Irina Selyutina
| Country (sports) |
 Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Residence | Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan |
| Born |
7 November 1979 Alma-Ata, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | December 1996 |
| Retired | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$420,868 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 183–128 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 85 (14 January 2002) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2002) |
| French Open | 1R (2002) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 192–117 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 20 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (20 November 2000) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
| French Open | 2R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
| US Open | 3R (2000) |
Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a Kazakhstani tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997 partnering with Cara Black.[1] Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997.[1] Selyutina has won three WTA Tour doubles titles so far — J&S Cup with Cătălina Cristea in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with Nannie De Villiers and Porto Open with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on ITF Circuit, winning seven singles and twenty doubles events.
Personal life
Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in Alma-Ata (Soviet Union then, Kazakhstan now).[2] She has a brother, Nickolay.[2] Selyutina began playing tennis aged eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career.[2] Selyutina, who graduated from high school in 1996, prefers hard courts.[2]
Awards
- 1997 — ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with Cara Black)
Career statistics
WTA Tour doubles finals (3–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0/0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/1) |
| Tier III (0/1) |
| Tier IV & V (3/1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winners | 1. | 9 May 1999 | Warsaw | Clay |  Cătălina Cristea |
 Amélie Cocheteux  Janette Husárová |
6–1, 6–2 |
| RU | 1. | 5 March 2000 | Scottsdale | Hard |  Cara Black |
 Lindsay Davenport  Martina Hingis |
cancelled |
| RU | 2. | 18 June 2000 | Birmingham | Grass | Cara Black |
 Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea |
6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Winners | 2. | 13 January 2002 | Canberra | Hard |  Nannie De Villiers |
Samantha Reeves  Adriana Serra Zanetti |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winners | 3. | 7 April 2002 | Porto | Clay | Cara Black |
 Kristie Boogert  Magüi Serna |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| RU | 3. | 15 September 2002 | Waikoloa | Hard | Nannie De Villiers |
Meilen Tu  María Vento-Kabchi |
1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Grand Slam girls' doubles finals (2–0)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winners | 1997 | French Open | Clay | Cara Black |
 Maja Matevžič Katarina Srebotnik |
6–0, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Winners | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cara Black |
Maja Matevžič Katarina Srebotnik |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Irina Selyutina at the Women's Tennis Association
- Irina Selyutina at the International Tennis Federation
- Irina Selyutina at the Fed Cup
| Preceded by Michaela Paštiková |
ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with Cara Black) 1997 |
Succeeded by Eva Dyrberg |