Lina Krasnoroutskaya


Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya is a retired tennis player. She is a former junior world No. 1, and in addition, she won the US Open junior title. Krasnoroutskaya, however, had a career blighted by injury.

Tennis career

After a successful year in 2001, when she reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros and the Wimbledon last 16, as the world No. 34 she was badly injured at the 2002 Australian Open when she obtained an invite from Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play the Hong Kong Ladies Challenge after. She was not effectively back until February 2003 when she climbed back up the rankings after wins over Monica Seles, Elena Bovina, Nadia Petrova and then-world No. 1, Kim Clijsters.
However, a shoulder injury at the end of 2003, then a liver condition in 2004, followed by stomach problems at the start of 2005 meant that she had considered whether to continue on the pro tour. In June 2005, she announced she would be returning, but that the return would be delayed until after the birth of her first baby in November 2005.
Despite her injuries, she has earned almost $1 million in prize money, has represented her country at both junior and senior level, reached a WTA Tier I final in Canada, a semifinal appearance at Wimbledon in the doubles with Elena Dementieva and runner-up at the US Open in 2003 in the mixed-doubles with Daniel Nestor, who had three match points.
She is a commentator on Russian TV, for NTV Plus.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.11 August 2003Canada Masters, TorontoHard Justine Henin1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1 October 2001Kremlin Cup, MoscowCarpet Elena Dementieva Anna Kournikova
Martina Hingis
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up2.4 November 2002PTT Pattaya Open, Pattaya CityHard Tatiana Panova Kelly Liggan
Renata Voráčová
5–7, 6–7
Winner1.21 June 2003Ordina Open, 's-HertogenboschGrass Elena Dementieva Nadia Petrova
Mary Pierce
2–6, 6–3, 6–4

ITF finals

Singles (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.12 April 1999San Severo, ItalyClay Oana Elena Golimbioschi6–3, 6–0

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline