Irina Selyutina


Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina is a former tennis player from Kazakhstan.
Selyutina is a former world No. 1 in junior doubles, winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997 partnering with Cara Black. Black and Selyutina were also crowned ITF Junior Girls Doubles World Champion in 1997. Selyutina won three doubles titles on the WTA TourJ&S Cup with Cătălina Cristea in 1999, Canberra Women's Classic with Nannie De Villiers and Porto Open with Black in 2002. She also enjoyed success on ITF Women's Circuit, winning eight singles and 20 doubles events.

Personal life

Selyutina was born to Gennady and Tatyana Selyutina in Alma-Ata. She has a brother, Nickolay. Selyutina began playing tennis at the age of eight, and has been coached by her first coach Valery Kovalyov for her entire career. She graduated from high school in 1996.

WTA career finals

Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.9 May 1999Warsaw, PolandClay Cătălina Cristea Amélie Cocheteux
Janette Husárová
6–1, 6–2
Runner-up1.18 June 2000Birmingham, Great BritainGrass Cara Black Rachel McQuillan
Lisa McShea
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Winner2.13 January 2002Canberra, AustraliaHard Nannie de Villiers Samantha Reeves
Adriana Serra Zanetti
6–2, 6–3
Winner3.7 April 2002Porto, PortugalClay Cara Black Kristie Boogert
Magüi Serna
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up2.15 September 2002Waikoloa, United StatesHard Nannie de Villiers Meilen Tu
María Vento-Kabchi
1–6, 6–2, 6–3

ITF finals

Singles (8–5)

Doubles (20–8)

Awards

Girls' doubles (2–0)