Irina Selyutina
Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a former tennis player from Kazakhstan.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan |
Born | Alma-Ata, Soviet Union | 7 November 1979
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | December 1996 |
Retired | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $420,868 |
Singles | |
Career record | 183–128 (58.8%) |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 85 (14 January 2002) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2002) |
French Open | 1R (2002) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 192–117 (62.1%) |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 20 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 31 (20 November 2000) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2001) |
French Open | 2R (2000) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2002) |
US Open | 3R (2000) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 2–4 |
She is a former world No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997, partnering with Cara Black.[1] Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997.[1] Selyutina won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour – J&S Cup with Cătălina Cristea in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with Nannie De Villiers and Porto Open with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning eight singles and 20 doubles events.
Personal life
Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in Alma-Ata (Soviet Union then, Kazakhstan now).[2] She has a brother, Nickolay.[2] Selyutina began playing tennis at the age of eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career.[2] She graduated from high school in 1996.[2]
WTA career finals
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Grand Slam (0/0) |
Tier I (0/0) |
Tier II (0/0) |
Tier III (0/1) |
Tier IV & V (3/1) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 9 May 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | 18 June 2000 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 13 January 2002 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 7 April 2002 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 15 September 2002 | Waikoloa, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 13 (8–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 24 November 1996 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 12 April 1998 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 May 1998 | ITF Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 21 November 1999 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 18 February 2001 | ITF Sutton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 22 April 2001 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 29 April 2001 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 6 May 2001 | ITF Dothan, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 21 October 2001 | ITF Southampton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 7. | 4 November 2001 | ITF Hayward, United States | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 18 November 2001 | ITF Hattiesburg, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Oyster Bay, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Doubles: 28 (20–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 17 November 1996 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 24 November 1996 | ITF São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 12 January 1997 | ITF Delray Beach, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 12 April 1997 | ITF Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 24 August 1997 | ITF Kiev, Ukraine | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 28 September 1997 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 24 May 1998 | ITF Azeméis, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 7. | 4 October 1998 | ITF Santa Clara, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 March 1999 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 8. | 31 October 1999 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 28 November 1999 | ITF Nurioopta, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 July 2000 | ITF Mahwah, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 30 July 2000 | ITF Salt Lake City, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Runner-up | 4. | 11 February 2001 | ITF Redbridge, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 15 April 2001 | ITF Columbus, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 12. | 22 April 2001 | ITF Allentown, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 13. | 29 April 2001 | ITF Jackson, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 July 2001 | ITF Ettenheim, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Winner | 14. | 4 August 2001 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 9 September 2001 | ITF Denain, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 21 October 2001 | ITF Southampton, Great Britain | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Winner | 17. | 4 November 2001 | ITF Hayward, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 9 June 2002 | ITF Surbiton, Great Britain | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 21 July 2002 | ITF Oyster Bay, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 18. | 28 July 2002 | ITF Louisville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 3 August 2002 | ITF Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 20. | 22 September 2002 | ITF Columbus, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Awards
- 1997 – ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with Cara Black)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles (2–0)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1997 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 5–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
References
External links
- Irina Selyutina at the Women's Tennis Association
- Irina Selyutina at the International Tennis Federation
- Irina Selyutina at the Billie Jean King Cup
Preceded by Michaela Paštiková |
ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with Cara Black) 1997 |
Succeeded by Eva Dyrberg |