Soviet-Ukrainian professional tennis player
Natalia Olegovna Medvedeva (Ukrainian :Наталія Олегівна Медведєвa ,romanized : Nataliya Olehivna Medvedyeva Russian :Наталья Олеговна Медведева ,romanized : Natalya Olegovna Medvedeva tennis player.
She played on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1998. Her four singles titles were won inNashville, Tennessee in 1990,Linz in 1992, andPrague andEssen in 1993. In Essen, she beatConchita Martínez ,Arantrxa Sánchez , andAnke Huber .
She also won 12 doubles titles. She also won the girls' doubles title at the1987 Wimbledon Championships , partneringNatalia Zvereva . She reached fourGrand Slam quarterfinals in doubles: twice, withLeila Meskhi , in 1990, at theAustralian andUS Opens . She did it twice again in 1994, withLarisa Savchenko , at theFrench Open andWimbledon Championships .
Medvedeva competed 16 times for theUkraine Fed Cup team , with an 8–8 win–loss record. She came out of retirement for the2000 Fed Cup because the team was struggling for players.
Medvedeva's younger brother isAndriy Medvedev , the1999 French Open finalist. They competed together at the1995 Hopman Cup , losing in the final to the German team ofAnke Huber andBoris Becker .
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 1 Tier III 1 Tier IV 2 Tier V 1
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Nov 1990 Nashville , United StatesHard Susan Sloane 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Win 2–0 Feb 1992 Linz , AustriaHard Pascale Paradis-Mangon 6–4, 6–2 Win 3–0 Jul 1993 Prague , Czech RepublicClay Meike Babel 6–3, 6–2 Loss 3–1 Aug 1993 Schenectady , United StatesHard Larisa Neiland 3–6, 5–7 Win 4–1 Oct 1993 Essen , GermanyCarpet Conchita Martínez 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 6–4
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 1 Tier III 1 Tier IV & V 8
Titles by surface Hard 7 Clay 2 Grass 0 Carpet 3
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. Apr 1988 Singapore Hard Natalia Bykova Leila Meskhi Svetlana Cherneva 7–6, 6–3 Loss 1. Nov 1989 Nashville , Tennessee, USHard Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath 6–1, 6–7, 6–7 Win 2. Feb 1990 Auckland , New ZealandHard Jill Hetherington Robin White 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 Win 3. Feb 1990 Wellington , New ZealandHard Michelle Jaggard Julie Richardson 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 Win 4. Oct 1990 Dorado , Puerto RicoHard Elena Brioukhovets Amy Frazier 6–4, 6–2 Win 5. Sep 1991 St. Petersburg , USSRCarpet Isabelle Demongeot Jo Durie 7–5, 6–3 Win 6. Apr 1992 Pattaya , ThailandHard Isabelle Demongeot Pascale Paradis-Mangon Sandrine Testud 6–1, 6–1 Win 7. Apr 1992 Kuala Lumpur , MalaysiaHard Rika Hiraki Petra Langrová 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 Win 8. Jul 1993 Palermo , ItalyClay Karin Kschwendt Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Win 9. Oct 1993 Brighton , EnglandCarpet Laura Golarsa Anke Huber Larisa Savchenko 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Win 10. Jan 1994 Brisbane , AustraliaHard Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan 6–3, 6–1 Win 11. Aug 1996 Maria Lankowitz , AustriaClay Janette Husárová Lenka Cenková Kateřina Kroupová 6–4, 7–5 Win 12. Nov 1996 Moscow , RussiaCarpet Larisa Savchenko Silvia Farina Barbara Schett 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–1
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score NMR 1993 1. Anke Huber No. 10 Faber Grand Prix , Essen, GermanyCarpet 2nd round 6–4, 6–2 No. 40 2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario No. 2 Faber Grand Prix, Essen Carpet Semifinals 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 No. 40 3. Conchita Martínez No. 5 Faber Grand Prix, Essen Carpet Final 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 6–4 No. 40 1994 4. No. 3 Faber Grand Prix, Essen Carpet 1st round 7–5, 6–4 No. 43
Performance timelines [ edit ] (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
[ edit ] $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1. 20 April 1987 Monte Viso , ItalyClay Linda Ferrando 6–1, 6–3 Win 2. 2 November 1987 Telford , United KingdomHard Sarah Loosemore 6–2, 6–2 Win 3. 9 November 1987 Eastbourne , United KingdomCarpet Eugenia Maniokova 6–2, 7–5 Win 4. 16 November 1987 Croydon , United KingdomCarpet Teresa Catlin 6–2, 6–3 Loss 1. 24 April 1989 Monte Viso, Italy Clay Rachel McQuillan 6–7, 1–6
[ edit ] Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1. 6 April 1987 Caserta , ItalyClay Eugenia Maniokova Heike Thoms Olga Tsarbopoulou 6–3, 7–5 Win 2. 26 October 1987 Cheshire , United KingdomCarpet Paulette Moreno Maria Strandlund 6–2, 7–6 Win 3. 2 November 1987 Telford , United KingdomHard Sabine Hack 6–0, 6–2 Win 4. 9 November 1987 Eastbourne , United KingdomCarpet Pascale Etchemendy Joy Tacon 6–1, 6–1 Loss 1. 12 October 1987 Croydon , United KingdomCarpet Viktoria Milvidskaia Paulette Moreno 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Win 5. 17 April 1989 Caserta, Italy Hard Nanne Dahlman Kate McDonald 6–4, 6–4 Loss 2. 26 August 1996 Kyiv , UkraineClay Anna Zaporozhanova Anna-Karin Svensson Réka Vidáts 5–7, 3–6 Win 6. 28 September 1996 Limoges , FranceHard (i) Larisa Neiland Caroline Dhenin Dominique Monami 6–1, 6–1 Loss 3. 8 September 1997 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Annica Lindstedt Caroline Schneider 1–6, 2–6
Soviet Union
CIS
Ukraine
Susan Sloane
Pascale Paradis-Mangon
Meike Babel
Larisa Neiland
Conchita Martínez
Linda Ferrando
Sarah Loosemore
Rachel McQuillan
Olga Tsarbopoulou
Paulette Moreno
Maria Strandlund
Nanne Dahlman
Réka Vidáts
Dominique Monami
