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Natasha Zvereva

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

Natasha Zvereva is a tennis player from Belarus. She was born on April 16th, 1971 in Minsk, USSR. Her height is 5 foot 8 inches and her weight is 137 pounds. She was a right-handed two-handed backhand player. She professionally turned into a tennis player in 1988. She reached French Open finals in 1988, Wimbledon semi finals in 1998, U.S. Open quarter finals in 1993 and Australian Open quarter finals in 1995.

In 1986 she won International Tennis Federation, ITF Bournemouth and ITF Bethesda, USA. She was qualified for first Tour event at Indianapolis and again for Little Rock, reaching final. In 1987 she won ITF Taranto and reached finals in Little Rock. In 1988 she reached semifinals at Strasbourg before reaching career-first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros as No. 13 seed. In 1989 she reached the career-highest ranking of No. 5.

She won three of the four Grand Slam doubles titles in the same year four times from 1992 to 94 and 1997 and also won non-calendar year doubles Grand Slams from 1992 to 93 with six straight titles and from 1996 to 97 in four straight titles. In doubles she has won 20 Grand Slam titles. She ranked among the Top 10 players in the world in singles in 1988 89 and 1994 95, and was the four-time Olympian in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000, winning the 1992 doubles Bronze Medal and 1998 ITF Doubles World Champion. She was the recipient of 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997 WTA Tour Doubles Team of the Year Award and received 1992 award.

Natasha Zvereva with all her dedication and devotion in her play has achieved many goals in her overall tennis-playing career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by giving some extra hard work and efforts. She was a legendry tennis player known for an outstanding play during her time.

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