... |
French Open | Clay | Cara Black Cara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles... |
 Maja MatevžičMaja Matevzic Maja Matevžič is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto. According to a user on , a news report said she is working on a return.Maja retired because of the injuries in September 2006... Katarina SrebotnikKatarina Srebotnik Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30... |
6–0, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winners | 1997 1997 Wimbledon Championships The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England... |
Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass | Cara Black |
Maja Matevžič Katarina Srebotnik |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |