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| country = {{USSR}} and<br>{{BLR}}
| country = {{USSR}} and<br>{{BLR}}
| residence = [[Minsk]], Belarus
| residence = [[Minsk]], Belarus
| datebirth = {{birth date and age|1971|4|16}}
| datebirth = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|4|16}}
| placebirth = [[Minsk]], Belarus
| placebirth = [[Minsk]], Belarus
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| singlesrecord = 434–252
| singlesrecord = 434–252
| singlestitles = 4 WTA, 3 ITF
| singlestitles = 4 WTA, 3 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 5 ([[22 May]] [[1989]])
| highestsinglesranking = No. 5 (May 22, 1989)
| AustralianOpenresult = QF (1995)
| AustralianOpenresult = QF (1995)
| FrenchOpenresult = F (1988)
| FrenchOpenresult = F (1988)
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| doublesrecord = 714–170
| doublesrecord = 714–170
| doublestitles = 80 WTA, 3 ITF
| doublestitles = 80 WTA, 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 1 ([[7 October]] [[1991]])
| highestdoublesranking = No. 1 (October 7, 1991)
| updated = [[24 August]] [[2007]]
| updated = August 24, 2007
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{{MedalBronze | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles|doubles]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles|doubles]]}}
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'''Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva''' ({{lang-be|Наталля Зверава}}, {{lang-ru|Наташа Зверева}}; born [[16 April]] [[1971]]) is a retired [[tennis]] player from [[Belarus]]. Playing initially for the [[Soviet Union]], Zvereva won many doubles titles during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.
'''Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva''' ({{lang-be|Наталля Зверава}}, {{lang-ru|Наташа Зверева}}; born April 16, 1971) is a retired [[tennis]] player from [[Belarus]]. Playing initially for the [[Soviet Union]], Zvereva won many doubles titles during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.


==Career==
==Career==
As a junior, Zvereva won the [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] girls singles title in 1986, defeating [[Leila Meskhi]] in the final 2–6, 6–2, 9–7. Zvereva also won the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] girls singles championship in 1987, beating [[Sandra Birch]] in the final 6–0, 6–3.
As a junior, Zvereva won the [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] girls singles title in 1986, defeating [[Leila Meskhi]] in the final 2–6, 6–2, 9–7. Zvereva also won the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] girls singles championship in 1987, beating [[Sandra Birch]] in the final 6–0, 6–3.


After turning pro, Zvereva won four [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA Tour]] singles titles and 80 WTA Tour doubles titles. Eighteen of them were [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] doubles titles: five at Wimbledon, four at the US Open, five at the [[French Open]], and four at the [[Australian Open]]. She won those Grand Slam doubles titles with four different partners: [[Gigi Fernandez]], [[Martina Hingis]], [[Pam Shriver]], and [[Larisa Savchenko Neiland]]. She is one of only three women to have won at least four women's doubles titles at each Grand Slam tournament, the others being [[Martina Navratilova]] and Shriver.
After turning pro, Zvereva won four [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA Tour]] singles titles and 80 WTA Tour doubles titles. Eighteen of them were [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] doubles titles: five at Wimbledon, four at the U.S. Open, five at the [[French Open]], and four at the [[Australian Open]]. She won those Grand Slam doubles titles with four different partners: [[Gigi Fernandez]], [[Martina Hingis]], [[Pam Shriver]], and [[Larisa Neiland|Larissa Neiland-Savchenko]]. She is one of only three women to have won at least four women's doubles titles at each Grand Slam tournament, the others being [[Martina Navratilova]] and Shriver.


In addition to her Grand Slam doubles titles, Zvereva teamed with Meskhi to win a bronze medal at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona, Spain]].
In addition to her Grand Slam doubles titles, Zvereva teamed with Meskhi to win a bronze medal at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona, Spain]].


Zvereva's best achievement in singles was in 1988 when, at age of 17, she beat second ranked Navratilova in the fourth round and sixth seeded [[Helena Sukova]] in the quarterfinals en route to the final of the [[French Open]]. In the semifinals, Zvereva saved two match points against [[Nicole Bradtke]] before winning 6–3, 6–7, 7–5. In the final, she lost to [[Steffi Graf]] 6–0, 6–0, who went on to win all four Grand Slam singles titles and an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medal that year. Zvereva is one of the few players to have beaten both Graf and [[Monica Seles]] in the same Grand Slam singles tournament. At Wimbledon in 1998, Zvereva defeated the fourth seeded Graf in the third round 6–4, 7–5 and the sixth seeded Seles in a quarterfinal 7–6(4), 6–2. Starting with the French Open in 1987 and extending through Wimbledon in 2000, Zvereva played in 51 of the 54 Grand Slam singles tournaments held during that period.
Zvereva's best achievement in singles was in 1988 when, at age of 17, she beat second ranked Navratilova in the fourth round and sixth seeded [[Helena Sukova]] in the quarter-final en route to the final of the [[French Open]]. In the semifinals, Zvereva saved two match points against [[Nicole Bradtke]] before winning 6–3, 6–7, 7–5. In the final, she lost to [[Steffi Graf]] 6–0, 6–0, who went on to win all four Grand Slam singles titles and an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medal that year. Zvereva is one of the few players to have beaten both Graf and [[Monica Seles]] in the same Grand Slam singles tournament. At Wimbledon in 1998, Zvereva defeated the fourth seeded Graf in the third round 6–4, 7–5 and the sixth seeded Seles in a quarterfinal 7–6(4), 6–2. Starting with the French Open in 1987 and extending through Wimbledon in 2000, Zvereva played in 51 of the 54 Grand Slam singles tournaments held during that period.


In addition to her Grand Slam women's doubles titles, Zvereva twice won the mixed doubles title at the [[Australian Open]]. She partnered with [[Jim Pugh]] to win the title in 1990 and with [[Rick Leach]] in 1995.
In addition to her Grand Slam women's doubles titles, Zvereva twice won the mixed doubles title at the [[Australian Open]]. She partnered with [[Jim Pugh]] to win the title in 1990 and with [[Rick Leach]] in 1995.


Zvereva retired from professional tennis in 2003. Her last appearance in a Grand Slam Tournament was in Wimbledon 2002, where she lost on the first round to Marlene Weingartner 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. She played in the invitational doubles event in 2007.
Zvereva retired from professional tennis in 2003: her last appearance in a Grand Slam Tournament was in Wimbledon 2002, where she lost on the first round to Marlene Weingartner 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. She recently appeared on the invitations doubles event in 2007.


==Grand Slam singles final==
==Grand Slam singles final==
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|width="110"|'''Score in Final
|width="110"|'''Score in Final
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|-bgcolor="#EBC2Af"
| 1989 || [[French Open]]<small>(1) || {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Larisa Savchenko Neiland]] || {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Steffi Graf]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]] || 6–4, 6–4
|1989|| [[French Open]]<small>(1) || {{flagicon|USSR}} [[Larisa Savchenko Neiland]] || {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Steffi Graf]]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriela Sabatini]] || 6–4, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1991 || [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]<small>(1) || {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] || 6–4, 3-6, 8-6
|1991|| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]<small>(1) || {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gigi Fernández]]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jana Novotná]] || 6–4, 3-6, 8-6
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 1991 || [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]<small>(1) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
|1991|| [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]<small>(1) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| 1992 || French Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] || 6–3, 6–2
|1992|| French Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Conchita Martínez]]<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arantxa Sánchez Vicario]] || 6–3, 6–2
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1992 || Wimbledon <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–4, 6–1
|1992|| Wimbledon <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–4, 6–1
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 1992 || US Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 7–6(4), 6–1
|1992|| US Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 7–6(4), 6–1
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 1993 || [[Australian Open]] <small>(1) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]] || 6–4, 6–3
|1993|| [[Australian Open]] <small>(1) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Elizabeth Smylie]] || 6–4, 6–3
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| 1993 || French Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–3, 7–5
|1993|| French Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–3, 7–5
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1993 || Wimbledon <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–4, 6–7(9), 6–4
|1993|| Wimbledon <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná <br>{{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko Neiland || 6–4, 6–7(9), 6–4
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 1994 || Australian Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Fendick]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Meredith McGrath]] || 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|1994|| Australian Open <small>(2) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Patty Fendick]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Meredith McGrath]] || 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| 1994 || French Open <small>(4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] || 6–2, 6–2
|1994|| French Open <small>(4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lindsay Davenport]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]] || 6–2, 6–2
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1994 || Wimbledon <small>(4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 6–4, 6–1
|1994|| Wimbledon <small>(4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|TCH}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 6–4, 6–1
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| 1995 || French Open <small>(5) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 6–7(6), 6–4, 7–5
|1995|| French Open <small>(5) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 6–7(6), 6–4, 7–5
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 1995 || US Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Brenda Schultz-McCarthy]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]] || 7–5, 6–3
|1995|| US Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Brenda Schultz-McCarthy]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rennae Stubbs]] || 7–5, 6–3
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
| 1996 || US Open <small>(4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
|1996|| US Open <small>(4) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná<br>{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario || 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|-bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| 1997 || Australian Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis || {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa Raymond || 6–2, 6–2
|1997|| Australian Open <small>(3) || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis || {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} Lisa Raymond || 6–2, 6–2
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
|-bgcolor="#EBC2AF"
| 1997 || French Open <small>(6) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernandez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond || 6–2, 6–3
|1997|| French Open <small>(6) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mary Joe Fernandez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond || 6–2, 6–3
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| 1997 || Wimbledon <small>(5) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Manon Bollegraf]] || 7–6(4), 6–4
|1997|| Wimbledon <small>(5) || {{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicole Arendt]]<br>{{flagicon|NED}} [[Manon Bollegraf]] || 7–6(4), 6–4
|}
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| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Steffi Graf]]
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| [[Sony Ericsson Open|NASDAQ-100 Open]], [[Key Biscayne, Florida]], U.S.
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| [[Pacific Life Open|Evert Cup]], [[Indian Wells, California]], U.S.
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Natasha Zvereva
Country (sports) Soviet Union and
 Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Turned proMay 1988
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$7,792,503
Singles
Career record434–252
Career titles4 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 5 (May 22, 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French OpenF (1988)
WimbledonSF (1998)
US OpenQF (1993)
Doubles
Career record714–170
Career titles80 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (October 7, 1991)
Last updated on: August 24, 2007.
Olympic medal record
Women's Tennis
Representing the  Unified Team
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona doubles

Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Belarusian: Наталля Зверава, Russian: Наташа Зверева; born April 16, 1971) is a retired tennis player from Belarus. Playing initially for the Soviet Union, Zvereva won many doubles titles during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.

Career

As a junior, Zvereva won the Wimbledon girls singles title in 1986, defeating Leila Meskhi in the final 2–6, 6–2, 9–7. Zvereva also won the U.S. Open girls singles championship in 1987, beating Sandra Birch in the final 6–0, 6–3.

After turning pro, Zvereva won four WTA Tour singles titles and 80 WTA Tour doubles titles. Eighteen of them were Grand Slam doubles titles: five at Wimbledon, four at the U.S. Open, five at the French Open, and four at the Australian Open. She won those Grand Slam doubles titles with four different partners: Gigi Fernandez, Martina Hingis, Pam Shriver, and Larissa Neiland-Savchenko. She is one of only three women to have won at least four women's doubles titles at each Grand Slam tournament, the others being Martina Navratilova and Shriver.

In addition to her Grand Slam doubles titles, Zvereva teamed with Meskhi to win a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Zvereva's best achievement in singles was in 1988 when, at age of 17, she beat second ranked Navratilova in the fourth round and sixth seeded Helena Sukova in the quarter-final en route to the final of the French Open. In the semifinals, Zvereva saved two match points against Nicole Bradtke before winning 6–3, 6–7, 7–5. In the final, she lost to Steffi Graf 6–0, 6–0, who went on to win all four Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal that year. Zvereva is one of the few players to have beaten both Graf and Monica Seles in the same Grand Slam singles tournament. At Wimbledon in 1998, Zvereva defeated the fourth seeded Graf in the third round 6–4, 7–5 and the sixth seeded Seles in a quarterfinal 7–6(4), 6–2. Starting with the French Open in 1987 and extending through Wimbledon in 2000, Zvereva played in 51 of the 54 Grand Slam singles tournaments held during that period.

In addition to her Grand Slam women's doubles titles, Zvereva twice won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open. She partnered with Jim Pugh to win the title in 1990 and with Rick Leach in 1995.

Zvereva retired from professional tennis in 2003: her last appearance in a Grand Slam Tournament was in Wimbledon 2002, where she lost on the first round to Marlene Weingartner 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. She recently appeared on the invitations doubles event in 2007.

Grand Slam singles final

Runner-up (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1988 French Open Germany Steffi Graf 6–0, 6–0

Grand Slam women's doubles finals (31)

Wins (18)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1989 French Open(1) Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		 6–4, 6–4
1991 Wimbledon(1) Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland United States Gigi Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–4, 3-6, 8-6
1991 US Open(1) United States Pam Shriver Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–4, 4-6, 7-6(5)
1992 French Open (2) United States Gigi Fernández Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–3, 6–2
1992 Wimbledon (2) United States Gigi Fernández Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–4, 6–1
1992 US Open (2) United States Gigi Fernández Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 7–6(4), 6–1
1993 Australian Open (1) United States Gigi Fernández United States Pam Shriver
Australia Elizabeth Smylie		 6–4, 6–3
1993 French Open (3) United States Gigi Fernández Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–3, 7–5
1993 Wimbledon (3) United States Gigi Fernández Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland		 6–4, 6–7(9), 6–4
1994 Australian Open (2) United States Gigi Fernández United States Patty Fendick
Australia Meredith McGrath		 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1994 French Open (4) United States Gigi Fernández United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond		 6–2, 6–2
1994 Wimbledon (4) United States Gigi Fernández Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–4, 6–1
1995 French Open (5) United States Gigi Fernández Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–7(6), 6–4, 7–5
1995 US Open (3) United States Gigi Fernández Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 7–5, 6–3
1996 US Open (4) United States Gigi Fernández Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1997 Australian Open (3) Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Lindsay Davenport
Australia Lisa Raymond		 6–2, 6–2
1997 French Open (6) United States Gigi Fernández United States Mary Joe Fernandez
United States Lisa Raymond		 6–2, 6–3
1997 Wimbledon (5) United States Gigi Fernández United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf		 7–6(4), 6–4

Runner-ups (13)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1988 Wimbledon (1) Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		 6–3, 1–6, 12-10
1989 Wimbledon (2) Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		 6–1, 6-2
1990 French Open (1) Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko Neiland Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		 6–4, 7–5
1991 French Open (2) Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná		 6–4, 6-0
1995 Australian Open (1) United States Gigi Fernández Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–4
1995 Wimbledon (3) United States Gigi Fernández Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1996 French Open (3) United States Gigi Fernández United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Mary Joe Fernandez		 6–2, 6–1
1997 US Open (1) United States Gigi Fernández United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–3, 6–4
1998 Australian Open (2) United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis
Croatia Mirjana Lučić		 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
1998 French Open (4) United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–1, 7–6
1998 Wimbledon(4) United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1998 US Open(2) United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 6–3, 6–3
1999 Australian Open (3) United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		 7–5, 6–3

Grand Slam mixed doubles finals (4)

Wins (2)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1990 Australian Open(1) United States Jim Pugh United States Zina Garrison Jackson
United States Rick Leach		 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1995 Australian Open (2) United States Rick Leach United States Gigi Fernández
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 7–6(4), 6–7(3), 6–4

Runner-ups (2)

Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
1990 US Open(1) United States Jim Pugh Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 6–4, 6–2
1991 Wimbledon(1) United States Jim Pugh Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Elizabeth Smylie		 7–6(4), 6–2

WTA Tour finals

Singles wins (4)

Legend (Singles)
Tier II (2)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV & V (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. January 7, 1990 Brisbane, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan 6–4, 6–0
2. January 14, 1990 Sydney, Australia Hard Austria Barbara Paulus 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
3. February 13, 1994 Ameritech Cup Chicago, Chicago Carpet (I) United States Chanda Rubin 6–3, 7–5
4. June 20, 1999 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass France Nathalie Tauziat 0–6, 7–5, 6–3

Singles runner-ups (15)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (1)
Tier I (3)
Tier II (5)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV & V (2)
Pre-Tier (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. November 9, 1986 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Carper (I) United States Kathy Rinaldi 6–4, 6–7(7), 6–0
2. November 8, 1987 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Carpet (I) Italy Sandra Cecchini 0–6, 6–1, 6–3
3. November 15, 1987 Ameritech Cup Chicago, Chicago Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–2
4. June 5, 1988 French Open, Paris Clay West Germany Steffi Graf 6–0, 6–0
5. June 19, 1988 Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–2
6. August 21, 1988 Canadian Open, Montreal, Canada Hard Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 6–2
7. November 6, 1988 Worchester, Massachusetts, U.S. Carpet (I) United States Martina Navratilova 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3
8. April 9, 1989 Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. Clay West Germany Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–1
9. October 15, 1989 Moscow Carpet (I) United States Gretchen Magers 6–3, 6–4
10. June 16, 1991 Birmingham, United Kingdom Grass United States Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–6(6)
11. October 17, 1993 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Filderstadt, Germany Carpet (I) France Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–3
12. March 20, 1994 NASDAQ-100 Open, Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. Hard Germany Steffi Graf 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
13. April 3, 1994 Family Circle Cup, Hilton Head, South Carolina, U.S. Clay Spain Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–0
14. October 9, 1994 European Championships, Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (I) Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
15. March 5, 1995 Evert Cup, Indian Wells, California, U.S. Hard United States Mary Joe Fernandez 6–4, 6–3

Doubles wins (80)

Grand Slam events in boldface.

  • 1988 - Indianapolis (with Larisa Savchenko Neiland), Birmingham (with Savchenko Neiland)
  • 1989 - French Open (with Savchenko Neiland), Chicago (with Savchenko Neiland), Amelia Island (with Savchenko Neiland), Birmingham (with Savchenko Neiland), Moscow (with Savchenko Neiland)
  • 1990 - Birmingham (with Savchenko Neiland), Eastbourne (with Savchenko Neiland), Light n' Lively Doubles (with Savchenko Neiland)
  • 1991 - Wimbledon (with Savchenko Neiland), US Open (with Pam Shriver), Boca Raton (with Savchenko Neiland), Hilton Head (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch), German Open (wwith Savchenko Neiland), Eastbourne (with Savchenko Neiland), Canadian Open (with Savchenko Neiland), Los Angeles (with Savchenko Neiland), Brighton (with Shriver)
  • 1992 - French Open (with Gigi Fernandez), Wimbledon (with G. Fernandez), US Open (with G. Fernandez), Boca Raton (with Savchenko Neiland), Hilton Head (with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario), Amelia Island (with Sanchez Vicario), Zurich (with Helena Sukova), Oakland (with G. Fernandez), Philadelphia (with G. Fernandez)
  • 1993 - Australian Open (with G. Fernandez), French Open (with G. Fernandez), Wimbledon (with G. Fernandez), Virginia Slims Championships (with G. Fernandez), Delray Beach (with G. Fernandez), Light n' Lively Doubles (with G. Fernandez), Hilton Head (with G. Fernandez), German Open (with G. Fernandez), Eastbourne (with G. Fernandez), Leipzig (with G. Fernandez), Filderstadt (with G. Fernandez)
  • 1994 - Australian Open (with G. Fernandez), French Open (with G. Fernandez), Wimbledon (with G. Fernandez), Virginia Slims Championships (with G. Fernandez), Key Biscayne (with G. Fernandez), Chicago (with G. Fernandez), Italian Open (with G. Fernandez), German Open (with G. Fernandez), Eastbourne (with G. Fernandez), Filderstadt (with G. Fernandez), Philadelphia (with G. Fernandez)
  • 1995 - French Open (with G. Fernandez), US Open (with G. Fernandez), Tokyo (Pan Pacific) (with G. Fernandez), Italian Open (with G. Fernandez), San Diego (with G. Fernandez), Los Angeles (with G. Fernandez), Filderstadt (with G. Fernandez)
  • 1996 - US Open (with G. Fernandez), Tokyo (Pan Pacific) (with G. Fernandez), Los Angeles (with Lindsay Davenport)
  • 1997 - Australian Open (with Martina Hingis), French Open (with G. Fernandez), Wimbledon (with G. Fernandez), Tokyo (Pan Pacific) (with Davenport), Indian Wells (with Davenport), Key Biscayne (with Sanchez Vicario), Strasbourg (with Sukova), Moscow (with Sanchez Vicario)
  • 1998 - Chase Championships (with Davenport), Indian Wells (with Davenport), German Open (with Davenport), Stanford (with Davenport), San Diego (with Davenport), Los Angeles (with Hingis), Filderstadt (with Davenport), Moscow (with Mary Pierce)
  • 1999 - Tokyo (Pan Pacific) (with Davenport)
  • 2000 - Hannover (with Asa Carlsson), Hamburg (with Anna Kournikova)
  • 2002 - Madrid (with Martina Navratilova)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Career SR
Australian Open A A A 2R 4R 2R 3R 1R QF 1R 3R 3R 3R 2R A A 0 / 11
French Open 3R F 1R 4R 2R QF 4R 4R 1R 3R 4R 2R 2R 4R A A 0 / 14
Wimbledon 4R 4R 3R QF 2R QF QF 1R 3R 2R 1R SF 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 15
U.S. Open 3R 1R 4R 2R 4R 3R QF A 4R 3R 3R 2R 2R A A A 0 / 12
SR 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 52

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

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