Personal

Coached by Ralph Kok ... Father, Alex, is a shooting coach ... Began playing tennis at age 6 ... Speaks Russian, English, Spanish ... Favorite shots are backhand, drop shot ... Favorite movies are Seven and Love Actually ... Enjoys rap and pop music ... Admires Steffi Graf.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner: 2011 - ITF/Nassau-BAH, ITF/Ningbo-CHN; 2010 - ITF/Monzón-ESP; 2009 - ITF/Cali-COL, ITF/Saint-Gaudens-FRA, ITF/Astana-KAZ; 2008 - ITF/Mont-de-Marsan-FRA, ITF/Phoenix-MUS; 2005 - ITF/Batumi-GEO; 2004 - ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS, ITF/Poitiers-FRA; 2003 - ITF/Vale do Lobo-POR.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2011 - ITF/Stockholm-SWE (w/Rus); 2010 - ITF/Dothan-USA (w/Jidkova); 2008 - ITF/Patras-GRE (w/Obziler), ITF/Jounieh 2-LIB (w/Ewijk); 2007 - Tashkent (w/Dzehalevich), ITF/Jounieh-LIB (w/Poutchek), ITF/Petange-LUX (w/Suárez Navarro); 2006 - Istanbul (w/A.Bondarenko); ITF/Jounieh-LIB (w/Poutchek); 2005 - ITF/Jounieh-LIB (w/Koryttseva), ITF/Batumi-GEO (w/Ostrovskaya); 2004 - ITF/Minsk-BLR (w/Kustava).
Finalist (1): 2010 - Bogotá (w/Savchuk).

ADDITIONAL
Belarusian Fed Cup Team, 2004-07, 2012.

Career in Review

2001 - Played first event of career in doubles at ITF/Minsk-BLR.

2002 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first two WTA main draws, falling 1r at Palermo but reaching 2r at Tashkent; fell in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Fell 1r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on October 3 (rose from No.108 to No.95).

2006 - First Top 100 season; QF at Istanbul; reached 2r six times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r five times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times; made Top 50 debut on July 31 (rose from No.54 to No.49); won one WTA doubles title; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r three times; fell 1r six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying once (US Open); won one WTA doubles title; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Reached 2r once (Roland Garros); fell 1r twice and in qualifying four times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Second Top 100 season; QF at Barcelona; reached 3r once and 2r twice; fell 1r eight times (incl. all four majors - ret. in US Open 1r w/left foot injury) and in qualifying once; won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - QF at Portoroz; fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other Roland Garros, Wimbledon - l. to Perry 62 46 97; held mp at 6-5 third set); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Third Top 100 season; reached 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Roland Garros and Marbella - l. to Zakopalova 16 75 63; held 2mp at 61 54) and in qualifying seven times (incl. Australian Open); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.