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Tamira Paszek

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Residence: Dornbirn, Austria
DOB: December 6, 1990
Birthplace: Dornbirn, Austria
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (October 26, 2005)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (l. to Ivanovic); fell in Sydney qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to S.Williams).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Doha (l. to Keothavong); fell in Dubai qualifying.

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (ret. vs. Safarova w/right wrist injury); fell 1r at Miami (ret. vs. Tatishvili w/low back injury).

APRIL - Withdrew from Charleston w/low back injury; fell 1r at Estoril (l. to Hercog).

MAY - Fell 1r at Madrid (l. to Soler-Espinosa); reached 2r at Strasbourg (l. to Larsson).
2005 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit, then played first WTA main draw at Linz, reaching 2r (as WC, d. Vesnina in 1r - youngest player to win a match all season).

2006 - Won first WTA title at Portoroz (d. Camerin in final); at 15y/9m/18d, seventh-youngest singles titlist in WTA history; at No.259, also third-lowest ranked singles titlist in WTA history at the time; also reached 2r once and fell 1r once; fell in qualifying twice.

2007 - First Top 50 season; reached 4r twice (Wimbledon, US Open), 3r once and 2r seven times (incl. other two majors); fell 1r four times; made Top 100 debut on March 19 (rose from No.101 to No.100) and Top 50 debut on July 9 (after Wimbledon; rose from No.54 to No.35); youngest player in Top 280 of year-end rankings (next was No.281 Pavlyuchenkova).

2008 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Bali (l. to Schnyder in final); SF at Auckland (l. to Davenport); QF twice, Montréal and Guangzhou; reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other three majors - l. to Jankovic in Australian Open 1r 26 62 1210 after holding 3mp - 1mp at 5-4 and 2mp at 6-5).

2009 - QF at Ponte Vedra Beach (l. to Wozniak 63 36 76(7); held mp at 6-5 third set); reached 2r three times; fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times; second half of season marred by low back injury (withdrew from 's-Hertogenbosch, ret. in Wimbledon 1r and withdrew from all post-Wimbledon events).

2010 - Another Top 100 season; won second WTA title at Québec City (d. Mattek-Sands in final); reached 2r five times (incl. US Open); fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying 11 times (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Second Top 50 season; SF twice, at College Park (l. to Peer) and Québec City (l. to Erakovic); QF at Wimbledon (l. to Sharapova; first Grand Slam QF); reached 3r three times and 2r three times; fell 1r 12 times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying twice; retired in Estoril 1r w/hip injury, then had abdominal injury in summer (retired in Carlsbad 3r, withdrew from Cincinnati).
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2010 - Québec City, ITF/Izmir-TUR; 2006 - Portoroz; 2005 - ITF/Sofia-BUL.
Finalist (1): 2008 - Bali.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Izmir-TUR (w/Alves); 2005 - ITF/Sofia-BUL (w/Ancic).

ADDITIONAL
Austrian Fed Cup Team, 2005-08.
Coached by father, Ariff Mohamed (Tanzanian-born, Kenya-raised and lived in Canada); mother, Françoise Paszek, introduced her to tennis at age 4 (Chilean-born, Austrian-raised); has one younger brother, Joel; all her family plays tennis ... Enjoys playing on all surfaces ... Speaks German, English ... Favorite foods include Italian, Mexican, Japanese ... Favorite place to visit is Brazil ... Most memorable moments are reaching 2005 Wimbledon girls' final, playing first WTA match at Linz in October 2005 ... Describes herself as friendly, calm, honest and hard-working ... Enjoys spending time at home with family ... Most admires mother for supporting her in everything ... Favorite things about being a professional tennis player include the travel, competing against the world's best and having the chance to fulfill her dreams.
- Has one win over a reigning No.1 (Ivanovic at 2008 Montréal).