Natasha Zvereva
Natallia Marataŭna Zvierava ( be, Наталля Маратаўна Зверава; russian: Наталья Маратовна Зверева, Natalia Maratovna Zvereva; born 16 April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Belarus. She was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings. Zvereva and her main doubles partner Gigi Fernández are the most successful women's doubles team (measured by WTA Tour and major titles) since Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. On 12 July 2010, Zvereva was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame alongside Fernández. Personal life Zvereva was born as Natalya Marataŭna Zvereva in Minsk, Belarus to parents Marat Nikolayevich Zverev and Nina Grigoryevna Zvereva. She started tennis at the age of seven at the encouragement of her parents, who were both tennis instructors in the Soviet Union. While her name is sometimes spelled Zverava, in 1994 she of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region (voblast) and Minsk District (raion). As of January 2021, its population was 2 million, making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). First documented in 1067, Minsk became the capital of the Principality of Minsk before being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received town privileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of the Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793, as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland. From 1919 to 1991, aft ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1992 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Larisa Neiland and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Zvereva and Gigi Fernández defeated Neiland and Jana Novotná in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Jana Novotná / Larisa Neiland ''(final)'' Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (champions) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková ''(semifinals)'' Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver ''(semifinals)'' Mary Joe Fernández / Zina Garrison ''(fourth round)'' Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf ''(third round)'' Lori McNeil / Rennae Stubbs ''(fourth round)'' Jill Hetherington / Kathy Rinaldi ''(first round)'' Patty Fendick / Andrea Strnadová ''(third round)'' Sandy Collins / Elna Reinach ''(third round)'' Nicole Provis / Elizabeth Smylie ''(first round)'' Rachel McQuillan / Claudia Porwik ''(first round)'' Isabelle Demongeot / Nathalie Tauziat ''(third round)'' Anke Huber / Clau ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1991 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
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1995 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Larisa Neiland and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Natasha Zvereva and Rick Leach. Zvereva and Leach won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 6–4 against Gigi Fernández and Cyril Suk. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Final Top half Bottom half References 1995 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ... Australian Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1990 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles
Jana Novotná and Jim Pugh were the defending champions but only Pugh competed that year with Natasha Zvereva. Zvereva and Pugh won in the final 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 against Zina Garrison and Rick Leach. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Final Top half Bottom half References 1990 Australian Open – Doubles draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1990 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed doubles or mixed pairs is a form of mixed-sex sports that consists of teams of one man and one woman. This variation of competition is prominent in curling and racket sports, such as tennis, table tennis and badminton (where it is known as ... Australian Open (tennis) by year – Mixed doubles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1998 Chase Championships – Doubles
Two-time defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Natasha Zvereva defeated Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1998 WTA Tour Championships. Davenport and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but they competed with different partners that year: Davenport with Zvereva, and Novotná with Martina Hingis. Hingis and Novotná were defeated in the quarterfinals by Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. # Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná ''(quarterfinals)'' # Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (champions) # Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs ''(semifinals)'' # Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat Nathalie Tauziat (born 17 October 1967) is a French former professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships and runner- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1994 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
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1993 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
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1996 US Open – Women's Doubles
Defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva defeated Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the final, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1996 US Open. It was Fernández' fifth US Open, 15th major and 66th overall title for Fernández, and Zvereva's fourth US Open, 15th major and 60th overall title. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Official results archive (WTA) 1996 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
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1995 US Open – Women's Doubles
Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Rennae Stubbs. Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title by defeating Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 6–3 in the final. It was the 4th US Open, 14th Grand Slam title and 61st overall title for Fernández and the 3rd US Open, 14th Grand Slam title and 56th overall title for Zvereva, in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 6th title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Tokyo, Rome, the French Open, San Diego and Los Angeles. Seeds Qualifying Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References Official Results Archive (WTA) 1995 US Open – Women's draws and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1992 US Open – Women's Doubles
Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions for the women's doubles. In 1992, they competed with different partners, Shriver with Martina Navratilova and Zvereva with Gigi Fernández. Navratilova and Shriver lost in the semifinals to Jana Novotná and Larisa Neiland, Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. Fernández and Zvereva won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–1 against Novotná and Savchenko-Neiland. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 1992 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation {{DEFAULTSORT:1992 US Open - Women's Doubles 1992 US Open (tennis), Women's Doubles US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles 1992 in women's tennis 1992 in American women's sports ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1991 US Open – Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the third round to Katrina Adams and Manon Bollegraf. Pam Shriver and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) against Jana Novotná and Larisa Savchenko. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links 1991 US Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there a ... {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 US Open - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles 1991 in women's tennis 1991 in Americ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |