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Irina Selyutina

Summary

Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a former tennis player from Kazakhstan.

Irina Selyutina
Ирина Селютина
Country (sports) Kazakhstan
ResidenceAlma-Ata, Kazakhstan
Born (1979-11-07) 7 November 1979 (age 44)
Alma-Ata, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned proDecember 1996
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$420,868
Singles
Career record183–128 (58.8%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 85 (14 January 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2002)
French Open1R (2002)
Wimbledon1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record192–117 (62.1%)
Career titles3 WTA, 20 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 31 (20 November 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2001)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open3R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–4

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 won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour – 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 the ITF Women's Circuit, winning eight singles and 20 doubles events.

Personal life edit

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 at the age of eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career.[2] She graduated from high school in 1996.[2]

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)
Tier II (0/0)
Tier III (0/1)
Tier IV & V (3/1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 9 May 1999 Warsaw, Poland Clay   Cătălina Cristea   Amélie Cocheteux
  Janette Husárová 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 1. 18 June 2000 Birmingham, Great Britain Grass   Cara Black   Rachel McQuillan
  Lisa McShea 		6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Win 2. 13 January 2002 Canberra, Australia Hard   Nannie de Villiers   Samantha Reeves
  Adriana Serra Zanetti 		6–2, 6–3
Win 3. 7 April 2002 Porto, Portugal Clay   Cara Black   Kristie Boogert
  Magüi Serna 		7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 2. 15 September 2002 Waikoloa, United States Hard   Nannie de Villiers   Meilen Tu
  María Vento-Kabchi 		1–6, 6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals edit

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 13 (8–5) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 24 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Zdeňka Málková 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 12 April 1998 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Kyra Nagy 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 24 May 1998 ITF Azeméis, Portugal Hard   Paula Hermida 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 21 November 1999 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard   Holly Parkinson 4–6, 0–6
Winner 2. 18 February 2001 ITF Sutton, Great Britain Hard (i)   Dragana Zarić 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 22 April 2001 ITF Allentown, United States Hard   Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6–4, 6–1
Winner 4. 29 April 2001 ITF Jackson, United States Clay   Gabriela Voleková 6–1, 6–4
Winner 5. 6 May 2001 ITF Dothan, United States Clay   Ashley Harkleroad 6–4, 6–2
Winner 6. 21 October 2001 ITF Southampton, Great Britain Hard (i)   Eva Dyrberg 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 28 October 2001 ITF Dallas, United States Hard   Milagros Sequera 7–5, 2–6, 0–6
Winner 7. 4 November 2001 ITF Hayward, United States Hard   Milagros Sequera 7–5, 6–4
Winner 8. 18 November 2001 ITF Hattiesburg, United States Hard   Seda Noorlander 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 21 July 2002 ITF Oyster Bay, United States Hard   Cho Yoon-jeong 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 28 (20–8) edit

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 17 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Cara Black   Ľudmila Cervanová
  Zuzana Váleková 		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 24 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay   Cara Black   Miriam D'Agostini
  Vanessa Menga 		3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 12 January 1997 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard   Cara Black   Brie Rippner
  Paige Yaroshuk 		6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 12 April 1997 ITF Athens, Greece Clay   Cara Black   Virág Csurgó
  Svetlana Krivencheva 		6–3, 6–4
Winner 5. 24 August 1997 ITF Kiev, Ukraine Clay   Cara Black   Natalia Egorova
  Olga Ivanova 		6–2, 6–4
Winner 6. 28 September 1997 ITF Tucumán, Argentina Clay   Cara Black   Miriam D'Agostini
  Vanessa Menga 		6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 24 May 1998 ITF Azeméis, Portugal Hard   Kelly Liggan   Cristina Correia
  Bruna Colósio 		2–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 4 October 1998 ITF Santa Clara, United States Hard   Cara Black   Maureen Drake
  Lindsay Lee-Waters 		6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 7 March 1999 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Laura Golarsa   Åsa Carlsson
  Laurence Courtois 		3–6, 7–6, 0–6
Winner 8. 31 October 1999 ITF Dallas, United States Hard   Emmanuelle Gagliardi   Samantha Reeves
  Jessica Steck 		6–3, 6–3
Winner 9. 28 November 1999 ITF Nurioopta, Australia Hard   Louise Pleming   Rachel McQuillan
  Trudi Musgrave 		6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 22 July 2000 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard   Lisa McShea   Evie Dominikovic
  Nirupama Sanjeev 		4–6, 4–6
Winner 10. 30 July 2000 ITF Salt Lake City, United States Hard   Lisa McShea   Samantha Reeves
  Jessica Steck 		w/o
Runner-up 4. 11 February 2001 ITF Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i)   Tina Križan   Julie Pullin
  Lorna Woodroffe 		1–6, 3–6
Winner 11. 15 April 2001 ITF Columbus, United States Hard (i)   Lisa McShea   Amanda Augustus
  Sarah Taylor 		6–1, 7–5
Winner 12. 22 April 2001 ITF Allentown, United States Hard (i)   Lisa McShea   Amanda Augustus
  Zuzana Lešenarová 		7–5, 6–3
Winner 13. 29 April 2001 ITF Jackson, United States Clay   Amanda Augustus   Zuzana Lešenarová
  Nicole Melch 		6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 28 July 2001 ITF Ettenheim, Germany Clay   Katalin Marosi   Eva Dyrberg
  Maja Matevžič 		w/o
Winner 14. 4 August 2001 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France Clay   Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Gisela Riera 		6–2, 6–3
Winner 15. 9 September 2001 ITF Denain, France Clay   Émilie Loit   Debby Haak
  Jolanda Mens 		6–1, 6–3
Winner 16. 21 October 2001 ITF Southampton, Great Britain Hard (i)   Nannie de Villiers   Lubomira Bacheva
  Elena Tatarkova 		7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 28 October 2001 ITF Dallas, United States Hard   Nannie de Villiers   Rika Hiraki
  Nana Miyagi 		6–7(4–7), 2–6
Winner 17. 4 November 2001 ITF Hayward, United States Hard   Nannie de Villiers   Amanda Augustus
  Abigail Spears 		6–0, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 9 June 2002 ITF Surbiton, Great Britain Grass   Nannie de Villiers   Julie Pullin
  Lorna Woodroffe 		2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 21 July 2002 ITF Oyster Bay, United States Hard   Nana Miyagi   Jennifer Embry
  Jessica Lehnhoff 		6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 18. 28 July 2002 ITF Louisville, United States Hard   Nana Miyagi   Miho Saeki
  Renata Voráčová 		5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 19. 3 August 2002 ITF Lexington, United States Hard   Nana Miyagi   Rachel McQuillan
  Lisa McShea 		6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–5
Winner 20. 22 September 2002 ITF Columbus, United States Hard   Lisa McShea   Teryn Ashley
  Ashley Harkleroad 		w/o

Awards edit

Junior Grand Slam finals edit

Girls' doubles (2–0) edit

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1997 French Open Clay   Cara Black   Maja Matevžič
  Katarina Srebotnik 		6–0, 5–7, 7–5
Winner 1997 Wimbledon Grass   Cara Black   Maja Matevžič
  Katarina Srebotnik 		3–6, 7–5, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Irina Selyutina
  2. ^ a b c d Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Irina Selyutina

External links edit

Preceded by ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion
(with Cara Black)
1997 		Succeeded by

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