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Natasha Zvereva
Winning eighteen major women’s doubles titles.
Olympic bronze · Major doubles titles
- Born
- 16 April 1971
- Birthplace
- Minsk
More people
Natasha Zvereva
Natasha Zvereva is a Belarusian former tennis player whose partnership with Gigi Fernández became one of the sport’s leading doubles teams.
Early life
Tennis family
Began playing at seven with encouragement from her parents, both tennis instructors.
Career
- 1986
Junior success
Won the Wimbledon girls’ singles title.
- 1988
French Open final
Reached her only major singles final.
- 2003
Retirement
Ended her professional career.
Achievements
Olympic bronze
Won doubles bronze with Leila Meskhi.
Major doubles titles
Won eighteen women’s doubles and two mixed-doubles majors.
Hall of Fame
Was inducted alongside Fernández.
Beyond tennis
Player earnings
Publicly challenged Soviet restrictions on athletes keeping their tournament income.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗ITF Wimbledon junior champions ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: PfisziM. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.