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Yaroslava Shvedova

Kaz
Residence: Astana, Kazakhstan
DOB: September 12, 1987
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2005)
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2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first WTA qualifying at Tashkent; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first WTA main draw at Philadelphia, reaching 2r (as WC, l. to Petrova).

2006 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once (Wimbledon) and in qualifying nine times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; won first WTA title at Bangalore (d. Santangelo in final); made Top 100 debut afterwards on February 19 (rose from No.143 to No.78); reached 3r once and 2r three times; fell 1r 10 times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying 11 times (incl. Australian Open).

2008 - Another Top 100 season; reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Another Top 100 season; SF twice, at Bad Gastein (l. to Petkovic) and Tashkent (l. to Amanmuradova); QF once; reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. Australian Open and Birmingham - l. to Scheepers 67(5) 76(7) 63; held 3mp in second set - 2mp at 6-5 and 1mp at 7-6 in tie-break); fell in qualifying twice; made Top 50 debut on August 3 (rose from No.51 to No.50); won one WTA doubles title.

2010 - First Top 50 season; SF twice, at Pattaya City (l. to Zvonareva) and Barcelona (l. to Schiavone); QF twice, at Roland Garros (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Jankovic) and 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Dulgheru); reached 4r once and 2r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. US Open); stellar doubles results w/King, winning first two Grand Slams played together at Wimbledon (d. Vesnina/Zvonareva in final) and US Open (d. Huber/Petrova in final) and qualifying for WTA Championships (l. to Dulko/Pennetta in SF); made doubles Top 10 debut on October 25 (rose from No.11 to No.7).

2011 - Reached 2r six times; fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times (incl. US Open); another strong doubles season w/King, winning two WTA titles and qualifying for WTA Championships (l. to Peschke/Srebotnik in SF); also won a third WTA doubles title at College Park (w/Mirza); withdrew from Australian Open and Pattaya City w/left knee injury, ret. in Miami 2r w/left quad strain, withdrew from Baku w/illness and retired in Seoul 2r w/adductor strain.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Monterrey-MEX; 2007 - Bangalore; 2006 - ITF/Amiens-FRA; 2003 - ITF/Warsaw 2-POL.

DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2011 - College Park (w/Mirza), Cincinnati, Moscow (both w/King); 2010 - Wimbledon, US Open (both w/King); 2009 - Pattaya City (w/Tanasugarn); 2008 - ITF/Ortisei-ITA (w/Koryttseva); 2006 - ITF/Amiens-FRA (w/Panova), ITF/Biarritz-FRA (w/Bratchikova).
Finalist (7): 2011 - Rome, US Open, Osaka (all w/King); 2010 - Marbella (w/Kondratieva), 's-Hertogenbosch (w/King); 2008 - Cincinnati (w/Hsieh).

MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2010 - Roland Garros (w/Knowle).

ADDITIONAL
Kazakh Fed Cup Team, 2009.
Father, Vyacheslav, is professional coach (running, tennis - has coached Yaroslava throughout her career); mother, Nurziya, was a professional runner and world champion in the 100km marathon; older brother, Pavel, is a political journalist ... Started playing at age 6; started taking it seriously at age 8 ... Trains at National Tennis Center in Astana, Kazakhstan and at CSKA club in Moscow, Russia ... Loves all sports activities and will try anything once ... Favorite tournament is Hopman Cup; loves visiting Pattaya City ... Has represented Kazakhstan since 2008 (was previously representing Russia) ... Prefers to be called Slava.
- First Kazakh, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam QF (2010 French Open) and to win a Grand Slam title of any kind (2010 Wimbledon doubles).