Svetlana Parkhomenko

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Svetlana Germanovna Parkhomenko (Russian: Светлана Германовна Пархоменко, née Cherneva, Чернева; born October 8, 1962) is a retired Soviet and Russian tennis player and tennis coach. She was the winner of the Soviet singles tennis championships in 1985 and nine times Soviet champion in women's doubles and mixed doubles. On the international level, she was the winner of the 1983 European amateur championships in women's and mixed doubles, bronze medalist of the 1983 Universiade in women's and mixed doubles, and winner of eight WTA Tour doubles tournaments.

Svetlana Parkhomenko
Full nameSvetlana Germanovna Parkhomenko
Country (sports) Soviet Union
 Russia
Born (1962-10-08) 8 October 1962 (age 62)
Moscow, USSR
Retired1995
Prize money$208,184
Singles
Career record124–93
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 72 (30 January 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1984)
French Open1R
Wimbledon3R (1984)
US Open1R
Doubles
Career record209–79
Career titles8 WTA, 17 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 8 (18 January 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1984)
French OpenQF (1986)
WimbledonSF (1987)
US Open3R (1987)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (1986)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Soviet Union
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Edmonton Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Edmonton Mixed doubles
Friendship Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Women's doubles

Parkhomenko also was the recipient of 1988 WTA Sportsmanship Award.

Biography

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In 1978, Svetlana won the singles and doubles title at European Junior Championships (she also won doubles titles in the next two years). In 1978, she also won the Soviet youth championships in singles, girls' and mixed doubles, and in 1980 in singles and girls' doubles. In 1980, she advanced with the Soviet girls team to the finals of Princess Sofia Cup.

Starting in 1981, Svetlana (from 1984 playing under her marriage name Parkhomenko) won the senior Soviet doubles championships eight times (twice in 1987). In addition, she became the singles champion in 1985 and mixed doubles champion in 1983. From 1981, she also played for the Soviet Union Federation Cup team. In total, between 1981 and 1988, she played 28 rubbers for the Soviet team, mostly in doubles with Larisa Savchenko.

In 1983, Cherneva won the European amateur championships in women's and mixed doubles and took bronze in the same disciplines at the 1983 Summer Universiade. From the same year, she started playing in international professional tennis tournaments. In 1984, she won her first ITF titles in San Antonio and Delray Beach, and at the Wimbledon Championships advanced with Savchenko to quarterfinals, after defeating third seed Kathy Horvath and Virginia Ruzici, as well as Chris Evert and Catherine Tanvier. In the next three years, Parkhomenko and Savchenko won seven Virginia Slims tournaments including four in 1987. They played three times in a row at the Virginia Slims Championships, and in March 1986 advanced there to semifinals. In 1987, they reached semifinals at Wimbledon, after defeating world's best pair, recent Grand Slam winners Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.

At the start of 1988 season, Parkhomenko was ranked as high as eighth in the WTA doubles rankings. But in 1988, Savchenko broke with her to play doubles with young Natasha Zvereva. Without Savchenko, Parkhomenko struggled to retain her best shape, playing with other partners. She won one WTA tournament with Natalia Bykova and twice reached finals with Leila Meskhi, and at the end of the season, she received the WTA Sportsmanship Award.[1]

After having completely missed 1989 season, Parkhomenko returned to play at the end 1990. In 1991, she was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sports. In 1992, she returned to the top 10 of the Russian tennis and remained there for two more years. In 1993, she played three ties for the Russia Fed Cup team, winning her doubles games against Ukrainians and Lithuanians. After finishing her playing career in 1995, she coaches at the Moscow CSKA tennis club.

Virginia Slims and WTA career finals

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Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tier IV-V (1)
Virginia Slims/VS (7)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1985 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard   Larisa Savchenko   Kathy Jordan
  Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Apr 1985 Hilton Head, U.S. Clay   Larisa Savchenko   Rosalyn Fairbank
  Pam Shriver
4–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Apr 1985 Seabrook Island, U.S. Clay   Larisa Savchenko   Elise Burgin
  Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–3
Win 2–2 Sep 1985 Salt Lake City, U.S. Hard   Larisa Savchenko   Beverly Mould
  Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Sep 1986 Tulsa, U.S. Hard   Larisa Savchenko   Camille Benjamin
  Dinky Van Rensburg
6–7, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Sep 1986 New Orleans, U.S. Hard   Larisa Savchenko   Candy Reynolds
  Anne Smith
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–4 Nov 1986 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet (i)   Larisa Savchenko   Iva Budařová
  Beth Herr
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Win 4–4 Jan 1987 Wichita, U.S. Carpet (i)   Larisa Savchenko   Barbara Potter
  Wendy White
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–4 Feb 1987 Oklahoma City, U.S. Hard   Larisa Savchenko   Lori McNeil
  Kim Sands
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–4 Feb 1987 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard   Larisa Savchenko   Chris Evert
  Pam Shriver
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Win 7–4 Jun 1987 Eastbourne, UK Grass   Larisa Savchenko   Rosalyn Fairbank
  Elizabeth Smylie
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Win 8–4 Feb 1988 Wichita, U.S. Hard (i)   Natalia Bykova   Jana Novotná
  Catherine Suire
6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–5 Apr 1988 Singapore Hard   Leila Meskhi   Natalia Bykova
  Natalia Medvedeva
6–7, 3–6
Loss 8–6 Jun 1988 Birmingham, UK Grass   Leila Meskhi   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 1–6

ITF finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (3–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 16 January 1984 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard   Anna Ivan 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 27 April 1992 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard   Angie Woolcock 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 3. 19 October 1992 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay   Elena Makarova 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4. 8 February 1993 ITF Sunderland, UK Carpet (i)   Gaby Coorengel 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 5. 3 May 1993 ITF Bracknell, UK Hard   Marianne Vallin 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 27 September 1993 ITF Bracknell, UK Hard   Julie Pullin 7–5, 6–2
Winner 7. 4 October 1993 ITF Basingstoke, UK Hard (i)   Emily Bond 2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 8. 8 November 1993 ITF Swindon, UK Carpet (i)   Emily Bond 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 23 (17–6)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 31 June 1982 ITF Fayetteville, United States Hard   Elena Eliseenko   Pam Whytcross
  Emily Newton
4–6, 6–1, 6–7
Loss 2. 2 January 1984 ITF Chicago, United States Hard (i)   Larisa Neiland   Csilla Bartos-Cserepy
  Marianne van der Torre
w/o
Win 3. 9 January 1984 ITF San Antonio, United States Hard   Elena Eliseenko   Carol Christian
  Jaime Kaplan
6–1, 6–1
Win 4. 16 January 1984 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard   Jaime Kaplan   Carol Christian
  Jamie Golder
6–3, 6–1
Loss 5. 23 March 1992 ITF Santander, Spain Clay   Amanda Evans   Agata Werblińska
  Katarzyna Teodorowicz
3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 27 April 1992 ITF Sheffield, UK Clay   Amanda Evans   Lisa McShea
  Amy deLone
4–6, 1–6
Win 7. 11 May 1992 ITF Bournemouth, UK Hard   Amanda Evans   Amy deLone
  Tamsin Wainwright
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win 8. 19 October 1992 ITF Moscow, Russia Hard (i)   Natalia Egorova   Elena Likhovtseva
  Julia Lutrova
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 9. 1 February 1993 ITF Newcastle, UK Carpet (i)   Natalia Egorova   Pavlína Rajzlová
  Helena Vildová
6–4, 4–6, 6–0
Win 10. 8 February 1993 ITF Sunderland, UK Carpet (i)   Natalia Egorova   Pavlína Rajzlová
  Helena Vildová
2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 11. 19 April 1993 ITF Nottingham, UK Hard   Natalia Egorova   Julie Salmon
  Lorna Woodroffe
5–1 ret.
Win 12. 3 May 1993 ITF Bracknell, UK Hard   Natalia Egorova   Claire Taylor
  Lorna Woodroffe
7–6, 6–1
Win 13. 12 July 1993 ITF Frinton-on-Sea, UK Grass   Natalia Egorova   Maija Avotins
  Lisa McShea
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 14. 20 September 1993 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard   Natalia Egorova   Caroline Hunt
  Shirli-Ann Siddall
4–6, 5–7
Win 15. 4 October 1993 ITF Basingstoke, UK Hard (i)   Natalia Egorova   Caroline Stassen
  Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 6–1
Win 16. 8 November 1993 ITF Swindon, UK Carpet (i)   Natalia Egorova   Alison Smith
  Caroline Stassen
6–0, 6–4
Win 17. 15 November 1993 ITF Swansea, UK Hard (i)   Natalia Egorova   Alison Smith
  Caroline Stassen
6–1, 6–3
Win 18. 29 November 1993 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard   Natalia Egorova   Angela Kerek
  Olga Lugina
6–2, 6–3
Win 19. 4 July 1994 ITF Felixstowe, UK Grass   Natalia Egorova   Caroline Stassen
  Lorna Woodroffe
6–3, 7–5
Loss 20. 11 July 1994 ITF Frinton-on-Sea, UK Grass   Natalia Egorova   Helen Crook
  Victoria Davies
3–6, 2–6
Win 21. 14 November 1994 ITF Eastbourne, UK Carpet (i)   Natalia Egorova   Shirli-Ann Siddall
  Amanda Wainwright
7–6(10–8), 7–6(8–6)
Win 22. 6 February 1995 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard (i)   Natalia Egorova   Amanda Wainwright
  Lorna Woodroffe
6–4, 6–2
Win 23. 13 February 1995 ITF Sunderland, UK Hard (i)   Natalia Egorova   Michele Mair
  Karen Nugent
7–5, 6–0

Other finals

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Singles (1–1)

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Outcome No. Year Tournament Location Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1983 USSR Tennis National Championship Jūrmala, Latvian SSR   Elena Eliseenko 4–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 1985 USSR Tennis National Championship Tbilisi, Georgian SSR   Julia Salnikova 6–7, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (8–2)

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Outcome No. Year Tournament Location Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1981 USSR Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR   Olga Zaitseva   Natasha Chmyreva
  Marina Kroschina
6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 1982 USSR Tennis National Championship Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR   Yuliya Kasheverova   Olga Avdeeva
  Elena Eliseenko
6–2, 6–2
Winner 3. 1983 USSR Tennis National Championship Jūrmala, Latvian SSR   Larisa Savchenko   Natasha Reva
  Julia Salnikova
6–2, 6–0
Winner 4. 1984 USSR Tennis National Championship Tashkent, Uzbek SSR   Larisa Savchenko   Elena Eliseenko
  Julia Salnikova
6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. 1985 USSR Tennis National Championship Tbilisi, Georgian SSR   Larisa Savchenko   Natalia Egorova
  Elena Eliseenko
7–5, 7–5
Winner 6. 1986 USSR Tennis National Championship Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR   Larisa Savchenko   Natasha Zvereva
  Leila Meskhi
6–2, 6–4
Winner 7. 1987 USSR Tennis National Championship Tallinn, Soviet-occupied Estonia   Larisa Savchenko   Eugenia Maniokova
  Aida Khalatian
6–3, 6–3
Winner 8. 1987 USSR Winter Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR   Larisa Savchenko   Natalia Egorova
  Leila Meskhi
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 1988 USSR Winter Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR   Natalia Egorova   Larisa Savchenko
  Natasha Zvereva
6–7, 6–0, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 1991 USSR Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR   Natalia Egorova   Karina Kuregian
  Aida Khalatian
4–6, 3–6

Mixed (1–0)

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Outcome Year Tournament Location Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1983 USSR Tennis National Championship Jūrmala, Latvian SSR   Konstantin Pugaev   Vladimir Kurda
  Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ WTA Awards Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine at the WTA website
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Awards
Preceded by Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award
1988
Succeeded by