Elena Vesnina

In this name that followsEastern Slavic naming customs,thepatronymicisSergeyevnaand thefamily nameisVesnina.

Elena Vesnina
Елена Веснина

Vesnina with her Olympic gold medal in 2016
Full name	Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Sochi,Russia
Born	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 Lvov,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Eugenia Maniokova
Prize money	US$13,011,023
Singles
Career record	419–341 (55.1%)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 13 (20 March 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2006,2013)
French Open	3R (2015,2017,2021)
Wimbledon	SF (2016)
US Open	3R (2009,2014,2016,2017)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record	435–229 (65.5%)
Career titles	19
Highest ranking	No.1(11 June 2018)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (2014,2018)
French Open	W(2013)
Wimbledon	W(2017)
US Open	W(2014)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W(2016)
Olympic Games	(2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W(2016)
French Open	F (2021)
Wimbledon	F (2011,2012)
US Open	SF (2011)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	(2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W(2007,2008), record 14–8 (63.6%)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Doubles 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles Universiade 2013 Kazan Doubles 2013 Kazan Mixed doubles 2013 Kazan Team

Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina(born 1 August 1986) is a Russian professionaltennisplayer and a formerworld No. 1in doubles.

Career

She is a four-timeGrand Slamchampion, having won the2013 French Open,2014 US Open,and2017 Wimbledon Championshipsin women's doubles with compatriotEkaterina Makarova,and the2016 Australian Openin mixed doubles, partneringBruno Soares.Vesnina also reached eight further major finals in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She became world No. 1 for the first time in June 2018, alongside Makarova, with the pair jointly holding the top ranking for the next five weeks. Vesnina won 19 doubles titles onWTA Tour,including the2016 WTA Finalsand eight atWTA 1000-level.

She also achieved significant success in singles, reaching her career-high ranking of world No. 13 in March 2017. Vesnina won three WTA singles titles, including the2017 Indian Wells Open,and achieved her best Grand Slam result at the2016 Wimbledon Championships,reaching the semifinals.

She has represented Russia in theBillie Jean King Cupsince 2006, winning the competition in2007and2008,and competed at theOlympic Gameson four occasions. Makarova and Vesnina won the gold medal at the2016 Rio Olympics,and Vesnina also won mixed-doubles silver withAslan Karatsevat the2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Personal life

Vesnina was born to Sergey and teacher Irina. She has a younger brother, Dmitry, a former junior tennis player.She started playing tennis aged seven in thesports schoolinSochi.

In November 2015, Vesnina married businessman Pavel Tabuntsov.They have two daughters. Their first daughter, Elizaveta, was born on 19 November 2018.Their second daughter Anna was born in 2023.

Career

2002–2003

In October 2002, aged 16 years and two months, Vesnina gained direct entry into the qualifying draw for her first $10k tournament at Giza, Egypt and qualified for the main draw before losing a three-set match. The next week, again qualifying atAl-Mansourato enter the main draw, where she won two further matches, beatingHana Šromováof the Czech Republic in the second round, to reach her first $10k quarterfinal in her second event played. However, she defaulted her quarterfinal tie to her opponent.

In 2003, Vesnina began the year entering two successiveITF Circuitevents in India, at Chennai and Bangalore, and qualified both times, but also reached her first semifinal and another quarterfinal in the main draws, losing toAkgul Amanmuradovaat the quarterfinal stage at Bangalore. These results gave Vesnina her first ranking at world No. 750, enough to gain direct entry to her next $10k draw at Istanbul, where she beat her personal best result in reaching the final. The following week, at Antalya, she was knocked out in the first round by her then-compatriotEvgenia Linetskaya;and in May she met with mixed results in Lviv, Ukraine and Warsaw, Poland; but in June, she won the $10k event at Balashikha.

After taking her career-first ITF title, Vesnina competed in Bucharest losing toRaluca Sanduin the second round. She stayed there to compete at Bucharest, where she made it through the finals losing to German Antonela Voina in two sets. She then competed in Zhukovsky, Russia as a qualifier and succeeded, then won through all the way to the semifinal of the main draw with a tight three-set quarterfinal victory over compatriotEkaterina Bychkovaen route, but was stopped in the semifinals byAlona Bondarenkoof Ukraine.

In the middle of September, Vesnina qualified for her second straight $25k tournament at Tbilisi, Georgia, and this time won the title, recording victories over Evgenia Linetskaya,Olga Barabanschikova,andMariya Koryttseva,in the quarterfinal, semifinal and final respectively. She then failed to qualify, trying to get to for first main-draw appearance at theWTA Tourin her next two events in Moscow and Tashkent. She finished the year ranked No. 279.

2004–2005

Vesnina began the year with a second-round exit at the ITF event in Bergamo. She then failed to qualify for the ITF Ortisei, exiting at the first round of the qualifying draw. She also lost in first qualifying round of the2004 Hyderabad Opento an unrankedBarbara Schwartz.At St. Petersburg, she got past the qualifying round and then defeated compatriotAnastasia Rodionovain the first round proper on her way to a quarterfinal finish, where she was defeated byIvana Lisjakof Croatia.

Vesnina next played in June at Marseille, falling at the last round of the qualifying draw she was granted a lucky loser before bowing out to No. 1 seed and then world No. 70,Ľubomíra Kurhajcová.She then made early exits in Gorizia and Vittel. Following this, she reached two ITF quarterfinals in a row, in Moscow losing to Maria Kondratieva, and in Balashikha losing toAnastasiya Yakimova.In late September, as a direct main-draw entrant into the $50k tournament at Batumi, Georgia, she also reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to No. 1 seedAnna Chakvetadze.

In her next events, Vesnina tried to qualify for a WTA Tour-levelKremlin Cupbut was knocked out at the second hurdle by world No. 61,Claudine Schaul,and in theBell Challengewhere she succeeded for the first time in winning through qualifying into a WTA tournament main draw but lost in the first round of the main draw toMariana Díaz Oliva.Vesnina then qualified in Opole, Poland, but lost toHana Šromováin the second-round. She ended the year by reaching the quarterfinal at Bergamo, losing to Estonian starMaret Ani.Vesnina ended the year ranked No. 286.

She started 2005 attempting to make headway in WTA Tour main draws and next entered the qualifying round of theCellular South Cupbut lost in straight sets toVarvara Lepchenko.The following week, she lost to Tatsiana Uvarova in the second qualifying round of an ITF tournament at St. Paul, Minnesota. Extending her bad start, she made a first-round exit at the ITF St. Petersburg; she then qualified at Civitavecchia, reaching the semifinals before losing to Maret Ani in three sets. In May, she entered qualifying for the Tier II event at Warsaw, and avenged her previous defeat byAdriana Barna,knocking her out but then fell again to Anna Chakvetadze in the second round.

A couple of weeks later, Vesnina suffered a disappointing first-round loss toOlivia Sanchezof France in the first round of a $25k event at Antalya. The following week, she qualified for her second career WTA Tour main draw at theİstanbul Cuplosing toMashona Washington,in the second round after her first WTA Tour match win. Returning in June, she reached the final of an event at Galatina, Italy, defeating higher-rankedTatiana Poutchekon the way, before losing the title toMariya Koryttseva.At her next two ITF tournaments in early July, she failed to qualify in Fano while losing to similarly ranked compatriot Lioudmila Skavronskaia in the first round in Cuneo, Italy. But later that month, she qualifyied for her third career WTA Tour main draw atModena,in the first round she cruised past a low-ranked special entrant fromMaja Matevžičbefore being ousted by world No. 28,Flavia Pennetta,in second round.

The very next week, Vesnina won through qualifying into a WTA main draw for the fourth time atPalermobut lost Maret Ani in the first round. In her next three events, she failed to qualify for the main draw of the WTA events at theNordic Light Openlosing toEmma Lainein the third round of the qualifying draw, in theRogers Cupwhere she first beat Swiss perennial and world No. 110,Emmanuelle Gagliardi,but then was ousted by world No. 93,Rika Fujiwara,and in theUS OpentoMarina Erakovicin the second round of the qualifying draw. She then reached the semifinals in Denain, France, losing toArantxa Parra Santonja,and in Bordeaux losing toStéphanie Foretz.Vesnina attained direct entry to a main draw for the first time in her career in October at the Tashkent Open, where she reached her first quarterfinal losing to Akgul Amanmuradova. She then failed to qualify at theKremlin Cuplosing to Alona Bondarenko. In theGenerali Ladies Linz,she came through the qualifying round before losing toTamira Paszek.

In November at the Bell Challenge, Vesnina reached her second quarterfinal losing to 75th-rankedSofia Arvidsson.In the next two weeks, she came unstuck in early rounds of ITF events, losing toEmma Lainein the first round at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and toKaia Kanepiin the second round at Deauville, France. She ended the year with a semifinal appearance at Poitiers in the final week of November and her last tournament, losing toViktoriya Kutuzova(en route she beatMarion Bartoliand world No. 96, Stéphanie Foretz). She ended the year ranked No. 111.

2006

Beginning the new season at theBrisbane International,Vesnina was defeated by Puerto Rican world No. 157,Vilmarie Castellvi,in the first round of the qualifying draw for the Tier III event at Gold Coast, and then she was beaten byNuria Llagostera Vivesin the first round of the Hobart International the following week.

Being ranked No. 100, she was awarded direct entry into her first ever Grand Slam tournament at theAustralian Open,and reached the fourth round with defeats of qualifiersLi Ting,Julia SchruffandOlga Savchukbefore losing to world No. 7, Nadia Petrova. She next competed at theBangalore OpenandIndian Wells Openbut lost in the first rounds of both contests, losing to Australian world No. 127,Nicole Pratt,at Bangalore and to world No. 86, Viktoriya Kutuzova, at Indian Wells. However, she reached the third round atMiamiandAmelia Islandlosing toTatiana GolovinandVirginia Ruano Pascual,respectively.

The week after, playing atFamily Circle Cup,Vesnina again came out the loser this time against fellow-Russian Vera Zvonareva. In May, retreating to a lower-level Tier-IV event atEstoril,Portugal, she encountered Flavia Pennetta, the first seed in the draw, in the first round; and this time the Italian wrought her revenge. At theBerlin Open,she lost to CzechKvěta Peschkein the first round.

At theInternationaux de Strasbourg,Vesnina encountered fierce resistance in the first round from upcoming Italian world No. 249, Karin Knapp, but finally defeated her to book her place in the second round, where she beat world No. 27, Marion Bartoli, for the second time in her career. In the quarterfinals, clay-court expert and world No. 28,Anabel Medina Garrigues,had the better of their joust, taking it. At theFrench Open,she lost toPeng Shuaiin the first round.

Vesnina entered the grass-court circuit in Birmingham and 's-Hertogenbosch, and both reaching the second round losing to world No. 39,Mara Santangelo,and world No. 8,Elena Dementieva,respectively. In July, enteringWimbledon Championshipsranked No. 63, she recovered from a set down to fend off world No. 75,María Sánchez Lorenzo,in the first round, and then second round she lost compatriot Anna Chakvetadze.

At theCarlsbad OpenandLA Tennis Championships,Vesnina reached the second round of both events, losing to Emma Laine and Meghann Shaughnessy, respectively. At the qualifying round of theRogers Cup,she was upset by Neha Uberoi of the United States in the first round. The following week atForest Hills Classic,she lost to Shaughnessy at the quarterfinal stage. In September, in her first appearance at theUS Open,she lost to world No. 14, Mary Pierce, in the first round.

At theChina Open,in the first round, Vesnina at last wreaked revenge upon Emma Laine after a lengthy struggle, but then in the second she fell to world No. 23,Li Na.A string of three further moderate second-round finishes in successive weeks followed in the earlier part of October at theGuangzhou International Openlosing to veteran IsraeliTzipora Obziler,at theTashkent Openlosing toKateryna Bondarenko,in Kremlin Cup losing toAmélie Mauresmo.

After qualifying for theLadies Linz,Vesnina got past the first round of the main draw against world No. 16,Daniela Hantuchová,after the Slovak retired. World No. 12, Jelena Janković, awaited her in round two, and it was Janković who emerged victorious. In her last tournament atGaz de France Stars,she retired againstKirsten Flipkens.Vesnina finished the year still ranked 44th in the world, up 67 places year-on-year.

2007

In her first tournament of the year at the MAW Hardcourts, Vesnina reached the quarterfinals losing to ItalianTathiana Garbin.The following week, at the Hobart International, she lost to Medina Garrigues in the first round. At theAustralian Open,she avenged that loss in the first round, but lost in the second toMaria Elena Camerin,in a very close three-set match. Following the Australian Open, then proceeded to suffer a string of disappointing first-round exits over the remainder of the winter season, including at thePan Pacific Openand atDubai,losing seven straight matches in a row. Her losing streak ended in the hands ofUrszula Radwańskain the first round of theJ&S Cup,but she lost in the next to Jelena Janković. At theGerman Opena week later, she suffered a heavy loss by 65th-ranked SpaniardLourdes Domínguez Linoin the first round.

In her next main-draw appearance, Vesnina reached the quarterfinals at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, she lost to Marion Bartoli. At theFrench Open,she was drawn against No. 1 seed and eventual championJustine Heninin the first round, and lost. The following week, at theRosmalen Open,she got through as a qualifier but lost in the second round toAngelique Kerber.EnteringWimbledon Championshipsworld-ranked 67th in July, she had successive wins over fellow-Russian world No. 32,Olga Puchkova,in the first round and world No. 43,Émilie Loit,in the second, before losing once again to top-seed and eventual semifinalist Justine Henin, in the third round. Following Wimbledon she competed at theCincinnati Openwhere she reached the quarterfinals losing to eventual champion and compatriot Anna Chakvetadze, until retiring.

At theNordic Light Open,Vesnina defeated world No. 109, Sofia Arvidsson, in straight sets in the first round, but then lost to fast-rising teenagerCaroline Wozniacki,in the second. She then competed in the last tournament before the US Open at theForest Hills Classic,after receiving a first-round bye, she began well with victories over world No. 68,Séverine Brémond,and Japanese world No. 52,Aiko Nakamura,to reach her career-first WTA-level semifinal, but then lost toVirginie Razzano.Entering theUS Open,Vesnina was drawn to play world No. 89Jelena Kostanićin the first round, but lost to her in straight sets.

The following week, representing Russia in the2007 Fed Cupfinal against Italy, Vesnina avenged her straight sets defeat by Mara Santangelo in their only previous meeting, by outplaying world No. 34 to win in straight sets herself. Towards the end of the month, the Russian could reach only the second round of theSlovenia Openbefore she succumbed toGisela Dulko.

Returning to the Tashkent Open in October ranked 61st in the world, Vesnina reached the semifinals with victories overAlberta Brianti,Tatiana Poutchek, and Romanian youngsterIoana Raluca Olaru,but at this stage, she lost Belarusian teenagerVictoria Azarenka.At theKremlin Cup,she lost once again to Czech world No. 13,Nicole Vaidišová,in the second round. At her last two tournaments of the year were theZurich OpenandLinz Openshe failed to qualify, losing to AmericanMeilen Tuand GermanSandra Klösel.She ended the year at No. 54, ten spots lower than the previous year.

2008

Back in Australia for the beginning of the new season early in January, Vesnina suffered a poor start with a three-set loss in the first round at Gold Coast to an Australian wild card then ranked just 158th in the world,Monique Adamczak.Having failed to defend the points accrued from her quarterfinal finish at Gold Coast a year previously, she found her ranking slipping to 60th. But she mostly made up for it by reaching the quarterfinals at Hobart the following week with wins over world No. 48,Akiko Morigami,and Nuria Llagostera Vives. But her quarterfinal opponent, world No. 23Vera Zvonareva,had the better of her.

Entering the Australian Open for the third year running, now ranked 55th, Vesnina enjoyed a marginally more successful run than she had done in 2007, in reaching the third round with successive wins over world No. 31,Julia Vakulenko,and world No. 98,Jill Craybas.However, there was no stopping eventual championMaria Sharapovain the third round. Vesnina emerged from the tournament ranked No. 52.

Vesnina at the2008 US Open

Vesnina's challenge began disappointingly for her at Doha in mid-February with a first-round main-draw loss in straight sets to world No. 134,Ayumi Morita.Then at the Tier II tournament at Dubai, she was forced to go through the qualifying tournament, where she was defeated in the second round byZheng Jie,whose then-current ranking of world No. 226 reflected her recent absence from the tour resulting from injury. The sum total of the ranking points earned by the Russian in February was just six.

Returning to action in mid-March at the Tier I fixture taking place at Indian Wells, Vesnina could manage only the second round of the main draw after defeating world No. 98,Hsieh Su-wei,in a close three-set match in the first, as world No. 10, Marion Bartoli, vanquished her, leveling up their career head-to-head at two matches all.

Arriving at Miami at the end of March ranked 53rd, Vesnina reached the fourth round with wins overElena Likhovtseva,world No. 18Ágnes Szávay,and improved world No. 60,Ashley Harkleroad,before succumbing to world No. 1, Justine Henin. The 70 ranking points she earned from this performance lifted her within the top 50 again at No. 45, with 638 ranking points, but still left her some 50 points adrift of the current standard required to match her previous best ranking of 41st.

At the Tier-II Amelia Island in early April, Vesnina reached the third round after defeating VenezuelanMilagros Sequeraand world No. 12,Patty Schnyder.But then she lost to much-improved world No. 49,Alizé Cornet.As a result, she achieved a net gain of just 25 ranking points to 663, and only one ranking place.

2009: First Grand Slam doubles final

Vesnina participated in theAuckland Openin January. It was here that she advanced to her first final on the2009 WTA Tour,upsetting the tournament's sixth-seed Nicole Vaidišová in the second round and the second seed Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals along the way. She then prevailed in a semifinal against British No. 1,Anne Keothavong,with a score of to set up a meeting with fellow-Russian and tournament top seed Elena Dementieva. She lost to Dementieva.

Vesnina participated in theAustralian Openbut lost in the first round toJulie Coin.AtDubai,where she was a qualifier, Vesnina made it to the quarterfinals defeating Chinese player Li Na in the first round and achieving her first win over a top-10 player by defeating seventh-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. In the third round, she defeated 12th-seededDominika Cibulková,who retired after Vesnina was leading. In the quarterfinals, she lost to 16th-seeded Kaia Kanepi.

At her next tournament, theIndian Wells Open,Vesnina defeatedSabine Lisickiin the first round and 32nd-seededSorana Cîrsteain the second round. In the third round, she lost to eighth seed Victoria Azarenka. Vesnina started her 2009 clay-court season inPonte Vedra Beach,Florida. She upset sixth-seeded Peng Shuai in the first round, and the third-seed Dominika Cibulková in the quarterfinals. She lost to second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Tier IFamily Circle Cupbefore losing to Sabine Lisicki.

Vesnina at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships

At her next tournament atRome,she reached the second round by defeating Jill Craybas but lost to Zheng Jie. She then reached the third round of theMadrid Openand lost to Jelena Janković. She lost to Ágnes Szávay in the second round of theFrench Open,the first time she'd reached the second round there. She did, however, reach her first Grand Slam final in doubles at the French Open, partnering Victoria Azarenka. The pair were seeded 12th but lost in the final to the third seeds and defending champions, Ruano Pascual and Medina Garrigues.

At theWimbledon Championships,Vesnina defeatedYanina Wickmayerin the first round andVera Dushevinain the second. She then upset No. 14, Dominika Cibulková, in the third round. Vesnina then fell to No. 4, Elena Dementieva, in the fourth round.

At her first event of theUS Open Series,in theLA Championships,Vesnina fell to Zheng Jie in the second round, it was followed by first-round loses in theRogers Cupto Anna Chakvetadze and in theWestern & Southern Opento Zheng Jie. At thePilot Pen Tennis,she upset two top-20 players – a fast-risingSamantha Stosurin the second round, and Amélie Mauresmo in the semifinals. She, however, lost to Caroline Wozniacki in her second WTA final and her first in a Premier-event.

Vesnina was seeded 31st at theUS Openand it was the first time that she had been seeded at a Grand Slam event. She facedLucie Hradeckáin the first round where she came through. In the second round she defeated Jill Craybas to advance to third round at the US Open for the first time. There she faced fellow Russian and her former doubles partner Vera Zvonareva where she fell.

Vesnina next played at thePan Pacific Openwhere she was unseeded in singles. She beatMaría José Martínez Sánchezin the first round andRoberta Vinciin the second but she had to retire in her third-round match against the seventh seed Jelena Janković due to a left thigh strain while trailing. She then played at theChina Openbut she lost in the first round toMelinda Czink.Vesnina then played at theKremlin Cupwhere she was seeded sixth. She suffered a first-round defeat by compatriotEvgeniya Rodina.

Vesnina finished the year with a 34–21 singles record and ranked world No. 24.

2010

Elena Vesnina at the 2010 US Open

Her first tournament of the year was theAuckland Openwhere she was seeded No. 6. After beatingAlberta Briantiin the first, she was defeated in the second round by Alizé Cornet. She made the quarterfinals in doubles, partneringRiza Zalameda,but lost toVladimíra UhlířováandRenata Voráčová.At the Sydney International, she faced No. 7 Vera Zvonareva in the first round, but at 3–3 Zvonareva retired due to a right ankle injury. In the second round, she was defeated by Vera Dushevina.

Seeded No. 28 at the Australian Open, Vesnina was defeated in the first round by Tathiana Garbin. In the doubles, she partnered with Zheng Jie, seeded No. 9, they beat Alizé Cornet andSharon Fichmanin the first round in two sets and in the second, they won in a walkover. In the third round, they lost to the eighth-seedsBethanie Mattek-SandsandYan Zi.Vesnina also entered mixed doubles withAndy Ramas the No. 8 seeds. In the first round, they defeatedAlicia MolikandMatthew Ebden,and in the secondAnna-Lena GrönefeldandChristopher Kasbut then fell to the top-seededCara BlackandLeander Paesin the quarterfinals. Her next tournament was theParis indoor eventwhere she was knocked out in the second round again by Tathiana Garbin.

At the Dubai Championships, Vesnina fell in three sets to world No. 14, Vera Zvonareva, in the first round. At theAmelia Island Championships,she made it to the semifinals losing to world No. 2, Caroline Wozniacki. She then lost seven consecutive matches, falling in the third round ofCharleston Openand the first rounds ofItalian Open,Madrid Open,Internationaux de Strasbourg,French Open,Rosmalen Open,andWimbledon.

At Wimbledon, Vesnina made it to her second Grand Slam final in doubles while partnering Vera Zvonareva. The pair scored wins over the top-seeded Williams sisters in the quarterfinals (which ended the Americans 27 match-winning streak in Grand Slam doubles matches) and over fourth-seeds Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta in the semifinals. In the final, they fell to fellow unseeded pairing Yaroslava Shvedova andVania King.

Vesnina was able to break her seven-match losing-streak at theİstanbul Cupdefeating Bojana Jovanovski,Stefanie Vögeleand Anastasia Rodionova. She then upset sixth seedAndrea Petkovicto reach the finals. In the final where she faced fellow RussianAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova,Vesnina went down.

Vesnina then played in theCincinnati Open,where in the second round she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone. She lost to Ana Ivanovic in the third round. She then needed to qualify in theConnecticut Open,which she did but lost toMaria Kirilenkoin the first round. She also fell to fifth seed Sam Stosur in the first round of theUS Open.

Vesnina next participated in theTashkent Openwhere she beatLesia TsurenkoandOlga Savchukto reach the quarterfinals and beatDarya Kustova.In the semifinals, she defeatedMonica Niculescu.She lost to Alla Kudryavtseva in the final. Vesnina scored the biggest win of her career two weeks later at theChina Openby defeating 12th seed Maria Sharapova. However, she lost toTimea Bacsinszkyin the next round.

2011

Vesnina at the 2011 Family Circle Cup

Vesnina was seeded seventh at theAuckland Openwhere she beat Marina Erakovic in her first match of the year. In the next round againstSimona Halep,she retired due to dizziness. At theHobart International,she defeatedArantxa Parra Santonjain the first round but lost to top seed Marion Bartoli.

In the first round of theAustralian Open,Vesnina lost to Virginie Razzano. She then also fell in the first rounds ofOpen GdF Suez,Dubai Championships,andIndian Wells Openand the qualifying round inQatar Open.At theMiami Open,she defeated higher-ranked players Gisela Dulko and 23rd seed Yanina Wickmayer, but lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues in the third round. At theFamily Circle Cup,Vesnina defeatedRebecca Marinoin the first round and then knocked out four consecutive seeds No. 14 seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands, second seed and defending champion Sam Stosur, 12th seedJulia Görgesand 11th seed Peng Shuai. Vesnina became runner-up at the Family Circle Cup by losing to Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.

In doubles, Vesnina along withSania Mirzawon the final atIndian Wellsby defeating Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy. The pair won their second title of the year at the Family Circle Cup by defeating Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy again. They reached the final ofRoland Garros,before falling toAndrea HlaváčkováandLucie Hradecká.They also reached the semifinals ofWimbledon,before falling to eventual champions and second seeds,Květa PeschkeandKatarina Srebotnik.

2012: Partnership with Makarova

Together withLeander Paes,Vesnina reached theAustralian Openand theWimbledonmixed-doubles final.

At theFamily Circle Cup,Vesnina won her first-round match. In the second round, she lost toSerena Williamsand was unable to defend her runner-up points from the previous year. She reached the doubles finals of theDubai OpenandIndian Wellswith Sania Mirza. At theAustralian Open,the pair reached the semifinals.

Vesnina paired with Ekaterina Makarova inMadridandRome,and reached the finals in both tournaments. The pair were defeated in the quarterfinals of theFrench Open.AtWimbledonand theLondon Olympics,she continued pairing with Makarova in doubles, and the pair were defeated in the quarterfinals in both tournaments. At theUS Open,they were defeated in the third round. InBeijing,the pair were victorious in the final against Mirza and Llagostera Vives.

2013: Two singles titles, Grand Slam doubles champion

Vesnina at the2013 French Open

At the start of 2013, Vesnina claimed her first WTA Tour title by beating defending championMona Barthelin the final of theHobart International.At theAustralian Open,she reached the fourth round, saving a match point against 16th seed Roberta Vinci in the third round en route. She was eventually defeated by the defending champion Victoria Azarenka.She and Makarova then reached the doubles semifinal, losing to world No. 1 pairing Errani/Vinci.

Vesnina won her second Premier Mandatory doubles title with Makarova at theIndian Wells Open,beating third seeds Petrova/Srebotnik in the final. Vesnina won her firstGrand Slamtitle at theFrench Open,capturing the doubles title alongside Makarova, beating Errani/Vinci in the final, after beating No. 2 seeds Hlaváčková/Hradecká.

Vesnina won her second WTA title at theEastbourne International.En route to the final, she defeated Ana Ivanovic in the first round andHeather Watsonin the second. She then went on to beat second seed Li Na in the quarterfinals and Yanina Wickmayer in the semifinals. In the final, she beatJamie Hamptonto win her first grass-tour event.

Vesnina and Makarova qualified for theWTA Championships,after finishing in the top 8 of the rankings for teams. They beat Errani/Vinci for the second time in a row in the semifinals, but lost toWimbledonchampions Hsieh Su-wei/Peng Shuai.

Finishing 25th at the end of the season, Vesnina qualified for theTournament of Championsheld in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vesnina finished third in the group, behind Samantha Stosur and Ana Ivanovic, failing to progress to the semifinals.

Vesnina finished 2013 with a 31–21 record, winning two titles and finishing at No. 25. For doubles, she had a 33–12 record and also won two titles. She finished fifth in the rankings.

2014: Second major doubles title

Vesnina at the2014 Wimbledon Championships

Vesnina failed to defend her title at theHobart International,losing to qualifierEstrella Cabeza Candelain the second round. Also, at theAustralian Open,Vesnina failed to defend fourth-round points, losing toAlison Riskein the first round. However, she reached the final of the doubles competition with Makarova, losing to Errani/Vinci 5–7 in the final set.

Vesnina/Makarova then suffered a shock loss at the hands ofNoppawan Lertcheewakarn/Vera Zvonareva in thePattaya Open.They then suffered two quarterfinal losses inDubaiandIndian Wells,losing toKudryavtseva/RodionovaandBlack/Mirza. They reached the final of theMiami Open,losing toMartina Hingis/Sabine Lisicki. Vesnina/Makarova failed to defend their title at theFrench Open,losing to French wildcardsJulie Coin/Pauline Parmentierin the second round. Vesnina reached her first semifinal of the year at thePortugal Open,beating Roberta Vinci in the process. As the defending champion at theEastbourne International,she fell in the second round to eventual championMadison Keys.

As a lucky loser in theRogers Cup,Vesnina lost in the second round to doubles partner Makarova in straight sets. Vesnina and Makarova won their second major title at theUS Open,not playing any seeded teams throughout the whole competition. At theWTA Finals,Vesnina/Makarova lost in the quarterfinal to Kudryavtseva/Rodionova.

Vesnina finished the season with an 18–20 record in singles, with a ranking of 65. For doubles, Vesnina had a record of 24–14 and won one title, the US Open. She was No. 7 in doubles in the year-end rankings.

2015

Vesnina at the 2015 Madrid Open

Vesnina and Makarova reached theWimbledon finalwhere they lost to Hingis/Mirza.

2016: Resurgence in singles, Wimbledon SF; Olympic and WTA Finals doubles champion

Vesnina started the year by playing at theBrisbane Internationalas the seventh seed for qualifying, and she qualified for the main draw by beating Australian wildcardTammi Patterson,Mathilde JohanssonandYsaline Bonaventure.In the first round, Vesnina lost to former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka, in two sets. In doubles, she and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were the third seeds, and they reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Medina Garrigues and Parra Santonja.

Vesnina failed to reach the main draw of theAustralian Open,losing in the first round of qualifying. It marked the time in decade she had failed to qualify for the main draw in a Grand Slam event, her singles ranking dropping to No. 122 in the world. In doubles she and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova were seeded fifth and reached the quarterfinals where they lost to Alla Kudryavtseva and Vania King. In mixed doubles, Vesnina and partnerBruno Soareswere also seeded fifth. They reached the final where they defeatedCoCo VandewegheandHoria Tecău,which marked her first mixed-doubles Grand Slam title.

At the inauguralSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy,Vesnina received a wildcard for the singles draw and lost in the second round to qualifierKateryna Kozlova.She reached the doubles quarterfinals withDaria Kasatkina,but they lost to world No. 1 pairing Hingis/Mirza.

Vesnina then participated in theQatar Open,where she qualified for the main draw after beatingOns JabeurandNaomi Broady.She facedCaroline Garciain the first round, and caused an upset by winning. Vesnina then achieved her first top-2 win of her career against Simona Halep in three sets. She then caused her third straight upset against former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, once again in three sets. However, her run ended in the quarterfinals after being defeated by eventual championCarla Suárez Navarroin two sets. Nevertheless, this was her best showing at a Premier-5 tournament. In the doubles competition, Vesnina and partnerKasatkinaended world No. 1 pairing Hingis/Mirza's 41 match winning streak in the quarterfinals. However, despite winning the first set 6–3 against world No. 2 pairingChan Hao-ching/Chan Yung-jan,they lost in three sets.

At theIndian Wells Open,Vesnina fell in the first round of the qualifying to American wildcardJulia Boserup.In doubles, Vesnina once again partnered Daria Kasatkina but lost in the second round, to eventual finalistsJulia Görges/Karolína Plíšková.In theMiami Open,Vesnina managed to get past qualifying after beatingKateryna Kozlova,avenging her loss in St. Petersburg, andTsvetana Pironkova.She was drawn to face fellow qualifierJana Čepelováin the first round and won in straight sets. In the second round, Vesnina caused a huge upset when she beat former world No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion, Venus Williams, in three sets. Vesnina then faced BritainJohanna Kontabut lost. In doubles, Vesnina and Kasatkina fell to two-time Grand Slam champion Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Lucie Šafářová in the second round.

At theCharleston Open,the 85th-ranked Vesnina became the first qualifier to ever reach the championship match in the tournament's 44-year history, where she faced a determinedSloane Stephens.Stephens ended up prevailing 7–6, 6–2 as the fatigue of 718 minutes – nearly 12 hours – of tournament tennis appeared to take a toll on Vesnina in the second set.

Vesnina at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships

Vesnina again subdued the qualification, now inMadrid.In the second round she fell to Kvitová. In doubles, she and Makarova played their first tournament together since late 2015 and reached the semifinals. InRome,Vesnina could not qualify for the main draw. However, with Makarova she reached the final, losing to Hingis/Mirza.

AtWimbledon,Vesnina competed in her first Grand Slam semifinal with victories over Tamira Paszek, Andrea Petkovic, and Julia Boserup in the first three rounds before outlasting doubles partner Makarova in three sets to advance to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. She then defeated Dominika Cibulková to continue her resurgence into the semifinals, where she was handily defeated by world No. 1 and eventual champion, Serena Williams, in 48 minutes, the quickest Wimbledon semifinal in the history of the championships.

Vesnina and Makarova finally won their first tournament title of 2016 at theRogers Cupand then won the gold medals at theSummer OlympicsforRussia.In singles, Vesnina lost to tenth seed Madison Keys in the Rogers Cup and toElina SvitolinainConnecticut.Seeded 19th in theUS Open,Vesnina defeatedAnett KontaveitandAnnika Beckbefore losing to 11th seed Suárez Navarro in the third round. In doubles, Vesnina and Makarova were seeded fifth. They saved match points against Samantha Stosur/Zhang Shuaiin the second round, and defeated 10th seed Vania King/Monica Niculescu and 13th seedAndreja Klepač/Katarina Srebotnik to reach the semifinals where they lost to 12th seeds Mattek-Sands/Šafářová.

Vesnina and Makarovaqualifiedfor their third jointWTA Finals,defeating Hlaváčková/Hradecká, Hingis/Mirza and Mattek-Sands/Šafářová en route to win their first Championships title.

2017: Indian Wells singles and Wimbledon doubles titles, career-high singles ranking

Vesnina began season at theBrisbane International.In singles, she was seeded seventh but lost her first match to Alizé Cornet. Alongside Makarova, seeded second, the pair reached the doubles final, but lost to top seeds Mattek-Sands and Mirza. Another opening match loss in singles came inSydney,losing to CoCo Vandeweghe.

Vesnina then headed to theAustralian Open,where she was seeded 14th in singles and third in the doubles, again, alongside Makarova. Vesnina would reach the third round in the singles and the quarterfinals in the doubles. Her singles form began to pick up, with a quarterfinal run inSt. Petersburgand last-16 appearances at the Qatar Open and the Dubai Championships. Vesnina and Makarova won their first title of the year in Dubai.

The next appearance for Vesnina would be at Indian Wells. Seeded 14th, Vesnina defeatedShelby RogersandTímea Babosto set-up a fourth round meeting with Angelique Kerber. Vesnina beat the US Open champion, before defeating Australian Open runner-up Venus Williams and Kristina Mladenovic to reach her first Premier Mandatory final. In an all-Russian final against Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vesnina came from a set down to win her third WTA singles title. With this victory, Vesnina climbed to a career-high ranking of 13. She then traveled to Florida for theMiami Openand lost in the second round toAjla Tomljanović.

Vesnina at the 2017 Eastbourne International

Vesnina started clay-court season with a stunning loss at theCharleston Opento the 282nd ranked player in the world,Fanny Stollár.She received a bye in the first round and lost in straight sets. She lost in the second round to Daria Kasatkina at theGrand Prix.Her clay-court season continued to spiral as she lost in the first round of theMadrid Open,Italian Open,and atStrasbourg.However, her and Makarova did make it to the finals in the doubles of the Italian Open. They lost toLatisha Chanand Martina Hingis. After a string of losses in the first round, Vesnina reached the third round of theFrench Open.She lost to Carla Suárez Navarro in the third round. Vesnina and Makarova lost in the quarterfinals during the doubles competition.

Beginning the grass-court season atEastbourne,she received a bye in the first round and beatVerónica Cepede Roygin the second. However, she lost to the eventual finalist Caroline Wozniacki in the third round. EnteringWimbledon,Vesnina was seeded 15th. She won a first-round match against the RussianAnna Blinkova.She was then defeated by Victoria Azarenka in the second round. Vesnina's good fortune in her doubles partnership with Makarova carried on to the summer, where the team beat Chan Hao-ching and Monica Niculescu in theWimbledon doubles final.This was the first "double bagel"in the women's doubles tournament final since 1953.

Vesnina traveled to Toronto for theRogers Cupwhere she was defeated byAshleigh Bartyin the second round. However, Vesnina and Makarova won second Premier Mandatory doubles title of the year. They beat Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Květa Peschke in the final. Vesnina beat Caroline Garcia in the first round of theCincinnati Openbefore falling to Caroline Wozniacki in the second round. Before the US Open, Vesnina competed at theConnecticut Open,but lost in the first round toAna Bogdan.Vesnina Opened herUS Openwith a win in the first round over Anna Blinkova. She followed this with a second round win over Kirsten Flipkens. Vesnina took it to Madison Keys in the third round, winning the first set, but lost the next two sets. Seeded first in the doubles competition, Vesnina and Makarova were the favorites to win. However, they lost in the third round to the 14th seedsAndreja KlepačandMaría José Martínez Sánchez.

Vesnina returned at theWuhan Openwhere she lost in the third round to qualifierMaria Sakkari.She made another third-round appearance at theChina Openwhere she lost to Elina Svitolina. Vesnina and Makarova lost in the semifinals to Tímea Babos and Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková. Vesnina had early-round exits at both theHong Kong OpenandKremlin Cup.Due to her success in doubles with Makarova, Elena qualified for the doubles tournament at theWTA Finals.They easily defeatedGabriela DabrowskiandXu Yifan.However, they were stunned byKiki BertensandJohanna Larssonin the next round. Vesnina ended her season at theWTA Elite Trophy.She lost both of her matches in the round-robins stage, ending her season. She ended the year 18th in singles and third in doubles. Her doubles ranking at the end of the year was a career high.

2018: World No. 1 in doubles

Vesnina at the 2018 French Open

Vesnina began the season with a win in the first round at theSydney InternationaloverLara Arruabarrena.She fell in the second round to Dominika Cibulková. She went into theAustralian Openas the 16th seed and beatOns Jabeurin the first round but lost toNaomi Osakain the second. In October, Vesnina announced that she was pregnant.

2021: Comeback: Wimbledon doubles final & return to top 50, Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles

Having taken maternity leave since November 2018, Vesnina announced a return to professional tennis on 31 December 2020, in advance of the2021 season.She won the first match of her return at theQatar Open,partneringLaura Siegemund.In singles, on her comeback trail, she reached the third round ofRoland Garrosin which she lost to the 21st seed and eventual quarterfinalist,Elena Rybakina.At the same event, she reached the final of mixed doubles, partneringAslan Karatsev,in which they were defeated byJoe SalisburyandDesirae Krawczyk.

AtWimbledon,Elena won her first-round singles match againstMartina Trevisan,before losing to the 20th seedCoco Gauff. At the same tournament in doubles, partneringVeronika Kudermetova,the unseeded pair ousted top seeds and reigning Roland Garros championsBarbora Krejčíková/Katerina SiniakováandCaroline Dolehide/Storm Sandersin the semifinals, en route to the final.They lost to the former number-one doubles players and third seeded pair,Hsieh Su-weiandElise Mertens,in a tight three-set match, despite having two match points.She returned to the top 100 in doubles at No. 55 – up 84 places from 139. In singles, her second-round showing saw her climb another 66 spots, from 370 to 304.

At theTokyo Olympics,Vesnina again partnered Kudermetova. The pair lost in their semifinal to eventual gold medalists Krejčíková and Siniaková of the Czech Republic. In the bronze medal match, Vesnina and Kudermetova were defeated by BraziliansLaura PigossiandLuisa Stefani,after having four consecutive match points at 9–5 in the third set super-tiebreak.In mixed doubles, partnering Karatsev, Vesnina earned a silver medal, losing in the final to compatriotsAndrey RublevandAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova,failing to convert a match point at 10–9 in the third set super-tiebreak.

Playing style and endorsements

Vesnina swinging a backhand

Vesnina has anall-courtgame, but mainly focuses on having anoffensive baselinegame. She is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand.

Vesnina's clothing sponsor used to beLacostebut just before the2017 Australian Open,she was signed byNike.During the maternity leave in 2020, she became endorsed by the Russian brandBosco di Ciliegifor sportswear. She also has become an ambassador of the local oatmeal manufacturer 'Hercules'.

Career statistics

Main article:Elena Vesnina career statistics

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record;.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the2021 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	...	2021	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	A	4R	2R	3R	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	1R	1R	Q1	3R	2R		A	0 / 12	12–12	50%
French Open	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	2R	3R	1R		3R	0 / 14	8–14	36%
Wimbledon	A	2R	3R	2R	4R	1R	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	SF	2R	A		2R	0 / 13	18–13	58%
US Open	Q2	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	3R	3R	A		A	0 / 12	12–12	50%
Win–loss	0–0	4–4	3–4	4–4	6–4	0–4	1–4	2–4	5–4	4–4	3–4	8–3	7–4	1–2		2–2	0 / 51	50–51	50%

Doubles

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	2R	3R	3R	2R	SF	SF	F	QF	3R	QF	F	A	A	A	0 / 13	31–13	70%
French Open	A	QF	1R	2R	F	3R	F	QF	W	2R	SF	F	QF	1R	A	A	1R	1 / 14	38–13	75%
Wimbledon	A	1R	3R	2R	3R	F	SF	QF	3R	3R	F	QF	W	A	A	NH	F	1 / 13	38–11	78%
US Open	A	3R	1R	2R	QF	QF	3R	3R	QF	W	2R	SF	3R	A	A	A	A	1 / 12	29–10	74%
Win–loss	0–0	5–4	2–4	4–4	11–3	11–4	12–4	12–4	15–3	13–3	13–3	14–4	14–3	5–2	0–0	0–0	5–2	3 / 52	136–47	74%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	Not Held			QF	Not Held			QF	Not Held			G	Not Held				4th	1 / 4	12–4	75%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals	Did not qualify								F	QF	A	W	SF	A	DNQ	NH	DNQ	1 / 4	5–3	63%
Career statistics
Titles	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	Career total: 19
Finals	1	2	3	3	1	1	4	6	3	3	4	5	5	3	0	0	1	Career total: 44
Year-end ranking	126	46	45	18	22	23	10	9	5	7	8	6	3	16	–	–	45

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2009	French Open	Clay	Victoria Azarenka	Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual	1–6, 1–6
Loss	2010	Wimbledon	Grass	Vera Zvonareva	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	6–7(6–8),2–6
Loss	2011	French Open	Clay	Sania Mirza	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	4–6, 3–6
Win	2013	French Open	Clay	Ekaterina Makarova	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	7–5, 6–2
Loss	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Ekaterina Makarova	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	2014	US Open	Hard	Ekaterina Makarova	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	2015	Wimbledon	Grass	Ekaterina Makarova	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	7–5, 6–7(4–7),5–7
Loss	2016	French Open	Clay	Ekaterina Makarova	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	Ekaterina Makarova	Chan Hao-ching Monica Niculescu	6–0, 6–0
Loss	2018	Australian Open	Hard	Ekaterina Makarova	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2021	Wimbledon	Grass	Veronika Kudermetova	Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens	6–3, 5–7, 7–9

Mixed doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2011	Wimbledon	Grass	Mahesh Bhupathi	Jürgen Melzer Iveta Benešová	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2012	Australian Open	Hard	Leander Paes	Horia Tecău Bethanie Mattek-Sands	3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
Loss	2012	Wimbledon	Grass	Leander Paes	Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win	2016	Australian Open	Hard	Bruno Soares	CoCo Vandeweghe Horia Tecău	6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss	2021	French Open	Clay	Aslan Karatsev	Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury	6–2, 4–6, [5–10]

Other significant finals

Year-end championships

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2013	WTA Championships,Istanbul	Hard (i)	Ekaterina Makarova	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	4–6, 5–7
Win	2016	WTA Finals,Singapore	Hard (i)	Ekaterina Makarova	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová	7–6(7–5),6–3

Olympic Games

Doubles: 2 (1 gold medal)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold	2016	Rio Olympics	Hard	Ekaterina Makarova	Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis	6–4, 6–4
4th place	2020	Tokyo Olympics	Hard	Veronika Kudermetova	Laura Pigossi Luisa Stefani	6–4, 4–6, [9–11]

Mixed doubles: 1 (silver medal)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Silver	2020	Tokyo Olympics	Hard	Aslan Karatsev	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Andrey Rublev	3–6, 7–6(7–5),[11–13]

Awards

2008

• MeritedMaster of Sports of Russia

2013

• The Russian Cup in the nominationPair of the Year(withEkaterina Makarova)
• WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year

2014

• The Russian Cup in the nominationPair of the Year(with Makarova)

2016

• The Russian Cup in the nominationPair of the Year(with Makarova)
• Honorary Citizen ofSochi

External links

• Elena Vesninaat theWomen's Tennis Association
• Elena Vesninaat theInternational Tennis Federation
• Elena Vesninaat theBillie Jean King Cup
• Elena VesninaonFacebook
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