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Elena Tatarkova

Ukrainian tennis player


Summary

Ukrainian tennis player

FieldValue
nameElena Tatarkova (Feltham)
Олена Tатаркова
imageElena Tatarkova.jpg
country
residenceKyiv, Ukraine
birth_date
birth_placeDushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union
height
turnedpro1993
retired2006
playsLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney$861,974
singlesrecord
singlestitles0 WTA, 4 ITF
highestsinglesrankingNo. 45 (18 January 1999)
AustralianOpenresult1R (1998, 1999, 2002)
FrenchOpenresult3R (1998)
Wimbledonresult2R (1998, 1999)
USOpenresult1R (1998, 1999)
doublesrecord
doublestitles4 WTA, 25 ITF
highestdoublesrankingNo. 9 (5 July 1999)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult3R (1998, 1999)
FrenchOpenDoublesresultSF (2001)
WimbledonDoublesresultF (1999)
USOpenDoublesresult2R (1997, 1998, 2003)

Олена Tатаркова

Elena Tatarkova or Olena Tatarkova (Ukrainian: Олена Tатаркова, born 22 August 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.

She won four doubles titles on WTA Tour, and four singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best career result came in doubles; she reached the 1999 Wimbledon final with partner Mariaan de Swardt, which they lost to Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu. Tatarkova also made the 2001 French Open doubles semifinals with Justine Henin. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 45, and highest doubles ranking of No. 9, both in 1999.

Since retiring from professional tennis in 2004, she married Timothy Feltham in September 2007 and is mother to Stanley (Apr 2009) and Austin (Feb 2012)

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Tournament19941995199619971998199920002001200220032004W–L0–32–22–30–2Win–loss0–00–00–00–03–41–40–00–00–20–00–04–10
Australian OpenALQAA1R1RLQA1RLQLQ
French OpenAALQLQ3R1RLQLQLQLQLQ
WimbledonLQAALQ2R2RALQ1RLQLQ
US OpenAALQLQ1R1RALQLQLQLQ
Year-end ranking22119219613647120256213166126260

Doubles

Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004W–L5–66–89–73–7Win–loss0–11–24–47–41–24–33–43–40–423–28
Australian OpenAA3R3R1RA1R2R1R
French Open1RA1R1R2RSF2R1R1R
WimbledonA1R2RFA1R3R2R1R
US OpenA2R2R1RA1R1R2R1R
Year-end ranking1719122197738614795

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1999WimbledonGrassRSA Mariaan de SwardtUSA Lindsay Davenport
USA Corina Morariu4–6, 4–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–3)
Tier III (0–3)
Tier IV & V (4–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Aug 1998Stanford Classic, United StatesHardLAT Larisa SavchenkoUSA Lindsay Davenport
BLR Natalia Zvereva4–6, 4–6
Loss2.Aug 1998Los Angeles Classic, United StatesHardTHA Tamarine TanasugarnSUI Martina Hingis
BLR Natalia Zvereva4–6, 2–6
Loss3.Oct 1998Zurich Open, SwitzerlandHard (i)RSA Mariaan de SwardtUSA Venus Williams
USA Serena Williams7–5, 1–6, 3–6
Loss4.Oct 1998Luxembourg OpenCarpet (i)LAT Larisa SavchenkoRUS Elena Likhovtseva
JPN Ai Sugiyama7–6(7–3), 3–6, 0–2 ret.
Win1.Jan 1999Hobart International, AustraliaHardRSA Mariaan de SwardtFRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
FRA Émilie Loit6–1, 6–2
Loss5.Jul 1999Wimbledon, United KingdomGrassRSA Mariaan de SwardtUSA Lindsay Davenport
USA Corina Morariu4–6, 4–6
Loss6.Feb 2000Oklahoma Cup, United StatesHard (i)THA Tamarine TanasugarnUSA Corina Morariu
USA Kimberly Po4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win2.Feb 2002Memphis International, United StatesHard (i)JPN Ai SugiyamaUSA Melissa Middleton
USA Brie Rippner6–4, 2–6, 6–0
Loss7.Apr 2003Casablanca Grand Prix, MoroccoClaySVK Henrieta NagyováARG Gisela Dulko
ARG Maria-Emilia Salerni3–6, 4–6
Win3.Apr 2003Budapest Grand Prix, HungaryClayHUN Petra MandulaESP Conchita Martínez Granados
UKR Tatiana Perebiynis6–3, 6–1
Win4.Aug 2003Nordic Light Open, FinlandClayRUS Eugenia KulikovskayaUKR Tatiana Perebiynis
CRO Silvija Talaja6–2, 6–4
Loss8.Oct 2003Luxembourg OpenHard (i)GER Marlene WeingärtnerRUS Maria Sharapova
THA Tamarine Tanasugarn1–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (4–7)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.24 May 1993ITF Bytom, PolandClayGER Adriana Barna6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss2.16 August 1993ITF Szczecin, PolandClayBEL Vanessa Matthys2–6, 7–5, 6–7(3)
Loss3.10 October 1993ITF Kyiv, UkraineClayMDA Svetlana Komleva6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4)
Win1.31 October 1993ITF Jūrmala, LatviaHardLAT Oksana Bushevitsa6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Loss4.29 October 1995ITF Poitiers, FranceHardBLR Olga Barabanschikova3–6, 1–6
Loss5.23 February 1997ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i)ESP María Sánchez Lorenzo1–6, 4–6
Loss6.13 October 1997ITF Southampton, United KingdomCarpet (i)RUS Evgenia Kulikovskaya0–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Win2.1 March 1998ITF Bushey, United KingdomCarpet (i)FR Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Win3.31 July 2000Open Saint-Gaudens, FranceClayTUN Selima Sfar6–4, 6–4
Win4.22 September 2003Batumi Ladies Open, GeorgiaHardISR Evgenia Linetskaya1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss7.28 November 2004ITF Opole, PolandCarpet (i)GER Angelique Kerber2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 36 (25–11)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.24 May 1993ITF Bytom, PolandClayUKR Natalia BiletskayaBUL Teodora Nedeva
BUL Antoaneta Pandjerovaw/o
Win2.29 August 1993ITF Gryfino, PolandClayPOL Aleksandra OlszaPOL Monika Starosta
CZE Alena Vašková7–6(4), 4–6, 7–5
Win3.5 September 1993ITF Burgas, BulgariaHardBUL Svetlana KrivenchevaSWE Camilla Persson
SWE Anna-Karin Svensson5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win4.12 September 1993ITF Varna, BulgariaHardUKR Natalia BondarenkoROU Isabela Martin
BUL Maya Stankova6–2, 6–4
Loss1.18 October 1993ITF Šiauliai, LithuaniaHard (i)UKR Natalia BondarenkoUKR Talina Beiko
UKR Tanja Tsiganii3–6, 1–6
Win5.25 October 1993ITF Jūrmala, LatviaHardUKR Natalia BondarenkoPOL Aleksandra Olsza
SUI Miroslava Vavrinec7–6(5), 6–2
Loss2.3 October 1994ITF Kyiv, UkraineClayUKR Natalia BiletskayaBLR Natalia Noreiko
BLR Marina Stets6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss3.9 July 1995ITF Stuttgart, GermanyClayFR Yugoslavia Tatjana JečmenicaSVK Henrieta Nagyová
SVK Radka Zrubáková3–6, 6–7
Win6.27 August 1995ITF Sochi, RussiaHardUSA Corina MorariuRUS Natalia Egorova
FIN Petra Thorén6–3, 7–5
Win7.16 October 1995ITF Flensburg, GermanyCarpet (i)GBR Yvette BastingGER Sandra Klösel
FRA Amélie Mauresmo6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Win8.6 May 1996ITF Szczecin, PolandClayUKR Elena BrioukhovetsCZE Lenka Cenková
CZE Adriana Gerši6–2, 6–1
Win9.16 June 1996ITF Tashkent, UzbekistanClayUKR Elena BrioukhovetsGER Katrin Kilsch
AUS Robyn Mawdsley6–4, 6–2
Loss4.2 February 1997ITF Prostejov, Czech RepublicCarpet (i)POL Aleksandra OlszaSVK Denisa Krajčovičová
HUN Andrea Temesvári2–6, 3–6
Loss5.2 March 1997ITF Bushey, United KingdomCarpet (i)GER Kirstin FreyeUKR Olga Lugina
GBR Clare Wood6–7(6), 7–6(6), 1–6
Win10.17 March 1997ITF Reims, FranceClay (i)BUL Svetlana KrivenchevaGER Silke Meier
AUT Petra Schwarz6–2, 6–2
Loss6.9 June 1997ITF Budapest, HungaryClayCOL Fabiola ZuluagaHUN Katalin Marosi
ARG Veronica Stele3–6, 3–6
Win11.4 August 1997ITF Sopot, PolandClayBUL Svetlana KrivenchevaCZE Radka Bobková
CZE Lenka Němečková7–6(7), 6–3
Win12.21 February 1998ITF Redbridge, United KingdomHard (i)HUN Virág CsurgóGER Kirstin Freye
ISR Hila Rosen7–5, 6–3
Loss7.ITF Sochi, RussiaHardGEO Nino LouarsabishviliJPN Saori Obata
JPN Kaoru Shibata6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Win13.31 July 2000Open Saint-Gaudens, FranceClayBUL Svetlana KrivenchevaHUN Eszter Molnár
CRO Maja Palaveršić3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win14.2 October 2000ITF Albuquerque, United StatesHardUSA Brie RippnerAUS Lisa McShea
IND Nirupama Sanjeev6–4, 6–4
Win15.22 October 2000ITF Largo, United StatesHardUSA Brie RippnerUSA Dawn Buth
USA Sandra Cacic6–2, 6–4
Win16.29 October 2000ITF Dallas, United StatesHardUSA Brie RippnerIND Nirupama Sanjeev
JPN Nana Smith6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win17.19 November 2000ITF Naples, United StatesClayJPN Nana SmithEST Maret Ani
ITA Valentina Sassi5–3, 2–4, 2–4, 5–3, 4–1
Loss8.5 February 2001ITF Rockford, United StatesHard (i)BUL Svetlana KrivenchevaUSA Katie Schlukebir
USA Kristen Schlukebir6–7(4), 1–6
Win18.12 February 2001Midland Tennis Classic, United StatesHard (i)NED Yvette BastingUSA Jennifer Hopkins
SLO Petra Rampre3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
Win19.4 March 2001ITF Minneapolis, United StatesHard (i)NED Yvette BastingBEL Laurence Courtois
AUS Alicia Molik7–5, 7–6(0)
Loss9.21 October 2001ITF Southampton, UKHard (i)BUL Lubomira BachevaRSA Nannie de Villiers
KAZ Irina Selyutina6–7(5), 6–2, 2–6
Win20.Midland Tennis Classic, United StatesHard (i)TPE Janet LeeBUL Maria Geznenge
CZE Michaela Paštiková6–1, 6–3
Loss10.12 November 2002ITF Eugene, United StatesHardRUS Evgenia KulikovskayaJPN Nana Smith
VEN Milagros Sequera6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Win21.16 March 2003ITF Kaunas, LithuaniaHard (i)BLR Darya KustovaLTU Aurelija Misevičiūtė
LTU Lina Stančiūtė6–1, 7–6(6)
Win22.21 September 2003ITF Tbilisi, GeorgiaClayBLR Darya KustovaBLR Nadejda Ostrovskaya
KAZ Galina Voskoboeva2–6, 6–2, 7–6(5)
Win23.28 September 2003Batumi Ladies Open, GeorgiaHardBLR Darya KustovaRUS Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
RUS Galina Fokina1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss11.28 March 2004ITF St.Petersburg, RussiaHard (i)BLR Darya KustovaRUS Maria Goloviznina
RUS Evgenia Kulikovskaya5–7, 1–6
Win24.18 April 2004Open de Biarritz, FranceClayUKR Mariya KoryttsevaUKR Alona Bondarenko
UKR Valeria Bondarenko7–5, 6–0
Win25.7 November 2004ITF Shenzhen, ChinaHardJPN Rika FujiwaraCHN Yan Zi
CHN Zheng Jie6–4, 1–6, 6–1

Top 10 wins

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreET Rank
1998
1.ROU Irina SpîrleaNo. 9San Diego Open, USHard2R6–2, 6–2No. 63
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