Elena Pogorelova

Elena Pogorelova
Country (sports) Soviet Union
 CIS
Born (1969-09-16) 16 September 1969 (age 55)
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 508 (8 June 1992)
Doubles
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 273 (6 April 1992)

Elena Pogorelova (born 16 September 1969) is a Russian former professional tennis player.

Pogorelova played on the professional tour in the early 1990s, with a best singles ranking of 508 in the world. As a doubles player she won two ITF titles and made a WTA Tour main draw appearance at the Moscow Ladies Open in 1990, partnering Irina Zvereva.[1]

In 1992, following the breakup of the Soviet Union, she featured in a Federation Cup tie for the Commonwealth of Independent States team (CIS). She played a dead rubber doubles match in CIS's World Group second round loss to France, where she and Elena Makarova were beaten by Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.[2]

ITF finals

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 10 February 1991 Helsinki, Finland Carpet Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Germany Nadja Beik
Germany Meike Babel 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1. 1 July 1991 Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia Clay Soviet Union Irina Sukhova Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivona Horvat 		7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 9 September 1991 Haskovo, Bulgaria Clay Soviet Union Irina Sukhova Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Bulgaria Galia Angelova 		6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Win 2. 2 March 1992 Granada, Spain Hard Czechoslovakia Pavlína Rajzlová Commonwealth of Independent States Maria Marfina
Commonwealth of Independent States Svetlana Komleva 		6–4, 7–6(5)

References

  1. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Moscow - 01 October - 07 October 1990". itftennis.com.
  2. ^ "Scoreboard". The Tennessean. 16 July 1992. p. 21.