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Elena Makarova

Not to be confused with Ekaterina Makarova.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Alekseyevna and the family name is Makarova.

Elena Alekseyevna Makarova (Russian: Елена Алексеевна Макарова,[1] listenⓘ, born 1 February 1973), is a former Russian professional tennis player.[2]

Elena Makarova
Елена Макарова
Country (sports) Soviet Union (1991)
Commonwealth of Independent States CIS (1992)
Russia  Russia (from 1993)
Born (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 51)
Turned pro1991
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 594,200
Singles
Career record178–128
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 43 (10 June 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1994, 1995)
French Open3R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 1997, 1998)
US Open3R (1995)
Doubles
Career record73–67
Career titles1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 36 (12 June 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1996)
French OpenQF (1995)
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open3R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (1999), record 26–12 (68.4%)

Makarova played in the WTA Tour from 1991 to 1999.[3] Her peak performances were in 1995, when she was ranked world No. 36 in doubles, and in 1996, when she was ranked No. 43 in singles. In 2011, she coached Russian tennis player Margarita Gasparyan.[1]

WTA Tour finals edit

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 23 September 1995 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 20 July 1997 Palermo, Italy Clay   Sandrine Testud 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit

Legend
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 1
Tier IV & V 0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 24 September 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (o)   Eugenia Maniokova   Laura Golarsa
  Caroline Vis 		7–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 August 1991 Rebecq, Belgium Clay   Kateřina Šišková 3–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 15 September 1991 Haskovo, Bulgaria Clay   Lubomira Bacheva 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 9 December 1991 Érd, Hungary Hard (i)   Petra Holubová 7–5, 6–1
Winner 3. 20 January 1992 Bergen, Norway Carpet (i)   Julia Jehs 6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 27 July 1992 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay   Barbara Mulej 5–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 19 October 1992 Moscow, Russia Clay   Svetlana Parkhomenko 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 14 November 1992 Manchester, England Carpet (i)   Nancy Feber 5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 5. 22 November 1992 Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner 6. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i)   Petra Langrová 0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 4 October 1998 Tbilisi, Georgia Clay   Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 1 November 1998 Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Sandra Načuk 0–6, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1 April 1991 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay   Irina Sukhova   Zdeňka Málková
  Janette Husárová 		1–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 30 March 1992 Moncalieri, Italy Clay   Kateřina Šišková   Radka Bobková
  Jana Pospíšilová 		6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Winner 2. 25 May 1992 Putignano, Italy Hard   Olga Lugina   Aida Khalatian
  Karina Kuregian 		6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 15 November 1992 Manchester, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Elena Likhovtseva   Elena Pampoulova
  Natalie Tschan 		6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 28 March 1993 Brest, France Hard   Elena Likhovtseva   Kristie Boogert
  Linda Niemantsverdriet 		6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Winner 4. 5 July 1993 Erlangen, Germany Clay   Eugenia Maniokova   Janette Husárová
  Danielle Thomas 		6–1, 6–4
Winner 5. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i)   Magdalena Feistel   Isabelle Demongeot
  Catherine Suire 		2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 1 November 1998 Poitiers, France Hard (i)   Olga Lugina   Gabriela Kučerová
  Radka Pelikánová 		6–0, 6–1

Head to head edit

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Girls' singles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1991 Wimbledon Grass   Barbara Rittner 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6

Legacy edit

In Russia, despite her modest popularity as a top-50 player, Makarova is well-known for providing her explanation for the issue of LGBT-athletes being more common among female tennis players than on the ATP Tour (while the most popular example was Toomas Leius according to the locally popular 1993 short story Fugue with [Male] Tennis Player by Mikhail Veller).[4] She said the following: “When you get tired after a match or training, you no longer want to dress up or go to a party. Therefore, some tennis players solve the problem of sex [absence] by means of "lesser bloodshed" [local idiom which means "easy" in a dual meaning: the simpler the better or silly][5] — with each other. Besides, you can't afford to take your beloved man with you — he has to work himself". The last part has been clarified to mean that "most female tennis players cannot afford traveling with their beloved man financially".[6][7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "МАКАРОВА Елена Алексеевна". Энциклопедия «Российский теннис». Федерация тенниса России. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ^ Federation Cup
  3. ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  4. ^ "Fuga s tennisistom". litres.ru (in Russian). Litres. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Don't pray for an easy life, it will not make you grow". wisdomotoinspire.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
    • "О том, что хуже воровства" [About that which is worse than stealing]. pro-expert.ru. Expert. 28 January 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2022. In fact, these three words mean that simplicity is stupidity, insanity is worse than almost anything. It's not just that, according to [Vladimir] Dal, "stupidity will be worse than a thief". The reason is always more terrible than the effect, and theft, that is, violation of human and divine laws, is usually a direct consequence of simplicity (Given the prevalence of the phenomenon under discussion, let me remind you that V.I. Dal not only distinguishes but also opposes the simplicity (directness) of the heart and simplicity (emptiness) of the mind). What is murder, or the same robbery, if not a disgustingly simple solution to a problem?
  6. ^ "Знаменитые теннисные любовники" [Famous Tennis Lovers]. kommersant.ru (in Russian). Kommersant. 19 December 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ Hone, Michael (13 January 2016). Boarding School Homosexuality: From Plato's Academy to the Princeton Rub. ISBN 978-1523368297.
  8. ^ Addicott, Adam (5 October 2021). "Tennis Players Who Come Out as LGBT Receive Widespread Acceptance From Teammates, Says Study". ubitennis.net. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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