Irina Zvereva
Full name | Irina Vladimirovna Zvereva (née Fateeva) |
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Native name | Ирина Владимировна Зверева (Фатеева) |
Country (sports) | Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $10,605 |
Singles | |
Career record | 47–25 (65.3%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 380 (13 September 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 10–12 (45.5%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 466 (19 April 1993) |
Irina Vladimirovna Zvereva (née Fateeva;
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.
ITF finals
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1991 | ITF Munich, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Eva-Maria Schürhoff | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1993 | ITF Athens, Greece | 10,000 | Clay | Claudia Chabalgoity
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 1993 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Olga Hostáková | 0–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Aug 1993 | ITF Bergisch Gladbach, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Anja Franken | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–4 | Apr 1994 | ITF 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 |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 1991 | Munich, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Janette Husárová | Ivana Havrlíková 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 (0–1)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1990 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Kiev , Ukrainian SSR
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Elena Pogorelova | Svetlana Komleva Maria Chirikova |
3–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ "Irina Zvereva". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Moscow 1990". ITF Tennis. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Can Alexander Zverev become the world's best tennis player?". The Economist. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Irina Zvereva Matches". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 23 November 2019.