http://www.wtatennis.com WTA Tennis May 17 2013, 00:00 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3182324 German tennis is on a bit of a roll at present and 21-year-old Dinah Pfizenmaier could soon be joining Angelique Kerber and company at the top of the game. /javaImages/cf/3d/0,,12781~11943375,00.jpg /javaImages/d0/3d/0,,12781~11943376,00.jpg Mar 31 2013, 23:55 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3128194 Twilight-reading, cheese-loving Daria Gavrilova is the latest product to emerge from the Mouratoglou Academy, where she is being mentored by one of her tennis idols. /javaImages/6a/6/0,,12781~11798122,00.jpg /javaImages/6b/6/0,,12781~11798123,00.jpg Mar 22 2013, 23:44 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3119284 Mallory Burdette is the latest product of the prolific US collegiate system and now on tour full time she is starting to make an impression. /javaImages/4b/a8/0,,12781~11774027,00.jpg /javaImages/4f/a8/0,,12781~11774031,00.jpg Mar 01 2013, 01:30 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3093023 In Bogotá, Teliana Pereira became the first Brazilian to appear in a WTA semifinal since 1990. Now, the reggae-listening 24-year-old has her sights set on the Top 100. /javaImages/f8/91/0,,12781~11702776,00.jpg /javaImages/f5/91/0,,12781~11702773,00.jpg Feb 01 2013, 12:17 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3060029 Russia is not exactly short on tennis talent, but at last month's Australian Open a new star emerged in the shape of Valeria Savinykh. /javaImages/56/32/0,,12781~11612758,00.jpg /javaImages/57/32/0,,12781~11612759,00.jpg Jan 16 2013, 16:34 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3043599 Yulia Putintseva learnt her trade at the legendary Spartak Tennis Club and now she's looking to follow in the footsteps of its famous graduates. /javaImages/e4/8a/0,,12781~11569892,00.jpg /javaImages/e5/8a/0,,12781~11569893,00.jpg Jan 14 2013, 21:46 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3041701 A late-season surge saw Edina Gallovits-Hall sneak into the main draw for the Australian Open and her reward was a first round with Serena Williams. /javaImages/8e/7a/0,,12781~11565710,00.jpg /javaImages/8f/7a/0,,12781~11565711,00.jpg Jan 11 2013, 14:48 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3038451 Kirsten Flipkens is playing some of the best tennis of her career at the moment. And she's doing it all without a full-time coach. /javaImages/2c/55/0,,12781~11556140,00.jpg /javaImages/43/55/0,,12781~11556163,00.jpg Jan 03 2013, 15:14 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3027329 For too long tennis has lived in the shadow of baseball and boxing in Puerto Rico. But, if Monica Puig has anything to say about it, this may not be the case for much longer. /javaImages/1d/fd/0,,12781~11533597,00.jpg /javaImages/1e/fd/0,,12781~11533598,00.jpg Dec 18 2012, 11:09 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3013139 Elina Svitolina finished 2012 with a bang, but what makes the former Roland Garros junior champ tick on and off the court? /javaImages/ac/70/0,,12781~11497644,00.jpg /javaImages/ad/70/0,,12781~11497645,00.jpg Dec 07 2012, 11:35 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/3002967 German tennis has a new star. She's a Roland Garros champ already, has her sights set on the Top 10 and is called Annika Beck. /javaImages/9/0/0,,12781~11468809,00.jpg /javaImages/a/0/0,,12781~11468810,00.jpg Nov 30 2012, 19:55 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2996470 Eugenie Bouchard is Canadian tennis' new star. She's a Wimbledon champion, loves Agatha Christie and is planning Gangnam part II. /javaImages/b8/b5/0,,12781~11449784,00.jpg /javaImages/bd/b5/0,,12781~11449789,00.jpg Nov 12 2012, 15:27 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2978550 Zhang Yuxuan came through six matches to win her Australian Open wildcard play-off and to celebrate she had a chat with wtatennis.com. /javaImages/76/f8/0,,12781~11401334,00.jpg /javaImages/77/f8/0,,12781~11401335,00.jpg Oct 11 2012, 08:25 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2945700 Kristyna Pliskova has a big serve, an even bigger forehand and is one half of tennis' latest sister act, but how does she wind down off court? /javaImages/cd/58/0,,12781~11294925,00.jpg /javaImages/ce/58/0,,12781~11294926,00.jpg Sep 26 2012, 14:44 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2930704 After several years earning her spurs on the ITF circuit, Sílvia Soler-Espinosa is starting to make a name for herself in the big leagues. /javaImages/af/b0/0,,12781~11251887,00.jpg /javaImages/b0/b0/0,,12781~11251888,00.jpg Sep 19 2012, 09:39 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2922659 Donna Vekic became the youngest WTA finalist in six years, but which famous former sportman is among her ever-growing fanbase? /javaImages/9/5d/0,,12781~11230473,00.jpg /javaImages/a/5d/0,,12781~11230474,00.jpg Sep 11 2012, 23:58 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2916742 After winning the junior Roland Garros title, there were high hopes for Kristina Mladenovic and now the 19-year-old is starting to deliver on her potential. /javaImages/0/12/0,,12781~11211264,00.jpg /javaImages/3/12/0,,12781~11211267,00.jpg Jul 29 2012, 19:35 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2864735 Ekaterina Makarova has won a WTA title and beaten the best players in the world, but despite that she really wants to be a hip hop dancer! /javaImages/ec/c2/0,,12781~10404588,00.jpg /javaImages/eb/c2/0,,12781~10404587,00.jpg Jul 22 2012, 08:22 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2854371 She was born in Bulgaria, plays for Kazakhstan and loves Australia. But why does Sesil Karatantcheva hate Tolstoy? /javaImages/82/b5/0,,12781~11056514,00.jpg /javaImages/85/b5/0,,12781~11056517,00.jpg Jul 10 2012, 13:08 http://www.wtatennis.com/getting-to-know/article/2837241 Carla Suárez Navarro is Spanish No.2 and a two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, but did you know she's a huge basketball fan? /javaImages/a9/54/0,,12781~11031721,00.jpg /javaImages/aa/54/0,,12781~11031722,00.jpg