Irina Selyutina

Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina (Ирина Геннадьевна Селютина; born 7 November 1979) is a former tennis player from Kazakhstan.

She is a former world No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997, partnering with Cara Black. Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997. She has a brother, Nickolay. Selyutina began playing tennis at the age of eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career. She graduated from high school in 1996.

WTA career finals Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam (0/0) Tier I (0/0) Tier II (0/0) Tier III (0/1) Tier IV & V (3/1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. May 1999 Warsaw, Poland Clay Cătălina Cristea Amélie Cocheteux Janette Husárová 6–1, 6–2Loss 1. Jun 2000 Birmingham, Great Britain Grass Cara Black Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea 6–2, 2–6, 6–3Win 2. Jan 2002 Canberra, Australia Hard Nannie de Villiers Samantha Reeves Adriana Serra Zanetti 6–2, 6–3Win 3. Apr 2002 Porto, Portugal Clay Cara Black Kristie Boogert Magüi Serna 7–6(8–6), 6–4Loss 2. Sep 2002 Waikoloa, United States Hard Nannie de Villiers Meilen Tu María Vento-Kabchi 1–6, 6–2, 6–3

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Singles: 13 (8–5) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWinner 1. 24 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Zdeňka Málková 6–2, 6–4Runner-up 1. 12 April 1998 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Kyra Nagy 4–6, 1–6Runner-up 2. 24 May 1998 ITF Azeméis, Portugal Hard Paula Hermida 1–6, 1–6Runner-up 3. 21 November 1999 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia Hard Holly Parkinson 4–6, 0–6Winner 2. 18 February 2001 ITF Sutton, Great Britain Hard (i) Dragana Zarić 6–3, 6–1Winner 3. 22 April 2001 ITF Allentown, United States Hard Evgenia Kulikovskaya 6–4, 6–1Winner 4. 29 April 2001 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Gabriela Voleková 6–1, 6–4Winner 5. 6 May 2001 ITF Dothan, United States Clay Ashley Harkleroad 6–4, 6–2Winner 6. 21 October 2001 ITF Southampton, Great Britain Hard (i) Eva Dyrberg 2–6, 6–4, 6–3Runner-up 4. 28 October 2001 ITF Dallas, United States Hard Milagros Sequera 7–5, 2–6, 0–6Winner 7. 4 November 2001 ITF Hayward, United States Hard Milagros Sequera 7–5, 6–4Winner 8. 18 November 2001 ITF Hattiesburg, United States Hard Seda Noorlander 6–2, 6–1Runner-up 5. 21 July 2002 ITF Oyster Bay, United States Hard Cho Yoon-jeong 6–7(5–7), 4–6

Doubles: 28 (20–8) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1. 17 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Cara Black Ľudmila Cervanová Zuzana Váleková 4–6, 6–4, 6–3Winner 2. 24 November 1996 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Clay Cara Black Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga 3–6, 6–3, 6–2Winner 3. 12 January 1997 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard Cara Black Brie Rippner Paige Yaroshuk 6–3, 6–3Winner 4. 12 April 1997 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Cara Black Virág Csurgó Svetlana Krivencheva 6–3, 6–4Winner 5. 24 August 1997 ITF Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Cara Black Natalia Egorova Olga Ivanova 6–2, 6–4Winner 6. 28 September 1997 ITF Tucumán, Argentina Clay Cara Black Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga 6–3, 6–1Runner-up 1. 24 May 1998 ITF Azeméis, Portugal Hard Kelly Liggan Cristina Correia Bruna Colósio 2–6, 4–6Winner 7. 4 October 1998 ITF Santa Clara, United States Hard Cara Black Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee-Waters 6–4, 5–7, 6–3Runner-up 2. 7 March 1999 ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Laura Golarsa Åsa Carlsson Laurence Courtois 3–6, 7–6, 0–6Winner 8. 31 October 1999 ITF Dallas, United States Hard Emmanuelle Gagliardi Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck 6–3, 6–3Winner 9. 28 November 1999 ITF Nurioopta, Australia Hard Louise Pleming Rachel McQuillan Trudi Musgrave 6–4, 6–4Runner-up 3. 22 July 2000 ITF Mahwah, United States Hard Lisa McShea Evie Dominikovic Nirupama Sanjeev 4–6, 4–6Winner 10. 30 July 2000 ITF Salt Lake City, United States Hard Lisa McShea Samantha Reeves Jessica Steck w/oRunner-up 4. 11 February 2001 ITF Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Tina Križan Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 1–6, 3–6Winner 11. 15 April 2001 ITF Columbus, United States Hard (i) Lisa McShea Amanda Augustus Sarah Taylor 6–1, 7–5Winner 12. 22 April 2001 ITF Allentown, United States Hard (i) Lisa McShea Amanda Augustus Zuzana Lešenarová 7–5, 6–3Winner 13. 29 April 2001 ITF Jackson, United States Clay Amanda Augustus Zuzana Lešenarová Nicole Melch 6–3, 6–3Runner-up 5. 28 July 2001 ITF Ettenheim, Germany Clay Katalin Marosi Eva Dyrberg Maja Matevžič w/oWinner 14. 4 August 2001 ITF Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor Lourdes Domínguez Lino Gisela Riera 6–2, 6–3Winner 15. 9 September 2001 ITF Denain, France Clay Émilie Loit Debby Haak Jolanda Mens 6–1, 6–3Winner 16. 21 October 2001 ITF Southampton, Great Britain Hard (i) Nannie de Villiers Lubomira Bacheva Elena Tatarkova 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2Runner-up 6. 28 October 2001 ITF Dallas, United States Hard Nannie de Villiers Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi 6–7(4–7), 2–6Winner 17. 4 November 2001 ITF Hayward, United States Hard Nannie de Villiers Amanda Augustus Abigail Spears 6–0, 7–5Runner-up 7. 9 June 2002 ITF Surbiton, Great Britain Grass Nannie de Villiers Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 2–6, 2–6Runner-up 8. 21 July 2002 ITF Oyster Bay, United States Hard Nana Miyagi Jennifer Embry Jessica Lehnhoff 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Winner 18. 28 July 2002 ITF Louisville, United States Hard Nana Miyagi Miho Saeki Renata Voráčová 5–7, 6–1, 7–5Winner 19. 3 August 2002 ITF Lexington, United States Hard Nana Miyagi Rachel McQuillan Lisa McShea 6–7(2–7), 6–2, 7–5Winner 20. 22 September 2002 ITF Columbus, United States Hard Lisa McShea Teryn Ashley Ashley Harkleroad w/o

Awards 1997 – ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion (with Cara Black)

Junior Grand Slam finals Girls' doubles (2–0) OutcomeYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1997 French Open Clay Cara Black Maja Matevžič Katarina Srebotnik 6–0, 5–7, 7–5Winner 1997 Wimbledon Grass Cara Black Maja Matevžič Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 7–5, 6–3