# Tatiana Panova

Tatiana Urayevna Panova (Russian: Татьяна Юрьевна Панова; born 13 August 1976) is a Russian, former top 20 tennis player. On 23 September 2002, she reached her career-high singles ranking, when she peaked at world No. 20, while, on 27 January 2003 she reached her career-high doubles ranking, when she peaked at world No. 75.

## Career

2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. That year she also reached quarterfinals of Miami Open by beating Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in straight sets. She reached the third round of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and at the US Open, defeating Mirjana Lučić and Anna Kournikova along the way. Martina Navratilova, at age 45, beat her at Eastbourne, in her first singles match in eight years.
Panova was a member of the Russian Federation Cup team, going 12–3 throughout her career.

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (0–0)
* Tier IV & V (0–3)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Nov 2000 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Anne Kremer | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 2002 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Anna Smashnova | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 2002 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Jelena Dokic | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Tier I (0–0)
* Tier II (0–0)
* Tier III (0–0)
* Tier IV & V (0–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Nov 2002 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | Kelly Liggan Renata Voráčová | 5–7, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |

## ITF Circuit finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 8 (6–2)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 26 October 1992 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Hard (i) | Natalia Biletskaya | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 10 January 1994 | ITF Mission, United States | Hard | Ania Bleszynski | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 24 January 1994 | ITF Austin, United States | Hard | Tatjana Ječmenica | 4–6, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Winner | 3. | 4 July 1994 | ITF Felixstowe, United Kingdom | Gras | Magüi Serna | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 18 July 1994 | ITF Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany | Clay | Linda Niemantsverdriet | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 August 1994 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | Noelia Pérez Peñate | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 13 November 1995 | ITF Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | Magdalena Feistel | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 8 September 1997 | ITF Samara, Russia | Carpet (i) | Lenka Cenková | 6–0, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 1 (0–1)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 December 2003 | ITF Palm Beach, United States | Clay | Alina Jidkova | Melinda Czink Erica Krauth | 1–6, 2–6 |

## Head-to-head record

* Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1–0
* Lindsay Davenport 0–5
* Martina Hingis 0–5
* Kim Clijsters 0–2
* Justine Henin 0–1
* Venus Williams 0–2
* Serena Williams 0–2
* Daniela Hantuchová 0–2
* Martina Navratilova 0–1
* Jelena Janković 2–0
* Amélie Mauresmo 0–7
* Monica Seles 0–2
* Nadia Petrova 1–1
* Julia Vakulenko 0–1
* Anna Kournikova 1–2
* Janette Husárová 5–0
* Elena Dementieva 3–1