Elena Pogorelova (born 16 September 1969) is a Russian former professional
tennis
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player.
Pogorelova played on the professional tour in the early 1990s, with a best singles ranking of 508 in the world. As a doubles player she won two
ITF titles and made a
WTA Tour
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WTA Tour tou ...
main draw appearance at the
Moscow Ladies Open
The Moscow Ladies Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1989 to 1995. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union, from 1989 to 1990 (under the titles of Virginia Slims of Moscow and Kraft General Foods of Moscow, respectiv ...
in 1990, partnering
Irina Zvereva
Irina Zvereva (née Fateeva; ; born 11 April 1967) is a former professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States. She competed in the doubles event at the 1990 Moscow Open, a tournament on the ...
.
In 1992, following the breakup of the Soviet Union, she featured in a
Federation Cup tie for the
Commonwealth of Independent States team (CIS). She played a dead rubber doubles match in CIS's World Group second round loss to France, where she and
Elena Makarova were beaten by
Isabelle Demongeot and
Nathalie Tauziat.
ITF finals
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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1969 births
Living people
Soviet female tennis players
Russian female tennis players