Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Full name | Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya | |
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Country (sports) | Fed Cup | 0–1 |
Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya (Russian: Лина Владимировна Красноруцкая ⓘ; born 29 April 1984) is a retired tennis player. She is a former junior world No. 1 (1999), and in addition, she won the US Open junior title. Krasnoroutskaya, however, had a career blighted by injury.
Early life
Krasnoroutskaya was born in the Crimean city of Kerch to Vladimir and Marina, the former being also her tennis coach.[1] She also has interest is windsurfing. While growing up, she admired Andre Agassi because of his positive attitude.[1]
Junior career
In January 1998, Krasnorutskaya won Les Petits As, an unofficial world championship for U14 players.[2] She kept dominating the U14 circuit in the Tennis Europe Junior Tour throughout the rest of the year as she successfully defended all three of her 1997 titles; in Geneva, Arezzo, and Moscow;[3] and then reached the final of the European Junior Championships in both singles and doubles, beating Scarlett Werner in the former, while losing the latter paired with Galina Fokina.[4]
In that same year, and despite still being only 14, she began competing in the U16 circuit and won titles in Louvain-la-Neuve, La Hulpe, and Baden-Baden.[3] She ended the 1998 season as the No. 1, thus becoming the first player in the history of the Tennis Europe U14 circuit to successfully defend a year-end No. 1 position (1997 and 1998).[3]
She also had a successful run on the ITF Junior Circuit, where she also dominated, winning the Girls' U.S. Open, ending the year as the No. 1 junior in the world.[3]
Professional career
She turned pro in the following year, in 1999, and in her first WTA Tour tournament in
After a successful year in 2001, when she reached the quarterfinals at
However, a shoulder injury at the end of 2003, then a liver condition in 2004, followed by stomach problems at the start of 2005 meant that she had considered (March 2005) whether to continue on the pro tour. In June 2005, she announced she would be returning, but that the return would be delayed until after the birth of her first baby in November 2005.
Despite her injuries, she has earned almost $1 million in prize money, has represented her country at both junior and senior level, reached a
She is a commentator on Russian TV, for NTV Plus.
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Katarina Srebotnik Bob Bryan |
5–7, 7–5, [10–5] |
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 runner-up
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | Aug 2003 | Canada Masters, Toronto | Tier I | Hard | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 1–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Oct 2001 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Elena Dementieva | Anna Kournikova Martina Hingis |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | Nov 2002 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Tatiana Panova | Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová |
5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 1. | Jun 2003 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | Elena Dementieva | Nadia Petrova Mary Pierce |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
ITF finals
Singles (1–0)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 12 April 1999 | ITF San Severo, Italy | Clay | Oana Elena Golimbioschi | 6–3, 6–0 |
Doubles (0–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 5 April 1999 | ITF Cerignola, Italy | Clay | Irina Kornienko | Jasmine Choudhury Lizzie Jelfs |
5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | 3 December 2002 | ITF Boynton Beach, United States | Clay | Alina Jidkova | Katalin Marosi Samantha Reeves |
2–6, 6–7 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | W-L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 3R | Q3 | 2–4 |
French Open | 1R | QF | A | 2R | A | A | 5–3 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 4R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 4–4 |
US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 1–3 |
Win–loss | 0–4 | 8–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | N/A | 12–14 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lina Krasnoroutskaya player profile". WTA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "The winners of Les Petits As". lespetitsas.com. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d "30 years of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour". kungenskanna.com. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ "European Junior Championships 14 & Under". tenniseurope.org. Retrieved 26 October 2023.