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Svetlana Cherneva

RUS WTA Tour years active: 1982–1992

Svetlana Cherneva represented Russia on the WTA Tour. In TennisDB's records, Svetlana Cherneva finished with a career record of 30–44 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak ranking

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Elo peak

1644 (47th percentile)

Career record

30–44 (40.5%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Svetlana Cherneva's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Catherine Suire #108	6-7 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1992*	R32	Cesena	WTA 250	Carpet
Natalia Egorova #93	4-6 6-4 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 27, 1988*	R32	Indianapolis	WTA 250	Hard
Amy Frazier #68	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 1988*	R32	Nashville	WTA 250	Hard
Kim Steinmetz #136	0-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1988*	R32	San Juan	WTA 250	Hard
Pam Shriver #4	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1988*	R64	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass

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Svetlana Cherneva's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Pascale Paradis Mangon	0	3	3	Mar 12, 1986	H2H
Natalia Egorova	1	1	2	Oct 27, 1988	H2H
Pam Shriver	0	2	2	Jun 24, 1988	H2H
Larisa Savchenko	0	2	2	Jun 16, 1988	H2H
Claudia Porwik	2	0	2	Mar 3, 1988	H2H

Career Results

Svetlana Cherneva career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1982	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1983	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1984	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—
1985	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
1986	8	14	22	36.4%	—	—
1987	6	10	16	37.5%	—	—
1988	7	10	17	41.2%	—	—
1992	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
Career	30	44	74	40.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Svetlana Cherneva career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1984	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
1986	2	4	6	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	8	14	22	36.4%
1987	3	4	7	42.9%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	6	10	16	37.5%
1988	4	7	11	36.4%	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	7	10	17	41.2%
1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	10	16	26	38.5%	0	4	4	0.0%	14	13	27	51.9%	4	9	13	30.8%	30	44	74	40.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Svetlana Cherneva career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
1986	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	5	9	14	35.7%
1987	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	0	1	100.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
1988	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
1992	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	1	5	6	16.7%	3	7	10	30.0%	11	11	22	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	20	28	48	41.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 48/74 (64.9%) of Svetlana Cherneva's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Svetlana Cherneva advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1982	1518	103.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66.7%	+0.83	—	1–0	—	+0.03
1983	1502	98.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	—	—	—	+0.07
1984	1529	107.4	—	—	—	—	+33	—	+109	44.4%	-0.89	2–2 (50%)	0–1	—	+0.58
1985	1608	120.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+81	50.0%	+0.28	3–1 (75%)	0–2	—	-0.23
1986	1594	112.0	—	—	—	—	-12	—	+86	36.0%	-1.10	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	104.9	+0.70
1987	1587	113.6	—	—	—	—	-27	—	+110	42.1%	-0.71	2–4 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	96.7	+0.01
1988	1579	108.5	—	—	—	—	-68	—	+117	39.0%	-0.85	5–2 (71%)	1–0	—	+0.31
1992	1563	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	0.00	0–1	0–2	—	+0.10
Career	1644	115.7	—	—	—	—	-28	—	+99	40.9%	-0.72	16–12 (57%)	5–8 (38%)	104.3	+2.12

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Svetlana Cherneva Grand Slams results by season
Season	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1984	R64	—	R32	—	2–2 (50%)
1986	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1987	—	—	R64	R128	1–2 (33%)
1988	—	—	R64	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–7 (36%)

WTA 500

Svetlana Cherneva WTA 500 results by season
Season	BRI	SYD	W-L Win %
1985	R32	QF	4–2 (67%)
W-L	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	4–2 (67%)

WTA 250

Svetlana Cherneva WTA 250 results by season
Season	DAL	EAS	GEN	NAP	ITA	TKY	BIR	BRI	CES	FAY	HER	KEY	LIT	LUG	NAS	NEW	OKL	PIT	SAN	SIN	SOV	TAM	TUL	WIC	WOR	W-L Win %
1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1983	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1984	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1986	R64	R16	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	R64	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	R32	R16	8–12 (40%)
1987	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	5–8 (38%)
1988	—	R32	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	6–9 (40%)
1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	22–35 (39%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Svetlana Cherneva represent?: Svetlana Cherneva represents Russia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slams has Svetlana Cherneva won?: Svetlana Cherneva has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Svetlana Cherneva won?: TennisDB does not group any of Svetlana Cherneva's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Svetlana Cherneva's career win-loss record?: Svetlana Cherneva has a career WTA singles record of 30 wins and 44 losses (40.5%).
Which seasons of Svetlana Cherneva's career appear in TennisDB?: Svetlana Cherneva appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1982 through 1992.
On which surface does Svetlana Cherneva have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Svetlana Cherneva's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 51.9% (14–13).
Who has Svetlana Cherneva faced most often?: Svetlana Cherneva's most frequent opponent is Pascale Paradis Mangon, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.