Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russia
n professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam
champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. Since then she has been coached by her brother Aleksandr Pavlyuchenkov.
, then part of the Soviet Union in its final months, Pavlyuchenkova first made headlines by winning the 2006 Australian Open
junior title by defeating Caroline Wozniacki
. She then won the US Open junior title against Tamira Paszek
and defended her Australian Open title in 2007, defeating Madison Brengle
. Anastasia played for the Sacramento Capitals of the World Team Tennis league in the summer of 2006.
and WTA
tournaments, winning a small ITF tournament in Italy in May 2006. In October 2006 Pavlyuchenkova received a wild card into the Kremlin Cup
and lost in the first round to rising Czech Nicole Vaidišová
6–3 6–3. She then barely missed out on qualifying for the main draw of the 2007 Australian Open
, losing to Julia Vakulenko
in the final round of qualifying.
Pavlyuchenkova then received a wild card into Wimbledon
in 2007, but was beaten by tenth seed Daniela Hantuchová
6–0 6–1 in just forty minutes, winning only fourteen points. In 2008, she entered into Wimbledon as the youngest in the ladies' singles tournament. She won her first round match against the French 17th seed, Alizé Cornet
7–6(6), 7–6(4) and went on to defeat Li Na
6–2, 6–4 from China, before losing to No.11 seed Agnieszka Radwańska
from Poland 3–6, 2–6 in the third round.
At the 2008 US Open, the first Grand Slam at which she was able to gain direct entry, she won against the American Vania King
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in three sets, but was defeated in the second round by then world No. 15 Swiss Patty Schnyder
.
as the 7th seed. She lost to Aravane Rezaï
6–2, 6–3 in second round. She then entered at the Moorilla Hobart International
where she reached the quarterfinals and lost to the eventual champion Petra Kvitová
1–6, 7–5, 6–3.
She played Tathiana Garbin
of the Italy in her opening match at the 2009 Australian Open
. She led 4–0 in the final set and had a match point but lost 4–6, 6–2, 5–7.
Pavlyuchenkova then took part in the Open GDF Suez
. She defeated Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano
6–4, 6–1 in the first round and was then defeated by the number 3 seed and eventual finalist Elena Dementieva
in the second-round, 6–4 6–2.
At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Pavlyuchenkova reached the second round with a win over compatriot Maria Kirilenko
, 6–2, 6–4, but lost 0–6, 1–6 to eventual champion Venus Williams
in the second.
Pavlyuchenkova upset Serbian World No. 3 Jelena Janković
at the Indian Wells
tournament in the second round, winning 6–4, 6–4. She then defeated Karin Knapp
and Nuria Llagostera Vives
en route to the quarterfinals, where she defeated the number 7 seed Agnieszka Radwańska
7–6, 6–4. However, she was defeated by the defending champion and number 5 seed Ana Ivanović
in the semi-finals, 6–2, 6–3.
At the Sony Ericsson Open, Pavlyuchenkova defeated Frenchwoman Aravane Rezaï
in the first round, whom she lost to in the first round of the ASB Classic
earlier in the year. The Russian won this time 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. However, she lost to eventual champion Belorussian Victoria Azarenka
2–6, 2–6 in the second round.
At the French Open
, Pavlyuchenkova reached the third round before losing to World No. 1 and compatriot Dinara Safina
6–2 6–0.
At the Wimbledon
, Pavlyuchenkova, as the 31st seed, reached the second round before falling to Roberta Vinci
.
In Båstad, Pavlyuchenkova opened with a three-set win over Jill Craybas
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 before losing to Maria Kirilenko
in the second round 6–2, 6–3.
Seeded 4th at Palermo, Pavlyuchenkova had to retire in the first around against Alberta Brianti
whilst trailing 3–6, 0–4.
Pavlyuchenkova played three warm-up tournaments leading up to the 2009 US Open. In Cincinnati, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the second round of qualifying to Tatjana Malek
6–1, 6–2. In Toronto, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the opening round of qualifying to Canadian Heidi El Tabakh
in a close match 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. In New Haven, Pavlyuchenkova managed to win her opening match against Ekaterina Makarova
6–3, 6–3 before losing to 2nd seed Caroline Wozniacki
6–1, 6–4.
At the 2009 US Open
, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the first round to local hero Melanie Oudin
6–1, 6–2, who went on to beat three more Russians before losing in the quarterfinals.
Beginning her tour of Asia, Pavlyuchenkova made it to the second round of Seoul seeded 6th where she defeated Angela Haynes
7–6(5), 6–2 before losing to Chan Yung-jan
2–6, 6–4, 6–1. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open
in Tokyo, Pavlyuchenkova won her opening match against Spain's Carla Suárez Navarro
in straight sets 6–1, 7–6(3) and followed up this win with a victory over 2nd seed Venus Williams
7–6(6), 7–5. In the 3rd round she lost to Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli
6–4, 2–6, 5–7.
The following week at the Premier Mandatory China Open
in Beijing
, Pavlyuchenkova notched her second successive victory over Venus Williams
in as many weeks, defeating the American 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. In doing so, she became second player ever to beat Williams in back-to-back weeks after Lindsay Davenport achieved the feat in the summer of 2004. In third round she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak
6–4 6–4.She then lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–3 6–3.
. She reached the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by Ana Ivanović
6–2, 7–6(6). She then lost in the second round of qualifying in Sydney to Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 6–3. At the 2010 Australian Open
, she lost in the second round to fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–2, 6–2.
Pavlyuchenkova made it to the second round of the 2010 Open GDF Suez
by defeating Iveta Benešová
6–1, 6–0. She then lost to top seed Elena Dementieva
in two tight sets 6–4, 6–4. She would then make the quarterfinals in Dubai
, defeating Daniela Hantuchová
6–3, 6–4. In the quarterfinals she lost to defending champion Venus Williams
. It took Williams seven match points to prevail, eventually winning 6–3, 6–4. At the Monterrey Open
, Pavlyuchenkova, as the No. 3 seed, reached her first WTA Tour final by defeating Anastasija Sevastova
in the semifinals 6–3, 2–6, 6–1. In the final she again faced Daniela Hantuchová and won her first career title in three sets, 1–6, 6–1, 6–0.
Pavlyuchenkova posted average results in Indian Wells
and Miami
, reaching the third and fourth round, respectively. She would then reach the quarterfinals at the MPS Group Championships
in Ponte Vedra Beach, losing to eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki
. She would then fall in the early rounds of both Rome
and Madrid
. Pavlyuchenkova was the 29th seed at the 2010 French Open
. She defeated Alizé Cornet
and Jill Craybas
before falling to top seed Serena Williams
in three sets 6–1, 1–6, 6–2.
At the AEGON International
, the Russian would lose in the opening round to Lucie Šafářová
. Pavlyuchenkova was again seeded 29th at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
. She defeated Iveta Benešová
and Roberta Vinci
before falling in the third round to 3rd seed Wozniacki.
Pavlyuchenkova won her second WTA Tour singles title at the 2010 İstanbul Cup
by defeating Elena Vesnina
in the final. Pavlyuchenova would recover from a 5–7, 0–4 deficit before winning 5–7, 7–5, 6–4.
Pavlyuchenkova entered the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open. She defeated Daniela Hantuchová
and 3rd seed Elena Dementieva
to advance to the third round where she defeated 13th seed Shahar Pe'er
5–7, 6–4, 6–4. In the quarterfinals she came back from a 1–5 first set deficit to defeat 12th seed Yanina Wickmayer
7–5, 3–6, 6–1. In the semifinals she fell in three sets to Maria Sharapova
6–4, 3–6, 6–2. She then fell in the opening round of the Rogers Cup
, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova
in three sets 7–5, 4–6, 6–1.
At the 2010 US Open
, Pavlyuchenkova posted her best Grand Slam
result to-date, reaching the round of 16. There she lost to French Open champion Francesca Schiavone
6–3, 6–0.
as the 5th seed in Brisbane
. Despite being pushed to three sets in two prior matches, she managed to reach the semifinals, where she fell to eventual champion Petra Kvitová
. The following week, in Hobart
, Pavlyuchenkova was forced to retire in the opening round against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, already having lost the first set 6–2. At the Australian Open
, she advanced to the third round, losing to Iveta Benešová
in a tight three-set match, 3–6, 6–1, 5–7.
In Fed Cup
competition, Pavlyuchenkova helped Russia
rally from an 0–2 deficit against France
by winning her reverse singles match against Alizé Cornet
and tie-deciding doubles match, partnering with Svetlana Kuznetsova
.
In her next tournaments in the Middle East
, she would have to play qualifying because of failing to meet the main entry deadline; she qualified for Dubai
, but fell in the first round to fellow Russian Alisa Kleybanova
in three sets.
In early March she defended her title at the 2011 Monterrey Open
, defeating Jelena Janković
2–6, 6–2, 6–3. She would reach the third round of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
, losing to 10th seed Shahar Peer. That was followed by a 4th round loss to 8th seed and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka
in three sets at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
in Miami.
Pavlyuchenkova would begin her clay-court season with a run to the 4th round at the 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
in Stuttgart
, where she lost to 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva
. She then reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open
, losing to Julia Goerges. At the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
, Pavlyuchenkova would reach the 4th round, where she lost to 3rd seed Victoria Azarenka
.
Pavlyuchenkova was the 14th seed at the 2011 French Open
and reached her first ever Grand Slam
quarterfinal, losing in three sets to #5 seed and defending champion Francesca Schiavone
. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
, Pavlyuchenkova was beaten in the second round 6–3, 6–3, by Nadia Petrova
. Anastasia next played at the 2011 Baku Cup
where she lost in the quarterfinals to Galina Voskoboeva
6–7, 6–3, 6–4; during the match, Pavlyuchenkova struck an incredible 27 double faults, effectively surrendering almost seven service games in double faults.
After defeating Anna Tatishvili
, Petra Martić
and former world number one Jelena Jankovic
at the 2011 US Open
, Pavlyuchenkova advanced to her second grand slam quarterfinal of the year after a 5–7,6–3,6–4 victory over seventh seed Francesca Schiavone
. Pavlyuchenkova lost to Serena Williams
7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinal. She was later fined US$2,000 by the USTA
for improper coaching.
.
Russia
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n professional tennis player and a multiple junior Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
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champion. Her career-high rank of World No. 13 was achieved on 4 July 2011. From July 2007 to September 2009 she was coached at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. Since then she has been coached by her brother Aleksandr Pavlyuchenkov.
Junior career
Born in Samara, RussiaSamara, Russia
Samara , is the sixth largest city in Russia. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia at the confluence of the Volga and Samara Rivers. Samara is the administrative center of Samara Oblast. Population: . The metropolitan area of Samara-Tolyatti-Syzran within Samara Oblast...
, then part of the Soviet Union in its final months, Pavlyuchenkova first made headlines by winning the 2006 Australian Open
2006 Australian Open
The 2006 Australian Open was played between 16 and 29 January 2006.- Leadup :Several leading men's players declined to attend the Open due to injury, including Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and defending champion Marat Safin....
junior title by defeating Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
. She then won the US Open junior title against Tamira Paszek
Tamira Paszek
Tamira Shelah Paszek is a professional tennis player from Austria. As of July 4, 2011, she is the no.1 ranked tennis player from Austria in the WTA ranking, at No. 41....
and defended her Australian Open title in 2007, defeating Madison Brengle
Madison Brengle
Madison Brengle is an American professional tennis player.-Background:Brengle has won two ITF singles and three ITF doubles titles in her career, and has achieved a ranking on the women's WTA Tour of World Number 152 on April 18, 2011...
. Anastasia played for the Sacramento Capitals of the World Team Tennis league in the summer of 2006.
Pro career
Her success in juniors enabled her to enter ITFInternational Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
and WTA
Women's Tennis Association
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tournaments, winning a small ITF tournament in Italy in May 2006. In October 2006 Pavlyuchenkova received a wild card into the Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup
The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour...
and lost in the first round to rising Czech Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...
6–3 6–3. She then barely missed out on qualifying for the main draw of the 2007 Australian Open
2007 Australian Open
The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
, losing to Julia Vakulenko
Julia Vakulenko
Julia Olegovna Vakulenko is a professional Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No...
in the final round of qualifying.
Pavlyuchenkova then received a wild card into Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
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in 2007, but was beaten by tenth seed Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–0 6–1 in just forty minutes, winning only fourteen points. In 2008, she entered into Wimbledon as the youngest in the ladies' singles tournament. She won her first round match against the French 17th seed, Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69...
7–6(6), 7–6(4) and went on to defeat Li Na
Li Na (tennis)
Li Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
6–2, 6–4 from China, before losing to No.11 seed Agnieszka Radwańska
Agnieszka Radwanska
Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 24 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 8. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a WTA Tour singles title when she...
from Poland 3–6, 2–6 in the third round.
At the 2008 US Open, the first Grand Slam at which she was able to gain direct entry, she won against the American Vania King
Vania King
Vania King is a Taiwanese American female tennis player. King won both the 2010 Wimbledon Women's Doubles and 2010 US Open Women's Doubles titles with Kazakh partner Yaroslava Shvedova....
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in three sets, but was defeated in the second round by then world No. 15 Swiss Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder
Patty Schnyder is a retired Swiss professional tennis player. She played on the WTA tour from 1993 to 2011 and is a former World No. 7. She defeated several World No...
.
2009
Pavlyuchenkova began the season at the ASB Classic2009 ASB Classic
The 2009 ASB Classic is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 24th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from January 5 through January 10, 2009.The...
as the 7th seed. She lost to Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
6–2, 6–3 in second round. She then entered at the Moorilla Hobart International
Moorilla Hobart International
The Hobart International is a women's professional tennis tournament held at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia. Held since 1994, it forms a part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour and is classed as an International tournament...
where she reached the quarterfinals and lost to the eventual champion Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
1–6, 7–5, 6–3.
She played Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin
Tathiana Garbin is an Italian tennis player. As of 17 May 2010, she is ranked World No. 56 in singles and No. 38 in doubles. Garbin is probably best known for her shocking defeat of the defending champion and the reigning World No. 1 Justine Henin in the second round of the 2004 French Open...
of the Italy in her opening match at the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
. She led 4–0 in the final set and had a match point but lost 4–6, 6–2, 5–7.
Pavlyuchenkova then took part in the Open GDF Suez
2009 Open GDF Suez
The 2009 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 17th edition of the Open GDF Suez and was a Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour...
. She defeated Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano
Virginie Razzano , is a French professional tennis player and the current French No. 4. Razzano, who was born in Dijon, has won two WTA singles titles, both in 2007 in Guangzhou and Tokyo. Razzano reached her career high ranking of World No. 16 on September 14, 2009. As of May 2011, she is ranked...
6–4, 6–1 in the first round and was then defeated by the number 3 seed and eventual finalist Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
in the second-round, 6–4 6–2.
At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Pavlyuchenkova reached the second round with a win over compatriot Maria Kirilenko
Maria Kirilenko
Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian...
, 6–2, 6–4, but lost 0–6, 1–6 to eventual champion Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
in the second.
Pavlyuchenkova upset Serbian World No. 3 Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
at the Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
tournament in the second round, winning 6–4, 6–4. She then defeated Karin Knapp
Karin Knapp
Karin Knapp is an Italian female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 35 on 25 February 2008.-Career:...
and Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish female tennis player. On June 6, 2005, Llagostera Vives reached her career-high singles ranking, World No. 35.During her career she has won 2 singles titles and 11 in doubles...
en route to the quarterfinals, where she defeated the number 7 seed Agnieszka Radwańska
Agnieszka Radwanska
Agnieszka Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 24 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 8. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a WTA Tour singles title when she...
7–6, 6–4. However, she was defeated by the defending champion and number 5 seed Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
in the semi-finals, 6–2, 6–3.
At the Sony Ericsson Open, Pavlyuchenkova defeated Frenchwoman Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï
Aravane Rezaï is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-Étienne, France to Iranian parents. She is the current French No. 5 in women's tennis. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl...
in the first round, whom she lost to in the first round of the ASB Classic
ASB Classic
The ASB Classic is a tennis tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand. Held since 1986, this WTA Tour event is an International series tournament and is played on outdoor hardcourts during the first week of the year....
earlier in the year. The Russian won this time 4–6, 7–5, 6–3. However, she lost to eventual champion Belorussian Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
2–6, 2–6 in the second round.
At the French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, Pavlyuchenkova reached the third round before losing to World No. 1 and compatriot Dinara Safina
Dinara Safina
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina , born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar background. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1....
6–2 6–0.
At the Wimbledon
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
, Pavlyuchenkova, as the 31st seed, reached the second round before falling to Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
.
In Båstad, Pavlyuchenkova opened with a three-set win over Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 before losing to Maria Kirilenko
Maria Kirilenko
Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Kirilenko won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. Kirilenko reached no. 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian...
in the second round 6–2, 6–3.
Seeded 4th at Palermo, Pavlyuchenkova had to retire in the first around against Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti
Alberta Brianti is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On June 13, 2011, Brianti achieved her career-high singles ranking of 55...
whilst trailing 3–6, 0–4.
Pavlyuchenkova played three warm-up tournaments leading up to the 2009 US Open. In Cincinnati, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the second round of qualifying to Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek
Tatjana Malek is a professional German tennis player. She achieved her highest singles ranking of World No. 64 on 14 September 2009. Her highest doubles ranking of World No. 73 came on 3 May 2010. Malek has won 8 ITF singles titles and 7 ITF doubles title but no WTA tour singles or doubles titles...
6–1, 6–2. In Toronto, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the opening round of qualifying to Canadian Heidi El Tabakh
Heidi El Tabakh
Heidi El Tabakh is an Egyptian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 149, which she reached on February 22, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 173, which she reached on February 8, 2010...
in a close match 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. In New Haven, Pavlyuchenkova managed to win her opening match against Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova is a professional Russian tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of number 29 on June 6, 2011.-Career:...
6–3, 6–3 before losing to 2nd seed Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
6–1, 6–4.
At the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the first round to local hero Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
6–1, 6–2, who went on to beat three more Russians before losing in the quarterfinals.
Beginning her tour of Asia, Pavlyuchenkova made it to the second round of Seoul seeded 6th where she defeated Angela Haynes
Angela Haynes
Angela Haynes is a professional tennis player from the United States. Haynes's top WTA singles ranking is World No. 95 which she attained in August, 2005. Angela is currently ranked World No. 158, race-singles World No. 260 and World No...
7–6(5), 6–2 before losing to Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan
Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a professional female tennis player from Republic of China . She has won 13 ITF singles titles; and 7 WTA and 11 ITF doubles titles. Her career highlights include semifinals in the Japan Open in 2006 and finals in the PTT Bangkok Open in 2007 Chan Yung-jan , Taiwan) is a...
2–6, 6–4, 6–1. At the Toray Pan Pacific Open
Toray Pan Pacific Open
The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event...
in Tokyo, Pavlyuchenkova won her opening match against Spain's Carla Suárez Navarro
Carla Suarez Navarro
Carla Suárez Navarro is a Spanish tennis player. She began playing for Spain in the 2008 Fed Cup. On May 18, 2009, she reached her career high ranking at World No. 22.-2008:...
in straight sets 6–1, 7–6(3) and followed up this win with a victory over 2nd seed Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
7–6(6), 7–5. In the 3rd round she lost to Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli
Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships....
6–4, 2–6, 5–7.
The following week at the Premier Mandatory China Open
2009 China Open (tennis)
The 2009 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the China Open, and was part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2009 ATP Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, Pavlyuchenkova notched her second successive victory over Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
in as many weeks, defeating the American 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. In doing so, she became second player ever to beat Williams in back-to-back weeks after Lindsay Davenport achieved the feat in the summer of 2004. In third round she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak
Aleksandra Wozniak is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of no. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth-highest ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eight ITF tournaments...
6–4 6–4.She then lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
6–3 6–3.
2010
Pavlyuchenkova started her year at the Brisbane InternationalBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
. She reached the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović is a former world no. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of November 7, 2011, she is ranked 22th on the WTA rankings. She beat Dinara Safina to win the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open...
6–2, 7–6(6). She then lost in the second round of qualifying in Sydney to Anastasia Rodionova 6–3, 6–3. At the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, she lost in the second round to fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
6–2, 6–2.
Pavlyuchenkova made it to the second round of the 2010 Open GDF Suez
2010 Open GDF Suez
The 2010 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Open GDF Suez and was a Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour...
by defeating Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
6–1, 6–0. She then lost to top seed Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
in two tight sets 6–4, 6–4. She would then make the quarterfinals in Dubai
2010 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...
, defeating Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
6–3, 6–4. In the quarterfinals she lost to defending champion Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
. It took Williams seven match points to prevail, eventually winning 6–3, 6–4. At the Monterrey Open
2010 Monterrey Open
The 2010 Monterrey Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Monterrey Open and was categorized as an International tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Sierra Madre Tennis Club in Monterrey, Mexico, from March 1 through March 7,...
, Pavlyuchenkova, as the No. 3 seed, reached her first WTA Tour final by defeating Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova
Anastasija Sevastova is a Latvian tennis player. On January 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195...
in the semifinals 6–3, 2–6, 6–1. In the final she again faced Daniela Hantuchová and won her first career title in three sets, 1–6, 6–1, 6–0.
Pavlyuchenkova posted average results in Indian Wells
2010 BNP Paribas Open – Women's Singles
Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Samantha Stosur.Jelena Janković won in the final against Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Svetlana Kuznetsova ...
and Miami
2010 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but lost to Kim Clijsters in the fourth round.Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Svetlana Kuznetsova ...
, reaching the third and fourth round, respectively. She would then reach the quarterfinals at the MPS Group Championships
2010 MPS Group Championships – Singles
Caroline Wozniacki was the defender of championship title and she won in the final of this tournament one more time. She defeated Olga Govortsova 6–2, 7–5.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Alyona Bondarenko ...
in Ponte Vedra Beach, losing to eventual champion Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...
. She would then fall in the early rounds of both Rome
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Women's Singles
Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Alexandra Dulgheru.Unseeded María José Martínez Sánchez won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Jelena Janković....
and Madrid
2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open – Women's Singles
Dinara Safina was the defending champion, but she lost against Klára Zakopalová in the first round.Aravane Rezaï won in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Venus Williams.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Caroline Wozniacki ...
. Pavlyuchenkova was the 29th seed at the 2010 French Open
2010 French Open
The 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
. She defeated Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69...
and Jill Craybas
Jill Craybas
- Early years :Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association competition from 1993 to...
before falling to top seed Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
in three sets 6–1, 1–6, 6–2.
At the AEGON International
2010 AEGON International
The 2010 AEGON International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 35th edition of the event for the women and the 2nd edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series...
, the Russian would lose in the opening round to Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...
. Pavlyuchenkova was again seeded 29th at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships
The 2010 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from Monday 21 June until Sunday 4 July 2010. It was the 124th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand...
. She defeated Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
and Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci
Roberta Vinci is an Italian tennis player. As of 29 August 2011, Vinci is ranked World No. 20, on the WTA Tour Rankings. Vinci has won thirteen WTA Tour titles, six in singles and seven in doubles....
before falling in the third round to 3rd seed Wozniacki.
Pavlyuchenkova won her second WTA Tour singles title at the 2010 İstanbul Cup
2010 İstanbul Cup
The 2010 İstanbul Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
by defeating Elena Vesnina
Elena Vesnina
Elena Sergeevna Vesnina is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009...
in the final. Pavlyuchenova would recover from a 5–7, 0–4 deficit before winning 5–7, 7–5, 6–4.
Pavlyuchenkova entered the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open. She defeated Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová
Daniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
and 3rd seed Elena Dementieva
Elena Dementieva
Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a...
to advance to the third round where she defeated 13th seed Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
5–7, 6–4, 6–4. In the quarterfinals she came back from a 1–5 first set deficit to defeat 12th seed Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world no. 22 and is the second-highest ranked female Belgian tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010...
7–5, 3–6, 6–1. In the semifinals she fell in three sets to Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ,. is a Russian professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. A US resident since 1994, Sharapova has won 24 WTA singles titles, including three Grand Slam singles titles at the 2004 Wimbledon, 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open...
6–4, 3–6, 6–2. She then fell in the opening round of the Rogers Cup
2010 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Zheng Jie, 7–6, 6–4.Caroline Wozniacki won the tournament, by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
in three sets 7–5, 4–6, 6–1.
At the 2010 US Open
2010 US Open (tennis)
The 2010 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 30 to September 13, 2010 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, United States....
, Pavlyuchenkova posted her best Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
result to-date, reaching the round of 16. There she lost to French Open champion Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
6–3, 6–0.
2011
Pavlyuchenkova opened her 2011 season2011 WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA...
as the 5th seed in Brisbane
2011 Brisbane International
The 2011 Brisbane International was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the tournament and took place at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Tennyson, Brisbane. It was held from 2 to 9 January...
. Despite being pushed to three sets in two prior matches, she managed to reach the semifinals, where she fell to eventual champion Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
. The following week, in Hobart
2011 Moorilla Hobart International
The 2011 Moorilla Hobart International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the event and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
, Pavlyuchenkova was forced to retire in the opening round against Bethanie Mattek-Sands, already having lost the first set 6–2. At the Australian Open
2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match...
, she advanced to the third round, losing to Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
in a tight three-set match, 3–6, 6–1, 5–7.
In Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
competition, Pavlyuchenkova helped Russia
Russia Fed Cup team
The Russia Fed Cup team represents Russia in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Russian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the World Group.- Current Team :* Maria Sharapova * Elena Vesnina...
rally from an 0–2 deficit against France
France Fed Cup team
The France Fed Cup team represents France in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current Team:* Alizé Cornet* Mathilde Johansson* Pauline Parmentier...
by winning her reverse singles match against Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player and the current French number three . She was born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, and has a career-high ranking of No. 11, achieved on 16 February 2009; as of 4 July 2011 she is ranked World No. 69...
and tie-deciding doubles match, partnering with Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova ; born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of October 10, 2011 ranked No. 21 in the WTA singles and No. 90 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles...
.
In her next tournaments in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, she would have to play qualifying because of failing to meet the main entry deadline; she qualified for Dubai
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour. The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons...
, but fell in the first round to fellow Russian Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhaelovna Kleybanova is a Russian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA world ranking to date is No. 20, achieved on February 21, 2010...
in three sets.
In early March she defended her title at the 2011 Monterrey Open
2011 Monterrey Open
The 2011 Monterrey Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Monterrey Open and was categorized as an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour...
, defeating Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
2–6, 6–2, 6–3. She would reach the third round of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open
2011 BNP Paribas Open
The 2011 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2011. It was the 36th edition of the event, known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2011...
, losing to 10th seed Shahar Peer. That was followed by a 4th round loss to 8th seed and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
in three sets at the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open , a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 21 to April 3, 2011. It was the 27th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami...
in Miami.
Pavlyuchenkova would begin her clay-court season with a run to the 4th round at the 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2011 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 34th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 16 through 24, 2011...
in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, where she lost to 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA, and she is currently ranked as the World No. 7. Zvonarёva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the...
. She then reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open
2011 Mutua Madrid Open
The 2011 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from April 30 – May 8. It was the 10th edition of the event on the ATP and 3rd on the WTA...
, losing to Julia Goerges. At the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 68th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour...
, Pavlyuchenkova would reach the 4th round, where she lost to 3rd seed Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high and current ranking is world no. 3, which she first achieved on 12 September 2011. She became the highest-ranked Belarusian player ever, surpassing Natasha Zvereva by two spots....
.
Pavlyuchenkova was the 14th seed at the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
and reached her first ever Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
quarterfinal, losing in three sets to #5 seed and defending champion Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
2011 Wimbledon Championships
The 2011 Wimbledon Championships took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England, from 20 June to 3 July 2011. It was the 125th edition of the championships, and the third Grand Slam tournament of the year. It was played on grass courts and was part of the...
, Pavlyuchenkova was beaten in the second round 6–3, 6–3, by Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
. Anastasia next played at the 2011 Baku Cup
2011 Baku Cup
The 2011 Baku Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the Baku Cup which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
where she lost in the quarterfinals to Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Voskoboeva
Galina Olegovna Voskoboeva is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She reached her career-high singles rank of World No. 56 on October 10, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 31st, set at January 29, 2007.-Early life:...
6–7, 6–3, 6–4; during the match, Pavlyuchenkova struck an incredible 27 double faults, effectively surrendering almost seven service games in double faults.
After defeating Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili
Anna Tatishvili is a professional Georgian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 84, which she reached on 4 July, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 107, which she reached on April 12, 2010...
, Petra Martić
Petra Martic
Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Her career high ranking is #47, achieved on September 26th 2011.-Early Career: 2006–2009:...
and former world number one Jelena Jankovic
Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no...
at the 2011 US Open
2011 US Open – Women's Singles
Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favourite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final...
, Pavlyuchenkova advanced to her second grand slam quarterfinal of the year after a 5–7,6–3,6–4 victory over seventh seed Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone
Francesca Schiavone is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. As of 24 October 2011, Schiavone's ranking is World...
. Pavlyuchenkova lost to Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinal. She was later fined US$2,000 by the USTA
United States Tennis Association
The United States Tennis Association is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels...
for improper coaching.
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current after the 2011 French Open2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
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| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 2007 WTA Tour The 2007 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 35th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 1, 2007, and concluded on November 11, 2007 after 61 events. Two new events were added to the schedule for the 2007 season: the Barcelona KIA and Gastein Ladies. It also... | 2008 2008 WTA Tour The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 36th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on December 31, 2007, and concluded on November 9, 2008 after 59 events.The season was characterised by its frequent changes in the No... | 2009 2009 WTA Tour The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour was the 37th season since the founding of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 5, 2009, and concluded on November 8, 2009 after 56 events.... | 2010 2010 WTA Tour The Women's Tennis Association Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the WTA. The 2010 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments , the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , and the year-end... | 2011 2011 WTA Tour The WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2011 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions, and the WTA... | W–L | ||||||||||
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | 2R 2010 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams defended her title after winning 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Justine Henin in the final.-Seeds:# Serena Williams # Dinara Safina ... |
3R 2011 Australian Open – Women's Singles Serena Williams was the defending champion, but could not defend her title due to a foot injury sustained in the middle of the 2010 season.Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title and fourth Grand Slam overall by beating Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final match... |
3-3 | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 3R 2009 French Open – Women's Singles Ana Ivanović was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Victoria Azarenka.Svetlana Kuznetsova won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Dinara Safina in 74 minutes. It was the third all-Russian final in Grand Slam history, and the first since 2004... |
3R 2010 French Open – Women's Singles Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko.Francesca Schiavone defeated Samantha Stosur 6–4, 7–6 in the final and became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament.-Seeds:... |
QF 2011 French Open – Women's Singles Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Li Na, 6–4, 7–6, making Li the first Asian and Chinese Grand Slam singles champion.-Seeds:# Caroline Wozniacki # Kim Clijsters ... |
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| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
3R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
2R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
3R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
2R 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles The Women's Singles event at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships saw defending champion and top seed Serena Williams successfully defend her title with a 6–3, 6–2 win over Vera Zvonareva in the final, whilst failing to lose a set throughout the entire tournament... |
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| US Open | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 4R | QF 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Kim Clijsters was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew due to an abdominal injury.Ninth seed Samantha Stosur won her first Grand Slam championship, defeating the favourite Serena Williams, a three-time US Open champion and the 28th seed, 6–2, 6–3 in the final... |
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| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 8–4 | 11–4 | 36–19 | ||||||||||
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
Not Held | A | Not Held | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Tour Championships WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||
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| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | SF | 3R | 3R | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| Key Biscayne | A | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | 4R | 5–3 | ||||||||||
| Madrid Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
Not Held | 1R | 2R | QF | 3–3 | |||||||||||||
| Beijing China Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in... |
Not Held | QF | 1R | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Dubai | Not Tier I | 2R | QF | 1R* | 6–3 | |||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Not Tier 1 | 2R | SF | 1R | 5–3 | |||||||||||||
| Montréal / Toronto | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| Tokyo Toray Pan Pacific Open The is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1984 on in Tokyo, Japan. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993. The event has traditionally been played on indoor carpet at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, but the 2008 event... |
A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 4–2 | |||||||||||
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither PM nor P5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Family Circle Cup The Family Circle Cup is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973. The tournament is currently played on the green clay courts at the Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA... |
A | A | A | A | NM5 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... |
A | 1R | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | 0–4 | |||||||||||
| Doha Qatar Total Open The Qatar Ladies Open , known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. was the main tournament sponsor... |
Not Tier I | A | Not Held | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Berlin Qatar Telecom German Open The German Open, sponsored from 2006 through 2008 as the Qatar Telecom German Open, was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. Held since 1896, it was one of the oldest tournaments for women... |
A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Zurich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... |
A | A | A | NTI | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego | A | A | A | Not Held | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–2 | 21–5 | 13–13 | 49–16 | 27–23 | 40–22 | 32–16 | 184–97 | ||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 402 | 281 | 45 | 39 | 21 | 16 | ||||||||||||
External links
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