title: Yelena Granaturova
text: # Yelena Granaturova
  
  Yelena Grigoryevna Granaturova (Russian: Елен́а Григо́рьевна Гранату́рова, IPA:; 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)
  
  | Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 1. | Jan 1975 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Olga Morozova | 0–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
  
  ### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-ups)
  
  | Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 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)
  
  | Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Win | 1. | 8 February 1971 | Sievierodonetsk, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Eugenia Isopaitis | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
  | Loss | 1. | 1 April 1971 | Alexandria, Egypt | Clay | Alena Palmeová-West | 4–6, 4–6 |
  | Loss | 2. | 17 April 1973 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | 4–6, 2–6 |
  | Loss | 3. | 10 February 1974 | Salavat, Soviet Union | Hard (i) | Olga Morozova | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
  | Loss | 4. | 17 April 1974 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | 4–6, 5–7 |
  | Loss | 5. | 18 July 1974 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
  | Win | 2. | 9 March 1975 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Iris Riedel-Kühn | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
  | Win | 3. | 7 March 1976 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Lydia Zinkevich | 0–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
  | Loss | 6. | 25 July 1978 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Clay | Natasha Chmyreva | 4–6, 6–1, 6–8 |
  
  ### Doubles: 5 (1–4)
  
  | Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 1. | 11 July 1973 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Eugenia Isopaitis | Marina Chuvyrina Tatiana Lagoiskaya | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
  | Loss | 2. | 17 April 1974 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | Hard | Marina Kroschina | Natasha Chmyreva Svetlana Korzun | 1–6, 6–8 |
  | Win | 1. | 18 July 1974 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Hard | Eugenia Birioukova | Svetlana Korzun Marina Kroschina | 6–3, 6–2 |
  | Loss | 3. | 4 August 1974 | Wrocław, Soviet Union | Clay | Natasha Chmyreva | Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova | 2–6, 0–6 |
  | Loss | 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
  
  | Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Win | 1971 | French Open | Clay | Florence Guédy | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
  