Dinara Safina | Player Stats & More

Father, Michail, was director of the famous Spartak Tennis Club in Moscow; mother, Raouza Islanova, was also a tennis coach and used to coach Dinara; brother, Marat, was No.1 on the ATP Tour - Dinara and Marat are the only brother and sister combination to top the rankings of the respective tours ... At age age, family moved to Valencia, Spain ... Silver medalist at 2008 Beijing Olympics (l. countrywoman Elena Dementieva ... Officially retired in 2014 due to a long term back injury, at age 28.

Plays

Right-Handed

Career High

Height

5' 11 1/2" (1.82 m)

Birthday

Apr 27, 1986 April 27, 1986

Birthplace

Moscow, Russia

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (12): 2009 - Rome, Madrid, Portoroz; 2008 - Berlin, Los Angeles, Montréal, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2007 - Gold Coast; 2005 - Paris [Indoors], Prague; 2003 - Palermo; 2002 - Sopot.
Finalist (12): 2009 - Sydney, Australian Open, Stuttgart, Roland Garros, Cincinnati; 2008 - Roland Garros, 's-Hertogenbosch, Olympics; 2007 - Charleston; 2006 - Rome, 's-Hertogenbosch; 2004 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2011 - Kuala Lumpur (w/Voskoboeva); 2008 - Gold Coast (w/Szavay), Indian Wells (w/Vesnina); 2007 - Gold Coast (w/Srebotnik), US Open (w/Dechy); 2006 - Gold Coast (w/Shaughnessy), Antwerp (w/Srebotnik); 2005 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Medina Garrigues); 2004 - Beijing (w/Gagliardi).
Finalist (7): 2007 - Stuttgart (w/Chan); 2006 - US Open (w/Srebotnik); 2005 - Hobart, Paris [Indoors], Antwerp (all w/Medina Garrigues); 2004 - Sydney (w/Shaughnessy); 2003 - Canberra (w/Bedanova).

ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06, 2008, 2011; Russian Olympic Team, 2008.