Natalia Medvedeva (tennis)

Natalia Olegovna Medvedeva (Ukrainian: Наталія Олегівна Медведєвa, romanized: Nataliya Olehivna Medvedyeva, Наталья Олеговна Медведева; born 15 November 1971) is a former Soviet, CIS and Ukrainian professional tennis player.

Natalia Medvedeva
Наталія Медведєвa

Country (sports)	Soviet Union CIS Ukraine
Born	(1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
Turned pro	1987
Retired	1998
Prize money	$906,455
Singles
Career record	186–128
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 23 (15 November 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1990, 1994, 1995, 1997)
French Open	3R (1989)
Wimbledon	3R (1993, 1996)
US Open	3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record	174–98
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 21 (4 July 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1990)
French Open	QF (1994)
Wimbledon	QF (1994)
US Open	QF (1990)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (1990)
Olympic Games	1R (1996)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1994)
French Open	SF (1990)
Wimbledon	1R (1993)
US Open	2R (1990, 1992, 1994)
Team competitions
Hopman Cup	F (1995)

Career

She played on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1998. Her four singles titles were won in Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, Linz in 1992, and Prague and Essen in 1993. In Essen, she beat Conchita Martínez, Arantrxa Sánchez, and Anke Huber.

She also won 12 doubles titles. She also won the girls' doubles title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Natalia Zvereva. She reached four Grand Slam quarterfinals in doubles: twice, with Leila Meskhi, in 1990, at the Australian and US Opens. She did it twice again in 1994, with Larisa Savchenko, at the French Open and Wimbledon Championships.

Medvedeva competed 16 times for the Ukraine Fed Cup team, with an 8–8 win–loss record. She came out of retirement for the 2000 Fed Cup because the team was struggling for players.

Personal

Medvedeva's younger brother is Andriy Medvedev, the 1999 French Open finalist. They competed together at the 1995 Hopman Cup, losing in the final to the German team of Anke Huber and Boris Becker.

WTA career finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	1
Tier III	1
Tier IV	2
Tier V	1

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1990	Nashville, United States	Hard	Susan Sloane	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	2–0	Feb 1992	Linz, Austria	Hard	Pascale Paradis-Mangon	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–0	Jul 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Meike Babel	6–3, 6–2
Loss	3–1	Aug 1993	Schenectady, United States	Hard	Larisa Neiland	3–6, 5–7
Win	4–1	Oct 1993	Essen, Germany	Carpet	Conchita Martínez	6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 13 (12 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 1 Tier III 1 Tier IV & V 8

Titles by surface Hard 7 Clay 2 Grass 0 Carpet 3

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Apr 1988	Singapore	Hard	Natalia Bykova	Leila Meskhi Svetlana Cherneva	7–6, 6–3
Loss	1.	Nov 1989	Nashville, Tennessee, US	Hard	Leila Meskhi	Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath	6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Win	2.	Feb 1990	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Leila Meskhi	Jill Hetherington Robin White	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win	3.	Feb 1990	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Leila Meskhi	Michelle Jaggard Julie Richardson	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win	4.	Oct 1990	Dorado, Puerto Rico	Hard	Elena Brioukhovets	Amy Frazier Julie Richardson	6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	Sep 1991	St. Petersburg, USSR	Carpet	Elena Brioukhovets	Isabelle Demongeot Jo Durie	7–5, 6–3
Win	6.	Apr 1992	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot	Pascale Paradis-Mangon Sandrine Testud	6–1, 6–1
Win	7.	Apr 1992	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot	Rika Hiraki Petra Langrová	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	8.	Jul 1993	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Karin Kschwendt	Silvia Farina Brenda Schultz	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win	9.	Oct 1993	Brighton, England	Carpet	Laura Golarsa	Anke Huber Larisa Savchenko	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win	10.	Jan 1994	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Laura Golarsa	Jenny Byrne Rachel McQuillan	6–3, 6–1
Win	11.	Aug 1996	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Janette Husárová	Lenka Cenková Kateřina Kroupová	6–4, 7–5
Win	12.	Nov 1996	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Larisa Savchenko	Silvia Farina Barbara Schett	7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1

Team

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	8 January 1995	Hopman Cup	Hard	Andriy Medvedev	Anke Huber Boris Becker	0–2

Top 10 wins

Season	1993	1994	Total
Wins	3	1	4

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	NMR
1993
1.	Anke Huber	No. 10	Faber Grand Prix, Essen, Germany	Carpet	2nd round	6–4, 6–2	No. 40
2.	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	No. 2	Faber Grand Prix, Essen	Carpet	Semifinals	6–4, 2–6, 6–4	No. 40
3.	Conchita Martínez	No. 5	Faber Grand Prix, Essen	Carpet	Final	6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4	No. 40
1994
4.	Conchita Martínez	No. 3	Faber Grand Prix, Essen	Carpet	1st round	7–5, 6–4	No. 43

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	2R	2R	A	2R	0 / 6	4–6
French Open	A	Q2	3R	2R	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 6	4–6
Wimbledon	1R	Q1	A	1R	A	2R	3R	1R	1R	3R	A	0 / 7	5–7
US Open	A	A	Q1	2R	A	2R	2R	3R	1R	A	1R	0 / 6	5–6
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	2–1	3–4	0–1	3–4	3–3	3–4	1–4	2–1	1–2	0 / 25	18–25

Doubles

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	QF	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	A	1R	A	0 / 6	5–6
French Open	A	A	3R	A	2R	2R	QF	1R	A	A	1R	0 / 6	7–6
Wimbledon	1R	A	2R	A	2R	2R	QF	2R	A	A	A	0 / 6	7–6
US Open	A	2R	QF	A	2R	2R	3R	A	A	2R	A	0 / 6	8–6
Year-end championships
WTA Championships	DNQ		SF	Did not qualify							1–1	0 / 1	1–1
Win–loss	0–1	1–1	9–5	0–1	3–4	3–3	10–4	1–3	0–0	1–2	0–1	0 / 25	28–25

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	1R	A	A	SF	A	A	QF	A	0 / 3	5–3
French Open	SF	A	2R	2R	QF	QF	A	A	1R	0 / 6	10–6
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1
US Open	2R	A	2R	1R	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	3–4
Win–loss	5–2	0–1	2–2	1–3	6–3	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–1	0 / 14	18–14

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	20 April 1987	Monte Viso, Italy	Clay	Linda Ferrando	6–1, 6–3
Win	2.	2 November 1987	Telford, United Kingdom	Hard	Sarah Loosemore	6–2, 6–2
Win	3.	9 November 1987	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Carpet	Eugenia Maniokova	6–2, 7–5
Win	4.	16 November 1987	Croydon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Teresa Catlin	6–2, 6–3
Loss	1.	24 April 1989	Monte Viso, Italy	Clay	Rachel McQuillan	6–7, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	6 April 1987	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Eugenia Maniokova	Heike Thoms Olga Tsarbopoulou	6–3, 7–5
Win	2.	26 October 1987	Cheshire, United Kingdom	Carpet	Eugenia Maniokova	Paulette Moreno Maria Strandlund	6–2, 7–6
Win	3.	2 November 1987	Telford, United Kingdom	Hard	Eugenia Maniokova	Sabine Hack Ingrid Peltzer	6–0, 6–2
Win	4.	9 November 1987	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Carpet	Eugenia Maniokova	Pascale Etchemendy Joy Tacon	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1.	12 October 1987	Croydon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Eugenia Maniokova	Viktoria Milvidskaia Paulette Moreno	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	17 April 1989	Caserta, Italy	Hard	Eugenia Maniokova	Nanne Dahlman Kate McDonald	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2.	26 August 1996	Kyiv, Ukraine	Clay	Anna Zaporozhanova	Anna-Karin Svensson Réka Vidáts	5–7, 3–6
Win	6.	28 September 1996	Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Larisa Neiland	Caroline Dhenin Dominique Monami	6–1, 6–1
Loss	3.	8 September 1997	Kyiv, Ukraine	Clay	Angelina Zdorovitskaia	Annica Lindstedt Caroline Schneider	1–6, 2–6

External links

• Natalia Medvedeva at the Women's Tennis Association
• Natalia Medvedeva at the International Tennis Federation
• Natalia Medvedeva at the Billie Jean King Cup