Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky
Full name | Viktoria Mikhailovna Milvidskaia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | New York City and Miami, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | 20 April 1967||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $71,427 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 99–65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 168 (28 September 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 (1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 84–39 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 14 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 145 (29 October 1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viktoria Mikhailovna Belinsky (née Milvidskaia, 20 April 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. Her highest WTA rankings were 168 in singles and 145 in doubles.
Early life
[edit]Belinsky began playing tennis at the age of seven in Moscow. She played for the famous Spartak tennis club, and her coaches were Alexandra Granaturova and Larisa Preobrazhenskaya.[1]
In 1983, she won the First International Tournament in Moscow which earned her the honour of Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class (equates to international champion).
Professional career
[edit]She was a member of the USSR national tennis team (1983–1989) and represented the USSR in many different tournaments around the world. In 1984, she became the youngest USSR national champion.
Belinsky played in all Grand Slam tournaments. She had career wins over Manon Bollegraf, Tami Whitlinger, Sandra Wasserman, Nicole Arendt, Inés Gorrochategui, Lubomira Bacheva, Regina Maršíková, Andrea Strnadová, Sabine Hack, and Radka Bobková, and stopped playing in 1993 due to a knee injury. The same year, she moved to the United States.
Belinsky has an M.A. in physical education from the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow. She received this degree in May 1989.
From 2005 to 2008, Belinsky worked at the Russian NTV PLUS Tennis Channel. Her program was titled Tennis coach – is it nature or nurtured?. She interviewed many famous tennis coaches including: Wayne Bryan, Nick Bollettieri, Bud Collins, Robert Lansdorp, Carlos Rodriguez, Richard Williams. In addition, she has interviewed players such as Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Anna Kournikova, Marat Safin and Janko Tipsarević. She worked as a sports broadcaster at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), and as a tennis analyst at Wimbledon, the US Open, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.
In 2014, Belinsky worked as a coach for the USTA Player Development program[2] in New York City.
In 2015, she moved to Florida and began working as a private coach.
Junior Grand Slam finals
[edit]Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1984 | Wimbledon | Grass | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
ITF finals
[edit]$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–4)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 8 September 1986 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 30 March 1987 | Bari, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 14 September 1987 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | 1–6, 0–6 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 9 April 1990 | Bari, Italy | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 16 July 1990 | Darmstadt, West Germany | Clay | 1–6, 6–7 |
Doubles (14–2)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 December 1986 | Chicago, United States | Hard | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 6 January 1986 | El Paso, United States | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 8 September 1986 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 4. | 15 September 1986 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 5. | 30 March 1987 | Bari, Italy | Clay | 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 6. | 20 April 1987 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 7. | 28 September 1987 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 8. | 16 November 1987 | Croydon, United Kingdom | Carpet | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 9. | 12 June 1988 | Modena, Italy | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 6–0 | ||
Winner | 10. | 19 June 1988 | Salerno, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 11. | 26 June 1988 | Arezzo, Italy | Clay | 0–6, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 12. | 15 August 1988 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 13. | 29 August 1988 | Nivelles, Belgium | Clay | 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 14. | 16 April 1990 | Marsa, Malta | Clay | 6–2, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 30 July 1990 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany | Clay | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 16. | 8 July 1991 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 6–4 |
Other finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Location | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1984 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Tashkent, Soviet Union | 6–0, 6–4 | |
Finalist | 1981 | European Junior Championships 14&U[3] | Serramazzoni, Italy | 2–6, 4–6 | |
Finalist | 1987 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Tallinn, Soviet Union | 1–6, 2–6 |
Medal | Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Score |
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August 1984 | 1984 Friendship Games | Katowice, Poland | 6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles
[edit]Outcome | Year | Championship | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1984 | European Championship[4] | Ostend, Belgium | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Finalist | 1981 | European Junior Championships 14 & Under[5] | Serramazzoni, Italy | 3–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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July 1987 | 1987 Universiade Games | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 6–3, 6–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Coyle, Daniel (March 4, 2007). "How to Grow a Super-Athlete". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "Player Development Home | Player Development". USTA. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "European Junior Championship". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "European junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky at the Women's Tennis Association
- Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky at the International Tennis Federation
- Tennis Abstract: Viktoria Milvidskaia WTA Match Results.
- [1] Australian Open – Results Archive – Viktoria Milvidskaia].
- Tennis Stats – H2H Stats – MatchStat Viktoria Milvidskaia.
- WAVE OF FUTURE HERE FROM SOVIET The New York Times.
- NTV Interview: "So far and so close". Interview with Anna Kurnikova by Viktoria Milvidskaia.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Tennis players from Miami
- Tennis players from New York (state)
- Tennis players from California
- Tennis players from Moscow
- Soviet female tennis players
- Russian expatriates in the United States
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century American women
- Friendship Games medalists in tennis