Natalia Vikhlyantseva

Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Наталья Вихлянцева

Vikhlyantseva at the 2019 Wimbledon Qualifying
Full name	Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Volgograd, Russia
Born	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 Volgograd, Russia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,205,303
Singles
Career record	197–133 (59.7%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 54 (23 October 2017)
Current ranking	No. 129 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2017, 2019)
French Open	1R (2017, 2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2017, 2018)
US Open	1R (2017, 2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record	23–31 (42.6%)
Career titles	1 WTA 125K, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 216 (22 July 2019)
Current ranking	No. 406 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2018)
French Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	1R (2017)
US Open	1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–1 (85.7%)
Last updated on: 5 April 2020.

Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева, IPA: [nɐˈtalʲjə vʲɪxˈlʲəntsɛvə]; born 16 February 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.

Vikhlyantseva has career-high rankings of 54 in singles, achieved on 23 October 2017, and 279 in doubles, set on 1 August 2016.

Tennis career

2015–16

Vikhlyantseva made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wild card. In her first match on WTA Tour, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in three sets. She played in second round against Simona Halep and lost in straight sets.

After winning two titles in 2016 on the ITF circuit, she reached the semifinals of the Open de Limoges where she took top-seed and top-30 player Caroline Garcia to three sets.

2017: Top 100 debut and first WTA final

Vikhlyantseva debuted at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2017 Australian Open where she reached the second round of the main draw, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Her next tournament was the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy for which she received a wild card and beat Yaroslava Shvedova before upsetting No. 8 seed Daria Kasatkina in straight sets and receiving a walkover from top seed Simona Halep (who withdrew due to injury) in the quarterfinals. She lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic. Despite her defeat, Vikhlyantseva ensured a top-100 debut with her campaign.

She reached her first WTA-level final at the Ricoh Open, beating Cornelia Lister, former world No. 9 Andrea Petkovic, Arantxa Rus and fifth seed Ana Konjuh en route. She then lost to Anett Kontaveit, who won her first title.

After some poor results which followed, Vikhlyantseva reached the second round at the Bank of the West Classic and Upper Austria Ladies Linz before coming up with a surprise run to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup, where she had her first ever top-20 win over compatriot Elena Vesnina in straight sets. It was Vikhlyantseva's second Premier semifinal of the year, and both of them came in Russia, her home country. However, her run was halted by Julia Görges in the semifinals, with a wrist injury hindering her from further success.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

This table is current through the 2019 China Open.

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	1R	2R	Q3	0 / 3	2–3	40%
French Open	A	A	1R	1R	Q2		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	1R	Q2	NH	0 / 2	0–2	0%
US Open	A	Q1	1R	1R	1R		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	1–4	0–4	1–2	0–0	0 / 10	2–10	17%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open	A	A	Q1	2R	3R	P	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Miami Open	1R	A	1R	2R	1R	P	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Madrid Open	A	A	Q1	1R	A	P	0 / 1	0–1	0%
China Open	A	A	1R	A	A		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open[1]	A	A	Q2	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	Q1	1R	A	P	0 /1	0–1	0%
Canadian Open	A	A	Q1	A	A	P	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	A	A	2R	Q2	A		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wuhan Open	A	A	Q2	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	2	2	15	19	9	0	Career total: 47
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	1	0	0	0	Career total: 1
Overall Win–Loss	1–2	1–2	14–15	5–19	9–9	0–0	0 / 47	30–47	39%
Year-end ranking	230	161	54	134	112		$1,139,527

• ¹ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2017	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	International	Grass	Anett Kontaveit	2–6, 3–6

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2019	Båstad Open, Sweden	Clay	Misaki Doi	Alexa Guarachi Danka Kovinić	7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (1–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2014	ITF Hilton Head Island, United States	10,000	Clay	Marie Bouzková	5–7, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2015	ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia	25,000	Clay	Polina Leykina	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2016	ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic	25,000	Clay	Anna Kalinskaya	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–2	Sep 2016	ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia	100,000	Hard (i)	Donna Vekić	6–1, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Dec 2016	ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates	100,000	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–4	Oct 2018	ITF Poitiers, France	80,000	Hard (i)	Viktorija Golubic	6–3, 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2015	ITF Saint-Malo, France	50,000	Clay	Maria Marfutina	Kristína Kučová Anastasija Sevastova	7–6(7–1), 3–6, [5–10]
Win	1–1	Jan 2016	ITF Wesley Chapel, United States	25,000	Clay	Ingrid Neel	Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova	4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]

Fed Cup participation

This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup

Legend
World Group
World Group Play-off
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group

Singles (5–1)

Edition	Round	Date	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result	Team result
2017 Fed Cup	WG II	12 February 2017 Moscow, Russia	Chinese Taipei	Hard (i)	Lee Ya-hsuan	Win	6–1, 6–2	Win 4–1
2018 Fed Cup	WG II	10 February 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	Hard (i)	Viktória Kužmová	Win	6–4, 6–2	Loss 1–3
		11 February 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia			Jana Čepelová	Loss	4–6, 4–6
2019 Fed Cup	E/A I	6 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland	Poland	Hard (i)	Iga Świątek	Win	6–0, 6–2	Win 2–1
		7 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland	Denmark		Clara Tauson	Win	7–6(7–3), 6–1	Win 3–0
		9 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland	Sweden		Johanna Larsson	Win	7–6(7–1), 6–2	Win 2–0

External links

• Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the Women's Tennis Association
• Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the International Tennis Federation
• Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the Billie Jean King Cup