Viktoria Milvidskaia Belinsky
Viktoria Mikhailovna Milvidskaia Belinsky is a former professional tennis player from Russia. Her highest WTA rankings were 168 in singles and 145 in doubles.
Early life
Belinsky began playing tennis at the age of seven in Moscow. She played for the famous Spartak tennis club and her coaches were Alexandra Granaturova and Larisa Preobrazhenskaya.In 1983, she won the First International Tournament in Moscow which earned her the honour of Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class. This was the start of her professional tennis career.
Professional career
She was a member of the USSR national tennis team and represented the USSR in many different tournaments around the world. In 1984, she became the youngest USSR national champion. From 1984 to 1992, she was one of the top ten tennis players in the country.Belinsky played in all Grand Slam tournaments. She had career wins over Manon Bollegraf, Tami Whitlinger, Sandra Wasserman, Nicole Arendt, Inés Gorrochategui, Lubomira Bacheva, Regina Maršíková, Andrea Strnadová, Sabine Hack, and Radka Bobková, and stopped playing in 1993 due to a knee injury. That same year, she moved to the United States.
Belinsky has an M.A. in physical education from the State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow. She received this degree May 1989.
From 2005 to 2008, Belinsky worked at the Russian NTV PLUS Tennis Channel. Her program was called, Tennis coach – is it nature or nurtured?. She interviewed many famous tennis coaches including: Wayne Bryan, Nick Bollettieri, Bud Collins, Robert Lansdorp, Carlos Rodriguez, Richard Williams. In addition, she has interviewed famous tennis players such as Serena Williams, Andy Roddick, Anna Kournikova, Marat Safin and Janko Tipsarević. She worked as a sports broadcaster at the Olympic Games in Beijing, and as a tennis analyst at Wimbledon, the US Open, the Davis Cup, and the Federation Cup.
In 2014, Belinsky worked as a coach for the USTA Player Development program in New York City.
In 2015, she moved to Florida and began working as a private coach with professional junior tennis players.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' doubles (1 runner-up)
ITF finals
Singles (1–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 September 1986 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Hard |  Lilian Kelaidis | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 30 March 1987 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Aida Halatian | 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 14 September 1987 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Eugenia Maniokova | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 9 April 1990 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Laura Golarsa | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 16 July 1990 | Darmstadt, West Germany | Clay |  Cristina Tessi | 1–6, 6–7 |
Doubles (14–2)
Other finals
Singles
| Medal | Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Score |
| Silver | August 1984 | 1984 Friendship Games | Katowice, Poland | Elena Yelisieyenko | 6–0, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Location | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Gold | July 1987 | 1987 Universiade Games | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Leila Meskhi |  Iva Budařová Nora Bajchiková | 6–3, 6–4 |