Irina Zvereva

Irina Zvereva (born 11 April 1967) is a former professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She competed in the doubles event at the 1990 Moscow Ladies Open, a tournament on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, losing her opening match to Denisa Krajčovičová and Alice Noháčová while partnering with compatriot Elena Pogorelova.[2] Zvereva was ranked as high as No. 4 in her country, and was known for her one-handed backhand.[3]

Irina Zvereva
Country (sports) Soviet Union
Commonwealth of Independent States
ResidenceHamburg, Germany
Born (1967-04-11) 11 April 1967[1]
Sochi, USSR
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,605
Singles
Career record47–25 (65.3%)
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 380 (13 September 1993)
Doubles
Career record10–12 (45.5%)
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 466 (19 April 1993)

Zvereva resides in Germany and has German citizenship. Her husband Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev is a former Soviet professional tennis player. Her sons Mischa Zverev and Alexander Zverev are both German professional tennis players.[3]

Tennis career

Zvereva's career was limited while living in the Soviet Union. The government restricted when Zvereva and her husband could leave the country to compete in international tournaments. In particular, they were not allowed to leave the country at the same time.[3] After leaving the Soviet Union to go to Germany in 1991, Zvereva began representing the Commonwealth of Independent States and had more opportunity to enter events on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached five singles finals on the circuit, winning one title against German Anja Franken in Germany. Three of the five singles finals were in Germany, while the other two were in Greece. Her last runner-up came against Julia Apostoli, a fellow Soviet emigrant as well as the mother of Stefanos Tsitsipas, a rival of her son Alexander Zverev.[4]

ITF finals

Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1991 Munich, Germany $10,000 Clay Eva-Maria Schürhoff 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 1993 Athens, Greece $10,000 Clay Claudia Chabalgoity 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 0–3 Aug 1993 Paderborn, Germany $10,000 Clay Olga Hostáková 0–6, 0–6
Win 1–3 Aug 1993 Bergisch, Germany $10,000 Clay Anja Franken 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Apr 1994 Athens, Greece $10,000 Clay Julia Apostoli 0–6, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1991 Munich, Germany $10,000 Clay Janette Husárová Ivana Havrlikova
Pavlína Rajzlová		 7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 1992 Bad Nauheim, Germany $10,000 Clay Agata Werblinksa Heike Roloff
Michaela Seibold		 2–6, 4–6

National championships finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome No. Year Tournament Location Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1990 USSR Tennis National Championship Kiev, Ukrainian SSR Elena Pogorelova Svetlana Komleva
Maria Chirikova		 3–6, 2–6

References
  1. "Irina Zvereva". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. "Moscow 1990". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "Can Alexander Zverev become the world's best tennis player?". The Economist. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "Irina Zvereva Matches". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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