Elena Tatarkova
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Elena Tatarkova or Olena Tatarkova (Ukrainian: Олена Tатаркова, born 22 August 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.
Country (sports) | Ukraine |
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Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Born | (1976-08-22) 22 August 1976 (age 47) Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 1993 |
Retired | 2006 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $861,974 |
Singles | |
Career record | 300–237 (55.9%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (18 January 1999) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2002) |
French Open | 3R (1998) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1998, 1999) |
US Open | 1R (1998, 1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 302–176 (63.2%) |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 25 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (5 July 1999) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998, 1999) |
French Open | SF (2001) |
Wimbledon | F (1999) |
US Open | 2R (1997, 1998, 2003) |
She won four doubles titles on WTA Tour, and four singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her best career result came in doubles; she reached the 1999 Wimbledon final with partner Mariaan de Swardt, which they lost to Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu. Tatarkova also made the 2001 French Open doubles semifinals with Justine Henin. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 45, and highest doubles ranking of No. 9, both in 1999.
Since retiring from professional tennis in 2004, she married Timothy Feltham in September 2007 and is mother to Stanley (Apr 2009) and Austin (Feb 2012)