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• February 11, 2019
Grand Slam Record
Grand SlamsBest Grand Slam Result
Highest Finish
Australian Open
Roland Garros
Wimbledon
US Open
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Personal
Father, Michail, is director of a tennis club in Moscow; mother, Raouza Islanova, is a tennis coach and used to coach Dinara; brother, Marat, was No.1 on men's tour ... Best tennis memory was winning first WTA title at Sopot in 2002 ... Enjoys Russian, Italian and Japanese cuisine ... Likes seeing movies, listening to music and reading.
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.
Career in Review
2000 - Played first two events of career on ITF Circuit.
2001 - Played first WTA qualifying at Madrid and Moscow; won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
2002 - First Top 100 season; played first WTA main draw at Estoril, reaching SF (l. to Barna); won first WTA title at Sopot (d. Nagyova in final); made Top 100 debut afterwards on July 29 (rose from No.169 to No.90); reached 2r four times (incl. US Open); fell in qualifying twice (incl. Wimbledon); won three singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2003 - Another Top 100 season; won second WTA title at Palermo (d. Srebotnik in final); QF three times, at Doha, Sopot and Shanghai; reached 4r once (US Open) and 2r four times; fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors); made Top 50 debut on July 14 (rose from No.64 to No.50).
2004 - First Top 50 season; runner-up at Luxembourg (l. to Molik in final); SF at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Clijsters); QF twice, at Gold Coast and Guangzhou; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r eight times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once; won one WTA doubles title.
2005 - First Top 20 season; won two WTA titles, at Paris [Indoors] (d. Mauresmo in final) and Prague (d. Ondraskova in final); SF four times, at Estoril (l. to Li), Luxembourg (l. to Groenefeld), Moscow (l. to Pierce) and Hasselt (l. to Clijsters); reached 3r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r three times (incl. other two majors); made Top 20 debut on October 17 (after Moscow; rose from No.24 to No.20); won one WTA doubles title; member Fed Cup-winning Russian team (won decisive doubles match w/Dementieva).
2006 - Another Top 20 season; runner-up twice, at Rome (l. to Hingis in final) and 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Krajicek in final); SF twice, at Gold Coast (l. to Safarova) and Montréal (l. to Ivanovic); QF nine times, at Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Indian Wells, Charleston, Berlin, Roland Garros (l. to Kuznetsova), Los Angeles, US Open (l. to Mauresmo) and Luxembourg; reached 3r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r twice; made Top 10 debut on October 2 (No.11 to No.10); won two WTA doubles titles.
2007 - Another Top 20 season; won one WTA title at Gold Coast (d. Hingis in final); runner-up at Charleston (l. to Jankovic in final); SF twice, at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Jankovic) and Moscow (l. to Dementieva); QF seven times, at Paris [Indoors], Antwerp, Amelia Island, Berlin, Rome, New Haven and Linz; reached 4r three times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open), 3r four times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r twice; won two WTA doubles titles (incl. first Grand Slam doubles title at US Open w/Dechy).
2008 - First Top 3 season (finishing No.3); slow 11-10 start, best results being two QF at Gold Coast (l. to Peer 46 61 76(3); held 5mp third set) and Miami; seven pre-QF exits in that stretch at Sydney (l. to Hantuchova in 1r), Australian Open (l. to Lisicki in 1r), Doha (l. to Zvonareva in 3r), Dubai (l. to Chakvetadze in 2r), Indian Wells (l. to Harkleroad in 3r), Amelia Island (l. to A.Bondarenko in 3r) and Charleston (l. to Szavay in 3r); turnaround started at Berlin, going 44-7 rest of regular season, a stretch highlighted by four WTA titles at Berlin (d. Dementieva in final), Los Angeles (d. Pennetta in final), Montréal (d. Cibulkova in final) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (d. Kuznetsova in final); runner-up three times, at Roland Garros (l. to Ivanovic in first Grand Slam final), 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Tanasugarn in final) and Olympics (l. to Dementieva in final); SF twice, at US Open (l. to S.Williams) and Moscow (l. to Zvonareva); QF at Stuttgart; only one pre-QF exit after Berlin, at Wimbledon (l. to Peer in 3r); fell in RR stage at first WTA Championships (went 0-3 in RR); having fallen out of Top 10 in May 2007, made Top 10 return on June 9 (after Roland Garros; No.14 to No.9) and peaked at No.2 on October 13 (after Moscow); won two WTA doubles titles; made doubles Top 10 debut on March 15 (rose from No.15 to No.10); withdrew from Rome (May), Birmingham (June) and Beijing (September) w/back injury.
2009 - Second Top 3 season (finishing No.2); won three WTA titles, at Rome (d. Kuznetsova in final), Madrid (d. Wozniacki in final) and Portoroz (d. Errani in final); runner-up five times, at Sydney (l. to Dementieva in final), Australian Open (l. to S.Williams in final; second Grand Slam final), Stuttgart (l. to Kuznetsova in final), Roland Garros (l. to Kuznetsova in final; third Grand Slam final) and Cincinnati (l. to Jankovic in final); SF twice, at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. to Tanasugarn) and Wimbledon (l. to V.Williams; has now reached SF or better at all four majors); QF at Indian Wells; reached 3r three times, incl. US Open (l. to Kvitova 64 26 76(5) in 3r; held 3mp at 6-5 third set) and 2r four times; fell in RR stage at WTA Championships (ret. vs. Jankovic w/low back injury in first match then withdrew from event); became 19th world No.1 in WTA history on April 20 (rose from No.2 to No.1); would spend 26 weeks at No.1 (25 weeks from April 20 to October 11 and one more week between October 26 and November 1).
2010 - First non-Top 20 season in six years (finished No.62); after withdrawing from Brisbane w/back injury, reached QF at Sydney (l. to Dementieva) and 4r at Australian Open (ret. vs. Kirilenko w/back injury); missed three months w/back injury (withdrew from Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami); went 9-14 rest of season, best results being three QF, at Stuttgart (l. to Peer), New Haven (l. to Kirilenko) and Seoul (l. to Zakopalova); won matches three other times, reaching 2r at San Diego (l. to A.Radwanska), 2r at Cincinnati (l. to Clijsters) and 3r at Montréal (l. to Schiavone); lost opening matches eight times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to Date-Krumm in 1r) and US Open (l. to Hantuchova in 1r); also missed Wimbledon and Moscow w/back injury.
2011 - Injury-marred season led to first non-Top 100 finish since 2001 (finishing No.129); played nine events between January and April, best results being SF at Fès (withdrew prior to match vs. Brianti w/illness), QF at Marbella (ret. vs. Azarenka w/back injury) and 4r at Indian Wells (l. to Sharapova); also reached 2r three times, fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open) and won one WTA doubles title; withdrew from all events rest of season w/back injury (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open).
2012 - Did not play.
2013 - Did not play.
Best Grand Slam Result
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2010 |
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2009 |
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SF
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R32
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2008 |
R128
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R32
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SF
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2007 |
R32
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R16
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R64
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R16
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2006 |
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R32
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QF
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2005 |
R64
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2004 |
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R64
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R128
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2003 |
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* For purposes of the player profile, individual player stats are cumulative for the calendar year and not calculated using a minimum match requirement.
No Rankings Data Available
Date | Top Rank by Year | Year-end Ranking | ||
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2012 | 132 | |||
2011 | 63 | 129 | ||
2010 | 2 | 62 | ||
2009 | 1 | 2 | ||
2008 | 2 | 3 | ||
2007 | 9 | 15 | ||
2006 | 10 | 11 | ||
2005 | 20 | 20 | ||
2004 | 29 | 44 | ||
2003 | 50 | 54 | ||
2002 | 68 | 68 | ||
2001 | 392 | 394 |
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Date | Top Rank by Year | Year-end Ranking | ||
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2012 | 147 | |||
2011 | 86 | 152 | ||
2010 | 168 | 175 | ||
2009 | 32 | 289 | ||
2008 | 8 | 25 | ||
2007 | 14 | 14 | ||
2006 | 14 | 16 | ||
2005 | 21 | 28 | ||
2004 | 28 | 30 | ||
2003 | 107 | 144 | ||
2002 | 240 | 245 | ||
2001 | 299 | 305 |
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Apr 30, 2012 | 452 | |
Apr 23, 2012 | 454 | |
Apr 16, 2012 | 262 | |
Apr 9, 2012 | 261 | |
Apr 2, 2012 | 212 | |
Mar 19, 2012 | 187 | |
Mar 5, 2012 | 145 | |
Feb 27, 2012 | 136 | |
Feb 20, 2012 | 136 | |
Feb 13, 2012 | 138 | |
Feb 6, 2012 | 134 | |
Jan 30, 2012 | 134 | |
Jan 16, 2012 | 133 | |
Jan 9, 2012 | 132 | |
Jan 2, 2012 | 132 | |
Dec 26, 2011 | 132 | |
Dec 19, 2011 | 131 | |
Dec 12, 2011 | 131 | |
Dec 5, 2011 | 131 | |
Nov 28, 2011 | 130 | |
Nov 21, 2011 | 129 | |
Nov 14, 2011 | 129 | |
Nov 7, 2011 | 129 | |
Oct 31, 2011 | 132 | |
Oct 24, 2011 | 130 | |
Oct 17, 2011 | 130 | |
Oct 10, 2011 | 129 | |
Oct 3, 2011 | 129 | |
Sep 26, 2011 | 130 | |
Sep 19, 2011 | 121 | |
Sep 12, 2011 | 119 | |
Aug 29, 2011 | 120 | |
Aug 22, 2011 | 98 | |
Aug 15, 2011 | 78 | |
Aug 8, 2011 | 71 | |
Aug 1, 2011 | 65 | |
Jul 25, 2011 | 68 | |
Jul 18, 2011 | 69 | |
Jul 11, 2011 | 70 | |
Jul 4, 2011 | 68 | |
Jun 20, 2011 | 64 | |
Jun 13, 2011 | 65 | |
Jun 6, 2011 | 63 | |
May 23, 2011 | 66 | |
May 16, 2011 | 68 | |
May 9, 2011 | 68 | |
May 2, 2011 | 76 | |
Apr 25, 2011 | 65 | |
Apr 18, 2011 | 74 | |
Apr 11, 2011 | 75 | |
Apr 4, 2011 | 81 | |
Mar 21, 2011 | 91 | |
Mar 7, 2011 | 108 | |
Feb 28, 2011 | 113 | |
Feb 21, 2011 | 112 | |
Feb 14, 2011 | 115 | |
Feb 7, 2011 | 117 | |
Jan 31, 2011 | 117 | |
Jan 17, 2011 | 75 | |
Jan 10, 2011 | 65 | |
Jan 3, 2011 | 63 | |
Dec 27, 2010 | 63 | |
Dec 20, 2010 | 63 | |
Dec 13, 2010 | 63 | |
Dec 6, 2010 | 63 | |
Nov 29, 2010 | 63 | |
Nov 22, 2010 | 63 | |
Nov 15, 2010 | 63 | |
Nov 8, 2010 | 62 | |
Nov 1, 2010 | 62 | |
Oct 25, 2010 | 63 | |
Oct 18, 2010 | 59 | |
Oct 11, 2010 | 60 | |
Oct 4, 2010 | 50 | |
Sep 27, 2010 | 49 | |
Sep 20, 2010 | 59 | |
Sep 13, 2010 | 59 | |
Aug 30, 2010 | 50 | |
Aug 23, 2010 | 59 | |
Aug 16, 2010 | 70 | |
Aug 9, 2010 | 35 | |
Aug 2, 2010 | 35 | |
Jul 26, 2010 | 35 | |
Jul 19, 2010 | 33 | |
Jul 12, 2010 | 33 | |
Jul 5, 2010 | 33 | |
Jun 21, 2010 | 22 | |
Jun 14, 2010 | 21 | |
Jun 7, 2010 | 20 | |
May 24, 2010 | 9 | |
May 17, 2010 | 9 | |
May 10, 2010 | 5 | |
May 3, 2010 | 3 | |
Apr 26, 2010 | 3 | |
Apr 19, 2010 | 3 | |
Apr 12, 2010 | 3 | |
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Oct 26, 2009 | 1 | |
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Oct 5, 2009 | 1 | |
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Sep 15, 2008 | 5 | |
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Aug 25, 2008 | 7 | |
Aug 18, 2008 | 7 | |
Aug 11, 2008 | 6 | |
Aug 4, 2008 | 7 | |
Jul 28, 2008 | 8 | |
Jul 21, 2008 | 9 | |
Jul 14, 2008 | 9 | |
Jul 7, 2008 | 9 | |
Jun 23, 2008 | 9 | |
Jun 16, 2008 | 9 | |
Jun 9, 2008 | 9 | |
May 26, 2008 | 14 | |
May 19, 2008 | 14 | |
May 12, 2008 | 14 | |
May 5, 2008 | 17 | |
Apr 28, 2008 | 17 | |
Apr 21, 2008 | 17 | |
Apr 14, 2008 | 16 | |
Apr 7, 2008 | 13 | |
Mar 24, 2008 | 13 | |
Mar 10, 2008 | 15 | |
Mar 3, 2008 | 15 | |
Feb 25, 2008 | 15 | |
Feb 18, 2008 | 15 | |
Feb 11, 2008 | 15 | |
Feb 4, 2008 | 16 | |
Jan 28, 2008 | 16 | |
Jan 14, 2008 | 16 | |
Jan 7, 2008 | 16 | |
Dec 24, 2007 | 15 | |
Dec 17, 2007 | 15 | |
Dec 10, 2007 | 15 | |
Dec 3, 2007 | 15 | |
Nov 26, 2007 | 15 | |
Nov 19, 2007 | 15 | |
Nov 12, 2007 | 15 | |
Nov 5, 2007 | 16 | |
Oct 29, 2007 | 16 | |
Oct 22, 2007 | 16 | |
Oct 15, 2007 | 14 | |
Oct 8, 2007 | 17 | |
Oct 1, 2007 | 17 | |
Sep 24, 2007 | 17 | |
Sep 17, 2007 | 17 | |
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Aug 27, 2007 | 16 | |
Aug 20, 2007 | 16 | |
Aug 13, 2007 | 14 | |
Aug 6, 2007 | 15 | |
Jul 30, 2007 | 14 | |
Jul 23, 2007 | 14 | |
Jul 16, 2007 | 14 | |
Jul 9, 2007 | 14 | |
Jun 25, 2007 | 14 | |
Jun 18, 2007 | 13 | |
Jun 11, 2007 | 12 | |
May 28, 2007 | 11 | |
May 21, 2007 | 11 | |
May 14, 2007 | 9 | |
May 7, 2007 | 10 | |
Apr 30, 2007 | 10 | |
Apr 23, 2007 | 10 | |
Apr 16, 2007 | 10 | |
Apr 9, 2007 | 12 | |
Apr 2, 2007 | 13 | |
Mar 19, 2007 | 14 | |
Mar 5, 2007 | 12 | |
Feb 26, 2007 | 12 | |
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Dec 18, 2006 | 11 | |
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Nov 27, 2006 | 11 | |
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Oct 30, 2006 | 11 | |
Oct 23, 2006 | 10 | |
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Sep 25, 2006 | 11 | |
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Aug 28, 2006 | 13 | |
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Jul 31, 2006 | 15 | |
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Jul 10, 2006 | 15 | |
Jun 26, 2006 | 17 | |
Jun 19, 2006 | 17 | |
Jun 12, 2006 | 17 | |
May 29, 2006 | 17 | |
May 22, 2006 | 16 | |
May 15, 2006 | 19 | |
May 8, 2006 | 19 | |
May 1, 2006 | 18 | |
Apr 24, 2006 | 18 | |
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Feb 27, 2006 | 19 | |
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Feb 6, 2006 | 17 | |
Jan 30, 2006 | 17 | |
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