# Natalia Vikhlyantseva

Natalia Konstantinovna Vikhlyantseva (Russian: Наталья Константиновна Вихлянцева; born 16 February 1997) is a former Russian tennis player. Her favourite court surface is grass.
Vikhlyantseva has career-high rankings of 54 in singles, achieved on 23 October 2017, and 216 in doubles, reached in July 2019.
She has not played on the professional tour since August 2022. The ITIA listed her as a retired player on 23 June 2024.

## Tennis career
### 2015–16

Vikhlyantseva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Shenzhen Open where she received a wildcard. In her first WTA match, she defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam, in three sets. She lost in the second round against Simona Halep, in straight sets.
After winning two titles in 2016 on the ITF Circuit, she reached the semifinals of the Open de Limoges where she took top-seeded top-30 player Caroline Garcia to three sets.

### 2017: Top 100 debut and first WTA final

Vikhlyantseva debuted at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2017 Australian Open where she reached the second round of the main draw, losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Her next tournament was the St. Petersburg Trophy for which she received a wildcard and beat Yaroslava Shvedova before upsetting No. 8 seed Daria Kasatkina in straight sets and receiving a walkover from top seed Simona Halep (who withdrew due to injury) in the quarterfinals. She lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kristina Mladenovic. Despite her defeat, Vikhlyantseva ensured a top-100 debut with her campaign.
She reached her first WTA-level final at the Rosmalen Open, beating Cornelia Lister, former world No. 9 Andrea Petkovic, Arantxa Rus and fifth seed Ana Konjuh en route. She then lost to Anett Kontaveit, who won her first title.
After some poor results which followed, Vikhlyantseva reached the second round at the Stanford Classic and at the Linz Open before coming up with a surprise run to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup, where she had her first ever top-20 win over compatriot Elena Vesnina in straight sets. It was Vikhlyantseva's second Premier semifinal of the year, and both of them came in Russia, her home country. However, her run was halted by Julia Görges in the semifinals, with a wrist injury hindering her from further success.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2022 Prague Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 2–11 | 15% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 3R | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Miami Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 /1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | Q2 | A | A | A | | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| China Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Career total: 56 | Career total: 56 | Career total: 56 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 1–2 | 15–15 | 6–20 | 10–10 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0 / 56 | 36–56 | 39% |
| Year-end ranking | 230 | 161 | 54 | 134 | 112 | 145 | 240 | 303 | $1,376,832 | $1,376,832 | $1,376,832 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2017 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | International | Grass | Anett Kontaveit | 2–6, 3–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2019 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Misaki Doi | Alexa Guarachi Danka Kovinić | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [10–7] |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2014 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Marie Bouzková | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2015 | Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Polina Leykina | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2016 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Kalinskaya | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2016 | Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Donna Vekić | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2016 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, U.A.E. | 100,000 | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2018 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 80,000 | Hard (i) | Viktorija Golubic | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2015 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | Maria Marfutina | Kristína Kučová Anastasija Sevastova | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2016 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Ingrid Neel | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [10–6] |

## Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

This table is current through the 2019 Fed Cup
* Legend
* World Group / Zone Group Round Robin

### Singles (5–1)

| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 2017 | WG2 | Feb 2017 | Moscow (RUS) | Chinese Taipei | Hard (i) | Lee Ya-hsuan | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2018 | WG2 | Feb 2018 | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Viktória Kužmová | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2018 | WG2 | Feb 2018 | Bratislava (SVK) | Slovakia | Hard (i) | Jana Čepelová | L | 4–6, 4–6 |
| 2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Zielona Góra (POL) | Poland | Hard (i) | Iga Świątek | W | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Zielona Góra (POL) | Denmark | Hard (i) | Clara Tauson | W | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| 2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Zielona Góra (POL) | Sweden | Hard (i) | Johanna Larsson | W | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |