Yelena Granaturova

Yelena Granaturova
Country (sports)	Soviet Union
Born	24 April 1953 (age 71); Russia, Soviet Union
Turned pro	1970
Retired	1979
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career titles	3
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1975)
Doubles
Career titles	1

Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova (Russian: Елен́а Григо́рьевна Гранату́рова, IPA: [ɪ̯ɪlʲɪˈna ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪ̯ɪvnə ɡrənɐˈturəvə];^[2] born 24 April 1953) is a former tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. Her sister Irina is also a coach, with Vera Dushevina being her most famous player.^[1]

In 1971 she won the French Open junior title by defeating French Florence Guédy in the final.^[3]

At Grand Slam level she played the first round at Wimbledon in 1975. Lost to Australian Kerry Reid.^[4] In 1974 at the VI european amateur tennis championship played in the doubles final with her partner Natasha Chmyreva.^[5]

WTA finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Jan 1975	Moscow, Soviet Union	Hard (i)	Olga Morozova	0–6, 6–1, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Feb 1971	Moscow, Soviet Union	Carpet (i)	Olga Morozova	Eugenia Birioukova Marina Kroschina	6–7, 7–5, 5–7

Career finals

Singles: 9 (3–6)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	8 February 1971	Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union	Hard (i)	Eugenia Isopaitis	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	1.	1 April 1971	Alexandria, Egypt	Clay	Alena Palmeová-West	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	17 April 1973	Tashkent, Soviet Union	Hard	Marina Kroschina	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	10 February 1974	Salavat, Soviet Union	Hard (i)	Olga Morozova	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	4.	17 April 1974	Tashkent, Soviet Union	Hard	Marina Kroschina	4–6, 5–7
Loss	5.	18 July 1974	Moscow, Soviet Union	Hard	Marina Kroschina	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win	2.	9 March 1975	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Iris Riedel-Kühn	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Win	3.	7 March 1976	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Lydia Zinkevich	0–6, 6–0, 6–1
Loss	6.	25 July 1978	Moscow, Soviet Union	Clay	Natasha Chmyreva	4–6, 6–1, 6–8

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	11 July 1973	Moscow, Soviet Union	Hard	Eugenia Isopaitis	Marina Chuvyrina Tatiana Lagoiskaya	1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	2.	17 April 1974	Tashkent, Soviet Union	Hard	Marina Kroschina	Natasha Chmyreva Svetlana Korzun	1–6, 6–8
Win	1.	18 July 1974	Moscow, Soviet Union	Hard	Eugenia Birioukova	Svetlana Korzun Marina Kroschina	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3.	4 August 1974	Wrocław, Soviet Union	Clay	Natasha Chmyreva	Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova	2–6, 0–6
Loss	4.	25 July 1978	Moscow, Soviet Union	Clay	Marina Kroschina	Natasha Chmyreva Elena Eliseenko	0–6, 4–6