Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Alexandra Panova

Rus
Residence: Moscow, Russia
DOB: March 2, 1989
Birthplace: Krasnodar, Russia
Height: 5' 10" (1.79 m)
Weight: 139 lbs. (63 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Kanepi); fell in Australian Open qualifying.
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Stockholm but reaching 2r at Tashkent (as qualifier); fell in qualifying once (US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - QF twice, at Guangzhou and Tashkent; fell 1r once and in qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Reached 2r three times; fell 1r twice and in qualifying nine times (incl. all four majors); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Fell 1r three times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Saransk-RUS, ITF/Telavi-GEO; 2010 - ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS; 2006 - ITF/Thessaloniki-GRE; 2005 - ITF/Kiev-UKR.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2011 - ITF/Biarritz-FRA (w/U.Radwanska); 2010 - Tashkent (w/Poutchek), ITF/Khanty-Mansiysk-RUS (w/Pervak); 2009 - ITF/Fort Walton Beach-USA (w/Poutchek); 2008 - ITF/Rousse-BUL (w/Pervak); 2006 - ITF/Mytilini-GRE (w/Kambic), ITF/Thessaloniki-GRE (w/Clerico); 2005 - ITF/Minsk 1-BLR, ITF/Kiev-UKR (both w/O.Panova).
Coached by Julien Picot ... Baseliner; favorite surface is clay ... Mother is Galina (housewife); father is Alexander (handball coach); sister is Olga (student, also plays tennis) ... Began playing at age 9.