Elena Tatarkova

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

Singles

Doubles

Grand Slam tournament finals Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1999Wimbledon Grass Mariaan de Swardt Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 4–6, 4–6

WTA Tour finals Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–1)Tier I (0–0)Tier II (0–3)Tier III (0–3)Tier IV & V (4–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Aug 1998 Stanford Classic, United States Hard Larisa Savchenko Lindsay Davenport Natalia Zvereva 4–6, 4–6Loss 2. Aug 1998 Los Angeles Classic, United States Hard Tamarine Tanasugarn Martina Hingis Natalia Zvereva 4–6, 2–6Loss 3. Oct 1998 Zurich Open, Switzerland Hard (i) Mariaan de Swardt Venus Williams Serena Williams 7–5, 1–6, 3–6Loss 4. Oct 1998 Luxembourg Open Carpet (i) Larisa Savchenko Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 0–2 ret.Win 1. Jan 1999 Hobart International, Australia Hard Mariaan de Swardt Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Émilie Loit 6–1, 6–2Loss 5. Jul 1999 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass Mariaan de Swardt Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu 4–6, 4–6Loss 6. Feb 2000 Oklahoma Cup, United States Hard (i) Tamarine Tanasugarn Corina Morariu Kimberly Po 4–6, 6–4, 2–6Win 2. Feb 2002 Memphis International, United States Hard (i) Ai Sugiyama Melissa Middleton Brie Rippner 6–4, 2–6, 6–0Loss 7. Apr 2003 Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco Clay Henrieta Nagyová Gisela Dulko Maria-Emilia Salerni 3–6, 4–6Win 3. Apr 2003 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay Petra Mandula Conchita Martínez Granados Tatiana Perebiynis 6–3, 6–1Win 4. Aug 2003 Nordic Light Open, Finland Clay Eugenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Perebiynis Silvija Talaja 6–2, 6–4Loss 8. Oct 2003 Luxembourg Open Hard (i) Marlene Weingärtner Maria Sharapova Tamarine Tanasugarn 1–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals Legend$100,000 tournaments$75,000 tournaments$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (4–7) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 24 May 1993 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Adriana Barna 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss 2. 16 August 1993 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Vanessa Matthys 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(3)Loss 3. 10 October 1993 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Svetlana Komleva 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4)Win 1. 31 October 1993 ITF Jūrmala, Latvia Hard Oksana Bushevitsa 6–1, 5–7, 6–4Loss 4. 29 October 1995 ITF Poitiers, France Hard Olga Barabanschikova 3–6, 1–6Loss 5. 23 February 1997 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) María Sánchez Lorenzo 1–6, 4–6Loss 6. 13 October 1997 ITF Southampton, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Evgenia Kulikovskaya 0–6, 6–4, 6–7(5)Win 2. 1 March 1998 ITF Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Dragana Zarić 6–2, 4–6, 6–0Win 3. 31 July 2000 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Selima Sfar 6–4, 6–4Win 4. 22 September 2003 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia Hard Evgenia Linetskaya 1–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 7. 28 November 2004 ITF Opole, Poland Carpet (i) Angelique Kerber 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 36 (25–11) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 24 May 1993 ITF Bytom, Poland Clay Natalia Biletskaya Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova Win 2. 29 August 1993 ITF Gryfino, Poland Clay Aleksandra Olsza Monika Starosta Alena Vašková 7–6(4), 4–6, 7–5Win 3. 5 September 1993 ITF Burgas, Bulgaria Hard Svetlana Krivencheva Camilla Persson Anna-Karin Svensson 5–7, 6–2, 6–3Win 4. 12 September 1993 ITF Varna, Bulgaria Hard Natalia Bondarenko Isabela Martin Maya Stankova 6–2, 6–4Loss 1. 18 October 1993 ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania Hard (i) Natalia Bondarenko Talina Beiko Tanja Tsiganii 3–6, 1–6Win 5. 25 October 1993 ITF Jūrmala, Latvia Hard Natalia Bondarenko Aleksandra Olsza Miroslava Vavrinec 7–6(5), 6–2Loss 2. 3 October 1994 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Natalia Biletskaya Natalia Noreiko Marina Stets 6–2, 5–7, 3–6Loss 3. 9 July 1995 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Tatjana Ječmenica Henrieta Nagyová Radka Zrubáková 3–6, 6–7Win 6. 27 August 1995 ITF Sochi, Russia Hard Corina Morariu Natalia Egorova Petra Thorén 6–3, 7–5Win 7. 16 October 1995 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Yvette Basting Sandra Klösel Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 2–6, 6–2Win 8. 6 May 1996 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Elena Brioukhovets Lenka Cenková Adriana Gerši 6–2, 6–1Win 9. 16 June 1996 ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan Clay Elena Brioukhovets Katrin Kilsch Robyn Mawdsley 6–4, 6–2Loss 4. 2 February 1997 ITF Prostejov, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Aleksandra Olsza Denisa Krajčovičová Andrea Temesvári 2–6, 3–6Loss 5. 2 March 1997 ITF Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Kirstin Freye Olga Lugina Clare Wood 6–7(6), 7–6(6), 1–6Win 10. 17 March 1997 ITF Reims, France Clay (i) Svetlana Krivencheva Silke Meier Petra Schwarz 6–2, 6–2Loss 6. 9 June 1997 ITF Budapest, Hungary Clay Fabiola Zuluaga Katalin Marosi Veronica Stele 3–6, 3–6Win 11. 4 August 1997 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Svetlana Krivencheva Radka Bobková Lenka Němečková 7–6(7), 6–3Win 12. 21 February 1998 ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i) Virág Csurgó Kirstin Freye Hila Rosen 7–5, 6–3Loss 7. ITF Sochi, Russia Hard Nino Louarsabishvili Saori Obata Kaoru Shibata 6–3, 4–6, 2–6Win 13. 31 July 2000 Open Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Svetlana Krivencheva Eszter Molnár Maja Palaveršić 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Win 14. 2 October 2000 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard Brie Rippner Lisa McShea Nirupama Sanjeev 6–4, 6–4Win 15. 22 October 2000 ITF Largo, United States Hard Brie Rippner Dawn Buth Sandra Cacic 6–2, 6–4Win 16. 29 October 2000 ITF Dallas, United States Hard Brie Rippner Nirupama Sanjeev Nana Smith 6–3, 3–6, 6–3Win 17. 19 November 2000 ITF Naples, United States Clay Nana Smith Maret Ani Valentina Sassi 5–3, 2–4, 2–4, 5–3, 4–1Loss 8. 5 February 2001 ITF Rockford, United States Hard (i) Svetlana Krivencheva Katie Schlukebir Kristen Schlukebir 6–7(4), 1–6Win 18. 12 February 2001 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Yvette Basting Jennifer Hopkins Petra Rampre 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4Win 19. 4 March 2001 ITF Minneapolis, United States Hard (i) Yvette Basting Laurence Courtois Alicia Molik 7–5, 7–6(0)Loss 9. 21 October 2001 ITF Southampton, UK Hard (i) Lubomira Bacheva Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina 6–7(5), 6–2, 2–6Win 20. Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) Janet Lee Maria Geznenge Michaela Paštiková 6–1, 6–3Loss 10. 12 November 2002 ITF Eugene, United States Hard Evgenia Kulikovskaya Nana Smith Milagros Sequera 6–3, 2–6, 4–6Win 21. 16 March 2003 ITF Kaunas, Lithuania Hard (i) Darya Kustova Aurelija Misevičiūtė Lina Stančiūtė 6–1, 7–6(6)Win 22. 21 September 2003 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia Clay Darya Kustova Nadejda Ostrovskaya Galina Voskoboeva 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(5)Win 23. 28 September 2003 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia Hard Darya Kustova Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Galina Fokina 1–6, 6–1, 6–2Loss 11. 28 March 2004 ITF St.Petersburg, Russia Hard (i) Darya Kustova Maria Goloviznina Evgenia Kulikovskaya 5–7, 1–6Win 24. 18 April 2004 Open de Biarritz, France Clay Mariya Koryttseva Alona Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko 7–5, 6–0Win 25. 7 November 2004 ITF Shenzhen, China Hard Rika Fujiwara Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–4, 1–6, 6–1

Top 10 wins PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore1998 1. Irina SpîrleaNo. 9San Diego Open, USHard2R 6–2, 6–2 No. 63