Elena Eliseenko

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Elena Eliseenko
Country (sports)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Born (1959-05-05) 5 May 1959 (age 65)
Prize money$20,696
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1984)
Wimbledon 1R (1984, 1985)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1985)
Wimbledon 2R (1984)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Friendship Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Katowice Women's Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Katowice Women's Doubles

Elena Pavlovna Eliseenko (born 5 May 1959) is a Russian tennis player. [1] She was a singles and doubles gold medalist at the Friendship Games, an event held for countries boycotting the 1984 Olympics. [2]

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Eliseenko represented the Soviet Union in a total of 14 Federation Cup ties, between 1978 and 1985. She featured in three quarter-finals, including a tie against Great Britain in 1981 where she took Sue Barker to three sets. [3] During her Federation Cup career she won two of her six singles rubbers and lost only once in eight doubles rubbers. [4]

While competing on the professional tour she appeared in the main draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon. Her best performance was a run to the third round at the 1984 French Open, as a qualifier. [5]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossApril, 1984 Taranto, Italy$50,000Clay Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Reva Flag of Austria.svg Petra Huber
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš 		3–6, 3–6

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References

  1. ↑ Amdur, Neil; Mifflin, Lawrie (14 July 1982). "SCOUTING; Soviet Returning To Tennis in U.S." The New York Times .
  2. ↑ "Soviet duo prove they are the best". Santa Cruz Sentinel . 27 August 1984.
  3. ↑ "Barker, Wade, a tough hurdle". The Age . 13 November 1981.
  4. ↑ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Scoreboard". Eau Claire Leader . 2 June 1984.
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