Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Elena Baltacha

Gbr
Residence: Ipswich, England
DOB: August 14, 1983
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (1997)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Auckland (l. to Pennetta); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Begu); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Foretz Gacon).
1997 - Played first event of career at ITF/Edinburgh-GBR.

1998 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Played first WTA qualifying at Wimbledon and Zürich (both as WC).

2001 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Eastbourne (as WC into qualifying) and Wimbledon (as WC); fell in qualifying once (US Open).

2002 - Reached 3r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros).

2004 - Reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell in WTA qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); missed second half of season and first few months of 2007 w/back injury.

2007 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice (incl. US Open).

2008 - Reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r three times and in qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - First Top 100 season; reached 2r three times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r twice and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on September 28 (rose from No.101 to No.93); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Another Top 100 season; QF three times, at Memphis, Eastbourne and Istanbul; reached 3r twice (incl. Australian Open) and 2r five times (incl. US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying five times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 50 debut on September 13 (after US Open; rose from No.57 to No.49).

2011 - First Top 50 season (finishing No.50); QF at Dallas; reached 2r 12 times (incl. all four majors); fell 1r five times (incl. Linz - ret. vs. Cibulkova w/low back injury at 46 76(3) 10; held 2mp at 64 54) and in qualifying three times; withdrew from Auckland w/illness and from Strasbourg 2r match w/right lumbar spine injury.
SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Nottingham 2-GBR; 2010 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA, ITF/Nottingham-GBR; 2009 - ITF/Changwon-KOR, ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR; 2008 - ITF/Jersey-GBR, ITF/Torhout-BEL; 2005 - ITF/Jersey-GBR; 2002 - ITF/Felixstowe-GBR, ITF/Pamplona-ESP.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Glasgow-GBR (w/Ruutel); 2004 - ITF/Sunderland 2-GBR (w/O'Donoghue); 2002 - ITF/Valladolid-ESP (w/Randriantefy), ITF/Pamplona-ESP (w/Liggan).

ADDITIONAL
British Fed Cup Team, 2002-10, 2012.
Coached by Nino Severino; fitness coach is Ben Haining ... Lives and trains in Ipswich ... Mother, Olga, is a former Russian pentathlete; father, Sergei, is a former Dynamo Kiev and Ipswich Town soccer player; brother, Sergei, was also a pro soccer player ... Began playing at age 10 ... Suffers from a chronic liver condition; is patron of the Children's Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) ... Also coaches at the Elena Baltacha Academy of Tennis in Ipswich, for local girls from disadvantaged backgrounds aged 6 to 10 ... Interests include watching ballroom dancing and loves to keep up with friends and fans via Twitter in her spare time (@elenabaltacha).
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