Natasha Zvereva

Natasha Zvereva
Native nameНаташа Зверaва
Country (sports) Soviet Union (1988–1991),
 CIS (1992),
 Unified Team (1992),
Belarus Belarus (from 1993)
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1971-04-16) 16 April 1971 (age 53)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned proMay 1988
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$7,792,503
Int. Tennis HoF2010 (member page)
Singles
Career record434–252 (63.3%)
Career titles4 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 5 (22 May 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French OpenF (1988)
WimbledonSF (1998)
US OpenQF (1993)
Doubles
Career record714–170
Career titles80 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1 (7 October 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1993, 1994, 1997)
French OpenW (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
WimbledonW (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997)
US OpenW (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1993, 1994, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Career titles2
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1990, 1995)
WimbledonF (1991)
US OpenF (1990)
Team competitions
Fed Cup59–21
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Doubles

Natalya "Natasha" Maratovna Zvereva[a] (born 16 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus. She was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings.[2] Zvereva and her main doubles partner Gigi Fernández are the most successful women's doubles team (measured by WTA Tour and major titles) since Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.[3][4]

On 12 July 2010, Zvereva was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame alongside Fernández.

  1. ^ "Наша история. 5 лет назад не стало легендарного тренера Марата Зверева" [Our History. Five years since the death of the legendary coach Marat Zverev]. tennis.by (in Russian). Belarus Tennis Association. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ Zvereva Shows She Can Still Beat the Odds Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. ^ ""WTA Website: Martina Navratilova Player Bio."". Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  4. ^ "WTA Website: Natasha Zvereva Player Bio"". Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.


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