Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева, IPA: [nɐˈtalʲjə vʲɪxˈlʲəntsɛvə]; born 16 February 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.[1]
.jpg) Vikhlyantseva at the 2019 Wimbledon Qualifying | |
| Full name | Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  |
| Residence | Volgograd, Russia |
| Born | 16 February 1997 Volgograd, Russia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,205,303 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 197–133 (59.7%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (23 October 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 129 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2017, 2019) |
| French Open | 1R (2017, 2018) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2017, 2018) |
| US Open | 1R (2017, 2018, 2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 23–31 (42.6%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125K, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 216 (22 July 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 406 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2018) |
| French Open | 1R (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
| US Open | 1R (2017) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 6–1 (85.7%) |
| Last updated on: 5 April 2020. | |
Vikhlyantseva has career-high rankings of 54 in singles, achieved on 23 October 2017, and 279 in doubles, set on 1 August 2016.
Tennis career
2015–16
Vikhlyantseva made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wild card. In her first match on WTA Tour, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in three sets. She played in second round against Simona Halep and lost in straight sets.
After winning two titles in 2016 on the ITF circuit, she reached the semifinals of the Open de Limoges where she took top-seed and top-30 player Caroline Garcia to three sets.
2017: Top 100 debut and first WTA final
Vikhlyantseva debuted at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2017 Australian Open where she reached the second round of the main draw, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Her next tournament was the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy for which she received a wild card and beat Yaroslava Shvedova before upsetting No. 8 seed Daria Kasatkina in straight sets and receiving a walkover from top seed Simona Halep (who withdrew due to injury) in the quarterfinals. She lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic. Despite her defeat, Vikhlyantseva ensured a top-100 debut with her campaign.
She reached her first WTA-level final at the Ricoh Open, beating Cornelia Lister, former world No. 9 Andrea Petkovic, Arantxa Rus and fifth seed Ana Konjuh en route. She then lost to Anett Kontaveit, who won her first title.
After some poor results which followed, Vikhlyantseva reached the second round at the Bank of the West Classic and Upper Austria Ladies Linz before coming up with a surprise run to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup, where she had her first ever top-20 win over compatriot Elena Vesnina in straight sets. It was Vikhlyantseva's second Premier semifinal of the year, and both of them came in Russia, her home country. However, her run was halted by Julia Görges in the semifinals, with a wrist injury hindering her from further success.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
This table is current through the 2019 China Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 3R | P | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Miami Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | P | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| China Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[1] | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | P | 0 /1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 0 | Career total: 47 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–2 | 1–2 | 14–15 | 5–19 | 9–9 | 0–0 | 0 / 47 | 30–47 | 39% |
| Year-end ranking | 230 | 161 | 54 | 134 | 112 | $1,139,527 | |||
- 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass |  |
2–6, 3–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2019 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay |  |
  |
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–7] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Hilton Head Island, United States | 10,000 | Clay |  |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2015 | ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2016 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2016 | ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia | 100,000 | Hard (i) |  |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2016 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 100,000 | Hard |  |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2018 | ITF Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) |  |
6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2015 | ITF Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | |
  |
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  |
|
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–6] |
Fed Cup participation
This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup[2]
| Legend |
|---|
| World Group |
| World Group Play-off |
| World Group II |
| World Group II Play-off |
| Europe/Africa Group |
Singles (5–1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result | Team result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Fed Cup | WG II | 12 February 2017 Moscow, Russia |
|
Hard (i) | Lee Ya-hsuan | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | Win 4–1 |
| 2018 Fed Cup | WG II | 10 February 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia |
|
Hard (i) | Viktória Kužmová | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | Loss 1–3 |
| 11 February 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia |
Jana Čepelová | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |||||
| 2019 Fed Cup | E/A I | 6 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland |
 |
Hard (i) | Iga Świątek | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | Win 2–1 |
| 7 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland |
 |
Clara Tauson | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | Win 3–0 | |||
| 9 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland |
 |
Johanna Larsson | Win | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 | Win 2–0 |
