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Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Born | Dushanbe, Tajik SSR, Soviet Union | 22 August 1976
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) |
Elena Tatarkova or Olena Tatarkova (Ukrainian: Олена Tатаркова, born 22 August 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.
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)
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | 0–3 |
French Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | 3R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2–2 |
Wimbledon | LQ | A | A | LQ | 2R | 2R | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2–3 |
US Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 0–2 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–10 |
Year-end ranking | 221 | 192 | 196 | 136 | 47 | 120 | 256 | 213 | 166 | 126 | 260 |
Doubles
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 5–6 |
French Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 6–8 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | F | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 9–7 |
US Open | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3–7 |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 23–28 |
Year-end ranking | 171 | 91 | 22 | 19 | 77 | 38 | 61 | 47 | 95 |
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1999 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) | |
Tier I (0–0) | |
Tier II (0–3) | |
Tier III (0–3) | |
Tier IV & V (4–1) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 2 August 1998 | Stanford Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 16 August 1998 | Los Angeles Classic, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 18 October 1998 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 31 October 1998 | Luxembourg Open | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 0–2 ret. |
Win | 1. | 16 January 1999 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 4 July 1999 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 27 February 2000 | Oklahoma Cup, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | 23 February 2002 | Memphis International, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 7. | 6 April 2003 | Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 20 April 2003 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4. | 10 August 2003 | Nordic Light Open, Finland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 8. | 26 October 2003 | Luxembourg Open | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (4–7)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 24 May 1993 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 16 August 1993 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–7(3) |
Loss | 3. | 10 October 1993 | ITF Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 1. | 31 October 1993 | ITF Jūrmala, Latvia | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 29 October 1995 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | 23 February 1997 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 13 October 1997 | ITF Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
0–6, 6–4, 6–7(5) |
Win | 2. | 1 March 1998 | ITF Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
Win | 3. | 31 July 2000 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 22 September 2003 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | 28 November 2004 | ITF Opole, Poland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 36 (25–11)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 24 May 1993 | ITF Bytom, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Win | 2. | 29 August 1993 | ITF Gryfino, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(4), 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 5 September 1993 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4. | 12 September 1993 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 1. | 18 October 1993 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 5. | 25 October 1993 | ITF Jūrmala, Latvia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–2 |
Loss | 2. | 3 October 1994 | ITF Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3. | 9 July 1995 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6. | 27 August 1995 | ITF Sochi, Russia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 7. | 16 October 1995 | ITF Flensburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 8. | 6 May 1996 | ITF Szczecin, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 9. | 16 June 1996 | ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | 2 February 1997 | ITF Prostejov, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5. | 2 March 1997 | ITF Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(6), 7–6(6), 1–6 |
Win | 10. | 17 March 1997 | ITF Reims, France | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6. | 9 June 1997 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 11. | 4 August 1997 | ITF Sopot, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7), 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 21 February 1998 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | 8 June 1998 | ITF Sochi, Russia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 13. | 31 July 2000 | ITF Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 14. | 2 October 2000 | ITF Albuquerque, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 15. | 22 October 2000 | ITF Largo, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 16. | 29 October 2000 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 17. | 19 November 2000 | ITF Naples, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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5–3, 2–4, 2–4, 5–3, 4–1 |
Loss | 8. | 5 February 2001 | ITF Rockford, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 1–6 |
Win | 18. | 12 February 2001 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
Win | 19. | 4 March 2001 | ITF Minneapolis, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(0) |
Loss | 9. | 21 October 2001 | ITF Southampton, UK | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 6–2, 2–6 |
Win | 20. | 5 February 2002 | ITF Midland, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 12 November 2002 | ITF Eugene, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 21. | 16 March 2003 | ITF Kaunas, Lithuania | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6(6) |
Win | 22. | 21 September 2003 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 7–6(5) |
Win | 23. | 28 September 2003 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 28 March 2004 | ITF St.Petersburg, Russia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 24. | 18 April 2004 | ITF Biarritz, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 25. | 7 November 2004 | ITF Shenzhen, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–1 |
Top 10 wins
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ET Rank |
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No. 9 | Southern California Open, U.S. | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 63 |