Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева; born 16 February 1997) is a Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.[1]

Natalia Vikhlyantseva

Vikhlyantseva at the 2022 French Open
Full name	Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva
Native name	Наталья Вихлянцева
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Volgograd, Russia
Born	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 25) Volgograd
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Coach	Krisjanis Stabins
Prize money	US$ 1,426,250
Singles
Career record	224–176 (56.0%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 54 (23 October 2017)
Current ranking	No. 302 (5 December 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2017, 2019)
French Open	1R (2017, 2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2017, 2018)
US Open	1R (2017, 2018, 2019)
Doubles
Career record	23–37 (38.3%)
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 216 (22 July 2019)
Current ranking	No. 1490 (5 December 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2018)
French Open	1R (2017)
Wimbledon	1R (2017)
US Open	1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–1 (85.7%)
Last updated on: 9 December 2022.

Vikhlyantseva has career-high rankings of 54 in singles, achieved on 23 October 2017, and 216 in doubles, reached in July 2019.

Tennis career

2015–16

Vikhlyantseva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wildcard. In her first WTA match, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam, in three sets. She lost in the second round against Simona Halep, 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-seeded 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 Trophy for which she received a wildcard 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 Rosmalen 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 Stanford Classic and at the Linz Open 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

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[2]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Prague Open.

Doubles

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2017	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	International[lower-alpha 3]	Grass	Anett Kontaveit	2–6, 3–6

WTA 125 tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2019	Båstad Open, Sweden	Clay	Misaki Doi	Alexa Guarachi Danka Kovinić	7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2014	ITF Hilton Head, U.S.	10,000	Clay	Marie Bouzková	5–7, 1–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 2015	Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia	25,000	Clay	Polina Leykina	4–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Aug 2016	ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic	25,000	Clay	Anna Kalinskaya	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–2	Sep 2016	Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia	100,000	Hard (i)	Donna Vekić	6–1, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Dec 2016	Al Habtoor Challenge, UAE	100,000	Hard	Hsieh Su-wei	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–4	Oct 2018	ITF Poitiers, France	80,000	Hard (i)	Viktorija Golubic	6–3, 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2015	L'Open de Saint-Malo, France	50,000[lower-alpha 4]	Clay	Maria Marfutina	Kristína Kučová Anastasija Sevastova	7–6(1), 3–6, [5–10]
Win	1–1	Jan 2016	ITF Wesley Chapel, United States	25,000	Clay	Ingrid Neel	Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova	4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup[3]

Singles (5–1)

Edition	Round	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result
2017	WG2	Feb 2017	Moscow (RUS)	Chinese Taipei	Hard (i)	Lee Ya-hsuan	W	6–1, 6–2
2018	WG2	Feb 2018	Bratislava (SVK)	Slovakia	Hard (i)	Viktória Kužmová	W	6–4, 6–2
						Jana Čepelová	L	4–6, 4–6
2019	Z1 RR	Feb 2019	Zielona Góra (POL)	Poland	Hard (i)	Iga Świątek	W	6–0, 6–2
				Denmark		Clara Tauson	W	7–6(7–3), 6–1
				Sweden		Johanna Larsson	W	7–6(7–1), 6–2

Notes

References

External links

• Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the Women's Tennis Association
• Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the International Tennis Federation
• Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the Billie Jean King Cup

На других языках

[de] Natalja Konstantinowna Wichljanzewa

[it] Natal'ja Vichljanceva

[ru] Вихлянцева, Наталья Константиновна