Natalia Medvedeva is a former professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. She played on the WTA tour from 1987 to 1998. Her four singles titles were won in Nashville, Tennessee

VS of Nashville

The Virginia Slims of Nashville is a defunct WTA Tour tennis tournament held in Nashville, Tennessee between 1973 and 1984 and at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee between 1988 and 1991. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts from 1982 to 1983 and on indoor carpet...

 in 1990, Linz

Generali Ladies Linz

The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...

 in 1992, and Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 and Essen

Essen

- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...

 in 1993. In Essen, she beat world number 5 Conchita Martínez

Conchita Martínez

Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...

.

She also won 12 doubles titles. She also won the girl's doubles title at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships

1987 Wimbledon Championships

The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England...

, partnering Natalia Zvereva. She reached four Grand Slam

Grand Slam (tennis)

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 quarter-finals in doubles: twice, with Leila Meskhi

Leila Meskhi

Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :...

, in 1990, at the Australian

Australian Open

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 and U.S. Open

U.S. Open (tennis)

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s. She did it twice again in 1994, with Larisa Savchenko, at the French Open

French Open (tennis)

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 and Wimbledon Championships.

Medvedeva competed 16 times for the Ukraine Fed Cup team

Ukraine Fed Cup team

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, with an 8–8 win–loss record. She came out of retirement for the 2000 Fed Cup

2000 Fed Cup

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, because the team was struggling for players.

Personal

Medvedeva's younger brother is Andriy Medvedev, the 1999 French Open

1999 French Open

-Men's Singles:* Men's SinglesList of the 1999 French Open champions:-Men's singles: Andre Agassi def. Andrei Medvedev, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4...

 finalist. They competed together at the 1995 Hopman Cup

1995 Hopman Cup

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; losing in the final to the German team of Anke Huber

Anke Huber

Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996.-Early life:...

 and Boris Becker

Boris Becker

Boris Franz Becker is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17...

, 3–0.

Singles 5 (4–1)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	1
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	1
Olympic Games	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	4 November 1990	Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood, Tennessee -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,... , USA	Hard	Susan Sloane	6–3, 7–6
Winner	2.	16 February 1992	Linz Generali Ladies Linz The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts... , Austria	Carpet	Pascale Paradis-Mangon	6–4, 6–2
Winner	3.	18 July 1993	Prague ECM Prague Open The Strabag Prague Open is a tennis tournament held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic . Held since 1992 but interrupted between 1999 and 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts... , Czech Republic	Clay	Meike Babel Meike Babel Meike Babel is a tennis champion from Langen, Germany. She is assistant women's tennis coach at Vanderbilt University. In her 10 years on the WTA tour she ranked 27 in singles and 45 in doubles. She was born 22 November 1974.-References:*-External links:...	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	28 August 1993	Schenectady, New York, USA	Hard	Larisa Savchenko	3–6, 5–7
Winner	5.	31 October 1993	Essen Essen - Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of... , Germany	Hard	Conchita Martínez Conchita Martínez Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...	6–7, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles 13 (12–1)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	1
Tier III	1
Tier IV & V	8
Olympic Games	0

Titles by Surface
Hard	7
Clay	2
Grass	0
Carpet	3

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	24 April 1988	Singapore WTA Singapore Open The WTA Singapore Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1986 to 1994. It was held at the National Stadium in Singapore. The tournament was held on indoor hard courts in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts from 1987 to 1994.-Singles:...	Hard	Natalia Bykova	Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :...     Svetlana Cherneva	7–6, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	12 November 1989	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Hard	Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :...	Manon Bollegraf Manon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:...     Meredith McGrath Meredith McGrath Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player. She was born on April 28, 1971 in Midland, Michigan, USA and made her debut on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 1988. She won three singles titles in a ten year career, at Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996. ...	6–1, 6–7, 6–7
Winner	3.	4 February 1990	Auckland ASB Classic The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year.... , New Zealand	Hard	Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :...	Jill Hetherington Jill Hetherington Jill Hetherington Hultquist is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Hultquist played college tennis for the University of Florida, and is the current women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington....     Robin White Robin White (tennis) Robin White is a former professional tennis player from the United States.White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles...	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner	4.	11 February 1990	Wellington Wellington Classic The Wellington Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1988 to 1992... , New Zealand	Hard	Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi Leila Meskhi is a retired Georgian professional female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 12 on 5 August 1991.She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.-Singles :-Singles finalist :...	Michelle Jaggard    Julia Richardson	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Winner	5.	28 October 1990	Dorado Puerto Rico Open (tennis) The Puerto Rico Open is a defunct tennis tournament. The first edition dates back to 1971 but only from 1986 to 1993 was the tournament played every year. It was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1988, when Tier categories were first introduced on the WTA Tour,... , Puerto Rico	Hard	Elena Brioukhovets Elena Brioukhovets Elena Brioukhovets is a former professional tennis player. She was born on June 8, 1971 in Odessa, Ukraine.-Singles 2:-Doubles 5 :-References:*-External links:*...	Amy Frazier Amy Frazier Amy Frazier is a now inactive professional female tennis player from the United States.She debuted in 1987 and was active player until the 2006 US Open in which she made her 20th consecutive appearance...     Julia Richardson	6–4, 6–2
Winner	6.	29 September 1991	St. Petersburg, USSR	Carpet	Elena Brioukhovets Elena Brioukhovets Elena Brioukhovets is a former professional tennis player. She was born on June 8, 1971 in Odessa, Ukraine.-Singles 2:-Doubles 5 :-References:*-External links:*...	Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on May 1, 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled down further south in Gassin.Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase...     Jo Durie Jo Durie Jo Durie is a former world number 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles.-Singles career:...	7–5, 6–3
Winner	7.	19 April 1992	Pattaya Pattaya Women's Open The PTT Pattaya Open is a tennis tournament held in Pattaya City, Thailand. Held since 1991, this WTA Tour event is currently classified as an International Series tournament and is played on hardcourts.... , Thailand	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on May 1, 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled down further south in Gassin.Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase...	Pascale Paradis-Mangon    Sandrine Testud Sandrine Testud Sandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings...	6–1, 6–1
Winner	8.	26 April 1992	Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Women's Open The Malaysian Open was a women's professional tennis event held in 1992 and 1993. It was competed on indoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament comprised part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour, and was designated as a Tier IV event. Winners received US$18,000. In both years it was... , Malaysia	Hard	Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on May 1, 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled down further south in Gassin.Demongeot won her only WTA Tour singles title in Purchase...	Rika Hiraki Rika Hiraki Rika Hiraki is a former professional Japanese female tennis player.She has won 1 Grand Slam mixed doubles title, the 1997 French Open .-Doubles :*1991: Puerto Rico *1992: Tokyo [Japan Open]...     Petra Langrová Petra Langrová Petra Píchalová Langrová is a retired professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Czech Republic.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-References:...	2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Winner	9.	11 July 1993	Palermo Internazionali Femminili di Palermo The Internazionali Femminili di Palermo is a tennis tournament held in Palermo, Italy. Held since 1988, this WTA Tour event is a Tier IV-tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It was lowered to a Tier V event in 2001 but returned to Tier IV in 2005.... , Italy	Clay	Karin Kschwendt Karin Kschwendt Karin Kschwendt is a former professional tennis player who represented Austria, Germany and Luxembourg at various points in her career. She reached her career high ranking of world No. 37 on August 12, 1996. In doubles, she went as high as No...	Silvia Farina    Brenda Schultz	6–4, 7–6
Winner	10.	24 October 1993	Brighton Brighton International The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978-1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October.... , England	Carpet	Laura Golarsa Laura Golarsa Laura Golarsa is a former professional tennis player .Golarsa was born in Milan, Italy on 27 November 1967 and played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarter finals of Wimbledon in 1989...	Anke Huber Anke Huber Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996.-Early life:...     Larisa Savchenko	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Winner	11.	9 January 1994	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Australia	Hard	Laura Golarsa Laura Golarsa Laura Golarsa is a former professional tennis player .Golarsa was born in Milan, Italy on 27 November 1967 and played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 2001. She did not win any senior titles but did reach the quarter finals of Wimbledon in 1989...	Jenny Byrne Jenny Byrne Jenny Byrne is a former professional tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 45 in singles and World No. 27 in doubles...     Rachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan Rachel McQuillan is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. She won 5 WTA Tour doubles titles, as well as 14 singles and 21 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the 1995 and 1998 French Opens and at the 1996 US Open, each time...	6–3, 6–1
Winner	12.	11 August 1996	Maria Lankowitz Gastein Ladies Nürnberger Gastein Ladies is a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria since 2007. It is an International event on the WTA Tour with total prize money of $220,000 and is played on red clay.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :* *... , Austria	Clay	Janette Husárová Janette Husárová Janette Husárová is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She is probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva...	Lenka Cenková Lenka Cenková Lenka Cenková is a former professional Czech tennis player. Her career highlights where years 1996 and 1997. She quit tennis in 2001.-Singles:...     Katerina Kroupova	6–4, 7–5
Winner	13.	3 November 1996	Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia	Carpet	Larisa Savchenko	Silvia Farina    Barbara Schett Barbara Schett Barbara Schett Eagle is a former Austrian tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 7, on 13 September 1999. She ended her career at the 2005 Australian Open. Between 1993 to 2004 she played in 48 games for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30...	7–6, 4–6, 6–1

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