Country (sports) Russia Name Natalia Vikhlyantseva Career record 22–7 | Prize money $9,402 Residence Volgograd, Russia Role Tennis Player | |
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Full name Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva Born 16 February 1997 (age 27)
Volgograd, Russia ( 1997-02-16 ) Plays Right-handed (two handed-backhand) | ||
2017 ricoh open semifinals natalia vikhlyantseva vs ana konjuh wta highlights
Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева; born 16 February 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.
Contents
- 2017 ricoh open semifinals natalia vikhlyantseva vs ana konjuh wta highlights
- 2017 ricoh open final anett kontaveit vs natalia vikhlyantseva wta highlights
- 201516
- 2017 Top 100 debut and first WTA final
- Fed Cup participation
- References
Vikhlyantseva has a career high WTA singles ranking of 56 achieved on 11 September 2017 and a career high WTA doubles ranking of 279 achieved on 1 August 2016.
2017 ricoh open final anett kontaveit vs natalia vikhlyantseva wta highlights
2015–16
Vikhlyantseva made her WTA main draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wildcard. In her first match on WTA tour, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in three sets. She played in second round against Simona Halep and lost in straight sets.
After winning two ITF titles in 2016, she reached the semifinals of the Open GDF SUEZ de Limoges where she took No.1 seed and top 30 player Caroline Garcia to three sets.
2017: Top 100 debut and first WTA final
Vikhlyantseva debuted at a Grand Slam tournament in the main draw of the 2017 Australian Open where she reached the second round, losing there to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Her next tournament was the St. Petesburg Ladies Trophy where she received a wildcard and beat Yaroslava Shvedova before upsetting No.8 seed Daria Kasatkina in straight sets and receiving a walkover from No.1 seed Simona Halep (who withdrew due to injury) in the quarterfinals. She lost in the semis to eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic. Despite her defeat, Vikhlyantseva ensured a Top 100 debut with her campaign.
Vikhlyantseva reached her first WTA level final at the Ricoh Open, beating Cornelia Lister, former World No. 9 Andrea Petkovic, Arantxa Rus and fifth seed Ana Konjuh en route. She then lost to the Estonian Anett Kontaveit, who won her first title.
Fed Cup participation
This Table is current through the 2017 Fed Cup