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Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева, [nɐˈtalʲjə vʲɪxˈlʲəntsɛvə]; born 16 February 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.
Vikhlyantseva has career-high rankings of 54 in singles, achieved on 23 October 2017, and 279 in doubles, set on 1 August 2016.
Tennis career
2015–16
Vikhlyantseva made her WTA main-draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wild card. In her first match on WTA Tour, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in three sets. She played in second round against Simona Halep and lost in straight sets.
After winning two titles in 2016 on the ITF circuit, she reached the semifinals of the Open de Limoges where she took top-seed and top-30 player Caroline Garcia to three sets.
2017: Top 100 debut and first WTA final
Vikhlyantseva debuted at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2017 Australian Open where she reached the second round of the main draw, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Her next tournament was the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy for which she received a wild card and beat Yaroslava Shvedova before upsetting No. 8 seed Daria Kasatkina in straight sets and receiving a walkover from top seed Simona Halep (who withdrew due to injury) in the quarterfinals. She lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic. Despite her defeat, Vikhlyantseva ensured a top-100 debut with her campaign.
She reached her first WTA-level final at the Ricoh Open, beating Cornelia Lister, former world No. 9 Andrea Petkovic, Arantxa Rus and fifth seed Ana Konjuh en route. She then lost to Anett Kontaveit, who won her first title.
After some poor results which followed, Vikhlyantseva reached the second round at the Bank of the West Classic and Upper Austria Ladies Linz before coming up with a surprise run to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup, where she had her first ever top-20 win over compatriot Elena Vesnina in straight sets. It was Vikhlyantseva's second Premier semifinal of the year, and both of them came in Russia, her home country. However, her run was halted by Julia Görges in the semifinals, with a wrist injury hindering her from further success.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
This table is current through the 2019 China Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | NH | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 3R | P | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Miami Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | P | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| China Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | P | 0 /1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 0 | Career total: 47 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 1–2 | 1–2 | 14–15 | 5–19 | 9–9 | 0–0 | 0 / 47 | 30–47 | 39% |
| Year-end ranking | 230 | 161 | 54 | 134 | 112 | $1,139,527 | |||
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Anett Kontaveit | 2–6, 3–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Mar 2019 | WTA Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Misaki Doi | Alexa Guarachi Danka Kovinić | 7–5, 6–7, [10–7] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Oct 2014 | ITF Hilton Head Island, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Marie Bouzková | 5–7, 1–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2015 | ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Polina Leykina | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2016 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Kalinskaya | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | Sep 2016 | ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Donna Vekić | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Dec 2016 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 100,000 | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2018 | ITF Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) | Viktorija Golubic | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sep 2015 | ITF Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | Maria Marfutina | Kristína Kučová Anastasija Sevastova | 7–6, 3–6, [5–10] | |
| Win | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Ingrid Neel | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova | 4–6, 7–6, [10–6] |
Fed Cup participation
This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup
| Legend |
|---|
| World Group |
| World Group Play-off |
| World Group II |
| World Group II Play-off |
| Europe/Africa Group |
Singles (5–1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result | Team result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Fed Cup | WG II | 12 February 2017 Moscow, Russia | Chinese Taipei | Hard (i) | Lee Ya-hsuan | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | Win 4–1 |
| 2018 Fed Cup | WG II | 10 February 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Viktória Kužmová | Win | 6–4, 6–2 | Loss 1–3 |
| 11 February 2018 Bratislava, Slovakia | Jana Čepelová | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |||||
| 2019 Fed Cup | E/A I | 6 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland | Poland | Hard (i) | Iga Świątek | Win | 6–0, 6–2 | Win 2–1 |
| 7 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland | Denmark | Clara Tauson | Win | 7–6, 6–1 | Win 3–0 | |||
| 9 February 2019 Zielona Góra, Poland | Sweden | Johanna Larsson | Win | 7–6, 6–2 | Win 2–0 |