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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
  • Residence: Moscow, Russia
  • Date of Birth: 03 Jul 1991
  • Birthplace: Samara, Russia
  • Height: 5' 10" (1.77 m)
  • Weight: 159 lbs. (72 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (December 2005)
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Biography

Coached and trains at Mouratoglou Academy in Paris ... Parents are Sergey and Marina; brother is Aleksandr ... Grandmother played basketball for USSR; grandfather was high-level basketball referee; father was Olympic-level canoeist; mother was a swimmer ... Baseliner whose favorite surface is clay; favorite shot is forehand down the line ... Introduced to tennis at age 6 by family ... Speaks Russian, English, French ... Likes comedy movies; favorite actors are Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller ... Favorite music is R&B, hip-hop ... Favorite book is Eat, Pray, Love ... Favorite foods are Japanese, pizza, Russian ... Enjoys karaoke, shopping, dancing, seeing friends, music, sleeping ... Best memories are winning 2006 Australian Open juniors, first WTA title in Monterrey and WorldTeamTennis.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 2 5
WTA Doubles Titles 1 4
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 5
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 8
Prize Money $465,818 $3,299,695
W/L - Singles 18 - 11 232 - 138
W/L - Doubles 13 - 6 115 - 68
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Results

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 19 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss Romina Oprandi (SUI) 44 6-2 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$6,415
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
19 17 31
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
04-Jul-2011 (13) 13-May-2013 (30)
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JANUARY - Runner-up at Brisbane (l. to S.Williams in final); withdrew from Hobart w/left hip injury; fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Tsurenko).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Wickmayer); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to Ivanovic); reached SF at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Mattek-Sands).

MARCH - Dropped opener at Indian Wells (after 1r bye, l. to Larsson in 2r); dropped opener at Miami (after 1r bye, l. to Muguruza in 2r).

APRIL - Won fourth WTA title at Monterrey (d. Kerber in final).

MAY - Fell 1r at Madrid (l. to Azarenka); won fourth WTA doubles title at Madrid (w/Safarova); fell 1r at Rome (l. to Oprandi).
2005 - Played first two events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic.

2006 - Played first WTA main draw at Moscow, falling 1r (as WC); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Fell 1r once (Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 50 season; QF twice, at Palermo and Tokyo [Japan Open]; reached 3r once (Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on July 7 (rose from No.137 to No.92) and Top 50 debut on November 3 (rose from No.56 to No.45); won one WTA doubles title; won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Another Top 50 season; SF at Indian Wells (l. to Ivanovic); QF twice at Hobart and Beijing; reached 3r three times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r nine times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r five times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Garbin 64 26 75; held 2mp at 5-4 third set) and US Open (l. to Oudin); fell in qualifying twice.

2010 - Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.21); won first two WTA titles at Monterrey (d. Hantuchova in final) and Istanbul (d. Vesnina in final); SF at San Diego (l. to Sharapova); QF five times, at Brisbane, Dubai, Ponte Vedra Beach, Portoroz and Bali; reached 4r twice (incl. US Open), 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r five times and in qualifying once; made Top 20 debut on September 13 (rose from No.22 to No.20).

2011 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.16); won third WTA title at Monterrey (d. Jankovic in final); SF at Brisbane (l. to Kvitova); QF six times, incl. first two Grand Slam QFs at Roland Garros (l. to Schiavone) and US Open (l. to S.Williams), also at Madrid, Baku, New Haven and Beijing; reached 4r once, 3r three times (incl. Australian Open and Indian Wells - l. to Peer 26 63 75; held 3mp in third set, 1mp at 5-3 and 2mp at 5-4) and 2r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r six times; won one WTA doubles title.

2012 - Another Top 40 season; runner-up at Washington DC (l. to Rybarikova in final); QF three times at Eastbourne, Bastad and Cincinnati; reached 3r twice (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r nine times (incl. other three majors); fell 1r eight times; won one WTA doubles title; retired in Beijing 1r w/illness and withdrew from New Haven and Seoul w/right thoracic spine injury.
SINGLES
Winner (5): 2013 - Monterrey, Oeiras; 2011 - Monterrey; 2010 - Monterrey, Istanbul.
Finalist (2): 2013 - Brisbane; 2012 - Washington DC.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2013 - Madrid (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2012 - Charleston (w/Safarova); 2011 - Brisbane (w/Kleybanova); 2008 - Fès (w/Cirstea).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva).

ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2009, 2011-13.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 2 5
WTA Doubles Titles 1 4
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 5
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 8
Prize Money $465,818 $3,299,695
W/L - Singles 18 - 11 232 - 138
W/L - Doubles 13 - 6 115 - 68

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 84 1st Serve Return Points Won 35.3%
Double Faults 151 2nd Serve Return Points Won 56.9%
1st Serve 58.1% Break Points Opportunities 235
1st Serve Points Won 67.9% Break Points Converted 46.8%
2nd Serve Points Won 44.6% Return Games Played 311
Break Points Faced 216 Return Games Won 35.4%
Break Points Saved 54.2% Return Points Won 43.4%
Service Games Played 319 Total Points Won 50.8%
Service Games Won 69%
Service Points Won 58.2%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
4 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r 2r 3r 2r 1r - - -
11 / 5 FRENCH OPEN - 3r QF 3r 3r 2r - -
7 / 6 WIMBLEDON - 2r 2r 3r 2r 3r 1r -
9 / 5 US OPEN - 2r QF 4r 1r 2r - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
3 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF 1r 1r 1r 1r - - -
3 / 4 FRENCH OPEN - 1r 2r 1r 3r - - -
3 / 4 WIMBLEDON - 1r 1r 3r 2r - - -
2 / 5 US OPEN - 1r 2r 2r 1r 1r - -
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Results

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    Doubles

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 19 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss Romina Oprandi (SUI) 44 6-2 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$6,415

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Loss [3] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 3 7-6 (8) 7-6 (3)

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$12,268

OEIRAS (ESTORIL)

WTA // PORTUGAL // 29-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 19 // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Shahar Peer (ISR) 111 6-4 6-4
R16 Win [Q] Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) 112 6-3 7-6 (4)
Q Win [7] Elena Vesnina (RUS) 28 6-3 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3)
S Win Romina Oprandi (SUI) 53 0-6 6-3 6-1
F Win [4] Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 23 7-5 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+280

Prize Money

$40,000

STUTTGART

WTA // GERMANY // 22-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 24 6-7 (7) 7-5 6-4
R16 Loss [3] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 6-0 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+60

Prize Money

$10,700

FED CUP WEEK 2

Fed Cup // RUSSIA // 20-Apr-2013 // $0 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 8M/0Q/2D // Rank: 19 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R2 Loss Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 15 5-7 6-1 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+0

Prize Money

$0

MONTERREY

WTA // MEXICO // 01-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 26 // Seed/Entry: 5/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Nina Bratchikova (RUS) 109 6-4 6-0
R16 Win [Q] Tereza Mrdeza (CRO) 163 6-1 6-1
Q Win Lauren Davis (USA) 71 6-2 7-5
S Win Monica Niculescu (ROU) 51 3-6 6-2 6-4
F Win [1] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 4-6 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+280

Prize Money

$40,000

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 25 // Seed/Entry: 23/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Loss [W] Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 73 4-6 6-2 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$13,750

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 24 // Seed/Entry: 26/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Loss Johanna Larsson (SWE) 69 7-5 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$16,000

KUALA LUMPUR

WTA // MALAYSIA // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 29 // Seed/Entry: 3/W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Vera Dushevina (RUS) 162 2-6 6-3 7-6 (6)
R16 Win [Q] Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 153 6-3 6-3
Q Win Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 199 6-2 6-0
S Loss [W] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 197 6-4 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+130

Prize Money

$10,725

DUBAI

WTA // UNITED ARAB EMIRATES // 18-Feb-2013 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 29 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 13 6-3 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$10,183

PARIS

WTA // FRANCE // 28-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 28 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 22 7-6 (7) 4-6 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$6,090

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: 24/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 85 7-5 3-6 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$27,737

BRISBANE

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 30-Dec-2012 // $1,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 46 6-3 3-6 6-3
R16 Win [6] Petra Kvitova (CZE) 8 6-4 7-5
Q Win [4] Angelique Kerber (GER) 5 7-6 (3) 7-6 (3)
S Win [L] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 116 4-6 6-1 6-2
F Loss [3] Serena Williams (USA) 3 6-2 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+320

Prize Money

$87,021
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
19 17 31

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 100
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
29/08/2011 US OPEN QF 500
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN QF 500
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
30/08/2010 US OPEN 4R 280
Date Tournament Round Points
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 5
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 60
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 3R 121
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 2R 91
Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 15
27/08/2007 US OPEN Q - 2R 15
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 25
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 36 60
2011 16 61
2010 21 76
2009 41 83
2008 45 85
2007 281 194
2006 402 209
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
04-Jul-2011 (13) 13-May-2013 (30)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
19 2010

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 100
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
29/08/2011 US OPEN QF 500
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN QF 500
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3R 160
30/08/2010 US OPEN 4R 280
Date Tournament Round Points
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON 3R 160
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 1R 5
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 2R 100
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 2R 60
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 3R 121
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 2R 91
Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 2R 15
27/08/2007 US OPEN Q - 2R 15
25/06/2007 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
15/01/2007 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 25

Tour Championships

Date Tournament Round Points
04/11/2010 BALI 1R 0

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
13/05/2013 ROME 1R 1
04/05/2013 MADRID 1R 5
22/04/2013 STUTTGART 2R 60
19/03/2013 MIAMI 2R 5
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS 2R 5
18/02/2013 DUBAI 1R 1
28/01/2013 PARIS 1R 1
30/12/2012 BRISBANE QF 320
15/10/2012 MOSCOW 1R 1
29/09/2012 BEIJING 1R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
23/09/2012 TOKYO 2R 70
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI 4R 225
07/08/2012 MONTREAL 1R 1
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE 3R 120
21/05/2012 BRUSSELS 1R 1
14/05/2012 ROME 2R 70
05/05/2012 MADRID 2R 80
23/04/2012 STUTTGART 1R 1
02/04/2012 CHARLESTON 3R 60
20/03/2012 MIAMI 2R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS 2R 5
20/02/2012 DUBAI 1R 1
13/02/2012 DOHA 1R 1
08/01/2012 SYDNEY 1R 1
01/01/2012 BRISBANE 2R 60
01/10/2011 BEIJING 4R 250
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 70
21/08/2011 NEW HAVEN 3R 120
15/08/2011 CINCINNATI 1R 1
08/08/2011 TORONTO 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
13/06/2011 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
09/05/2011 ROME 3R 125
30/04/2011 MADRID 4R 250
18/04/2011 STUTTGART 2R 60
22/03/2011 MIAMI 4R 140
09/03/2011 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
14/02/2011 DUBAI 1R 30
18/10/2010 MOSCOW 1R 1
02/10/2010 BEIJING 1R 5
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 3R 125
Date Tournament Round Points
16/08/2010 MONTREAL 1R 1
09/08/2010 CINCINNATI QF 395
14/06/2010 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
08/05/2010 MADRID 2R 80
02/05/2010 ROME 1R 1
23/03/2010 MIAMI 4R 140
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
14/02/2010 DUBAI 4R 225
08/02/2010 PARIS 2R 60
10/01/2010 SYDNEY Q - 2R 8
Date Tournament Round Points
19/10/2009 MOSCOW 1R 1
03/10/2009 BEIJING 4R 250
27/09/2009 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 3R 140
23/08/2009 NEW HAVEN 2R 60
17/08/2009 TORONTO Q - 1R 1
10/08/2009 CINCINNATI Q - 2R 20
09/05/2009 MADRID 1R 5
25/03/2009 MIAMI 2R 50
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS SF 450
15/02/2009 DUBAI 2R 60
Date Tournament Round Points
09/02/2009 PARIS 2R 60

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
29/04/2013 OEIRAS (ESTORIL) W 280
01/04/2013 MONTERREY W 280
25/02/2013 KUALA LUMPUR 4R 130
29/07/2012 WASHINGTON DC QF 200
16/07/2012 BASTAD 3R 70
17/10/2011 LUXEMBOURG 1R 1
10/10/2011 LINZ 2R 30
18/07/2011 BAKU 3R 70
28/02/2011 MONTERREY W 280
09/01/2011 HOBART 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
02/01/2011 BRISBANE 4R 130
20/09/2010 SEOUL 2R 30
26/07/2010 ISTANBUL W 280
19/07/2010 PORTOROZ 3R 70
05/04/2010 PONTE VEDRA BEACH 3R 70
01/03/2010 MONTERREY W 280
03/01/2010 BRISBANE 3R 70
21/09/2009 SEOUL 2R 30
13/07/2009 PALERMO 1R 1
06/07/2009 BASTAD 2R 30
Date Tournament Round Points
08/06/2009 BIRMINGHAM 3R 30
27/04/2009 FES 2R 30
11/01/2009 HOBART 3R 70
05/01/2009 AUCKLAND 2R 30

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
20/04/2013 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0
21/04/2012 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0
05/11/2011 FED CUP FINAL W 0
16/04/2011 FED CUP WEEK 2 W 0
05/02/2011 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
25/04/2009 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
29/09/2008 TOKYO - JAPAN OPEN 3R 35
22/09/2008 BEIJING 2R 5
15/09/2008 GUANGZHOU 1R 1
17/08/2008 NEW HAVEN Q - 1R 1
28/07/2008 STOCKHOLM 2R 18
07/07/2008 PALERMO 3R 30
09/06/2008 BIRMINGHAM Q - 1R 1
28/04/2008 FES 2R 22
08/10/2007 MOSCOW Q - 1R 1
09/10/2006 MOSCOW 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
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