Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky
 | |
| Full name | Viktoria Milvidskaia |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Residence | New York City and Miami, United States |
| Born | 20 April 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed with two-handed backhand |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 168 |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 145 |
Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky (born Milvidskaia, 20 April 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. Her highest singles ranking was #168; doubles ranking #145.
Early life
Belinsky began playing tennis at the age of seven in Moscow. She played for the famous Spartak tennis club and her coaches were Alexandra Granaturova and Larisa Preobrazhenskaya.[1]
In 1983 she won the Moscow First International Tournament in Moscow which earned her the honour of Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class (equates to international champion). This was the start of her professional tennis career.
Professional career
She was a member of the USSR national tennis team (1983–1989) and represented the USSR in many different tournaments around the world. In 1984, she became the youngest USSR national champion. From 1984 to 1992, she was one of the top ten tennis players in the country.
Belinsky played in all Grand Slam tournaments. She had career wins over: Manon Bollegraf, Tami Whitlinger, Sandra Wasserman, Nicole Arendt, Inés Gorrochategui, Lubomira Bacheva, Regina Maršíková, Andrea Strnadová, Sabine Hack, and Radka Bobková. She stopped playing in 1993 due to a knee injury. That same year, she moved to the United States.
Belinsky has an M.A. in physical education from the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow. She received this degree May 1989.
From 2005 to 2008, Belinsky worked at the Russian NTV PLUS Tennis Channel. Her program was called, Tennis coach – is it nature or nurtured?. She interviewed many famous tennis coaches including: Wayne Bryan, Nick Bollettieri, Bud Collins, Robert Lansdorp, Carlos Rodriguez, Richard Williams. In addition, she has interviewed famous tennis players such as Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Anna Kournikova, Marat Safin and Janko Tipsarević. She worked as a sports broadcaster at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), and as a tennis analyst at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.
In 2014, Belinsky worked as a coach for the USTA Player Development program[2] in New York City, NY.
In 2015, she moved to Florida and began working as a private coach with professional junior tennis players.
Singles
Winner
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1982 | European Summer Cups | 16 & Under Girls[3] | Leysin | |||
| Winner | 1983 | European Summer Cups | 16 & Under Girls[3] | Leysin | |||
| Winner | 1983 | Moscow First International Tournament | Moscow | Regina Maršíková and Oksana Rodina (Lifanova) | ||
| Winner | 1984 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Tashkent | |||
| Winner | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bari | |||
| Finalist | 1981 | European Junior Championships 14 & Under[4] | Blois | (lost to Manuela Maleeva) | ||
| Finalist | 1984 | Goodwill Games | Katowice | Elena Eliseenko | ||
| Finalist | 1986 | ITF Women's Circuit | Zagreb | |||
| Finalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Sofia | |||
| Finalist | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bari | |||
| Finalist | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Darmstadt | |||
| Semifinalist | 1983 | European Junior Championship 16 & Under[5] | Geneva | |||
| Semifinalist | 1986 | ITF Women's Circuit | San Antonio | |||
| Semifinalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bol-na-Bracu | |||
| Semifinalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Croyden | |||
| Semifinalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bol-na-Bracu | |||
| Semifinalist | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Granada | |||
| Semifinalist | 1991 | ITF Women's Circuit | Darmstadt | |||
| Semifinalist | 1991 | ITF Women's Circuit | Pisticci | |||
| Semifinalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bol-na-Bracu | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1985 | ITF Women's circuit | Cheshire | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1986 | ITF Women's circuit | Sofia | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1987 | ITF Women's circuit | Cheshire | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1987 | ITF Women's circuit | Eastbourne | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1990 | ITF Women's circuit | Mantua | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1990 | ITF Women's circuit | Rheda-Wiedenbrück | |||
| Quarterfinalist | 1990 | ITF Women's circuit | Erlangen |
Doubles
Winner
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1984 | European Championship[6] | Ostend | Natalia Bykova | |||
| Winner | 1986 | ITF Women's Circuit | Chicago | Natalia Bykova | |||
| Winner | 1986 | ITF Women's Circuit | Zagreb | Natalia Bykova | |||
| Winner | 1986 | ITF Women's Circuit | Sofia | Natalia Bykova | |||
| Winner | 1986 | Tennis at the 1987 Summer Universiade | Zagreb | Leila Meskhi | |||
| Winner | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bari | Aida Halatian | |||
| Winner | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Monviso | Aida Halatian | |||
| Winner | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Bol-na-Bracu | Elena Brioukhovets | |||
| Winner | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Croyden | Paulette Moreno | |||
| Winner | 1988 | ITF Women's Circuit | Modena | Eugenia Maniokova | |||
| Winner | 1988 | ITF Women's Circuit | Arezzo | Eugenia Maniokova | |||
| Winner | 1988 | ITF Women's Circuit | Salerno | Eugenia Maniokova | |||
| Winner | 1988 | ITF Women's Circuit | Nivelles | Elena Brioukhovets | |||
| Winner | 1988 | ITF Women's Circuit | Rebecq | Elena Brioukhovets | |||
| Winner | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Marsa | Anna Mirza | |||
| Winner | 1991 | ITF Women's Circuit | Erlangen | Maja Zivec-Skulg | |||
| Finalist | 1981 | European Junior Championships 14 & Under[7] | Serramazzoni | Irina Zvereva( Fateeva) | |||
| Finalist | 1984 | Wimbledon Junior Doubles Championship | London | Larisa Savchenko-Nieland | |||
| Finalist | 1984 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championship | Miami | Natalia Bykova | |||
| Finalist | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Rheda-Wiedenbruck | Agnese Blumberga | |||
| Semi-Finalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Rabac | Elena Brioukhovets | |||
| Semi-Finalist | 1987 | ITF Women's Circuit | Telford | Heidi Sprung | |||
| Semi-Finalist | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Mantua | Petra Langrová | |||
| Semi-Finalist | 1990 | ITF Women's Circuit | Darmstadt | Michaela Frimmelova | |||
| Semi-Finalist | 1992 | ITF Women's Circuit | Sopot | Kirstin Freye |
References
- ^ "How to Grow a Super-Athlete". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "Player Development Home | Player Development". USTA. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "European Summer Cups". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championship". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "European junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
External links
- WTA Tennis English – Players – Results – Victoria Milvidskaia.
- Tennis Abstract: Viktoria Milvidskaia WTA Match Results.
- Australian Open – Results Archive – Viktoria Milvidskaia.
- Tennis Stats – H2H Stats – MatchStat Viktoria Milvidskaia.
- WAVE OF FUTURE HERE FROM SOVIET The New York Times.
- NTV Interview: "So far and so close". Interview with Anna Kurnikova by Viktoria Milvidskaia.