Elena Makarova
Елена Макарова
Country (sports) Soviet Union (1991)
Commonwealth of Independent States CIS (1992)
Russia  Russia (from 1993)
Born (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973
Turned pro1991
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 594,200
Singles
Career record178–128
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 43 (10 June 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1994, 1995)
French Open3R (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1995, 1997, 1998)
US Open3R (1995)
Doubles
Career record73–67
Career titles1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 36 (12 June 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1996)
French OpenQF (1995)
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open3R (1996)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (1999), record 26–12 (68.4%)

Elena Alekseyevna Makarova (Russian: Елена Алексеевна Макарова,[1] listenⓘ, born 1 February 1973), is a former Russian professional tennis player.[2]

Makarova played in the WTA Tour from 1991 to 1999.[3] Her peak performances were in 1995, when she was ranked world No. 36 in doubles, and in 1996, when she was ranked No. 43 in singles. In 2011, she coached Russian tennis player Margarita Gasparyan.[1]

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 23 September 1995 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 20 July 1997 Palermo, Italy Clay France Sandrine Testud 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III1
Tier IV & V0
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 24 September 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (o) Russia Eugenia Maniokova Italy Laura Golarsa
Netherlands Caroline Vis		 7–6, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 12 August 1991 Rebecq, Belgium Clay Czechoslovakia Kateřina Šišková 3–6, 0–6
Winner 1. 15 September 1991 Haskovo, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 9 December 1991 Érd, Hungary Hard (i) Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová 7–5, 6–1
Winner 3. 20 January 1992 Bergen, Norway Carpet (i) Germany Julia Jehs 6–0, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 27 July 1992 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany Clay Slovenia Barbara Mulej 5–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 19 October 1992 Moscow, Russia Clay Commonwealth of Independent States Svetlana Parkhomenko 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 14 November 1992 Manchester, England Carpet (i) Belgium Nancy Feber 5–7, 6–4, 2–6
Winner 5. 22 November 1992 Nottingham, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Germany Elena Pampoulova 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner 6. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Petra Langrová 0–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 4 October 1998 Tbilisi, Georgia Clay Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6–2, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 5. 1 November 1998 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sandra Načuk 0–6, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (6 titles, 2 runner-ups)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1 April 1991 Šibenik, Yugoslavia Clay Soviet Union Irina Sukhova Czechoslovakia Zdeňka Málková
Czechoslovakia Janette Husárová		 1–6, 5–7
Winner 1. 30 March 1992 Moncalieri, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Kateřina Šišková Czechoslovakia Radka Bobková
Czechoslovakia Jana Pospíšilová		 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Winner 2. 25 May 1992 Putignano, Italy Hard Commonwealth of Independent States Olga Lugina Commonwealth of Independent States Aida Khalatian
Commonwealth of Independent States Karina Kuregian		 6–2, 6–4
Winner 3. 15 November 1992 Manchester, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Commonwealth of Independent States Elena Likhovtseva Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova
Switzerland Natalie Tschan		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 28 March 1993 Brest, France Hard Kazakhstan Elena Likhovtseva Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Netherlands Linda Niemantsverdriet		 6–4, 5–7, 5–7
Winner 4. 5 July 1993 Erlangen, Germany Clay Russia Eugenia Maniokova Slovakia Janette Husárová
Australia Danielle Thomas		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 5. 6 December 1993 Val-d'Oise, France Hard (i) Poland Magdalena Feistel France Isabelle Demongeot
France Catherine Suire		 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 6. 1 November 1998 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Ukraine Olga Lugina Germany Gabriela Kučerová
Czech Republic Radka Pelikánová		 6–0, 6–1

Head to head

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1991 Wimbledon Grass Germany Barbara Rittner 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6

Legacy

In Russia, despite her modest popularity as a top-50 player, Makarova is well-known for providing her explanation for the issue of LGBT-athletes being more common among female tennis players than on the ATP Tour (while the most popular example was Toomas Leius according to the locally popular 1993 short story Fugue with [Male] Tennis Player by Mikhail Veller).[4] She said the following: “When you get tired after a match or training, you no longer want to dress up or go to a party. Therefore, some tennis players solve the problem of sex [absence] by means of "lesser bloodshed" [local idiom which means "easy" in a dual meaning: the simpler the better or silly][5] — with each other. Besides, you can't afford to take your beloved man with you — he has to work himself". The last part has been clarified to mean that "most female tennis players cannot afford traveling with their beloved man financially".[6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 "МАКАРОВА Елена Алексеевна". Энциклопедия «Российский теннис». Федерация тенниса России. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Federation Cup
  3. ↑ Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
  4. ↑ "Fuga s tennisistom". litres.ru (in Russian). Litres. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Don't pray for an easy life, it will not make you grow". wisdomotoinspire.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
    • "О том, что хуже воровства" [About that which is worse than stealing]. pro-expert.ru. Expert. 28 January 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2022. In fact, these three words mean that simplicity is stupidity, insanity is worse than almost anything. It's not just that, according to [Vladimir] Dal, "stupidity will be worse than a thief". The reason is always more terrible than the effect, and theft, that is, violation of human and divine laws, is usually a direct consequence of simplicity (Given the prevalence of the phenomenon under discussion, let me remind you that V.I. Dal not only distinguishes but also opposes the simplicity (directness) of the heart and simplicity (emptiness) of the mind). What is murder, or the same robbery, if not a disgustingly simple solution to a problem?
  6. ↑ "Знаменитые теннисные любовники" [Famous Tennis Lovers]. kommersant.ru (in Russian). Kommersant. 19 December 1999. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ↑ Hone, Michael (13 January 2016). Boarding School Homosexuality: From Plato's Academy to the Princeton Rub. ISBN 978-1523368297.
  8. ↑ Addicott, Adam (5 October 2021). "Tennis Players Who Come Out as LGBT Receive Widespread Acceptance From Teammates, Says Study". ubitennis.net. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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