Larisa Neiland

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Country (sports)  Soviet Union
 Latvia
Residence Jūrmala, Latvia
Born (1966-07-21) 21 July 1966
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro 1983
Retired 2000
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money US$ 4,083,936
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)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals F (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999)

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (née Savchenko; also Larisa Neilande, born 21 July 1966) is a retired professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia. A former world No. 1 ranked doubles player, Neiland won two Grand Slam women's doubles and four mixed doubles titles. She also won two singles titles and 65 doubles titles.

Career

Neiland turned professional in 1983 as No. 10 on ITF World Junior rankings in that year. Doubles team of Neiland and Svetlana Parkhomenko reached Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1983 and 1984, both times as an unseeded pair; beat No. 2 seeds Fairbank/Reynolds in 1983 and No. 3 seeds Horvath/Ruzici in 1984. 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 one set.

Had 1986 wins over Wendy Turnbull (twice), Ann Henricksson, and Annabel Croft, Neiland was ranked No. 1 in USSR for 1986. She qualified for the Virginia Slims Championships in March and November 1986 with partner Svetlana Parkhomenko. She defeated Kathy Rinaldi, Peanut Louie Harper, and Nathalie Tauziat to reach the quarterfinals of Eastbourne in 1986.

Neiland jumped from No. 53 to No. 28 (June 1983) on the Hewlett-Packard/WITA Computer rankings after performances at Birmingham and Eastbourne. She also had wins over Robin White, Ann Henricksson, Candy Reynolds, and Melissa Gurney.[1]

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, Neiland won her first doubles Grand Slam over Graf and Sabatini in straight sets.

In 1991, she captured the Wimbledon title with Zvereva. In 1992, she lost in the US 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 No. 1 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 US 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, 4–6, 3–6.

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 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1988WimbledonGrassSoviet Union Natasha ZverevaWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		3–6, 6–1, 10–12
Winner1989French OpenClaySoviet Union Natasha ZverevaWest Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		6–4, 6–4
Runner-up1989Wimbledon (2)GrassSoviet Union Natasha ZverevaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		1–6, 2–6
Runner-up1990French Open (2)ClaySoviet Union Natasha ZverevaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		4–6, 5–7
Runner-up1991French Open (3)ClaySoviet Union Natasha ZverevaUnited States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná		4–6, 0–6
Winner1991Wimbledon (3)GrassSoviet Union Natasha ZverevaUnited States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná		6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up1991US OpenHardCzechoslovakia Jana NovotnáUnited States Pam Shriver
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up1992Wimbledon (4)GrassCzechoslovakia Jana NovotnáUnited States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		4–6, 1–6
Runner-up1992US Open (2)HardCzechoslovakia Jana NovotnáUnited States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		6–7(5–7), 1–6
Runner-up1993French Open (4)ClayCzech Republic Jana NovotnáUnited States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		3–6, 5–7
Runner-up1993Wimbledon (5)GrassCzech Republic Jana NovotnáUnited States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6
Runner-up1996Wimbledon (6)GrassUnited States Meredith McGrathSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková		7–5, 5–7, 1–6

Mixed doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner1992WimbledonGrassCzechoslovakia Cyril SukNetherlands Miriam Oremans
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh		7–6(7–2), 6–2
Winner1994Australian OpenHardRussia Andrei OlhovskiyCzech Republic Helena Suková
Australia Todd Woodbridge		7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2
Runner-up1994French OpenClayRussia Andrei OlhovskiyNetherlands Kristie Boogert
Netherlands Menno Oosting		5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Winner1995French Open (2)ClayAustralia Mark WoodfordeCanada Jill Hetherington
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager		7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4)
Winner1996Australian Open (2)HardAustralia Mark WoodfordeUnited States Nicole Arendt
United States Luke Jensen		4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up1996Wimbledon (2)GrassAustralia Mark WoodfordeCzech Republic Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk		6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up1997Australian Open (3)HardSouth Africa John-Laffnie de JagerNetherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Rick Leach		3–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Runner-up1997Wimbledon (3)GrassRussia Andrei OlhovskiyCzech Republic Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up1999French Open (3)ClayUnited States Rick LeachSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik
South Africa Piet Norval		3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Year-End Championships finals

Doubles: 5 finals (5 runners-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1988New YorkCarpet (i)Soviet Union Natalia ZverevaUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver		3–6, 4–6
Runner-up1989New York (2)Carpet (i)Soviet Union Natalia ZverevaUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver		3–6, 2–6
Runner-up1992New York (3)Carpet (i)Czechoslovakia Jana NovotnáSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		6–7(4–7), 1–6
Runner-up1993New York (4)Carpet (i)Czech Republic Jana NovotnáBelarus Natalia Zvereva
United States Gigi Fernández		3–6, 5–7
Runner-up1999New York (5)Carpet (i)Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		4–6, 4–6

Career titles (67)

Singles 9 finals (2 titles, 7 runners-up)

Winner — Legend
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–4)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (1–0)
Virginia Slims (0–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 26 January 1987 Wichita Carpet (i) United States Barbara Potter 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up 2. 8 June 1987 Birmingham Grass United States Pam Shriver 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 15 February 1988 Oakland Carpet (i) United States Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 4. 20 February 1989 Oakland (2) Carpet (i) United States Zina Garrison 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 5. 6 November 1989 Chicago Carpet (i) United States Zina Garrison 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 1 February 1993 Tokyo Carpet (i) United States Martina Navratilova 2–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 23 September 1991 Saint Petersburg Carpet (i) Germany Barbara Rittner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 23 August 1993 Schenectady Hard Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 24 August 1994 Schenectady (2) Hard Austria Judith Wiesner 5–7, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles (65 titles)

Grand Slam events in boldface

Women's doubles performance timeline

Tournament198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000SRW–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
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
Year-End Championship
Tour Championships A A A QF QF F F QF QF F F A SF SF SF QF F A 0 / 13 13–13
Tier I Tournaments
Tokyo NH Not Tier I SF 1R QF A A A 1R A 0 / 4 3–4
Indian Wells Not Held Not Tier I 2R QF A A 0 / 2 2–2
Boca Raton NH Not Tier I W W Not Tier I Not Held 2 / 2 8–0
Miami Not Held Not Tier I QF 3R W W QF SF F 3R QF QF 2R 2 / 11 27–9
Charleston Not Tier I A A F SF 1R SF SF 2R SF 2R QF 0 / 9 13–8
Rome Not Tier I NH Not Tier I SF A A A QF A A 2R 2R 2R A 0 / 5 5–5
Berlin Not Tier I QF W W A SF F W SF SF SF A 3 / 9 25–5
Montreal / Toronto Not Tier I 2R W A W SF SF W SF 1R F A 3 / 9 23–5
Zürich NH Not Tier I SF SF 1R QF F SF 1R A 0 / 7 9–7
Philadelphia Not Held Not Tier I F A F Not Tier I 0 / 2 6–2
Moscow Not Held NTI SF 1R QF A 0 / 3 3–3
Career statistics
Year-End Ranking N/A N/A N/A 26 11 9 3 7 2 5 5 11 5 2 9 11 3 N/A No. 1

Head-to-head record against other players

Personal life

She married Latvian tennis coach Aleksandrs Neilands on 21 December 1989, after which her surname was changed from Savchenko to Neilande (Savčenko-Neilande). The marriage later ended in divorce.

References

  1. ↑ Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Hanlon, Maureen; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne. 1987 WITA Media Guide. p. 205.
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