Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina (born 1 August 1986) is an inactive Russian tennis player. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion in doubles competition, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon tournaments with Ekaterina Makarova, and the 2016 Australian Open mixed-doubles title with Bruno Soares. In June 2018, Vesnina was number one in women's doubles. Her career-high singles ranking is 13, achieved in March 2017.
Vesnina debuted in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament at Quebec City. One of her best seasons was in 2009, reaching her first WTA final and attaining a ranking of 24 in the year end. She repeated her success in 2013, reaching a ranking of 21 on 22 July. Then she won her first WTA titles in Hobart and Eastbourne. After falling out of the top 100 in October 2014, Vesnina in 2016 made her first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon. In 2017 she won the singles title at Indian Wells, claiming her first Premier Mandatory level title.
In May 2012, she entered a regular partnership with Ekaterina Makarova, becoming one of the leading teams on tour. They won twelve titles together, including three Grand Slam titles, the 2016 WTA Finals, as well as Olympic gold at Rio. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal with Aslan Karatsev in mixed doubles.