Sabine Lisicki
Strong Is Beautiful
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Yuliya Beygelzimer

Ukr
Residence: Donetsk, Ukraine
DOB: October 20, 1983
Birthplace: Donetsk, Ukraine
Height: 5' 8 1/2" (1.74 m)
Weight: 132 1/2 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (June 12, 2001)
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1999 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Brazil.

2000 - Played on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first WTA main draw at Tashkent, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in qualifying once; won one singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. US Open) and in qualifying nine times (incl. other three majors); won one WTA doubles title; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying 10 times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell in WTA qualifying nine times (incl. all four majors); won one WTA doubles title; won two singles titles and seven doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. other two majors); won two singles titles and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros) and in qualifying six times (incl. other two majors).

2008 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying once (Australian Open); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Reached 2r twice; fell in qualifying eight times (incl. US Open); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice; won one singles title and one doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2010 - ITF/Helsinki-FIN; 2006 - ITF/Petange-LUX, ITF/Opole-POL; 2005 - ITF/Biella-ITA, ITF/Minsk 2-BLR; 2004 - ITF/Orange-USA; 2002 - ITF/Lecce 1-ITA, ITF/Amiens-FRA; 2001 - ITF/Sezze-ITA.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2011 - ITF/Zlin-CZE (w/Chakhnashvili); 2010 - ITF/Antalya 4-TUR (w/Gerasimou); 2009 - ITF/Montpellier-FRA (w/Siegemund), ITF/Perigueux-FRA (w/Lykina), ITF/Torun-POL (w/Milevskaya); 2008 - ITF/Minsk-BLR (w/Lapushchenkova), ITF/La Palma-ESP, ITF/Hamburg-GER (both w/Voegele); 2006 - ITF/Fuerteventura-ESP (w/Roesch), ITF/Vittel-FRA (w/Szavay), ITF/Deauville-FRA, ITF/Poitiers-FRA (both w/Fedak); 2005 - Modena (w/Jugic-Salkic), ITF/Midland-USA (w/McCain), ITF/St. Paul-USA, ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA, ITF/Petange-LUX (all w/Kloesel), ITF/Redding-USA (w/Dubois), ITF/Prostejov-CZE (w/Santangelo), ITF/Stuttgart-Vaihingen 2-GER (w/Henke); 2004 - ITF/Porto-POR (w/Van Exel); 2003 - Tashkent, ITF/Vittel-FRA, ITF/Bronx-USA (all w/Poutchek); 2002 - ITF/Ortisei-ITA (w/Rodionova), ITF/Lecce 1-ITA (w/Molnar), ITF/Amiens-FRA (w/Yuferova); 2001 - ITF/Cholet-FRA (w/Rodionova). Finalist (3): 2009 - Pattaya City (w/Diatchenko); 2006 - Kolkata (w/Fedak); 2001 - Sopot (w/Rodionova).

ADDITIONAL
Ukrainian Olympic Team, 2000, 2004.
Coached by Hubert Choudury ... Father is Emmanuil (researcher); mother is Victoria (engineer) ... Introduced to tennis at age 7 when father took her to a local club ... Favorites include movie Chicago, actress Nicole Kidman, reading, fruit juice, honey ... Most memorable experience was how patriotic she felt when Ukrainian national anthem was played after she won European Junior Championships in 2000.
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