Tatiana Panova

Tatiana Urayevna Panova (born 13 August 1976, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]) is a former Russian tennis player. On 23 September 2002, she reached her career-high singles ranking, when she peaked world No. 20.

Tatiana Panova

Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Moscow
Born	(1976-08-13) 13 August 1976 Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.54 m (5 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,561,661
Singles
Career record	344–303
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 20 (23 September 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2003, 2005)
French Open	3R (2002)
Wimbledon	3R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004)
US Open	3R (2002)
Doubles
Career record	40–74
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 75 (27 January 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2002, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon	1R (2002)
US Open	1R (2002)

2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. She reached the third round of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and at the US Open, defeating significant players like Mirjana Lučić and Anna Kournikova along the way. Martina Navratilova, at age 45, beat her 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 at Eastborne, in her first singles match in eight years.

Panova was a strong member of the Russian Federation Cup team, going 12–3 throughout her career.

In 2008, she trained children at the Arthur Ashe youth tennis center in Philadelphia, along with many prominent tennis players.

WTA career finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	19 November 2000	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Anne Kremer	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	6 January 2002	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Anna Smashnova	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	7 April 2002	Sarasota, United States	Clay	Jelena Dokic	2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 November 2002	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová	5–7, 6–7^(7–9)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (6–2)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	26 October 1992	Šiauliai, Lithuania	Hard (i)	Natalia Biletskaya	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	2.	10 January 1994	Mission, United States	Hard	Anna Bleszynski	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	1.	24 January 1994	Austin, United States	Hard	Tatjana Ječmenica	4–6, 7–6^(11–9), 6–7^(6–8)
Winner	3.	4 July 1994	Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Gras	Magüi Serna	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	18 July 1994	Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany	Clay	Linda Niemantsverdriet	6–0, 6–3
Winner	5.	29 August 1994	İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Noelia Pérez Peñate	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	13 November 1995	Bad Gögging, Germany	Carpet (i)	Magdalena Feistel	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	8 September 1997	Samara, Russia	Carpet (i)	Lenka Cenková	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	1 December 2003	Palm Beach Gardens, United States	Clay	Alina Jidkova	Melinda Czink Erica Krauth	1–6, 2–6

Head-to-head record

• Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–0
• Lindsay Davenport 0–5
• Martina Hingis 0–5
• Kim Clijsters 0–2
• Justine Henin 0–1
• Venus Williams 0–2
• Martina Navratilova 0–1
• Jelena Janković 2–0
• Amélie Mauresmo 0–7
• Monica Seles 0–2
• Nadia Petrova 1–1
• Julia Vakulenko 0–1

References

1. Meet the Aces, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 6, 2004 ("Born Aug 13 1976 in Moscow.")

External links

• Tatiana Panova at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tatiana Panova at the International Tennis Federation
• Tatiana Panova at the Fed Cup