Irina Selyutina

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
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
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
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

Selyutina 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 ITF Women's Circuit, winning eight singles and 20 doubles events.

Personal life

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

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

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

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

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

Awards

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles (2–0)
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
  1. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Awards) | Irina Selyutina
  2. Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | Players | Info (Biography) | Irina Selyutina
Preceded by
Michaela Paštiková		 ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion
(with Cara Black)
1997		 Succeeded by
Eva Dyrberg
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