Natalia Vikhlyantseva

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Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева; born 16 February 1997) is a former Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.[1]

Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Vikhlyantseva at the 2022 French Open
Full nameNatalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva
Native nameНаталья Вихлянцева
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceVolgograd, Russia
Born (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)
Volgograd
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Retired2024
PlaysRight (two handed-backhand)
CoachKrisjanis Stabins
Prize moneyUS$ 1,426,250
Singles
Career record224–176
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 54 (23 October 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2017, 2019)
French Open1R (2017, 2018)
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018)
US Open1R (2017, 2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record23–37
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 216 (22 July 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2018)
French Open1R (2017)
Wimbledon1R (2017)
US Open1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup6–1

Vikhlyantseva has career-high rankings of 54 in singles, achieved on 23 October 2017, and 216 in doubles, reached in July 2019.

She has not played on the professional tour since August 2022. The ITIA listed her as a retired player on 23 June 2024.[2]

Tennis career

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2015–16

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Vikhlyantseva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wildcard. In her first WTA match, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam, in three sets. She lost in the second round against Simona Halep, 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-seeded top-30 player Caroline Garcia to three sets.

2017: Top 100 debut and first WTA final

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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 Trophy for which she received a wildcard 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 Rosmalen 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 Stanford Classic and at the Linz Open 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

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[3]

Singles

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Current through the 2022 Prague Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 1R 2R Q3 Q1 A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A A 1R 1R Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A 1R 1R Q2 NH Q1 A[a] 0 / 2 0–2 0%
US Open A Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 A 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 2–11 15%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[b] A A Q2 A A Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 2R 3R NH Q1 A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Miami Open 1R A 1R 2R 1R NH A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Madrid Open A A Q1 1R A NH A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A Q1 1R A A A A 0 /1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A Q1 A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A 2R Q2 A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wuhan Open A A Q2 A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A 1R A A NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 2 15 20 10 1 5 1 Career total: 56
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 1–2 1–2 15–15 6–20 10–10 0–1 3–5 0–1 0 / 56 36–56 39%
Year-end ranking 230 161 54 134 112 145 240 303 $1,376,832

Doubles

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Tournament 2017 2018 ... 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon 1R A A[a] 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–3 0–1 0–0 0 / 4 0–4 0%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[b] 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2017 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands International[c] Grass   Anett Kontaveit 2–6, 3–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2019 Båstad Open, Sweden Clay   Misaki Doi   Alexa Guarachi
  Danka Kovinić
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2014 ITF Hilton Head, United States 10,000 Clay   Marie Bouzková 5–7, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2015 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 25,000 Clay   Polina Leykina 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2016 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay   Anna Kalinskaya 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–2 Sep 2016 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 100,000 Hard (i)   Donna Vekić 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Dec 2016 Dubai Tennis Challenge, U.A.E. 100,000 Hard   Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 2018 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 80,000 Hard (i)   Viktorija Golubic 6–3, 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2015 Open de Saint-Malo,
France
50,000 Clay   Maria Marfutina   Kristína Kučová
  Anastasija Sevastova
7–6(1), 3–6, [5–10]
Win 1–1 Jan 2016 ITF Wesley Chapel,
United States
25,000 Clay   Ingrid Neel   Natela Dzalamidze
  Veronika Kudermetova
4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

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This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup[4]

Legend
World Group / Zone Group Round Robin

Singles (5–1)

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2017 WG2 Feb 2017 Moscow (RUS)   Chinese Taipei Hard (i) Lee Ya-hsuan W 6–1, 6–2
2018 WG2 Feb 2018 Bratislava (SVK)   Slovakia Hard (i) Viktória Kužmová W 6–4, 6–2
Jana Čepelová L 4–6, 4–6
2019 Z1 RR Feb 2019 Zielona Góra (POL)   Poland Hard (i) Iga Świątek W 6–0, 6–2
  Denmark Clara Tauson W 7–6(7–3), 6–1
  Sweden Johanna Larsson W 7–6(7–1), 6–2

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Suspended due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ Vikhlyantseva edges Konjuh, faces Kontaveit in maiden WTA final
  2. ^ "ITIA - Retired Players List". ITIA. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Natalia Vikhlyantseva [RUS] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
  4. ^ Vikhlyantseva's Profile at Fed Cup
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