Larisa Neiland

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Larisa Neiland

Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Country  Soviet Union and
 Latvia
Residence Jūrmala, Latvia
Born 21 July 1966 (1966-07-21) (age 45)
Lviv, Soviet Union
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro 1983
Retired 1999
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money $US4,083,936
Singles
Career record 322–283
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 13 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 4r (1992)
French Open 3r (1984, 1989)
Wimbledon QF (1994)
US Open QF (1988)
Doubles
Career record 766–258
Career titles 65
Highest ranking No. 1 (27 January 1992)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (1995, 1996, 1997)
French Open W (1989)
Wimbledon W (1991)
US Open F (1991, 1992)
Last updated on: 22 April 2007.

Larisa Savchenko Neiland (born Larisa Savchenko 21 July 1966 in Lvov) is a former Ukrainian-born tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.

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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. They 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 medal. 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.

She currently coaches Svetlana Kuznetsova and is a part of the Russian Fed Cup coaching team.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles: 12 (2 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1988 Wimbledon Grass Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		 6–3, 1–6, 12–10
Winner 1989 French Open Clay Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva West Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1989 Wimbledon Grass Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 1990 French Open Clay Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 1991 French Open Clay Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná		 6–4, 6–0
Winner 1991 Wimbledon Grass Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva United States Gigi Fernández
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná		 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 1991 US Open Hard Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná United States Pam Shriver
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Runner-up 1992 Wimbledon Grass Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 1992 US Open Hard Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 7–6, 6–1
Runner-up 1993 French Open Clay Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1993 Wimbledon Grass Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
Runner-up 1996 Wimbledon Grass United States Meredith McGrath Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		 5–7, 7–5, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1992 Wimbledon Grass Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh		 7–6, 6–2
Winner 1994 Australian Open Hard Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Czech Republic Helena Suková
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 7–5, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up 1994 French Open Clay Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Netherlands Menno Oosting		 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Winner 1995 French Open Clay Australia Todd Woodbridge Canada Jill Hetherington
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager		 7–6, 7–6
Winner 1996 Australian Open (2) Hard Australia Mark Woodforde United States Nicole Arendt
United States Luke Jensen		 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 1996 Wimbledon Grass Australia Mark Woodforde Czech Republic Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk		 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1997 Australian Open Hard South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Rick Leach		 6–3, 6–7, 7–5
Runner-up 1997 Wimbledon Grass Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Czech Republic Helena Suková
Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1999 French Open Clay United States Rick Leach Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
South Africa Piet Norval		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Year-End Championships finals

Doubles: 5 finals (0 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Outcome Year Location Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1988 New York City Carpet (i) Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1989 New York City Carpet (i) Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver		 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1992 New York City Carpet (i) Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Spain Arantxa Sánchez
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		 7–6(4), 6–1
Runner-up 1993 New York City Carpet (i) Czech Republic Jana Novotná Belarus Natalia Zvereva
United States Gigi Fernández		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 1999 New York City Carpet (i) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova		 6–4, 6–4

Titles (67)

Singles (2)

Legend (Singles)
Tier III (1)
Tier V (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 23 September 1991 Saint Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Germany Barbara Rittner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2. 23 August 1993 Schenectady, USA Hard Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva 6–3, 7–5

Doubles (65)

Grand slam events in boldface.

  • 1985: Seabrook Island (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1985: Salt Lake City (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1986: Little Rock (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1987: Wichita (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1987: Oklahoma City (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1987: Boca Raton (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1987: Eastbourne (with Svetlana Parkhomenko)
  • 1988: Birmingham (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1988: Indianapolis (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1989: Amelia Island (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1989: French Open (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1989: Birmingham (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1989: Moscow (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1989: Chicago (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1990: Birmingham (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1990: Eastbourne (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1990: Orlando (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1990: Nashville (with Kathy Jordan)
  • 1991: Aukland (with Patty Fendick)
  • 1991: Boca Raton (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1991: Hamburg (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1991: Berlin (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1991: Eastbourne (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1991: Wimbledon (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1991: Toronto (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1991: Manhattan Beach (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1991: Washington, D.C. (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1991: Philadelphia (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: Brisbane (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: Boca Raton (with Natasha Zvereva)
  • 1992: Key Biscayne (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1992: Wesley Chapel (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: Berlin (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: Eastbourne (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: San Diego (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: Leipzig (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1992: Brighton (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1993: Brisbane (with Conchita Martínez)
  • 1993: Osaka (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1993: Key Biscayne (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1993: Toronto (with Jana Novotná)
  • 1994: Osaka (with Rennae Stubbs)
  • 1994: Amelia Island (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1994: Barcelona (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1994: Birmingham (with Zina Garrison)
  • 1994: Schenectady (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1994: Brighton (with Manon Bollegraf)
  • 1995: Paris Open Gaz de France (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1995: Barcelona (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1995: Edinburgh (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1995: Moscow (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1995: Leipzig (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1995: Brighton (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1996: Essen (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1996: Berlin (with Meredith McGrath)
  • 1996: Rosmalen (with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy)
  • 1996: Montreal (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1996: Moscow (with Natalia Medvedeva)
  • 1997: Birmingham (with Katrina Adams)
  • 1997: Luxembourg (with Helena Suková)
  • 1999: Gold Coast (with Corina Morariu)
  • 1999: Hamburg (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1999: Birmingham (with Corina Morariu)
  • 1999: Los Angeles (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
  • 1999: Leipzig (with Mary Pierce)

Personal life

She married Alex Neiland at 21 December 1989, her surname was changed from Savchenko to Neiland.

External links and sources

Australian Open girls’ doubles champions

1969 Pat Edwards / Evonne Goolagong  • 1970 Janet Fallis / Janet Young  • 1971 Pat Edwards / Janice Whyte  • 1972 Sally Irvine / Pam Whytcross  • 1973 Jenny Dimond / Dianne Fromholtz  • 1974 Nerida Gregory / Julia Hanrahan  • 1975 Diane Evers / Nerida Gregory  • 1976 Jan Morton / Jan Wilton  • 1977 (Jan) Keryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin  • 1977 (Dec) Keryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin  • 1978 Debbie Freeman / Kathy Mantle  • 1979 Linda Cassell / Sue Leo  • 1980 Anne Minter / Miranda Yates  • 1981 Maree Booth / Sharon Hodgkin  • 1982 Annette Gulley / Kim Staunton  • 1983 Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton  • 1984 Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko  • 1985 Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson  • 1987 Ann Devries / Nicole Provis  • 1988 Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan  • 1989 Andrea Strnadová / Eva Sviglerova  • 1990 Rona Mayer / Limor Zaltz  • 1991 Karina Habšudová / Barbara Rittner  • 1992 Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London  • 1993 Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterova  • 1994 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova  • 1995 Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmuzova  • 1996 Michaela Paštiková / Jitka Schonfeldova  • 1997 Mirjana Lučić / Jasmin Wöhr  • 1998 Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik  • 1999 Eleni Daniilidou / Virginie Razzano  • 2000 Anikó Kapros / Christina Wheeler  • 2001 Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová  • 2002 Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja  • 2003 Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili  • 2004 Yung-Jan Chan / Sheng-Nan Sun  • 2005 Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic  • 2006 Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova  • 2007 Yevgeniya Rodina / Arina Rodionova  • 2008 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Ksenia Lykina  • 2009 Christina McHale / Ajla Tomljanović  • 2010 Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová  • 2011 An-Sophie Mestach / Demi Schuurs
French Open women's doubles champions

(1968) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones • (1969) Françoise Durr / Ann Haydon-Jones • (1970) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr • (1971) Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Durr • (1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve • (1973) Margaret Court / Virginia Wade • (1974) Chris Evert / Olga Morozova • (1975) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová • (1976) Fiorella Bonicelli / Gail Chanfreau  • (1977) Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden • (1978) Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici • (1979) Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull • (1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith • (1981) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford • (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Anne Smith • (1983) Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Candy Reynolds • (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1985) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1986) Martina Navrátilová / Andrea Temesvári • (1987) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1988) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1989) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva • (1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková • (1991) Gigi Fernández / Jana Novotná • (1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1995) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1996) Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernandez • (1997) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1998) Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná • (1999) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2000) Martina Hingis / Mary Pierce • (2001) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez • (2002) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez • (2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama • (2004) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez • (2005) Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez • (2006) Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur • (2007) Alicia Molik / Mara Santangelo • (2008) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual • (2009) Anabel Medina Garrigues / Virginia Ruano Pascual • (2010) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2011) Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
Wimbledon (Open Era) ladies' doubles champions

(1968) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King • (1969) Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton • (1970) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King • (1971) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King • (1972) Billie Jean King / Betty Stöve • (1973) Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King • (1974) Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Peggy Michel • (1975) Ann Kiyomura / Kazuko Sawamatsu • (1976) Chris Evert / Martina Navrátilová • (1977) Helen Gourlay Cawley / JoAnne Russell • (1978) Kerry Melville Reid / Wendy Turnbull • (1979) Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová • (1980) Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith • (1981) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1982) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1983) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1984) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1985) Kathy Jordan / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie • (1986) Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver • (1987) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková • (1988) Steffi Graf / Gabriela Sabatini • (1989) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková • (1990) Jana Novotná / Helena Suková • (1991) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Natalia Zvereva • (1992) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1993) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1994) Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva • (1995) Jana Novotná / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario • (1996) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková • (1997) Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva • (1998) Martina Hingis / Helena Suková • (1999) Lindsay Davenport / Corina Morariu • (2000) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2001) Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs • (2002) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2003) Kim Clijsters / Ai Sugiyama • (2004) Cara Black / Rennae Stubbs • (2005) Cara Black / Liezel Huber • (2006) Yan Zi / Zheng Jie • (2007) Cara Black / Liezel Huber • (2008) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2009) Serena Williams / Venus Williams • (2010) Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova • (2011) Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik
Australian Open mixed doubles champions

(1969) Margaret Court / Marty Riessen & Ann Haydon-Jones / Fred Stolle • (1987) Zina Garrison / Sherwood Stewart • (1988) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh • (1989) Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh • (1990) Natalia Zvereva / Jim Pugh • (1998) Jo Durie / Jeremy Bates • (1992) Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Todd Woodbridge • (1994) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy • (1995) Natalia Zvereva / Rick Leach • (1996) Larisa Savchenko Neiland / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach • (1998) Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob • (1999) Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams • (2000) Rennae Stubbs / Jared Palmer • (2001) Corina Morariu / Ellis Ferreira • (2002) Daniela Hantuchová / Kevin Ullyett • (2003) Martina Navrátilová / Leander Paes • (2004) Elena Bovina / Nenad Zimonjić • (2005) Samantha Stosur / Scott Draper • (2006) Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi • (2007) Elena Likhovtseva / Daniel Nestor • (2008) Tiantian Sun / Nenad Zimonjić • (2009) Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi  • (2010) Cara Black / Leander Paes  • (2011) Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor
Wimbledon (Open Era) mixed doubles champions

(1968) Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court • (1969) Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon-Jones • (1970) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals • (1971) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King • (1972) Ilie Năstase / Rosemary Casals • (1973) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King • (1974) Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King • (1975) Marty Riessen / Margaret Court • (1976) Tony Roche / Françoise Durr • (1977) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens • (1978) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve • (1979) Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens • (1980) John Austin / Tracy Austin • (1981) Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve • (1982) Kevin Curren / Anne Smith • (1983) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull • (1984) John Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull • (1985) Paul McNamee / Martina Navratilova • (1986) Ken Flach / Kathy Jordan • (1987) Jeremy Bates / Jo Durie • (1988) Sherwood Stewart / Zina Garrison • (1989) Jim Pugh / Jana Novotná • (1990) Rick Leach / Zina Garrison • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Elizabeth Sayers Smylie • (1992) Cyril Suk / Larisa Savchenko Neiland • (1993) Mark Woodforde / Martina Navratilova • (1994) Todd Woodbridge / Helena Suková • ( 1995) Jonathan Stark / Martina Navratilova • (1996) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková • (1997) Cyril Suk / Helena Suková • (1999) Max Mirnyi / Serena Williams • (1999) Leander Paes / Lisa Raymond • (2000) Donald Johnson / Kimberly Po • (2001) Leoš Friedl / Daniela Hantuchová • (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Likhovtseva • (2003) Leander Paes / Martina Navratilova • (2004) Wayne Black / Cara Black • (2005) Mahesh Bhupathi / Mary Pierce • (2006) Andy Ram / Vera Zvonareva • (2007) Jamie Murray / Jelena Janković • (2008) Bob Bryan / Samantha Stosur • (2009) Mark Knowles / Anna-Lena Grönefeld • (2010) Leander Paes / Cara Black • (2011) Jürgen Melzer / Iveta Benešová
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