Elena Likhovtseva
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva (Елена Александровна Лиховцева listenⓘ; born 8 September 1975) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian former tennis player. She turned professional in January 1992, at the age of 16.
Together with Mahesh Bhupathi she won the Wimbledon Mixed doubles in 2002 and the Australian Open mixed-doubles championship with Daniel Nestor in 2007. She also was runner-up in a number of other contests, including the 2000 and 2004 US Open – Women's doubles, the French Open mixed doubles in 2003, the Australian Open women's doubles in 2004, the French Open mixed doubles in 2006. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the first round of the women's doubles competition with partner Svetlana Kuznetsova but was defeated in the second.[citation needed]
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles: 4 (0–4)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2000 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Loss | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2004 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Mixed doubles: 5 (2–3)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2002 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 2003 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2006 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2006 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4[1] |
WTA career finals
Singles: 8 (3–5)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
Tier I (0/1) |
Tier II (0/1) |
Tier III (1/3) |
Tier IV & V (2/0) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Oct 1993 | Montpellier | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | Feb 1995 | Oklahoma City | Hard (i) | ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | Jan 1997 | Gold Coast | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | May 1999 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 2000 | Leipzig | Carpet (i) | ![]() | 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | Feb 2003 | Doha | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | Aug 2004 | Montreal | Hard | ![]() | 1–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3. | Aug 2004 | Forest Hills | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 56 (27–29)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0/4) |
WTA Championships (0/2) |
Tier I (4/4) |
Tier II (10/16) |
Tier III (7/1) |
Tier IV & V (6/2) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 24 May 1997 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | 11 January 1998 | Gold Coast | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 22 February 1998 | Hanover | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 1 November 1998 | Luxembourg | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–0 ret. |
Win | 3. | 8 November 1998 | Leipzig | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–1 |
Win | 4. | 15 November 1998 | Philadelphia | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | 17 January 1999 | Sydney | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 3. | 22 February 1999 | Paris | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 6. | 4 April 1999 | Hilton Head | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 7. | 23 May 1999 | Strasbourg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
Loss | 4. | 1 August 1999 | Stanford | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5. | 29 August 1999 | New Haven | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 6. | 7 November 1999 | Leipzig | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 10 September 2000 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Win | 8. | 14 January 2001 | Hobart | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 9. | 6 May 2001 | Hamburg | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 8. | 7 May 2001 | Berlin | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10. | 14 May 2001 | Rome | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 11. | 11 June 2001 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 9. | 23 June 2001 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 12. | 30 July 2001 | San Diego | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 20 August 2001 | New Haven | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 14. | 30 September 2001 | Leipzig | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | 4 November 2001 | Munich | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 3 March 2002 | Scottsdale | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 15. | 7 April 2002 | Sarasota | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 12. | 22 June 2002 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Loss | 13. | 11 November 2002 | Los Angeles | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 14. | 5 January 2003 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Win | 16. | 12 January 2003 | Hobart | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 17. | 9 February 2003 | Hyderabad | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | 22 February 2003 | Dubai | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 16. | 28 September 2003 | Leipzig | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 18. | 10 January 2004 | Gold Coast | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 17. | 1 February 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 18. | 8 February 2004 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 19. | 28 February 2004 | Dubai | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 19. | 6 March 2004 | Doha | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 20. | 21 March 2004 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 21. | 4 April 2004 | Miami | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 22. | 3 June 2004 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 23. | 19 June 2004 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 24. | 11 September 2004 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 20. | 31 October 2004 | Linz | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 21. | 8 January 2005 | Gold Coast | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 22. | 6 February 2005 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 23. | 8 May 2005 | Berlin | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 25. | 18 June 2005 | Eastbourne | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 26. | 25 July 2005 | Stanford | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 24. | 25 September 2005 | Kolkata | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 25. | 7 January 2006 | Auckland | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 26. | 7 May 2006 | Warsaw | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 27. | 13 January 2007 | Hobart | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 27. | 12 February 2007 | Antwerp | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 28. | 30 April 2007 | Warsaw | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, [2–10] |
Loss | 29. | 23 September 2007 | Portorož | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, [7–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 4 (2–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 24 February 1992 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 1. | 16 August 1992 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2. | 13 September 1992 | Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 31 January 1993 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles: 9 (6–3)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 19 January 1992 | Bamberg, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 17 February 1992 | Algarve, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 24 February 1992 | Vilamoura, Portugal | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 10 August 1992 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 5. | 17 August 1992 | Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | 31 August 1992 | Burgas, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | 19 October 1992 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | 15 November 1992 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 28 March 1993 | Brest, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 18–14 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 17–13 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 23–14 |
US Open | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 26–15 |
Win–loss | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 10–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 9–4 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 13–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 84–56 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | F | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 18–14 |
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | SF | F | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 27–14 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | 3R | QF | QF | 3R | QF | A | 23–13 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | A | 1R | F | SF | SF | SF | F | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 30–13 |
Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 12–4 | 18–4 | 7–4 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 98–54 |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career W–L |
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Australian Open | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | F | W | A | 20–10 |
French Open | 2R | 1R | SF | QF | SF | QF | F | 1R | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | 18–12 |
Wimbledon | 2R | QF | SF | QF | SF | W | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | SF | A | 29–10 |
US Open | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 10–11 |
Head-vs.-head record
- Steffi Graf 0–3
- Dominique Monami 5–5
- Kim Clijsters 1–3
- Justine Henin 0–3
- Serena Williams 1–4
- Lindsay Davenport 0–10
- Martina Hingis 0–8
- Venus Williams 0–9
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–5
- Nadia Petrova 3–4
- Dinara Safina 1–1
- Maria Sharapova 1–3
References
- ^ Source: [1] Note that other sources, including Australian Open homepage ([2]) say 6–4, 6–4, but this one says 7–5, 6–4. The source is a highlights reel.
External links
- Elena Likhovtseva at the Women's Tennis Association
- Elena Likhovtseva at the International Tennis Federation
- Elena Likhovtseva at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Elena Likhovtseva at Wimbledon
- Elena Likhovtseva at ESPN.com
- Elena Likhovtseva at Olympedia
- Elena Likhovtseva at Olympics.com
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Preceded by | Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 1991 | Succeeded by |
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- 2005: Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper
- 2006: Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2007: Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor
- 2008: Sun Tiantian / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2009: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
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- 2011: Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor
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- 2013: Jarmila Gajdošová / Matthew Ebden
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- 2017: Abigail Spears / Juan Sebastián Cabal
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- 2020: Barbora Krejčíková / Nikola Mektić
- 2021: Barbora Krejčíková / Rajeev Ram
- 2022: Kristina Mladenovic / Ivan Dodig
- 2023: Luisa Stefani / Rafael Matos
- 2024: Hsieh Su-wei / Jan Zieliński