Yaroslava Shvedova
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| Country |  Russia |
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia | |
| Date of birth | September 12, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Weight | 67 kg (147 lb) | |
| Turned Pro | 2002 | |
| Plays | Right; Double-handed backhand | |
| Career Prize Money | $242,030 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 113-69 | |
| Career titles: | 1 WTA, 2 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 70 (August 27, 2007) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2r (2008) | |
| French Open | 1r (2007) | |
| Wimbledon | 1r (2006, 2007) | |
| US Open | 1r (2007) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 28-21 | |
| Career titles: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 102 (January 14, 2008) | |
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Infobox last updated on: January 17, 2008. |
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Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (Russian: Ярослава Вячеславовна Шведова, born September 12, 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 70 as of 2007. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 2 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 2 doubles titles. She was taught tennis at the age of 6 by her father.
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[edit] Biography
In February 2007, she stunned all by reaching the final of the Sony Ericsson International, causing a shock upset over homecrowd favourite and No.2 seed Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals, 6–7 (2–7), 6–4, 6–4. In the final, she defeated top-seeded defending champion Mara Santangelo 6–4, 6–4, to win her very first WTA Tour title.[1][2] This win caused her to be in the top 100 for the first time, at 78.
At the Miami Masters, she came through qualifying and recorded her first-ever top 20 win over Ana Ivanović in the second round, beating her 7–5 6–4. She lost in the third round to Tathiana Garbin.
Her win-loss record for 2007 currently stands at 24-20.
[edit] WTA Tour titles (1)
[edit] Singles (1)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Championship (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | February 18, 2007 | Bangalore, India | Hard |  Mara Santangelo |
6–4, 6–4 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Yaroslava Shvedova profile on the WTA Tour's official website
