Victoria Azarenka
Strong Is Beautiful
Maria Sharapova

Alla Kudryavtseva

Rus
Residence: Moscow, Russia
DOB: November 3, 1987
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)
Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (February 2005)
JANUARY - Fell in Sydney qualifying.
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first WTA qualifying at Moscow (as WC); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - QF at Kolkata; reached 2r twice; fell 1r once and in qualifying 10 times (incl. all four majors); won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; QF at Barcelona; reached 3r once (Roland Garros) and 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying nine times; made Top 100 debut on January 29 (after Australian Open; rose from No.134 to No.93); won one WTA doubles title; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; QF at Memphis; reached 4r once (Wimbledon), 3r once (Los Angeles - l. to Safina 76(1) 06 76(3); held mp at 5-4 third set) and 2r four times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times.

2009 - Another Top 100 season; QF twice, at Bastad and Québec City; reached 2r eight times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying six times.

2010 - Fourth straight Top 100 season; in back-to-back weeks in fall, reached first WTA final at Guangzhou (l. to Groth) then won first WTA title at Tashkent (d. Vesnina in final); reached 3r once and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r 12 times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying five times; won one WTA doubles title.

2011 - Near-Top 100 season (finishing No.104); SF at Tashkent (ret. vs. Birnerova w/left hamstring strain); QF at Estoril; reached 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r six times; fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying five times; won two WTA doubles titles; withdrew from Pattaya City w/right wrist injury, retired in Carlsbad 2r w/dizziness and withdrew from Guangzhou w/hamstring strain.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2010 - Tashkent; 2005 - ITF/Balaschika-RUS.
Finalist (1): 2010 - Guangzhou.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2011 - Memphis, Birmingham (both w/Govortsova); 2010 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Rodionova); 2007 - Kolkata (w/King), ITF/Minsk 2-BLR, ITF/Poitiers-FRA (both w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2006 - ITF/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1-ESP, ITF/Telde Gran Canaria 2-ESP (both w/Bratchikova), ITF/Saint Gaudens-FRA (w/Abramovic), ITF/Shenzhen 3-CHN (w/Hsieh); 2004 - ITF/Melilla-ESP (w/Bratchikova), ITF/Bol-CRO (w/Bastrikova).
Finalist (5): 2011 - College Park (w/Govortsova); 2010 - Strasbourg (w/Rodionova); 2009 - Beijing (w/Makarova); 2008 - Palermo (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2007 - Bangalore (w/Hsieh).
Coached by Levar Harper ... Mother, Galina, was a chemistry teacher; father, Alexander, was a world champion in Greek Roman wrestling in 1981; younger brother, Platon, is in school ... Started playing tennis at age 7; took it seriously from the start ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard ... Enjoys reading; likes Russian author Boris Akurin, also classics by Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn ... Favorite food is sushi ... Speaks Russian and English ... Studying at University of Physical Culture in Moscow ... Admires Elena Dementieva ... Goal is to be a memorable top player.