Larisa Neiland

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Country (sports) Soviet Union
 Latvia
ResidenceJūrmala, Latvia
Born (1966-07-21) 21 July 1966
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Turned pro1983
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,083,936
Singles
Career record322–283
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 13 (23 May 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1992)
French Open3R (1984, 1989)
WimbledonQF (1994)
US OpenQF (1988)
Doubles
Career record766–258
Career titles65
Highest rankingNo. 1 (27 January 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1995, 1996, 1997)
French OpenW (1989)
WimbledonW (1991)
US OpenF (1991, 1992)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999)
Mixed doubles
Career titles4
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1994, 1996)
French OpenW (1995)
WimbledonW (1992)
US Open2R (1997, 1999)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Soviet Union
Friendship Games
1984 Women's doubles

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland (Ukrainian: Лариса Савченко-Нейланд, Latvian: Larisa Savčenko-Neilande; née Savchenko; also Larisa Neiland; born 21 July 1966) is a tennis coach and former professional player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia. A former world No. 1 doubles player, Neiland won six Grand Slam titles: two in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles. She also won two singles titles and 63 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She is listed in fourth place for the most doubles match wins (766) in WTA history, after Lisa Raymond, Rennae Stubbs and Liezel Huber. Neiland has been the coach of Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur since 2017.[1]

Career

Savchenko turned professional in 1983 as No. 10 on the ITF Junior rankings in that year. Doubles team of Savchenko and Svetlana Parkhomenko reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1983 and 1984, both times as an unseeded pair; beat No. 2 seeds Fairbank/Reynolds in 1983 and No. 3 seeds Horvath/Ruzici in 1984. In 1984, Savchenko 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 one set.

Having 1986 wins over Wendy Turnbull (twice), Ann Henricksson, and Annabel Croft, Savchenko was ranked No. 1 in USSR for 1986. She qualified for the Virginia Slims Championships in March and November 1986 with partner Svetlana Parkhomenko. She defeated Kathy Rinaldi, Peanut Louie Harper, and Nathalie Tauziat to reach the quarterfinals of Eastbourne in 1986.

Savchenko jumped from No. 53 to No. 28 (June 1983) on the Hewlett-Packard/WITA Computer rankings after performances at Birmingham and Eastbourne. She also had wins over Robin White, Ann Henricksson, Candy Reynolds, and Melissa Gurney.[2]

In 1988, Savchenko 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, again with Zvereva, Savchenko won her first doubles major final, over Graf and Sabatini in straight sets.

In December 1989, Larisa married Aleksandr Neiland and took his last name, she continued to compete as Larisa Savchenko-Neiland.[3]

In 1991, she captured the Wimbledon title with Zvereva. 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 No. 1 doubles ranking. Neiland then reached her next five doubles runners-up with Novotná. Each and every final played with Novotná was lost, the first being the US Open in 1991 and losing to Pam Shriver and Zvereva.

She also represented Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in both singles and doubles, but lost in the first round in both events.

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 runners-up, in straight sets.

Neiland tested positive for prohibited levels of the stimulant caffeine at the 1999 Australian Open. She was subsequently stripped of the $15k she had earned for reaching the women's doubles quarterfinals with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, and issued a warning by the International Tennis Federation.[4]

As a coach, she is best known for guiding Svetlana Kuznetsova to the 2009 French Open singles title, and has been a part of the Russian Fed Cup coaching team.

Major finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 12 (2 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1988 Wimbledon Grass Natasha Zvereva Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
3–6, 6–1, 10–12
Win 1989 French Open Clay Natasha Zvereva Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1989 Wimbledon (2) Grass Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
1–6, 2–6
Loss 1990 French Open (2) Clay Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1991 French Open (3) Clay Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
4–6, 0–6
Win 1991 Wimbledon (3) Grass Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1991 US Open Hard Jana Novotná Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)
Loss 1992 Wimbledon (4) Grass Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 1–6
Loss 1992 US Open (2) Hard Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–7(5), 1–6
Loss 1993 French Open (4) Clay Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1993 Wimbledon (5) Grass Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 7–6(7), 4–6
Loss 1996 Wimbledon (6) Grass Meredith McGrath Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
7–5, 5–7, 1–6

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

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1992 Wimbledon Grass Cyril Suk Miriam Oremans
Jacco Eltingh
7–6(2), 6–2
Win 1994 Australian Open Hard Andrei Olhovskiy Helena Suková
Todd Woodbridge
7–5, 6–7(0), 6–2
Loss 1994 French Open Clay Andrei Olhovskiy Kristie Boogert
Menno Oosting
5–7, 6–3, 5–7
Win 1995 French Open (2) Clay Mark Woodforde Jill Hetherington
John-Laffnie de Jager
7–6(8), 7–6(4)
Win 1996 Australian Open (2) Hard Mark Woodforde Nicole Arendt
Luke Jensen
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
Loss 1996 Wimbledon (2) Grass Mark Woodforde Helena Suková
Cyril Suk
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1997 Australian Open (3) Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach
3–6, 7–6(5), 5–7
Loss 1997 Wimbledon (3) Grass Andrei Olhovskiy Helena Suková
Cyril Suk
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1999 French Open (3) Clay Rick Leach Katarina Srebotnik
Piet Norval
3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Year-end championships

Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1988 New York Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1989 New York (2) Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1992 New York (3) Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková
6–7(4), 1–6
Loss 1993 New York (4) Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Natasha Zvereva
Gigi Fernández
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1999 New York (5) Carpet (i) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
4–6, 4–6

WTA career finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–4)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V (1–0)
Virginia Slims (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–5)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1987 Wichita Open, U.S. Carpet (i) Barbara Potter 6–7(6–8), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 0–2 Jun 1987 Birmingham Classic, UK Grass Pam Shriver 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 1988 Oakland Classic, U.S. Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Feb 1989 Oakland Classic (2) Carpet (i) Zina Garrison 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–5 Nov 1989 Chicago Cup, U.S. Carpet (i) Zina Garrison 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 1–5 Sep 1991 St. Petersburg Open, Russia Carpet (i) Barbara Rittner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–6 Feb 1993 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Carpet (i) Martina Navratilova 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–6 Aug 1993 Schenectady Open, U.S. Hard Natalia Medvedeva 6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–7 Aug 1994 Schenectady Open, U.S. (2) Hard Judith Wiesner 5–7, 6–3, 4–6

Doubles: 123 (65 titles, 58 runner-ups)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1985 Key Biscayne, US Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
4–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Apr 1985 Seabrook Island, US Clay Svetlana Parkhomenko Elise Burgin
Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Apr 1985 Hilton Head, US Clay Svetlana Parkhomenko Rosalyn Fairbank
Pam Shriver
4–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Sep 1985 Salt Lake City, U.S. Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Beverly Mould
Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Sep 1986 Tulsa, US Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Camille Benjamin
Dinky Van Rensburg
6–7, 5–7
Loss 2–4 Sep 1986 New Orleans, US Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Candy Reynolds
Anne Smith
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–4 Nov 1986 Little Rock, US Carpet (i) Svetlana Parkhomenko Iva Budařová
Beth Herr
6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Win 4–4 Jan 1987 Wichita, US Carpet (i) Svetlana Parkhomenko Barbara Potter
Wendy White
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–4 Feb 1987 Oklahoma City, US Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Lori McNeil
Kim Sands
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–4 Feb 1987 Boca Raton, US Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Chris Evert
Pam Shriver
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
Win 7–4 Jun 1987 Eastbourne, UK Grass Svetlana Parkhomenko Rosalyn Fairbank
Elizabeth Smylie
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Win 8–4 Jun 1988 Birmingham, UK Grass Natasha Zvereva Leila Meskhi
Svetlana Parkhomenko
6–4, 6–1
Loss 8–5 Jul 1988 Wimbledon Grass Natasha Zvereva Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
3–6, 6–1, 10–12
Win 9–5 Oct 1988 Indianapolis, US Hard (i) Natasha Zvereva Katrina Adams
Zina Garrison
6–2, 6–1
Loss 9–6 Nov 1988 Chicago, US Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Lori McNeil
Betsy Nagelsen
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 9–7 Nov 1988 VS Championships, New York Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–8 Feb 1989 Washington, US Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Betsy Nagelsen
Pam Shriver
2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–9 Feb 1989 Stanford, US Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Patty Fendick
Jill Hetherington
5–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win 10–9 Apr 1989 Amelia Island, US Clay Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–1
Loss 10–10 May 1989 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Natasha Zvereva Katrina Adams
Lori McNeil
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 11–10 May 1989 French Open, Paris Clay Natasha Zvereva Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–4, 6–4
Win 12–10 Jun 1989 Birmingham, UK Grass Natasha Zvereva Meredith McGrath
Pam Shriver
7–5, 5–7, 6–0
Loss 12–11 Jun 1989 Wimbledon Grass Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
1–6, 2–6
Loss 12–12 Aug 1989 Toronto, Canada Hard Martina Navratilova Gigi Fernández
Robin White
1–6, 5–7
Win 13–12 Oct 1989 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Nathalie Herreman
Catherine Suire
6–3, 6–4
Loss 13–13 Nov 1989 Indianapolis, US Hard Claudia Porwik Katrina Adams
Lori McNeil
4–6, 4–6
Win 14–13 Nov 1989 Chicago, US Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 14–14 Nov 1989 VS Championships, New York Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
3–6, 2–6
Loss 14–15 Jan 1990 Sydney, Australia Hard Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
3–6, 5–7
Loss 14–16 Apr 1990 Hamburg, Germany Clay Helena Suková Gigi Fernández
Martina Navratilova
2–6, 3–6
Loss 14–17 May 1990 French Open Clay Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
4–6, 5–7
Win 15–17 Jun 1990 Birmingham, UK Grass Natasha Zvereva Lise Gregory
Gretchen Magers
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 16–17 Jun 1990 Eastbourne, UK Grass Natasha Zvereva Patty Fendick
Zina Garrison
6–4, 6–3
Win 17–17 Sep 1990 WTA Championships, Orlando Carpet (i) Natasha Zvereva Manon Bollegraf
Meredith McGrath
6–4, 6–1
Win 18–17 Oct 1990 Nashville, US Hard (i) Kathy Jordan Brenda Schultz
Caroline Vis
6–1, 6–2
Win 19–17 Jan 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Patty Fendick Jo-Anne Faull
Julie Richardson
6–3, 6–3
Win 20–17 Mar 1991 Boca Raton, US Hard Natasha Zvereva Meredith McGrath
Anne Smith
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 20–18 Mar 1991 Tarpon Springs, US Clay Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández
Helena Suková
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 21–18 Apr 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková
7–5, 6–1
Win 22–18 May 1991 Berlin, Germany Clay Natasha Zvereva Nicole Provis
Elna Reinach
6–3, 6–3
Loss 22–19 May 1991 French Open Clay Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
4–6, 0–6
Win 23–19 Jun 1991 Eastbourne, UK Grass Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 24–19 Jun 1991 Wimbledon Grass Natasha Zvereva Gigi Fernández
Jana Novotná
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 25–19 Aug 1991 Toronto, Canada Hard Natasha Zvereva Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
1–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 26–19 Aug 1991 Manhattan Beach, US Hard Natasha Zvereva Gretchen Magers
Robin White
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Win 27–19 Aug 1991 Washington, D.C., US Hard Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
5–7, 6–1, 7–6(12–10)
Loss 27–20 Aug 1991 US Open Hard Jana Novotná Pam Shriver
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Win 28–20 Nov 1991 Philadelphia, US Carpet Jana Novotná Mary Joe Fernández
Zina Garrison
6–2, 6–4
Win 29–20 Jan 1992 Brisbane, Australia Hard Jana Novotná Manon Bollegraf
Nicole Bradtke
6–4, 6–3
Win 30–20 Mar 1992 Boca Raton, US Hard Natasha Zvereva Conchita Martínez
Linda Wild
6–2, 6–2
Win 31–20 Mar 1992 Key Biscayne, US Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win 32–20 Mar 1992 Wesley Chapel, US Clay Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 6–2
Loss 32–21 Mar 1992 Hilton Head, US Clay Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 2–6
Win 33–21 May 1992 Berlin, Germany Clay Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
Win 34–21 Jun 1992 Eastbourne, UK Grass Jana Novotná Mary Joe Fernández
Zina Garrison
6–0, 6–3
Loss 34–22 Jul 1992 Wimbledon Grass Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 1–6
Win 35–22 Aug 1992 San Diego, US Hard Jana Novotná Conchita Martínez
Mercedes Paz
6–1, 6–4
Loss 35–23 Aug 1992 US Open Hard Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win 36–23 Sep 1992 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Patty Fendick
Andrea Strnadová
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 37–23 Oct 1992 Brighton, UK Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Conchita Martínez
Radka Zrubáková
6–4, 6–1
Loss 37–24 Nov 1992 WTA Championships, US Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková
6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win 38–24 Jan 1993 Brisbane, Australia Hard Conchita Martínez Kimberly Po
Shannan McCarthy
6–2, 6–2
Win 39–24 Feb 1993 Osaka, Japan Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Magdalena Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
6–1, 6–3
Loss 39–25 Mar 1993 Delray Beach, US Hard Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
2–6, 2–6
Win 40–25 Mar 1993 Key Biscayne, US Hard Jana Novotná Jill Hetherington
Kathy Rinaldi
6–2, 7–5
Loss 40–26 Mar 1993 Wesley Chapel, US Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
5–7, 3–6
Loss 40–27 Apr 1993 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jana Novotná Steffi Graf
Rennae Stubbs
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 40–28 May 1993 French Open Clay Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 5–7
Loss 40–29 Jun 1993 Eastbourne, UK Grass Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 40–30 Jun 1993 Wimbledon Grass Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
4–6, 7–6(11–9), 4–6
Win 41–30 Aug 1993 Toronto, Canada Hard Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková
6–1, 6–2
Loss 41–31 Sep 1993 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
3–6, 2–6
Loss 41–32 Oct 1993 Brighton, UK Carpet (i) Anke Huber Laura Golarsa
Natalia Medvedeva
3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 41–33 Novr 1993 Philadelphia, US Carpet (i) Conchita Martínez Manon Bollegraf
Katrina Adams
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 41–34 Nov 1993 New York, US Carpet (i) Jana Novotná Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 7–5
Win 42–34 Feb 1994 Osaka, Japan Carpet Rennae Stubbs Pam Shriver
Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–7(2), 7–5
Win 43–34 Apr 1994 Amelia Island, US Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Win 44–34 Apr 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard
Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–4
Win 45–34 Jun 1994 Birmingham, UK Grass Zina Garrison Catherine Barclay
Kerry-Anne Guse
6–4, 6–4
Win 46–34 Aug 1994 Schenectady, US Hard Meredith McGrath Pam Shriver
Liz Smylie
6–2, 6–2
Loss 46–35 Oct 1994 Leipzig, Germany Carpet Manon Bollegraf Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
4–6, 4–6
Loss 46–36 Oct 1994 Filderstadt, Germany Hard (i) Manon Bollegraf Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 47–36 Oct 1994 Brighton, UK Carpet Manon Bollegraf Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 47–37 Jan 1995 Hobart, Australia Hard Manon Bollegraf Kyoko Nagatsuka
Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win 48–37 Feb 1995 Paris, France Hard (i) Meredith McGrath Manon Bollegraf
Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–1
Loss 48–38 Feb 1995 Indian Wells Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 48–39 Mar 1995 Delray Beach, US Hard Lori McNeil Mary Joe Fernández
Jana Novotná
4–6, 0–6
Win 49–39 Apr 1995 Barcelona, Spain Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mariaan de Swardt
Iva Majoli
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 49–40 May 1995 Berlin, Germany Clay Gabriela Sabatini Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win 50–40 May 1995 Edinburgh, UK Clay Meredith McGrath Manon Bollegraf
Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 7–6
Loss 50–41 Aug 1995 Manhattan Beach, US Hard Gabriela Sabatini Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 5–7
Win 51–41 Sep 1995 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Anna Kournikova
Aleksandra Olsza
6–1, 6–1
Win 52–41 Oct 1995 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Caroline Vis
6–4, 6–4
Loss 52–42 Oct 1995 Filderstadt, Germany Hard (i) Larisa Savchenko Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win 53–42 Oct 1995 Brighton, England Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
7–5, 6–1
Loss 53–43 Nov 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 54–43 Feb 1996 Essen, Germany Carpet (i) Meredith McGrath Lori McNeil
Helena Suková
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 54–44 Mar 1996 Key Biscayne, US Hard Meredith McGrath Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 4–6
Loss 54–45 Apr 1996 Amelia Island, U.S. Clay Meredith McGrath Chanda Rubin
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4–6, 4–6
Win 55–45 May 1996 Berlin, Germany Clay Meredith McGrath Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
6–1, 5–7, 7–6
Win 56–45 Jun 1996 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Kristie Boogert
Helena Suková
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 56–46 Jul 1996 Wimbledon Grass Meredith McGrath Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
7–5, 5–7, 1–6
Win 57–46 Aug 1996 Montreal, Canada Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mary Joe Fernández
Helena Suková
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Loss 57–47 Aug 1996 San Diego, US Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Gigi Fernández
Conchita Martínez
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 58–47 Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Natalia Medvedeva Silvia Farina
Barbara Schett
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
Loss 58–48 Feb 1997 Hannover, Germany Carpet (i) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 59–48 Jun 1997 Birmingham, UK Grass Katrina Adams Nathalie Tauziat
Linda Wild
6–2, 6–3
Loss 59–49 Aug 1997 Manhattan Beach, US Hard Helena Suková Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
6–7(7–9), 3–6
Loss 59–50 Oct 1997 Zürich, Switzerland Carpet Helena Suková Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win 60–50 Oct 1997 Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Carpet (i) Helena Suková Meike Babel
Laurence Courtois
6–2, 6–4
Loss 60–51 Feb 1998 Paris, France Hard Anna Kournikova Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans
1–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 60–52 Mar 1998 Linz, Austria Hard Anna Kournikova Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 60–53 Aug 1998 Stanford, US Hard Elena Tatarkova Lindsay Davenport
Natalia Zvereva
4–6, 4–6
Loss 60–54 Oct 1998 Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Carpet (i) Elena Tatarkova Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 0–2 ret.
Win 61–54 Jan 1999 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Corina Morariu Kristine Kunce
Irina Spîrlea
6–3, 6–3
Win 62–54 Apr 1999 Hamburg, Germany Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Amanda Coetzer
Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–1
Win 63–54 Jun 1999 Birmingham, UK Grass Corina Morariu Inés Gorrochategui
Alexandra Fusai
6–4, 6–4
Win 64–54 Aug 1999 Manhattan Beach, US Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
Loss 64–55 Aug 1999 Toronto, Canada Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jana Novotná
Mary Pierce
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 64–56 Oct 1999 Filderstadt, Germany Carpet (i) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud
3–6, 4–6
Loss 64–57 Oct 1999 Linz, Austria Carpet (i) Tina Križan Irina Spîrlea
Caroline Vis
4–6, 3–6
Win 65–57 Nov 1999 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Mary Pierce Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama
6–4, 6–3
Loss 65–58 Nov 1999 New York, US Carpet Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
4–6, 4–6

ITF finals

Singles (2–0)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 2 January 1984 ITF Chicago, United States Hard Natasha Reva 6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 9 April 1984 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Elena Eliseenko 6–2, 6–1

Doubles (3–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 2 January 1984 ITF Chicago, United States Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Csilla Bartos-Cserepy
Marianne van der Torre
w/o
Win 2. 9 April 1984 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Renata Šašak Marie Pinterová
Renáta Tomanová
6–1, 6–3
Win 3. 13 September 1993 ITF Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Karina Habšudová Radka Bobková
Petra Langrová
6–3, 6–4
Win 4. 28 September 1996 ITF Limoges, France Hard (i) Natalia Medvedeva Caroline Dhenin
Dominique Monami
6–1, 6–1

Women's doubles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R A NH A A A QF QF QF QF 3R SF SF SF 2R QF A 0 / 11 31–11
French Open A 1R 2R QF A A W F F SF F QF 3R SF QF SF QF 1R 1 / 15 48–14
Wimbledon QF QF QF 1R SF F F SF W F F QF SF F SF A 3R 1R 1 / 17 61–16
US Open 2R A A A 1R 2R QF SF F F 2R SF 3R A 3R 2R SF A 0 / 13 33–13
Win–loss 4–2 4–3 4–2 3–2 4–2 6–2 14–2 16–4 19–3 17–4 14–4 12–4 12–4 13–3 13–4 6–3 12–4 0–2 2 / 56 173–54
Year-end championships
Tour Championships A A A QF QF F F QF QF F F A SF SF SF QF F A 0 / 13 13–13
Tier I tournaments
Tokyo NH Not Tier I SF 1R QF A A A 1R A 0 / 4 3–4
Indian Wells Not Held Not Tier I 2R QF A A 0 / 2 2–2
Boca Raton NH Not Tier I W W Not Tier I Not Held 2 / 2 8–0
Miami Not Held Not Tier I QF 3R W W QF SF F 3R QF QF 2R 2 / 11 27–9
Charleston Not Tier I A A F SF 1R SF SF 2R SF 2R QF 0 / 9 13–8
Rome Not Tier I NH Not Tier I SF A A A QF A A 2R 2R 2R A 0 / 5 5–5
Berlin Not Tier I QF W W A SF F W SF SF SF A 3 / 9 25–5
Montreal / Toronto Not Tier I 2R W A W SF SF W SF 1R F A 3 / 9 23–5
Zürich NH Not Tier I SF SF 1R QF F SF 1R A 0 / 7 9–7
Philadelphia Not Held Not Tier I F A F Not Tier I 0 / 2 6–2
Moscow Not Held NTI SF 1R QF A 0 / 3 3–3
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 26 11 9 3 7 2 5 5 11 5 2 9 11 3 No. 1

Head-to-head records

Personal life

She married Latvian tennis coach Aleksandr Neiland on 21 December 1989, after which her surname was changed from Savchenko to Neiland (Savčenko-Neiland). The marriage later ended in divorce.

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