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Strong Is Beautiful
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Valeria Savinykh

Rus
Residence:
DOB: February 20, 1991
Birthplace: Sverdlovsk, Russia
Height: 5' 6" (1.67 m)
Weight: 132 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro
JANUARY - Fell in Hobart qualifying; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Errani).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Bogota (l. to Shvedova); reached 2r at Monterrey (l. to Dominguez Lino).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Miami (l. to Stosur).

APRIL - Made Top 100 debut on April 9 (rose from No.101 to No.99); fell 1r at Copenhagen (l. to Niculescu).
2007 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Played WTA qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Baku but reaching QF at Tashkent (l. to Birnerova); fell in qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open); won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Johannesburg-RSA.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Andrezieux-FRA (w/Jurak), ITF/Monzon-ESP, ITF/Troy-USA (both w/Bovina); 2010 - ITF/Sutton-GBR (w/Georgatou), ITF/Zwevegem-BEL (w/Hogenkamp); 2009 - ITF/Ain Elskhona-Suiz 2-EGY (w/Brazhnikova); 2008 - ITF/Prokuplje 2-SRB (w/Avramovic), ITF/Lagos 2-NGR (w/Chalova).
Coached by Dominic Mahboubi ... Father is Dmitry (introduced her to tennis at age 5); mother is Elena (travels with her); also has a dog ... Enjoys cooking, reading, meeting friends and singing karaoke ... Favorite foods are steak, fish ... Favorite music is pop, latin ... Speaks Russian, English, learning Spanish.