Larisa Neiland

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Larisa Savchenko Neiland


nickname =
country = LAT
residence = Jūrmala, Latvia
datebirth = birth date and age|1966|07|21
placebirth = Lviv, Soviet Union
height = height|m=1.69
weight = convert|60|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1983
retired = 1999
plays = Right
careerprizemoney = $US4,083,936
singlesrecord = 322–283
singlestitles = 2
highestsinglesranking = 58 (August 12, 1996)
AustralianOpenresult = 4r (1992)
FrenchOpenresult = 3r (1984, 1989)
Wimbledonresult = QF (1994)
USOpenresult = QF (1988)
doublesrecord = 766–258
doublestitles = 65
highestdoublesranking = 1 (January 27, 1992)
updated = April 22, 2007

Larisa Savchenko Neiland (born Larisa Savchenko July 21, 1966 in Lvov) is a retired Ukrainian-born tennis player who represented Latvia in play. She turned professional in 1988, one of a group of other Soviet players (Natasha Zvereva, Leila Meskhi) that emerged in time for tennis's full re-entry into the Olympics. A former number one doubles player, Neiland won sixty-five top-level doubles titles. Neiland also reached two grand slam quarterfinals; at Wimbledon in 1988 and at the U.S. Open in 1994. In Neiland's almost 17-full-year career, she won $US4,083,936 in prize money.

Career

Neiland turned professional in 1983. In 1984, Neiland reached the third round of the French Open as a qualifier, which was her best singles result at the French Open. She won her first singles title in Chicago in January 1984, where she only lost a set. In 1988, Neiland reached her first grand slam doubles final with Natasha Zvereva. Unfortunately, the she lost 10-12 in the final set to Gabriela Sabatini and Steffi Graf, who, in that same year won all four grand slam singles titles and an Olympic gold metal. In 1989, also with Zvereva, Larisa won her first doubles grand slam over Graf and Sabatini in straight sets.

In 1991, Neiland captured the Wimbledon title with Zvereva. In 1992, she lost in the U.S. Open final to Jana Novotná and Helena Suková. She won her first mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, as well, when she and Cyril Suk teamed and won over Dutch duo Jacco Eltingh and Miriam Oremans. That year, she reached the number one doubles ranking. Neiland then reached her next five doubles runner-ups with Novotná. Each and every final played with Novotna was lost, the first being the U.S. Open in 1991 and losing to Pam Shriver and Zvereva. Her final grand slam doubles final appearance came in 1996 at Wimbledon. Neiland played in 2000 but retired after losing at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round, when she and her partner Lina Krasnoroutskaya lost to Ai Sugiyama and Julie Halard, the eventual runner-ups, in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.

Grand Slam women's doubles finals (12)

Wins (2)

Runner-ups (5)

Footnotes

External links and sources

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