Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian former tennis player. She turned professional in January 1992, at the age of 16.
Together with Mahesh Bhupathi she won the Wimbledon mixed-doubles championship in 2002, and the Australian Open mixed-doubles championship with Daniel Nestor in 2007.
She also was runner-up in a number of other contests, including the Australian Open women's doubles event in 2004, French Open women's doubles in 2004 and mixed doubles in 2003, and the 2000 and 2004 US Open women's doubles. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the first round of the women's doubles competition with partner Svetlana Kuznetsova, but was defeated in the second.
Major finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Doubles: 4 (0–4)
Mixed doubles: 5 (2–3)
WTA career finals
Singles: 8 (3–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 17 October 1993 | Montpellier | Carpet | Dominique Monami | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 19 February 1995 | Oklahoma City | Hard | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 5 January 1997 | Gold Coast | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 May 1999 | Strasbourg | Clay | Jennifer Capriati | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 October 2000 | Leipzig | Carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 16 February 2003 | Doha | Hard | Anastasia Myskina | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2 August 2004 | Montreal | Hard | Amélie Mauresmo | 1–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 3. | 28 August 2004 | Forest Hills | Hard | Iveta Benešová | 6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 56 (27–29)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 24 May 1997 | Strasbourg | Clay | Ai Sugiyama | Helena Suková Natasha Zvereva | 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 11 January 1998 | Gold Coast | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Sung-Hee Park Wang Shi-ting | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 22 February 1998 | Hanover | Carpet | Caroline Vis | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 1–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1 November 1998 | Luxembourg | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova | 6–7, 6–3, 2–0 ret. |
Winner | 3. | 8 November 1998 | Leipzig | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 15 November 1998 | Philadelphia | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Monica Seles Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 17 January 1999 | Sydney | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Mary Joe Fernandez Anke Huber | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 February 1999 | Paris | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 4 April 1999 | Hilton Head | Clay | Jana Novotná | Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 23 May 1999 | Strasbourg | Clay | Ai Sugiyama | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1 August 1999 | Stanford | Hard | Anna Kournikova | Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 29 August 1999 | New Haven | Hard | Jana Novotná | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 November 1999 | Leipzig | Carpet | Ai Sugiyama | Larisa Neiland Mary Pierce | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 September 2000 | US Open | Hard | Cara Black | Ai Sugiyama Julie Halard-Decugis | 0–6, 6–1, 1–6 |
Winner | 8. | 14 January 2001 | Hobart | Hard | Cara Black | Ruxandra Dragomir Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 9. | 6 May 2001 | Hamburg | Clay | Cara Black | Květa Peschke Barbara Rittner | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 7 May 2001 | Berlin | Clay | Cara Black | Els Callens Meghann Shaughnessy | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 14 May 2001 | Rome | Clay | Cara Black | Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 11 June 2001 | Birmingham | Grass | Cara Black | Kimberly Po Nathalie Tauziat | 6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 23 June 2001 | Eastbourne | Grass | Cara Black | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 12. | 30 July 2001 | San Diego | Hard | Cara Black | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 20 August 2001 | New Haven | Hard | Cara Black | Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 30 September 2001 | Leipzig | Carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | Květa Peschke Barbara Rittner | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 10. | 4 November 2001 | Munich | Carpet | Cara Black | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 5–7, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 3 March 2002 | Scottsdale | Hard | Cara Black | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7 |
Winner | 15. | 7 April 2002 | Sarasota | Clay | Jelena Dokić | Els Callens Conchita Martínez | 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 22 June 2002 | Eastbourne | Grass | Cara Black | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 7–6, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 11 November 2002 | Los Angeles | Hard | Cara Black | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 5 January 2003 | Auckland | Hard | Cara Black | Abigail Spears Teryn Ashley | 2–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Winner | 16. | 12 January 2003 | Hobart | Hard | Cara Black | Barbara Schett Patricia Wartusch | 7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 17. | 9 February 2003 | Hyderabad | Hard | Iroda Tulyaganova | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Poutchek | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 22 February 2003 | Dubai | Hard | Cara Black | Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 16. | 28 September 2003 | Leipzig | Carpet | Nadia Petrova | Martina Navratilova Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 18. | 10 January 2004 | Gold Coast | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Liezel Huber Magdalena Maleeva | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1 February 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 8 February 2004 | Tokyo | Carpet | Magdalena Maleeva | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 0–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 28 February 2004 | Dubai | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 0–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Winner | 19. | 6 March 2004 | Doha | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez | 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 20. | 21 March 2004 | Indian Wells | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 4 April 2004 | Miami | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 22. | 3 June 2004 | French Open | Clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 23. | 19 June 2004 | Eastbourne | Grass | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Alicia Molik Magüi Serna | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 24. | 11 September 2004 | US Open | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 20. | 31 October 2004 | Linz | Hard | Janette Husárová | Nathalie Dechy Patty Schnyder | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 21. | 8 January 2005 | Gold Coast | Hard | Magdalena Maleeva | Maria Elena Camerin Silvia Farina Elia | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
Winner | 22. | 6 February 2005 | Tokyo | Carpet | Janette Husárová | Lindsay Davenport Corina Morariu | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 23. | 8 May 2005 | Berlin | Clay | Vera Zvonareva | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 25. | 18 June 2005 | Eastbourne | Grass | Vera Zvonareva | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 26. | 25 July 2005 | Stanford | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 24. | 25 September 2005 | Kolkata | Hard | Anastasia Myskina | Neha Uberoi Shikha Uberoi | 6–1, 6–0 |
Winner | 25. | 7 January 2006 | Auckland | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | Émilie Loit Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 7 May 2006 | Warsaw | Clay | Anastasia Myskina | Anabel Medina Garrigues Katarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 27. | 13 January 2007 | Hobart | Hard | Elena Vesnina | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 27. | 12 February 2007 | Antwerp | Carpet | Elena Vesnina | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 5–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 30 April 2007 | Warsaw | Clay | Elena Vesnina | Vera Dushevina Tatiana Perebiynis | 5–7, 6–3, |
Runner-up | 29. | 23 September 2007 | Portorož | Hard | Andreja Klepač | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová | 7–5, 4–6, |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2–2)
Doubles: 9 (6–3)
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
Head-vs.-head record
- Steffi Graf 0–3
- Dominique Monami 5–5
- Kim Clijsters 1–3
- Justine Henin 0–3
- Serena Williams 1–4
- Lindsay Davenport 0–10
- Martina Hingis 0–8
- Venus Williams 0–9
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–5
- Nadia Petrova 3–4
- Dinara Safina 1–1
- Maria Sharapova 1–3