Natasha Zvereva

Full name: Natasha Maratauna Zvereva

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Bio	Natasha Zvereva, or Zverava, is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings. The team of Zvereva and Gigi Fernández won more women's doubles titles and Grand Slam women's doubles championships than any other team since the team of Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Navratilova, speaking of the abilities of the two teams, said that she and Shriver were better, but "We were power. They are finesse. It would have been close. Together with Gigi Fernandez, Natasha Zvereva amassed an impressive 14 Grand Slam titles. Their passion and skill on the court was remarkable, and it is hard to find a pair who showed as much enthusiasm and love for the game as these two outstanding players. They hold the second-longest Grand Slam doubles title streak in Open Era history, winning six in a row from the French Open in 1992 through Wimbledon in 1993 (second to Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver's record of eight). The pair also completed a non-calendar year Grand Slam that ran from the 1992 French Open to the 1993 Australian Open. Fernandez and Zvereva were named the WTA Doubles Team of the Year on four occasions: 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997. Zvereva has 20 Grand Slam titles to her name, 18 of those coming in women's doubles. She won three of the four Grand Slam majors in doubles, in the same year, four times (1992 - 1994, 1997) and won a non-calendar year doubles Grand Slam in 1992 - 1993 and again in 1996 - 1997 (four straight titles). She won the Australian Open mixed doubles twice, once with Jim Pugh (1990) and once with Rick Leach (1995). In her singles career, Zvereva took home four titles and was ranked among the Top 10 players in the world in 1988 - 1989 and again in 1994 - 1995, holding a career-high ranking of No. 5. Zvereva owns the Belarus Fed Cup team records for most total wins (35) and most singles wins (24). Zvereva used a baseline, counter-punching style centered around topspin and her double-handed backhand. She had great hands, used a variety of spins, and was willing to rush the net and volley. Though Zvereva's talent was never in doubt, she often suffered from lapses in concentration during matches and in her confidence as a singles player. She had been inducted in to Tennis Hal of Fame in 2010.

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6	Years Between The First And Last GS Appearance
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9	GS Final Appearances Representing The Same Nation
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