Natalia Egorova
# Natalia Egorova

Natalia Vladimirovna Egorova (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Егорова, romanized: Natalya Vladimirovna Yegorova; née Bykova, born 13 September 1966) is a retired professional tennis player who represented the Soviet Union and Russia.

Egorova won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour as well as two singles and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 February 1989, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 76. On 9 May 1988, she peaked at number 26 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Soviet Union at the Fed Cup, Egorova has accumulated a win–loss record of 6–2.

Egorova retired from tennis in 2003.

## WTA career finals

### Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Winner – Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III, IV & V (2–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | Sep 1987 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Leila Meskhi | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Jana Novotná | $6–7^{(1–7)},$ $6–7^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 1. | Feb 1988 | Kansas City, United States | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Apr 1988 | Singapore | Hard | Natalia Medvedeva | Leila Meskhi Svetlana Cherneva | 7–6, 6–3 |

## ITF finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (2–4)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | 6 January 1986 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | Dianne Van Rensburg | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1. | 9 August 1997 | Southsea, England | Grass | Limor Gabai | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2. | 27 September 1997 | Sunderland, England | Carpet (i) | Mareze Joubert | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 2. | 4 October 1997 | Nottingham, England | Hard (i) | Amanda Wainwright | 6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | 23 April 2001 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Sandra Klemenschits | 6–4, 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 19 August 2001 | London, England | Hard | Ekaterina Sysoeva | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles (27–13)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | 30 December 1986 | Chicago, United States | Hard | Viktoria Milvidskaia | Elizabeth Evans Jennifer Prah | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 5 May 1986 | Bournemouth, England | Grass | Natasha Zvereva | Regina Kordová Petra Tesarová | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | 8 September 1986 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Clay | Viktoria Milvidskaia | Renata Šašak Karmen Škulj | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 15 September 1986 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Viktoria Milvidskaia | Laura Golarsa Marianne van der Torre | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | 19 October 1992 | Moscow, Russia | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Elena Likhovtseva Julia Lutrova | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 1 February 1993 | Newcastle, England | Carpet (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Pavlína Rajzlová Helena Vildová | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 7. | 8 February 1993 | Sunderland, England | Carpet (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Pavlína Rajzlová Helena Vildová | 2–6, 6–1, $7–6^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 8. | 19 April 1993 | Nottingham, England | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Julie Salmon Lorna Woodroffe | 5–1 ret. |
| Win | 9. | 3 May 1993 | Bracknell, England | Hard | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Claire Taylor Lorna Woodroffe | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | 12 July 1993 | Frinton-on-Sea, England | Grass | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Maija Avotins Lisa McShea | 4–6, 6–2, $7–6^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 11. | 20 September 1993 | Sheffield, England | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Caroline Hunt Shirli-Ann Siddall | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 12. | 4 October 1993 | Basingstoke, England | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Caroline Stassen Lorna Woodroffe | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 13. | 8 November 1993 | Swindon, England | Carpet (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Alison Smith Caroline Stassen | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | 15 November 1993 | Swansea, Wales | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Alison Smith Caroline Stassen | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 15. | 29 November 1993 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel | Hard | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Angela Kerek Olga Lugina | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 16. | 4 July 1994 | Felixstowe, England | Grass | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Caroline Stassen Lorna Woodroffe | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 17. | 11 July 1994 | Frinton-on-Sea, England | Grass | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Helen Crook Victoria Davies | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 18. | 14 November 1994 | Eastbourne, England | Carpet (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright | $7–6^{(10–8)},$ $7–6^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 19. | 6 February 1995 | Sheffield, England | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Amanda Wainwright Lorna Woodroffe | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 20. | 13 February 1995 | Sunderland, England | Hard (i) | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Michele Mair Karen Nugent | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 21. | 8 May 1995 | Lee-on-the-Solent, England | Clay | Robyn Mawdsley | Kaye Hand Claire Taylor | $7–6^{(7–0)},$ 6–2 |
| Win | 22. | 17 July 1995 | Frinton-on-Sea, England | Grass | Julia Lutrova | Robyn Mawdsley Shannon Peters | $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23. | 27 August 1995 | Sochi, Russia | Hard | Petra Thorén | Corina Morariu Elena Tatarkova | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 24. | 2 October 1995 | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Hard | Maria Marfina | Natalia Noreiko Marina Stets | 2–6, 6–3, $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 25. | 23 October 1995 | Samara, Russia | Carpet (i) | Maria Marfina | Anna Linkova Natalia Nemchinova | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 26. | 29 September 1996 | Telford, England | Hard (i) | Henriëtte van Aalderen | Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 27. | 20 October 1996 | Samara, Russia | Carpet (i) | Olga Ivanova | Anique Snijders Maja Živec-Škulj | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 28. | 11 May 1997 | Lee-on-the-Solent, England | Clay | Rebecca Jensen | Shirli-Ann Siddall Joanne Ward | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 29. | 19 July 1997 | Frinton, England | Clay | Karen Cross | Joanne Ward Lorna Woodroffe | 4–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Loss | 30. | 24 August 1997 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | Olga Ivanova | Cara Black Irina Selyutina | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 31. | 7 February 1998 | Birkenhead, England | Hard (i) | Olga Ivanova | Giulia Casoni Anna Zaporozhanova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 32. | 2 May 1999 | Hatfield, England | Clay | Anna Zaporozhanova | Victoria Davies Kate Warne-Holland | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 33. | 13 February 2000 | Birmingham, England | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Elena Bovina Anna Zaporozhanova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 34. | 8 May 2000 | Swansea, Wales | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Nóra Köves Dragana Zarić | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 35. | 16 July 2000 | Felixstowe, England | Grass | Lucie Ahl | Trudi Musgrave Lorna Woodroffe | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 36. | 30 April 2001 | Hatfield, England | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Elena Baltacha Nicola Trinder | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 37. | 7 May 2001 | Swansea, Wales | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Maria Boboedova Emily Hewson | 4–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–0 |
| Loss | 38. | 11 June 2001 | Tallinn, Estonia | Clay | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Akiko Morigami Miho Saeki | 2–6, $6–7^{(9–7)}$ |
| Win | 39. | 8 August 2001 | Bath, England | Hard | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Susi Bensch Anna Floris | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ $7–6^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 40. | 9 October 2001 | Cardiff, Wales | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Sysoeva | Angelika Bachmann Vanessa Henke | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |

## Other finals

### Singles (0–2)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1986 | USSR Winter Tennis National Championship | Moscow, Russian SFSR | Leila Meskhi | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1987 | USSR Winter Tennis National Championship | Moscow, Russian SFSR | Natalia Medvedeva | 5–7, 4–6 |

### Doubles (1–4)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1985 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | Elena Eliseenko | Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1987 | USSR Winter Tennis National Championship | Moscow, Russian SFSR | Leila Meskhi | Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR | Elena Eliseenko | Liudmila Hovsepyan Olga Shaposhnikova | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1988 | USSR Winter Tennis National Championship | Moscow, Russian SFSR | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 6–7, 6–0, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1991 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Moscow, Russian SFSR | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Karina Kuregian Aida Khalatian | 4–6, 3–6 |

### Mixed (0–2)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1987 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Tallinn, Soviet Union | Andrei Olhovskiy | Andres Võsand Natasha Zvereva | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1991 | USSR Tennis National Championship | Moscow, Russian SFSR | Alexei Filippov | Dimitri Poliakov Eugenia Maniokova | 4–6, 4–6 |
