Svetlana Germanovna Parkhomenko (, née Cherneva, ; born October 8, 1962) is a retired Soviet and Russian tennis player and tennis coach. She was the winner of the Soviet singles tennis championships in 1985 and nine times Soviet champion in women's doubles and mixed doubles. On the international level, she was the winner of the 1983 European amateur championships in women's and mixed doubles, bronze medalist of the 1983 Universiade in women's and mixed doubles, and winner of eight WTA Tour doubles tournaments.

Parkhomenko also was the recipient of 1988 WTA Sportsmanship Award.

Biography In 1978, Svetlana won the singles and doubles title at European Junior Championships (she also won doubles titles in the next two years). In 1978, she also won the Soviet youth championships in singles, girls' and mixed doubles, and in 1980 in singles and girls' doubles. In 1980, she advanced with the Soviet girls team to the finals of Princess Sofia Cup.

Starting in 1981, Svetlana (from 1984 playing under her married name Parkhomenko) won the senior Soviet doubles championships eight times (twice in 1987). In addition, she became the singles champion in 1985 and mixed doubles champion in 1983. From 1981, she also played for the Soviet Union Federation Cup team. In total, between 1981 and 1988, she played 28 rubbers for the Soviet team, mostly in doubles with Larisa Savchenko.

In 1983, Cherneva won the European amateur championships in women's and mixed doubles and took bronze in the same disciplines at the 1983 Summer Universiade. From the same year, she started playing in international professional tennis tournaments. In 1984, she won her first ITF titles in San Antonio and Delray Beach, and at the Wimbledon Championships advanced with Savchenko to the quarterfinals, after defeating third seed Kathy Horvath and Virginia Ruzici, as well as Chris Evert and Catherine Tanvier. In the next three years, Parkhomenko and Savchenko won seven Virginia Slims tournaments including four in 1987. They played three times in a row at the Virginia Slims Championships, and in March 1986 advanced there to semifinals. In 1987, they reached semifinals at Wimbledon, after defeating the world's best pair, recent Grand Slam winners Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver, breaking their 53-match winning streak.

At the start of 1988 season, Parkhomenko was ranked as high as eighth in the WTA doubles rankings. But in 1988, Savchenko broke with her to play doubles with young Natasha Zvereva. Without Savchenko, Parkhomenko struggled to retain her best form, playing with other partners. She won one WTA tournament with Natalia Bykova and twice reached finals with Leila Meskhi, and at the end of the season, she received the WTA Sportsmanship Award.WTA Awards at the WTA website

After completely missing the 1989 season, Parkhomenko returned to play at the end 1990. In 1991, she was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sports. In 1992, she returned to the top 10 of the Russian tennis and remained there for two more years. In 1993, she played three ties for the Russia Fed Cup team, winning her doubles games against Ukrainians and Lithuanians. After finishing her playing career in 1995, she coaches at the Moscow CSKA tennis club.

Virginia Slims and WTA career finals Doubles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tier IV-V (1) Virginia Slims/VS (7)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 1985 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 4–6, 6–7Loss 0–2 Apr 1985 Hilton Head, U.S. Clay Larisa Savchenko Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver 4–6, 1–6Win 1–2 Apr 1985 Seabrook Island, U.S. Clay Larisa Savchenko Elise Burgin Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–3Win 2–2 Sep 1985 Salt Lake City, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Beverly Mould Rosalyn Fairbank 7–5, 6–2Loss 2–3 Sep 1986 Tulsa, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Camille Benjamin Dinky Van Rensburg 6–7, 5–7Loss 2–4 Sep 1986 New Orleans, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Candy Reynolds Anne Smith 3–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 3–4 Nov 1986 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet (i) Larisa Savchenko Iva Budařová Beth Herr 6–2, 1–6, 6–1Win 4–4 Jan 1987 Wichita, U.S. Carpet (i) Larisa Savchenko Barbara Potter Wendy White 6–2, 6–4Win 5–4 Feb 1987 Oklahoma City, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Lori McNeil Kim Sands 6–4, 6–4Win 6–4 Feb 1987 Boca Raton, U.S. Hard Larisa Savchenko Chris Evert Pam Shriver 6–0, 3–6, 6–2Win 7–4 Jun 1987 Eastbourne, UK Grass Larisa Savchenko Rosalyn Fairbank Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5Win 8–4 Feb 1988 Wichita, U.S. Hard (i) Natalia Bykova Jana Novotná Catherine Suire 6–3, 6–4Loss 8–5 Apr 1988 Singapore Hard Leila Meskhi Natalia Bykova Natalia Medvedeva 6–7, 3–6Loss 8–6 Jun 1988 Birmingham, UK Grass Leila Meskhi Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 4–6, 1–6

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Singles: 8 (3–5) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 16 January 1984 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard Anna Ivan 3–6, 3–6Win 2. 27 April 1992 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard Angie Woolcock 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Loss 3. 19 October 1992 ITF Moscow, Russia Clay Elena Makarova 5–7, 2–6Loss 4. 8 February 1993 ITF Sunderland, UK Carpet (i) Gaby Coorengel 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6Loss 5. 3 May 1993 ITF Bracknell, UK Hard Marianne Vallin 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 1–6Win 6. 27 September 1993 ITF Bracknell, UK Hard Julie Pullin 7–5, 6–2Win 7. 4 October 1993 ITF Basingstoke, UK Hard (i) Emily Bond 2–6, 6–3, 6–0Loss 8. 8 November 1993 ITF Swindon, UK Carpet (i) Emily Bond 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 23 (17–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 31 June 1982 ITF Fayetteville, United States Hard Elena Eliseenko Pam Whytcross Emily Newton 4–6, 6–1, 6–7Loss 2. 2 January 1984 ITF Chicago, United States Hard (i) Larisa Neiland Csilla Bartos-Cserepy Marianne van der Torre w/oWin 3. 9 January 1984 ITF San Antonio, United States Hard Elena Eliseenko Carol Christian Jaime Kaplan 6–1, 6–1Win 4. 16 January 1984 ITF Delray Beach, United States Hard Jaime Kaplan Carol Christian Jamie Golder 6–3, 6–1Loss 5. 23 March 1992 ITF Santander, Spain Clay Amanda Evans Agata Werblińska Katarzyna Teodorowicz 3–6, 3–6Loss 6. 27 April 1992 ITF Sheffield, UK Clay Amanda Evans Lisa McShea Amy deLone 4–6, 1–6Win 7. 11 May 1992 ITF Bournemouth, UK Hard Amanda Evans Amy deLone Tamsin Wainwright 6–3, 2–6, 6–4Win 8. 19 October 1992 ITF Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Natalia Egorova Elena Likhovtseva Julia Lutrova 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Win 9. 1 February 1993 ITF Newcastle, UK Carpet (i) Natalia Egorova Pavlína Rajzlová Helena Vildová 6–4, 4–6, 6–0Win 10. 8 February 1993 ITF Sunderland, UK Carpet (i) Natalia Egorova Pavlína Rajzlová Helena Vildová 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)Win 11. 19 April 1993 ITF Nottingham, UK Hard Natalia Egorova Julie Salmon Lorna Woodroffe 5–1 ret.Win 12. 3 May 1993 ITF Bracknell, UK Hard Natalia Egorova Claire Taylor Lorna Woodroffe 7–6, 6–1Win 13. 12 July 1993 ITF Frinton-on-Sea, UK Grass Natalia Egorova Maija Avotins Lisa McShea 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)Loss 14. 20 September 1993 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard Natalia Egorova Caroline Hunt Shirli-Ann Siddall 4–6, 5–7Win 15. 4 October 1993 ITF Basingstoke, UK Hard (i) Natalia Egorova Caroline Stassen Lorna Woodroffe 6–2, 6–1Win 16. 8 November 1993 ITF Swindon, UK Carpet (i) Natalia Egorova Alison Smith Caroline Stassen 6–0, 6–4Win 17. 15 November 1993 ITF Swansea, UK Hard (i) Natalia Egorova Alison Smith Caroline Stassen 6–1, 6–3Win 18. 29 November 1993 ITF Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Natalia Egorova Angela Kerek Olga Lugina 6–2, 6–3Win 19. 4 July 1994 ITF Felixstowe, UK Grass Natalia Egorova Caroline Stassen Lorna Woodroffe 6–3, 7–5Loss 20. 11 July 1994 ITF Frinton-on-Sea, UK Grass Natalia Egorova Helen Crook Victoria Davies 3–6, 2–6Win 21. 14 November 1994 ITF Eastbourne, UK Carpet (i) Natalia Egorova Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright 7–6(10–8), 7–6(8–6)Win 22. 6 February 1995 ITF Sheffield, UK Hard (i) Natalia Egorova Amanda Wainwright Lorna Woodroffe 6–4, 6–2Win 23. 13 February 1995 ITF Sunderland, UK Hard (i) Natalia Egorova Michele Mair Karen Nugent 7–5, 6–0

Other finals Singles (1–1) OutcomeNo.YearTournamentLocationOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 1983 USSR Tennis National Championship Jūrmala, Latvian SSR Elena Eliseenko 4–6, 5–7Winner 2. 1985 USSR Tennis National Championship Tbilisi, Georgian SSR Julia Salnikova 6–7, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles (8–2) OutcomeNo.YearTournamentLocationPartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1. 1981 USSR Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR Olga Zaitseva Natasha Chmyreva Marina Kroschina 6–1, 6–1Winner 2. 1982 USSR Tennis National Championship Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR Yuliya Kasheverova Olga Avdeeva Elena Eliseenko 6–2, 6–2Winner 3. 1983 USSR Tennis National Championship Jūrmala, Latvian SSR Larisa Savchenko Natasha Reva Julia Salnikova 6–2, 6–0Winner 4. 1984 USSR Tennis National Championship Tashkent, Uzbek SSR Larisa Savchenko Elena Eliseenko Julia Salnikova 6–1, 6–2Winner 5. 1985 USSR Tennis National Championship Tbilisi, Georgian SSR Larisa Savchenko Natalia Egorova Elena Eliseenko 7–5, 7–5Winner 6. 1986 USSR Tennis National Championship Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva Leila Meskhi 6–2, 6–4Winner 7. 1987 USSR Tennis National Championship Tallinn, Soviet-occupied Estonia Larisa Savchenko Eugenia Maniokova Aida Khalatian 6–3, 6–3Winner 8. 1987 USSR Winter Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR Larisa Savchenko Natalia Egorova Leila Meskhi 6–4, 6–3Runner-up 9. 1988 USSR Winter Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR Natalia Egorova Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva 6–7, 6–0, 4–6Runner-up 10. 1991 USSR Tennis National Championship Moscow, Russian SFSR Natalia Egorova Karina Kuregian Aida Khalatian 4–6, 3–6

Mixed (1–0) OutcomeYearTournamentLocationPartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1983 USSR Tennis National Championship Jūrmala, Latvian SSR Konstantin Pugaev Vladimir Kurda Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–3

References

External links

Parkhomenko (née Cherneva) Svetlana Germanovna at the Russian Tennis Encyclopedia