Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a former

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from

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. She is a former world No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997, partnering with

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/ref> Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997. Selyutina won three doubles titles on the

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– J&S Cup with

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in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with

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and Porto Open with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on the

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, winning eight singles and 20 doubles events.

Personal life

Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in

Alma-Ata Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...

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then,

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/ref> She has a brother, Nickolay. Selyutina began playing tennis at the age of eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career. She graduated from high school in 1996.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (8–5)

Doubles: 28 (20–8)

Awards

* 1997 – ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with

)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles (2–0)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Selyutina, Irina 1979 births Kazakhstani female tennis players Living people Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Wimbledon junior champions Sportspeople from Almaty Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan 21st-century Kazakhstani women