Larisa Neiland
Country |
Soviet Union Latvia |
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Residence | Jūrmala, Latvia |
Born |
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 21 July 1966
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $US4,083,936 |
Singles | |
Career record | 322–283 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (23 May 1988) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4r (1992) |
French Open | 3r (1984, 1989) |
Wimbledon | QF (1994) |
US Open | QF (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 766–258 |
Career titles | 65 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (27 January 1992) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1995, 1996, 1997) |
French Open | W (1989) |
Wimbledon | W (1991) |
US Open | F (1991, 1992) |
Last updated on: 22 April 2007. |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland (born Larisa Savchenko on 21 July 1966 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR) is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former world number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles and four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.
Career
Neiland turned professional in 1983. In 1984, Neiland reached the third round of the French Open as a qualifier, which was her best singles result at the French Open. She won her first singles title in Chicago in January 1984, where she only lost a set.
In 1988, Neiland reached her first grand slam doubles final with Natasha Zvereva. They lost 10–12 in the final set to Gabriela Sabatini and Steffi Graf, who, in that same year won all four grand slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal. In 1989, also with Zvereva, Larisa won her first doubles grand slam over Graf and Sabatini in straight sets.
In 1991, Neiland captured the Wimbledon title with Zvereva. In 1992, she lost in the U.S. Open final to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková. She won her first mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, as well, when she and Cyril Suk teamed and won over Dutch duo Jacco Eltingh and Miriam Oremans. That year, she reached the number one doubles ranking. Neiland then reached her next five doubles runners-up with Novotná. Each and every final played with Novotná was lost, the first being the U.S. Open in 1991 and losing to Pam Shriver and Zvereva.
Her final grand slam doubles final appearance came in 1996 at Wimbledon. Neiland played in 2000 but retired after losing at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round, when she and her partner Lina Krasnoroutskaya lost to Ai Sugiyama and Julie Halard, the eventual runners-up, in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.
She currently coaches Svetlana Kuznetsova and is a part of the Russian Fed Cup coaching team.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles: 12 (2 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | Natasha Zvereva | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 1–6, 12–10 |
Winner | 1989 | French Open | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | Natasha Zvereva | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1991 | French Open | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 1991 | Wimbledon | Grass | Natasha Zvereva | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1991 | US Open | Hard | Jana Novotná | Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 1992 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1993 | French Open | Clay | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1993 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Meredith McGrath | Martina Hingis Helena Suková | 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1992 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cyril Suk | Miriam Oremans Jacco Eltingh | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Winner | 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | Andrei Olhovskiy | Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge | 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1994 | French Open | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Kristie Boogert Menno Oosting | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 1995 | French Open | Clay | Mark Woodforde | Jill Hetherington John-Laffnie de Jager | 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 1996 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Mark Woodforde | Nicole Arendt Luke Jensen | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mark Woodforde | Helena Suková Cyril Suk | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Australian Open | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Andrei Olhovskiy | Helena Suková Cyril Suk | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Rick Leach | Katarina Srebotnik Piet Norval | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Year-End Championships finals
Doubles: 5 finals (0 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1988 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Natalia Zvereva | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1989 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Natalia Zvereva | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1992 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Jana Novotná | Arantxa Sánchez Helena Suková | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1993 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Jana Novotná | Natalia Zvereva Gigi Fernández | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1999 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Arantxa Sánchez | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | 6–4, 6–4 |
Titles (67)
Singles (2)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 5. | 26 January 1987 | Wichita | Carpet (I) | Barbara Potter | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 June 1987 | Birmingham | Grass | Pam Shriver | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 February 1988 | Oakland | Carpet (I) | Martina Navratilova | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 February 1989 | Oakland | Carpet (I) | Zina Garrison | 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 6 November 1989 | Chicago | Carpet (I) | Zina Garrison | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1 February 1993 | Tokyo | Carpet (I) | Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 1. | 23 September 1991 | Saint Petersburg | Carpet (I) | Barbara Rittner | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 23 August 1993 | Schenectady | Hard | Natalia Medvedeva | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 24 August 1994 | Schenectady | Hard | Judith Wiesner | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
Doubles (65)
Grand slam events in boldface.
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Women's doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | ||||
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Australian Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | A | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | 3R | SF | SF | SF | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 11 | 31–11 | ||||
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | A | W | F | F | SF | F | QF | 3R | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1 / 15 | 48–14 | ||||
Wimbledon | QF | QF | QF | 1R | SF | F | F | SF | W | F | F | QF | SF | F | SF | A | 3R | 1R | 1 / 17 | 61–16 | ||||
US Open | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | F | F | 2R | SF | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 13 | 33–13 | ||||
Win–Loss | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 14–2 | 16–4 | 19–3 | 17–4 | 14–4 | 12–4 | 12–4 | 13–3 | 13–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 0–2 | 2 / 56 | 173–54 |
Head-to-Head Record against Other Players
[citation needed]
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0-4
- Serena Williams 0-1
- Venus Williams 0-3
- Lindsay Davenport 1-1
- Steffi Graf 0-6
- Monica Seles 0-2
- Martina Navratilova 1-9
Personal life
She married Alex Neiland at 21 December 1989, her surname was changed from Savchenko to Neiland.
References
External links and sources
- Larisa Neiland at the Women's Tennis Association
- Larisa Neiland at the Fed Cup
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