Tatiana Panova

Tatiana Panova
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Moscow
Born	13 August 1976 (age 47); Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,561,661
Singles
Career record	344–303
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 20 (23 September 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2003, 2005)
French Open	3R (2002)
Wimbledon	3R (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004)
US Open	3R (2002)
Doubles
Career record	40–74
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 75 (27 January 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2002, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon	1R (2002)
US Open	1R (2002)

Tatiana Urayevna Panova (Russian: Татьяна Юрьевна Панова; born 13 August 1976^[1]) is a former Russian tennis player. On 23 September 2002, she reached her career-high singles ranking, when she peaked at world No. 20.

Career[edit]

2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. That year she also reached quarterfinals of Miami Open by beating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in straight sets. She reached the third round of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and at the US Open, defeating Mirjana Lučić and Anna Kournikova along the way. Martina Navratilova, at age 45, beat her at Eastbourne, in her first singles match in eight years.

Panova was a member of the Russian Federation Cup team, going 12–3 throughout her career.

WTA career finals[edit]

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–3)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 2000	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Anne Kremer	1–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	Jan 2002	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Anna Smashnova	2–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Apr 2002	Sarasota, United States	Clay	Jelena Dokic	2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV & V (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 2002	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Lina Krasnoroutskaya	Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová	5–7, 6–7^(7–9)

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (6–2)[edit]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	26 October 1992	ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania	Hard (i)	Natalia Biletskaya	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	2.	10 January 1994	ITF Mission, United States	Hard	Ania Bleszynski	6–1, 6–1
Runner-up	1.	24 January 1994	ITF Austin, United States	Hard	Tatjana Ječmenica	4–6, 7–6^(11–9), 6–7^(6–8)
Winner	3.	4 July 1994	ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom	Gras	Magüi Serna	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner	4.	18 July 1994	ITF Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany	Clay	Linda Niemantsverdriet	6–0, 6–3
Winner	5.	29 August 1994	ITF İstanbul, Turkey	Hard	Noelia Pérez Peñate	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	13 November 1995	ITF Bad Gögging, Germany	Carpet (i)	Magdalena Feistel	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	8 September 1997	ITF Samara, Russia	Carpet (i)	Lenka Cenková	6–0, 6–2