Natasha Zvereva

Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva (Belarusian: ???????? ????????, Russian: ?????? ???????; born April 16, 1971) is a tennis player from Belarus.

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Belarusian - Russian - April 16 - 1971 - Tennis - Belarus

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A Belarusian tennis star, she dominated doubles tennis tournaments in late 1980s and through 1990s. She was a girl's US Open champion in 1987 beating Sandra Birch 6-0, 6-3 in the finals. After turning pro Zvereva won four WTA Tour single titles and 79 WTA Tour double titles. Eighteen of them are Grand Slam double titles.

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1980s - 1990s - WTA Tour - Grand Slam

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In doubles Zvereva is a five times Wimbledon champion, four times US Open champion, five times French Open champion, and four times Australian Open champion.

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Wimbledon - US Open - French Open - Australian Open

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She won those Grand Slam titles with four different partners (Gigi Fernandez, Martina Hingis, Pam Shriver and Larissa Neiland-Savchenko).

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Gigi Fernandez - Martina Hingis - Pam Shriver - Larissa Neiland-Savchenko

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As for single's best achievement, in 1988 Zvereva reached the final in French Open, where she was beaten (0-6,0-6) by Steffi Graf who was unbeatable that year, winning all four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal.

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1988 - French Open - Steffi Graf

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In addition, Zvereva twice won mixed doubles titles in Australian Open. In 1992, she won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the doubles event (with Leila Meskhi, representing the CIS).

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Australian Open - 1992 Summer Olympics - Leila Meskhi - CIS

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