Personal

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

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (12): 2018 - Strasbourg; 2017 - Rabat, Monterrey, Hong Kong; 2015 - Linz; 2014 - Paris [Indoors], Moscow; 2013 - Monterrey, Oeiras; 2011 - Monterrey; 2010 - Monterrey, Istanbul.
Finalist (9): 2021 - Roland Garros; 2019 - Osaka, Moscow; 2017 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2015 - Washington DC, Moscow; 2013 - Brisbane, Seoul; 2012 - Washington DC.

DOUBLES
Winner (6): 2022 - Rome (w/Kudermetova); 2017 - Sydney (w/Babos); 2013 - Madrid (w/Safarova); 2012 - Charleston (w/Safarova); 2011 - Brisbane (w/Kleybanova); 2008 - Fès (w/Cirstea).
Finalist (4): 2023 - Adelaide 2 (w/Rybakina); 2019 - Stuttgart (w/Safarova); 2015 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Jankovic); 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Olympics (w/Rublev).

ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2009, 2011-13, 2015; Russian Olympic Team, 2016.

Career in Review

2021 - Fourteenth consecutive Top 50 finish (finishing No.11); made first career Slam final at Roland Garros (l. to Krejcikova); semifinalist at Madrid (l. to Sabalenka); quarterfinalist at Moscow (l. to Vondrousova); reached 4r at US Open (l. to Ka. Pliskova); notched two Top 10 wins (d. No.9 Ka Pliskova at Madrid; d. No.4 Sabalenka at Roland Garros); reached a career-high ranking of No.11 on Nov. 8, 2021; enjoyed successful Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals in singles (l. to eventual gold medalist Bencic in 3s) and winning gold in mixed doubles (w/Rublev, d. Vesnina/Karatsev in F); helped Russia win their first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2008.

2020 - Thirteenth consecutive Top 50 finish (finishing No.38); quarterfinalist at the Australian Open (l. to Muguruza); quarterfinalist in doubles at Prague (w/Kudermetova, l. to Krejcikova/Siniakova); reached 2r six times (incl. Roland Garros); fell in 1r twice.

2019 - Twelveth consecutive Top 50 season (finishing No.30); runner-up at Osaka (l. to Osaka) and Moscow (l. to Bencic); QF at Australian Open (l. to Collins), St. Petersburg (l. to Bertens) and Monterrey (l. to Azarenka); reached 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying once.

2018 - Eleventh consecutive Top 50 season (finishing No.42); won one WTA title at Strasbourg (d. Cibulkova in final); QF four times at Stuttgart (l. to Kontaveit), Wuhan (l. to Barty), Linz (l. to Alexandrova) and Moscow [Kremlin Cup] (l. to Kasatkina); reached 3r once, 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open and Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors).

2017 - Second Top 20 season (finishing No.15); won three WTA titles at Monterrey (d. Kerber in final), Rabat (d. Schiavone in final) and Hong Kong (d. Gavrilova in final); runner-up at Tokyo [PPO] (l. to Wozniacki); QF five times at Sydney (l. to Bouchard), Australian Open (l. to V.Williams), Indian Wells (l. to Kuznetsova), Stanford (l. to Vandeweghe) and New Haven (l. to Cibulkova); reached 3r three times and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open and Zhuahi); won one WTA doubles title.

2016 - Fifth straight Top 30 season and seventh overall (finishing No.28); QF seven times at Brisbane (l. to Kerber), St. Petersburg (l. to Bencic), Acapulco (l. to Wickmayer), Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams), Montréal (l. to Keys); reached 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open) and 2r six times (incl. Olympics); fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open).

2015 - Fourth straight Top 30 season and sixth overall (finishing No.28); won one WTA title at Linz (d. Friedsam in final); runner-up twice at Washington DC (l. to Stephens in final) and Moscow (l. to Kuznetsova in final); SF at Baku (l. to Tig); QF three times at Monterrey (l. to Errani), Cincinnati (l. to Halep) and Beijing (l. to Ivanovic); reached 3r twice and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors).

2014 - Another Top 30 season (finishing No.25); won two WTA titles at Paris [Indoors] (d. Errani in final) and Moscow (d. Begu in final); QF at Washington DC; reached 3r four times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r eight times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. Wimbledon); struggled w/left thigh injury in first half (retired in Brisbane 2r and withdrew from Charleston and Oeiras); also retired in Roland Garros 2r w/back injury.

2013 - Another Top 30 season (finishing No.26); won two WTA titles at Monterrey (d. Kerber in final) and Oeiras (d. Suárez Navarro in final); runner-up twice at Brisbane (l. to S.Williams in final) and Seoul (l. to A.Radwanska in final); SF three times at Kuala Lumpur (l. to Mattek-Sands), Moscow (l. to Halep) and Sofia (l. to Stosur); QF at New Haven; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors); 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.

2011 - First Top 20 season (finishing No.16); won one WTA title at Monterrey (d. Jankovic in final); SF at Brisbane (l. to Kvitova); QF six times at Madrid, Roland Garros (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Schiavone), Baku, New Haven, US Open (second Grand Slam QF; l. to S.Williams) 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.

2010 - Near-Top 20 season (finishing No.21); won 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 (after US Open; rose from No.22 to No.20).

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.

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.

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

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

2005 - Played first two events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic.