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Larisa Neiland

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Larisa Neiland, also known as Larisa Savchenko-Neiland and born Larisa Savchenko on 21 July 1966, is a tennis coach and former professional player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia. A former world number one doubles player, she won six Grand Slam titles, two in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles, as well as two singles titles and 63 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. In 1991 she captured the Wimbledon women's doubles title with Natasha Zvereva and won her first Wimbledon mixed doubles title with Cyril Suk. She is fourth on the list of most doubles match wins in WTA history with 766 and has coached Ukrainian player Daria Snigur since 2017.

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1966 1
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Female 1
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is a tennis coach and former professional player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia
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    née Savchenko; also Larisa Neiland; born 21 July 1966)
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    She also won two singles titles and 63 doubles titles on the WTA Tour
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    Neiland won six Grand Slam titles: two in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles
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    is a tennis coach and former professional player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia
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    is a tennis coach and former professional player who represented the Soviet Union and Latvia
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon
    In 1991, she captured the Wimbledon title with Zvereva
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