Larisa Neiland
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (Ukrainian: Лариса Савченко-Нейланд, Latvian: Larisa Savčenko-Neilande; née Savchenko; also Larisa Neiland; born 21 July 1966) is a retired professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union, Ukraine and Latvia. A former world No. 1 ranked doubles player, Neiland won two Grand Slam women's doubles and four mixed doubles titles. She also won two singles titles and 63 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
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Residence | Jūrmala, Latvia | |||||||||||||
Born | Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 21 July 1966|||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1983 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | $4,083,936 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 322–283 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 13 (23 May 1988) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (1992) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1984, 1989) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1994) | |||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1988) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 766–258 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 65 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (27 January 1992) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1995, 1996, 1997) | |||||||||||||
French Open | W (1989) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1991) | |||||||||||||
US Open | F (1991, 1992) | |||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | F (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Savchenko turned professional in 1983 as No. 10 on ITF World Junior rankings in that year. Doubles team of Savchenko and Svetlana Parkhomenko reached Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1983 and 1984, both times as an unseeded pair; beat No. 2 seeds Fairbank/Reynolds in 1983 and No. 3 seeds Horvath/Ruzici in 1984. In 1984, Savchenko reached the third round of the French Open as a qualifier, which was her best singles result at the French Open. She won her first singles title in Chicago in January 1984, where she only lost one set.
Having 1986 wins over Wendy Turnbull (twice), Ann Henricksson, and Annabel Croft, Savchenko was ranked No. 1 in USSR for 1986. She qualified for the Virginia Slims Championships in March and November 1986 with partner Svetlana Parkhomenko. She defeated Kathy Rinaldi, Peanut Louie Harper, and Nathalie Tauziat to reach the quarterfinals of Eastbourne in 1986.
Savchenko jumped from No. 53 to No. 28 (June 1983) on the Hewlett-Packard/WITA Computer rankings after performances at Birmingham and Eastbourne. She also had wins over Robin White, Ann Henricksson, Candy Reynolds, and Melissa Gurney.[1]
In 1988, Savchenko reached her first Grand Slam doubles final with Natasha Zvereva. They lost 10–12 in the final set to Gabriela Sabatini and Steffi Graf, who in that same year won all four Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal. In 1989, again with Zvereva, Savchenko won her first doubles Grand Slam over Graf and Sabatini in straight sets.
After in December 1989 Larisa married Aleksandr Neiland and took his last name, she continued to compete as 'Larisa Savchenko-Neiland'.[2]
In 1991, she captured the Wimbledon title with Zvereva. In 1992, she lost in the US Open final to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková. She won her first mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, as well, when she and Cyril Suk teamed and won over Dutch duo Jacco Eltingh and Miriam Oremans. That year, she reached the No. 1 doubles ranking. Neiland then reached her next five doubles runners-up with Novotná. Each and every final played with Novotná was lost, the first being the US Open in 1991 and losing to Pam Shriver and Zvereva.
Her final Grand Slam doubles final appearance came in 1996 at Wimbledon. Neiland played in 2000 but retired after losing at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round, when she and her partner Lina Krasnoroutskaya lost to Ai Sugiyama and Julie Halard, the eventual runners-up, in straight sets, 4–6, 3–6.
Neiland tested positive for prohibited levels of the stimulant caffeine at the 1999 Australian Open. She was subsequently stripped of the $15,000 she had earned for reaching the women's doubles quarterfinals with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, and issued a warning by the International Tennis Federation.[3]
As a coach, she is best known for guiding Svetlana Kuznetsova to the 2009 French Open singles title and has been a part of the Russian Fed Cup coaching team.
Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Women's doubles: 12 (2 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1988 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, 10–12 |
Winner | 1989 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1989 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1990 | French Open (2) | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1991 | French Open (3) | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 1991 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1991 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 1992 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 1992 | US Open (2) | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 1993 | French Open (4) | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1993 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1996 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 |
Mixed doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1992 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Winner | 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1994 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 1995 | French Open (2) | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4) |
Winner | 1996 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1996 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1999 | French Open (3) | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Year-end championships
Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1988 | New York | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1989 | New York (2) | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 1992 | New York (3) | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 1993 | New York (4) | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1999 | New York (5) | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Career finals
Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 26 January 1987 | Wichita | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 June 1987 | Birmingham | Grass | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 February 1988 | Oakland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 20 February 1989 | Oakland (2) | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 6 November 1989 | Chicago | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1 February 1993 | Tokyo | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 23 September 1991 | Saint Petersburg | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 23 August 1993 | Schenectady | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 24 August 1994 | Schenectady (2) | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 4–6 |
Doubles: 65 titles
Grand Slam events in boldface
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ITF Finals
Singles (2–0)
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$75,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2 January 1984 | Chicago, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 9 April 1984 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles (3–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2 January 1984 | Chicago, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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W/O |
Winner | 2. | 9 April 1984 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 13 September 1993 | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 28 September 1996 | Limoges, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Women's doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | |||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | A | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | 3R | SF | SF | SF | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 11 | 31–11 | |||||||||
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | A | W | F | F | SF | F | QF | 3R | SF | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 1 / 15 | 48–14 | |||||||||
Wimbledon | QF | QF | QF | 1R | SF | F | F | SF | W | F | F | QF | SF | F | SF | A | 3R | 1R | 1 / 17 | 61–16 | |||||||||
US Open | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | F | F | 2R | SF | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | SF | A | 0 / 13 | 33–13 | |||||||||
Win–Loss | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 14–2 | 16–4 | 19–3 | 17–4 | 14–4 | 12–4 | 12–4 | 13–3 | 13–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 0–2 | 2 / 56 | 173–54 | |||||||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour Championships | A | A | A | QF | QF | F | F | QF | QF | F | F | A | SF | SF | SF | QF | F | A | 0 / 13 | 13–13 | |||||||||
Tier I tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tokyo | NH | Not Tier I | SF | 1R | QF | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Not Held | Not Tier I | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Boca Raton | NH | Not Tier I | W | W | Not Tier I | Not Held | 2 / 2 | 8–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | Not Held | Not Tier I | QF | 3R | W | W | QF | SF | F | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 2 / 11 | 27–9 | ||||||||||||||
Charleston | Not Tier I | A | A | F | SF | 1R | SF | SF | 2R | SF | 2R | QF | 0 / 9 | 13–8 | |||||||||||||||
Rome | Not Tier I | NH | Not Tier I | SF | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |||||||||||||
Berlin | Not Tier I | QF | W | W | A | SF | F | W | SF | SF | SF | A | 3 / 9 | 25–5 | |||||||||||||||
Montreal / Toronto | Not Tier I | 2R | W | A | W | SF | SF | W | SF | 1R | F | A | 3 / 9 | 23–5 | |||||||||||||||
Zürich | NH | Not Tier I | SF | SF | 1R | QF | F | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | |||||||||||||||||
Philadelphia | Not Held | Not Tier I | F | A | F | Not Tier I | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Moscow | Not Held | NTI | SF | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | N/A | No. 1 |
Head-to-head record against other players
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–4
- Serena Williams 0–1
- Venus Williams 0–3
- Lindsay Davenport 1–1
- Steffi Graf 0–6
- Monica Seles 0–2
- Martina Navratilova 1–9
Personal life
She married Latvian tennis coach Aleksandr Neiland on 21 December 1989, after which her surname was changed from Savchenko to Neiland (Savčenko-Neiland). The marriage later ended in divorce.
References
- Gossett, Peggy; Teitelbaum, Mike; Hanlon, Maureen; Riach, Ros; Hinkley, Suzanne. 1987 WITA Media Guide. p. 205.
- "Савченко-Нейланд, Лариса Ивановна биография". Peoplelife.ru. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Лариса Савченко-Нейланд. Всю жизнь с теннисом". Championat.ru. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2018. - Bright, Richard (11 July 2000). "Drug shame for Neiland". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 15 July 2019.