Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova (; born 24 April 1953) is a former tennis player who competed for the Soviet Union. Her sister Irina is also a coach, with Vera Dushevina being her most famous player.

In 1971 she won the French Open junior title by defeating French Florence Guédy in the final.

At Grand Slam level she played the first round at Wimbledon in 1975. Lost to Australian Kerry Reid. In 1974 at the VI european amateur tennis championship played in the doubles final with her partner Natasha Chmyreva.

WTA finals Singles: 1 (1 runner-ups) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. Jan 1975 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard (i) Olga Morozova 0–6, 6–1, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-ups) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. Feb 1971 Moscow, Soviet Union Carpet (i) Olga Morozova Eugenia Birioukova Marina Kroschina 6–7, 7–5, 5–7

Career finals Singles: 9 (3–6) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 8 February 1971 Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union Hard (i) Eugenia Isopaitis 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Loss 1. 1 April 1971 Alexandria, Egypt Clay Alena Palmeová-West 4–6, 4–6Loss 2. 17 April 1973 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Marina Kroschina 4–6, 2–6Loss 3. 10 February 1974 Salavat, Soviet Union Hard (i) Olga Morozova 4–6, 6–4, 2–6Loss 4. 17 April 1974 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Marina Kroschina 4–6, 5–7Loss 5. 18 July 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Marina Kroschina 7–5, 3–6, 3–6Win 2. 9 March 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay Iris Riedel-Kühn 6–4, 1–6, 6–3Win 3. 7 March 1976 Cairo, Egypt Clay Lydia Zinkevich 0–6, 6–0, 6–1Loss 6. 25 July 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Natasha Chmyreva 4–6, 6–1, 6–8

Doubles: 5 (1–4) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 11 July 1973 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Eugenia Isopaitis Marina Chuvyrina Tatiana Lagoiskaya 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 2. 17 April 1974 Tashkent, Soviet Union Hard Marina Kroschina Natasha Chmyreva Svetlana Korzun 1–6, 6–8Win 1. 18 July 1974 Moscow, Soviet Union Hard Eugenia Birioukova Svetlana Korzun Marina Kroschina 6–3, 6–2Loss 3. 4 August 1974 Wrocław, Soviet Union Clay Natasha Chmyreva Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova 2–6, 0–6Loss 4. 25 July 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union Clay Marina Kroschina Natasha Chmyreva Elena Eliseenko 0–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam titles Girls' singles: 1 title ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1971French OpenClay Florence Guédy2–6, 6–4, 7–5

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