Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky

Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky
Full name Viktoria Milvidskaia
Country (sports)  Russia
Residence New York City and Miami, United States
Born (1967-04-20) 20 April 1967
Moscow, Soviet Union
Turned pro 1983
Plays Right-handed with two-handed backhand
Singles
Highest ranking No. 168
Doubles
Highest ranking No. 145

Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky (born Milvidskaia, 20 April 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. Her highest singles ranking was #168; doubles ranking #145.

Early life

Belinsky began playing tennis at the age of seven in Moscow. She played for the famous Spartak tennis club and her coaches were Alexandra Granaturova and Larisa Preobrazhenskaya.[1]

In 1983 she won the Moscow First International Tournament in Moscow which earned her the honour of Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class (equates to international champion). This was the start of her professional tennis career.

Professional career

She was a member of the USSR national tennis team (1983–1989) and represented the USSR in many different tournaments around the world. In 1984, she became the youngest USSR national champion. From 1984 to 1992, she was one of the top ten tennis players in the country.

Belinsky played in all Grand Slam tournaments. She had career wins over: Manon Bollegraf, Tami Whitlinger, Sandra Wasserman, Nicole Arendt, Inés Gorrochategui, Lubomira Bacheva, Regina Maršíková, Andrea Strnadová, Sabine Hack, and Radka Bobková. She stopped playing in 1993 due to a knee injury. That same year, she moved to the United States.

Belinsky has an M.A. in physical education from the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow. She received this degree May 1989.

From 2005 to 2008, Belinsky worked at the Russian NTV PLUS Tennis Channel. Her program was called, Tennis coach – is it nature or nurtured?. She interviewed many famous tennis coaches including: Wayne Bryan, Nick Bollettieri, Bud Collins, Robert Lansdorp, Carlos Rodriguez, Richard Williams. In addition, she has interviewed famous tennis players such as Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Anna Kournikova, Marat Safin and Janko Tipsarević. She worked as a sports broadcaster at the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), and as a tennis analyst at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.

In 2014, Belinsky worked as a coach for the USTA Player Development program[2] in New York City, NY.

In 2015, she moved to Florida and began working as a private coach with professional junior tennis players.


Singles

Winner

Outcome Year Championship Location Partner Opponents Score
Winner1982 European Summer Cups | 16 & Under Girls[3]Leysin
Winner1983 European Summer Cups | 16 & Under Girls[3]Leysin
Winner1983Moscow First International TournamentMoscowRegina Maršíková and Oksana Rodina (Lifanova)
Winner1984USSR Tennis National ChampionshipTashkent
Winner1987ITF Women's CircuitBari
Finalist1981 European Junior Championships 14 & Under[4]Blois(lost to Manuela Maleeva)
Finalist1984Goodwill GamesKatowiceElena Eliseenko
Finalist1986ITF Women's CircuitZagreb
Finalist1987ITF Women's CircuitSofia
Finalist1990ITF Women's CircuitBari
Finalist1990ITF Women's CircuitDarmstadt
Semifinalist1983European Junior Championship 16 & Under[5]Geneva
Semifinalist1986ITF Women's CircuitSan Antonio
Semifinalist1987ITF Women's CircuitBol-na-Bracu
Semifinalist1987ITF Women's CircuitCroyden
Semifinalist1987ITF Women's CircuitBol-na-Bracu
Semifinalist1990ITF Women's CircuitGranada
Semifinalist1991ITF Women's CircuitDarmstadt
Semifinalist1991ITF Women's CircuitPisticci
Semifinalist1987ITF Women's CircuitBol-na-Bracu
Quarterfinalist1985ITF Women's circuitCheshire
Quarterfinalist1986ITF Women's circuitSofia
Quarterfinalist1987ITF Women's circuitCheshire
Quarterfinalist1987ITF Women's circuitEastbourne
Quarterfinalist1990ITF Women's circuitMantua
Quarterfinalist1990ITF Women's circuitRheda-Wiedenbrück
Quarterfinalist1990ITF Women's circuitErlangen

Doubles

Winner

Outcome Year Championship Location Partner Opponents Score
Winner1984European Championship[6]OstendNatalia Bykova
Winner1986ITF Women's CircuitChicagoNatalia Bykova
Winner1986ITF Women's CircuitZagrebNatalia Bykova
Winner1986ITF Women's CircuitSofiaNatalia Bykova
Winner1986Tennis at the 1987 Summer UniversiadeZagrebLeila Meskhi
Winner1987ITF Women's CircuitBariAida Halatian
Winner1987ITF Women's CircuitMonvisoAida Halatian
Winner1987ITF Women's CircuitBol-na-BracuElena Brioukhovets
Winner1987ITF Women's CircuitCroydenPaulette Moreno
Winner1988ITF Women's CircuitModenaEugenia Maniokova
Winner1988ITF Women's CircuitArezzoEugenia Maniokova
Winner1988ITF Women's CircuitSalernoEugenia Maniokova
Winner1988ITF Women's CircuitNivellesElena Brioukhovets
Winner1988ITF Women's CircuitRebecqElena Brioukhovets
Winner1990ITF Women's CircuitMarsaAnna Mirza
Winner1991ITF Women's CircuitErlangenMaja Zivec-Skulg
Finalist1981European Junior Championships 14 & Under[7]SerramazzoniIrina Zvereva( Fateeva)
Finalist1984Wimbledon Junior Doubles ChampionshipLondonLarisa Savchenko-Nieland
Finalist1984Orange Bowl Tennis ChampionshipMiamiNatalia Bykova
Finalist1990ITF Women's CircuitRheda-WiedenbruckAgnese Blumberga
Semi-Finalist1987ITF Women's CircuitRabacElena Brioukhovets
Semi-Finalist1987ITF Women's CircuitTelfordHeidi Sprung
Semi-Finalist1990ITF Women's CircuitMantuaPetra Langrová
Semi-Finalist1990ITF Women's CircuitDarmstadtMichaela Frimmelova
Semi-Finalist1992ITF Women's CircuitSopotKirstin Freye

References

  1. ↑ "How to Grow a Super-Athlete". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Player Development Home | Player Development". USTA. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  3. 1 2 "European Summer Cups". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "European Junior Championship". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "European Junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "European junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "European Junior Championships". Tennis Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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