Strong Is Beautiful
Francesca Schiavone

Ksenia Pervak

Kaz
Residence: Moscow, Russia / Berlin, Germany
DOB: May 27, 1991
Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (ret. vs. Schiavone w/migraine); fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Cirstea); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Li).
2005 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Russia.

2006 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Played first WTA qualifying at Berlin and Moscow (both as WC); won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice; won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played first five WTA main draws, reaching 2r three times and falling 1r twice; fell in qualifying once; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - First Top 100 season; SF at Portoroz (ret. vs. Larsson w/right wrist injury); QF at Guangzhou; reached 2r twice; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying five times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on July 19 (rose from No.103 to No.99); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - First Top 50 season; won first WTA title at Tashkent (d. Birnerova in final) then made Top 50 debut afterwards on September 19 (rose from No.52 to No.37); runner-up at Baku (l. to Zvonareva in final); SF at Bad Gastein (l. to Mayr-Achleitner); QF twice, at Memphis and Monterrey; reached 4r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times; fell 1r eight times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice; withdrew from Marbella w/right ankle injury then retired in Guangzhou 1r and withdrew from Budapest and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] w/shoulder injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2011 - Tashkent; 2010 - ITF/Torun-POL; 2009 - ITF/Moscow 3-RUS, ITF/Moscow 4-RUS, ITF/Helsinki-FIN; 2008 - ITF/Penza-RUS, ITF/Moscow 4-RUS; 2007 - ITF/Batumi-GEO.
Finalist (1): 2011 - Baku.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Khanty-Mansiysk-RUS (w/Panova); 2008 - ITF/Rousse-BUL (w/Panova), ITF/Ismaning-GER (w/Lyubtsova).
Finalist (1): 2010 - Pattaya City (w/Chakvetadze).
Coached by Vladimir Platenik ... Father is Yuriy, mother is Oksana (both in business); has one younger brother and one younger sister ... Family moved to Berlin in 2006 (coach is based in Moscow) ... Baseliner whose favorite surfaces are clay and hard ... Tennis idols growing up were Anastasia Myskina and Steffi Graf ... Best memory was winning 2009 Australian Open junior title ... Enjoys hanging out with friends, going shopping ... Goal is to reach Top 10 ... Has represented Kazakhstan since December 2011 (formerly Russia).
- Junior highlights include winning 2009 Australian Open (d. Robson in final).