Elena Vesnina
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Elena Sergeevna Vesnina (born Lviv
, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
, on 1 August 1986) is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009. She is coached by former ATP
tour player Andrei Chesnokov
.
The very next week, once again qualify at Al-Mansoura to enter the main draw, where she won two further matches in straight sets, beating Hana Šromová
of the Czech Republic in Round Two, to reach her first ever $10,000 quarter-final in just her second event played. However, she then defaulted her quarter-final tie to her opponent.
In 2003 she began the year entering two successive ITF events India. at Chennai
and Bangalore
, and not only succeeded in qualifying both times, but also reached her first semi-final and another quarter-final in the main draws, notably losing to future star Akgul Amanmuradova
at the quarter-final stage at Bangalore
.
These results gave her, her first ranking at World No. 750, enough for her to gain direct entry to her next $10,000 draw at Istanbul
in the last week of March, where she beat her personal best result in reaching the final.
The following week, at Antalya
, still in Turkey, she was knocked out in the first round by her then-compatriot Evgenia Linetskaya
; and in May she met with mixed results in Lviv
, Ukraine and Warsaw
, Poland; but in June she claimed her career-first $10,000 title at Balashikha
, Russia, without dropping a set.
After taking her first ITF title she the competed in Bucharest1
losing to Raluca Sandu in the second round she stayed in Bucharest to compete in Bucharest2, where she made it through the finals losing to German Antonela Voina in a tight 2 sets 6–4 7–6(7). She the competed in Zhukovsky
, Russia, as a qualifier and succeeded, then won through all the way to the semi-final of the main draw with a tight three-set quarter-final victory over compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova
en route, 6–7 6–4 6–4, but was stopped in straight sets in the semifinals by Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
In the middle of September, she qualified for her second straight $25,000 tournament at Tbilisi
, Georgia, and this time won the title, recording victories over Evgenia Linetskaya
, Olga Barabanschikova
of Belarus
, and Mariya Koryttseva
of the Ukraine
, in the quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds respectively. She then failed to qualify, trying to gert to for first main draw appearance at the WTA Tour in her next two events in Moscow and Tashkent
. She finished the year ranked No. 279.
losing to an unranked Barbara Schwartz
, 3–6 6–7. At an ITF event in St. Petersburg, it was however a different scenario as she got pass the qualifying round and then defeating compatriot Anastasia Rodionova in the first round proper on her way to a quarter-final finish, where she was defeated by Ivana Lisjak
of Croatia 5–7 3–6.
She next played in June at Marseille
, falling at the last round of the qualifying draw she was granted a lucky loser before bowing out to No. 1 seed and then World No. 70 Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
in straight sets despite taking the second to a close tie-break.in the second round. She then made early exits in Gorizia and Vittel. following this disappointing performance she reached two ITF quarterfinals in a row in Moscow losing to Maria Kondriateva 6–1 7–5 and in Balashikha
losing to Anastasiya Yakimova
6–2 6–4, this event were both held in Russia. in late September, as a direct main-draw entrant into the $50,000 tournament at Batumi
, Georgia, she also reached the quarter-finals, where she lost to No. 1 seed Anna Chakvetadze
, 4–6 5–7.
In her next events she tried to qualify to a WTA event in the 2004 Kremlin Cup
but was knocked out at the second hurdle by World No. 61 Claudine Schaul
of Luxembourg
in a topsy-turvy match, 7–5 1–6 0–6 and in the 2005 Bell Challenge
were she succeeded for the first time in winning through qualifying into a WTA Tour main draw but lost in the first round of the main draw to Mariana Díaz-Oliva
3–6, 2–6.
She then qualified in Opole
, Poland, but lost to Hana Šromová
in the second-round in three sets. She ended the year by reaching the quarter-final at Bergamo
, Italy, losing to Estonian star Maret Ani
in a very close three-setter, 6–4 6–7 3–6. She ended the year world ranked No. 286.
She started the 2005 attempting to make headway in WTA Tour main draws, she next entered the qualifying round of the 2005 Cellular South Cup but lost in straight sets to Varvara Lepchenko
of United States 6–2 6–4. The following week, she entered an ITF tournament at St. Paul, Minnesota
, where she lost in the second round to Tatsiana Uvarova in the qualifying round. Extending her bad start she made a first round exit at St. Petersburg a ITF event; she then qualified at Civitavecchia
, Italy reaching the semifinals before losing to Maret Ani
in three sets, 3–6 6–3 3–6.In May, she entered qualifying for the Tier II event at Warsaw
, and avenged her previous defeat by Adriana Barna
, knocking her out 6–3 7–6, but then fell again to Anna Chakvetadze
, 6–7 4–6, in the second round.
A couple of weeks later, she suffered a disappointing first-round loss to Olivia Sanchez
of France in the first round of a $25,000 event at Antalya
, Turkey, 3–6 0–6. But the following week she bounced back to qualify for her second career WTA main draw at 2005 Istanbul Cup
losing to American star Mashona Washington
5–7 1–6 in the second round. This was her first WTA tour win. Returning in June she reached the final of an event at Galatina
, Italy without dropping a set, defeating higher-ranked Tatiana Poutchek
of Belarus
on the way there, before losing the title to Mariya Koryttseva
, 6–3 6–2. At her next two ITF tournaments in early July, she failed to qualify in Fano
while losing in three-sets to similarly-ranked compatriot Lioudmila Skavronskaia in the first round in Cuneo
, Italy. But later that month she succeeded in qualifying for her third career WTA main draw at the 2005 Internazionali di Modena
, in first round of the main draw she cruised past a low-ranked special entrant from Slovenia Maja Matevzic
before being ousted by Italian World No. 28 Flavia Pennetta
in Second Round, 6–7 2–6.
The very next week, she won through qualifying into a WTA main draw for the fourth time at 2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
but lost Maret Ani
in the first round of the main draw, she was dispatched 7–6 6–3. In her next three events she failed to qualify in the main draw of the WtA events at the 2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open
losing to Emma Laine
4–6, 0–6 in the third round of the qualifying draw, in the 2005 Rogers Cup were she first thrashed Swiss perennial and World No. 110 Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6–2 6–2, but then was ousted by Japanese world No. 93 Rika Fujiwara
in three sets, 6–3 3–6 3–6 and in the 2005 US Open to New Zealander Marina Erakovic
, 2–6 1–6 in the second round of the qualifying draw. She then reached the semifinals in Denain
, France losing to Arantxa Parra Santonja
, 4–6 6–4 3–6 and in Bordeaux
, France losing to Stéphanie Foretz
6–1 6–4. She then attained direct entry to a WTA Tour main draw for the first time in her career at the 2005 Tashkent Open
in October, where she reached her first quarterfinals losing to Akgul Amanmuradova
7–6(4) 3–6 7–6(4). She then failed to qualify at the 2005 Kremlin Cup
losing to Alona Bondarenko, 1–6 6–7. In the 2005 Generali Ladies Linz
she maid through the qualifying round before losing to Tamira Paszek
, 6–7 6–1 5–7 in the first round.
In November, at the 2005 Bell Challenge
she reached her second quarterfinals losing to 75th-ranked Swede Sofia Arvidsson
6–2 4–6 1–6. In the next two weeks, she came unstuck in early rounds of ITF events, losing to Emma Laine
1–6 4–6 in the first round at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and then to Estonian Kaia Kanepi
2–6 4–6 in the second round at Deauville
, France. She ended the year with a semifinal appearance at Poitiers
, France in the final week of November and her last tournament, losing to Viktoriya Kutuzova
4–6 6–3 4–6 en route she Marion Bartoli
and World No. 96 Stéphanie Foretz
. She ended the year ranked no. 111.
, she was narrowly defeated by Puerto Rican World No. 157 Vilmarie Castellvi
in three sets, 4–6 6–2 6–7, in the first round of the qualifying draw for the Tier III event at Gold Coast
, and then she was squashed by Nuria Llagostera Vives
in the first round of 2006 Moorilla Hobart International
6–0 6–3 the following week.
Being ranked number 100, she was awarded direct entry into her first ever Grand Slam tournament at the 2006 Australian Open
, and reached the fourth round with defeats of qualifiers Li Ting 6–2 6–3, Julia Schruff
6–0, 7–5 and Olga Savchuk
5–7 6–2 6–4 before losing to World No. 7 Nadia Petrova
6–3 6–1. She next competed at the 2006 Bangalore Open
and 2006 Pacific Life Open but lost in the first rounds of both contests, losing to Australian World No. 127 Nicole Pratt
at Bangalore and to World No. 86 Viktoriya Kutuzova
of the Ukraine
at Indian Wells
. However she reached the Third round of the 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open and 2006 Bausch & Lomb Championships
losing to Tatiana Golovin
6–2, 6–3 and Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–4 3–6 6–4, respectively.
The week after, playing at 2006 Family Circle Cup
she again came out the loser in a three-setter, this time against experienced fellow-Russian star Vera Zvonareva
, who took the match 6–4 5–7 6–2. In May, retreating to a lower-level Tier IV event at Estoril
, Portugal, she was surprised again to encounter Flavia Pennetta
, the first seed in the draw, in the first round; and this time the Italian wrought her revenge in the third set tie-break of a very evenly-tied match that ran 2–6 6–2, 6–7. At the 2005 Berlin Open
, she lost to Czech Květa Peschke
in the first round 6–4 6–3.
At the 2006 Internationaux de Strasbourg
she encountered fierce resistance in the first round from upcoming Italian World No. 249 Karin Knapp
, but finally defeated her 1–6 6–3 7–6 to book her place in the second round, where she made light work of French World No. 27 Marion Bartoli
for the second time in her career, this time dismissing her 6–1 6–1. In the quarter-finals, clay-court expert and World No. 28 Anabel Medina Garrigues
of Spain had the better of their joust, taking it 6–2 6–4. At the 2006 French Open
she lost Peng Shuai
, 2–6 2–6 in the first round.
She then entered the grass-court circuit, at Birmingham
, England and 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, and both reaching the second round losing to Italian World No. 39 Mara Santangelo
3–6 3–6 and World No. 8 Elena Dementieva
, 1–6 6–4 4–6, respectively. In July, entering 2006 Wimbledon Championships
world-ranked No. 63, she recovered from a set down to fend off Spanish World No. 75 Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
in the first round, and then second round she lost compatriot Anna Chakvetadze
in a close three setter 4–6 6–3 3–6.
At the events of 2006 Acura Classic and 2006 JPMorgan Chase Open
she reached the second round of both events, losing to Finnish Emma Laine
7–6 6–7 4–6 and American Meghann Shaughnessy
6–7 3–6, respectively. At the qualifying round of the 2006 Rogers Cup she was upset by Neha Uberoi
of the United States in the first round. The following week at 2006 Forest Hills Tennis Classic
she lost to Meghann Shaughnessy
, 2–6 5–7, at the quarter-final stage. In September, in her first appearance at the 2006 US Open, she lost to World No. 14 Mary Pierce
in the first round, 5–7 1–6.
Later that month, at the 2005 China Open
, In the first round, she at last wreaked revenge upon Emma Laine
after a lengthy struggle, 7–6 5–7 6–3, but then in the second she fell in three sets to Chinese World No. 23 Li Na
, 6–3 1–6 1–6. A string of three further moderate second-round finishes in successive weeks followed in the earlier part of October in 2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open
losing to veteran Israeli Tzipora Obziler
6–4 3–6 3–6, in 2006 Tashkent Open
losing to Ukrainian talent Kateryna Bondarenko
, 6–3 4–6 4–6, in 2006 Kremlin Cup
losing to Amélie Mauresmo
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(3).
At the 2006 Generali Ladies Linz
after qualifying she got past the first round of the main draw against World No. 16 Daniela Hantuchová
after the Slovak retired 4–3 RET. World No. 12 Jelena Janković
of Serbia
awaited her in Round Two, and although Vesnina won the first set on a tie-break, it was Janković who emerged victorious in three sets, 6–7(4) 6–4 6–2. In her last tournament at 2006 Gaz de France Stars
she retired against native Kirsten Flipkens
4–0 RET. The Russian finished the year still ranked 44th in the world, up 67 places year-on-year.
she reached the quarterfinals losing to Italian Tathiana Garbin
, 5–7 2–6. the following week, at the 2007 Moorilla Hobart International
she lost Anabel Medina Garrigues
in the first round, 1–6 3–6. At the 2007 Australian Open
she avenge her lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues
in the first round, defeating her with a 6–7 6–1 6–1. But lost in the Second Round to Maria Elena Camerin
, in a very close three-set match, 4–6 6–3 8–6. Following the 2007 Australian Open
then proceeded to suffer a string of disappointing first round exits over the remainder of the Winter season at the 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open
she lost to Japanese World No. 26 Ai Sugiyama
4–6 2–6, at the 2007 Proximus Diamond Games
she lost to compatriot Dinara Safina
, at the 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships
she was outplayed by Daniela Hantuchová
, 1–6 3–6, at the 2007 Pacific Life Open she was crushed by China's Peng Shuai
in a double bangle 6–0, 6–0, at the 2007 Bausch & Lomb Championships
she lost Catalina Castaño
, 7–5 3–6 1–6 and finally at the 2007 Family Circle Cup
to compatriot Vasilisa Bardina
, 6–1 3–6 1–6. She has now lost 7 straight matches in a row. Her losing streak ended in the hands of Urszula Radwańska
in the first round of the 2007 J&S Cup
beating her 2–6 7–6(4) 6–3 but lost in the next round to Jelena Janković
2–6, 5–7. At the 2007 Qatar Telecom German Open
a week later, she suffered a heavy loss by 65th-ranked Spaniard Lourdes Domínguez Lino
at the first round, 2–6 1–6.
in her next main draw appearance she reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 Internationaux de Strasbourg
she lost to Marion Bartoli
for the first time in three meetings, 1–6 6–4 3–6. At the 2007 French Open
, she was drawn against no. 1 seed and eventual champion Justine Henin of Belgium in the first round, and lost in two relatively close sets, 4–6 3–6.
The following week, at the 2007 Ordina Open
, she got through as a qualifier but lost in the second round by Angelique Kerber
of Germany, losing to her 3–6 3–6. Entering 2007 Wimbledon Championships
world-ranked 67th in July, she enjoyed a strong start with successive comfortable straight-sets wins over fellow-Russian World No. 32 Olga Poutchkova
in the first round 6–1 6–3 and World No. 43 Émilie Loit
6–1 6–2 of France in the second, before losing once again to no. seed and eventual semi-finalstJustine Henin, in the third round 1–6, 3–6. Following Wimbledon
she competed at the 2007 W&S Financial Group Women's Open
where she reached the quarterfinals losing to eventual champion and compatriot Anna Chakvetadze
, trailing to her 0–6 1–4 before retiring.
At the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
she defeated Swedish World No. 109 Sofia Arvidsson
in straight sets in the first round, but then lost to fast-rising Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki
, in the second, 5–7 1–6. She then competed in the last tournament before the US Open at the 2007 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, after receiving a first round bye, she began well with straight-sets victories over World No. 68 Séverine Brémond
6–4 6–4 and Japanese World No. 52 Aiko Nakamura
6–3 6–2 to reach her career-first WTA-level semi-final, but then lost heavily to Virginie Razzano
, 2–6 0–6 even winning their first three meetings. Entering the 2007 US Open, Vesnina was drawn to play World No. 89 Croat Jelena Kostanić
in the first round, but lost to her in straight sets 4–6 2–6.
The following week, representing Russia in the 2007 Fed Cup
final against Italy, she avenged her straight sets defeat by Mara Santangelo
in their only previous meeting, by outplaying the current World No. 34 to win in straight sets herself this time around, 6–2 6–4. Towards the end of the month, the Russian could reach only the second round of the 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
before she succumbed to Argentinian Gisela Dulko
6–7(3) 1–6.
Returning to the Tashkent Open
in October ranked 61st in the world, she exceeded her performance of the previous year by reaching the semifinals with successive victories over Italian Alberta Brianti
6–3 6–4, Belarussian Tatiana Poutchek
7–5 6–4, and Romanian youngster Ioana Raluca Olaru
in three sets 2–6 7–6 6–4, but at this stage, she lost fast-rising Belarussian teenager Victoria Azarenka
, 6–4 6–2.
At the 2007 Kremlin Cup
she lost once again to Czech World No. 13 Nicole Vaidišová
at the second round, 3–6, 4–6.
At the her last two tournaments of the year at the 2007 Zürich Open
and 2007 Generali Ladies Linz
she failed to qualifyi losing to American Meilen Tu
5–7 3–6 and German Sandra Klösel
4–6, 4–6. She ended the year at No. 54 ten spots lower than the previous year.
to an Australian wildcard then ranked just 158th in the world, Monique Adamczak
, 6–7 6–3 5–7.
Having failed to defend the points accrued from her quarter-final finish at Gold Coast
a year previously, she found her ranking slipping to 60th. But she mostly made up for it by reaching the quarter-finals at Hobart
the following week with back-to-back straight-sets wins over Japanese World No. 48 Akiko Morigami
and Nuria Llagostera Vives
of Spain. But her quarter-final opponent, World No. 23 Vera Zvonareva
, had the better of her 6–3 6–3.
Entering the Australian Open for the third year running, now ranked World No. 55, Vesnina enjoyed a marginally more successful run than she had done in 2007, in reaching the third round with successive wins over World No. 31 Julia Vakulenko
of the Ukraine
, 6–4 1–6 6–4, and World No. 98 Jill Craybas
of the United States, 6–2, 6–4. However, there was no stopping eventual tournament champion Maria Sharapova
in Round Three, as she raced away with their match 6–3 6–0.
Vesnina emerged from the tournament world-ranked No. 52. With only 16 ranking points for her to defend between February and April inclusive out of a total of 549 to her credit, she was presented with a strong theoretical opportunity to return to or exceed her pre-existing career-high WTA world ranking of 41st by the beginning of May.
However, her challenge began disappointingly for her at Doha
in mid-February with a first-round main-draw loss in straight sets to Japanese World No. 134 Ayumi Morita
, 3–6 4–6. Then at the Tier II tournament at Dubai
at the end of the month, she was forced to go through the qualifying tournament, where she was defeated in the second round on the final-set tie-break of a very close three-set match by resurgent Chinese player Zheng Jie
, whose then-current ranking of World No. 226 reflected her recent absence from the tour resulting from injury. The sum total of the ranking points earned by the Russian in February was just six.
Returning to action in mid-March at the Tier I fixture taking place at Indian Wells
, Vesnina could manage only the second round of the main draw after defeating World No. 98 Hsieh Su-Wei
of Taipei
in a close three-set match in the first, as World No. 10 Marion Bartoli
vanquished her 6–0 6–4, leveling up their career head-to-head at two matches all.
Arriving at Miami at the end of March world-ranked 53rd, down one place on the beginning of February, she finally achieved a measure of success for the first time in two months, reaching the fourth round with wins over Russian veteran Elena Likhovtseva
(6–4 6–4), Hungarian World No. 18 Ágnes Szávay
(6–2 4–6 6–1) and improved American World No. 60 Ashley Harkleroad
(6–4 5–7 6–4) before succumbing to Belgian World No. 1 Justine Henin 2–6 2–6. The 70 ranking points she earned from this performance lifted her comfortably within the Top 50 again at No. 45, with a total of 638 ranking points, but still left her some 50 points adrift of the current standard required to match her previous best ranking of 41st.
At the Tier II Amelia Island
in early April, Vesnina reached the third round after defeating Venezuelan star Milagros Sequera
7–6 6–0 and veteran Swiss World No. 12 Patty Schnyder
6–2 2–6 6–2. But then she lost to much-improved French World No. 49 Alizé Cornet
1–6 5–7. As a result, she achieved a net gain of just 25 ranking points to 663, and only one ranking place.
in Auckland
, New Zealand in January. It was here that she advanced to her first final on the WTA Tour, upsetting the tournament's sixth-seed Nicole Vaidišová
in the second round and the second-seed Caroline Wozniacki
of Denmark in the quarterfinals along the way. She then prevailed in a marathon semifinal against British No.1 Anne Keothavong
with a score of 6–7(3), 6–1, 7–5 to set up a meeting with fellow Russian
and tournament first-seed Elena Dementieva
. She started strongly in the match with a 3–1 lead but eventually lost to Dementieva 6–4 6–1.
Vesnina participated in the 2009 Australian Open
but lost in the first round to French player Julie Coin
. At the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
, where she was a qualifier, Vesnina made it to the quarterfinals, defeating Chinese player Li Na
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the first round and achieving her first win over a top 10 player by defeating 7th-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–4, 3–6, 6–0. In the third round, she defeated 12th-seeded Dominika Cibulková
, who retired after Vesnina was leading 4–6, 6–1, 4–0. In the quarterfinals her series of upsets ended when she lost to 16th-seeded Kaia Kanepi
3–6, 5–7.
At her next tournament, the 2009 BNP Paribas Open
in Indian Wells, California
, Vesnina defeated Sabine Lisicki
7–6(4), 7–5 in the first round and 32nd-seed Sorana Cîrstea
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 in the second round. In the third round, she lost to 8th-seed Victoria Azarenka
3–6, 5–7. Vesnina started her 2009 clay court season at the 2009 MPS Group Championships
in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She upset 6th-seeded Shuai Peng in the first round 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, and the 3rd-seed Dominika Cibulková
7–5, 6–7(5), 6–3 in the quarterfinals. She lost to 2nd-seeded Caroline Wozniacki
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(4) in the semifinals after having 4 match points in the third set.
She then reached the quarterfinals of the Tier I Family Circle Cup
in Charleston, South Carolina
before losing to Sabine Lisicki
6–4, 6–0 while battling a leg strain.
At Vesnina's next tournament, the 2009 Rome Masters, she reached the second round by defeating American Jill Craybas
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, but lost to Jie Zheng 2–6, 7–6(3), 2–6. She then reached the third round of the 2009 Madrid Masters and lost to Jelena Janković
2–6, 2–6. She lost to Ágnes Szávay
in the second round of the French Open
, the first time she'd reached the second round there. She did however reach her first grand slam final in the doubles at the French Open partnering Victoria Azarenka. The pair were seeded 12th but lost in the final to the 3rd seeds and defending champions Virginia Ruano Pascual and Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–1 6–1.
At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
Vesnina defeated Yanina Wickmayer
in the first round and defeated Vera Dushevina
in the second round. She then caused a big upset over No.14 Dominika Cibulková
in the third round. Vesnina won the first set and had a trainer come at the end of the second. She fell behind in the third, but rallied back. Vesnina then fell to No.4 Elena Dementieva
in the fourth round, 6–1, 6–3.
At the 2009 US Open Series
in her first event of the series in 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships
she fell to Jie Zheng in the second round 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, it was followed by first round loses in the 2009 Rogers Cup
to Anna Chakvetadze
7–5 6–3 and in the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
to Zheng Jie
6–3 6–2. At the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
, she upset two top-20 players – a fast-rising Samantha Stosur
in the second round 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, and Amélie Mauresmo
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 in the semifinals. She however lost to Caroline Wozniacki
in her second WTA Tour Career finals 6–2, 6–4 and her first in a Premier Event.
Vesnina was seeded 31'st at the 2009 US Open
and it was the first time that she had been seeded at a Grand Slam Event. She faced Lucie Hradecká
in the first round where she came through 6–4 7–6. In the second round she defeated Jill Craybas
7–6 6–1 to advance to third round at the US Open for the first time. There she faced fellow Russian and her former doubles partner Vera Zvonareva
where she fell 2–6 4–6.
Vesnina next played at the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open
where she was unseeded in singles. She beat María José Martínez Sánchez
in the first round 6–3, 6–2 and Roberta Vinci
6–1, 7–6(6) in the second round but she had to retire in her third round match against the seventh seed Jelena Janković
due to a left thigh strain while trailing 6–1, 3–0. She then played at the 2009 China Open
but she lost in the first round to Melinda Czink
7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4. Vesnina then played in her home country at the 2009 Kremlin Cup
where she was seeded 6th. She sufferd a surprise first round defeat to compatriot Yevgeniya Rodina 6–1, 3–6, 6–2.
Vesnina finished the year with a 34–21 singles record and she finished the year ranked World No. 24.
where she is seeded #6. In the first round she beat Alberta Brianti
6–1 6–4. In the second round she was defeated by Alizé Cornet
6–1 6–1. She made the quarterfinals in doubles partnering Riza Zalameda
, but lost to Vladimíra Uhlířová
and Renata Voráčová
.
Her next tournament was the Medibank International Sydney. In the first round she faced No.7 Vera Zvonareva
but at 3–3 Zvonareva retired due to a right ankle injury. In the second round she was defeated by Vera Dushevina
6–3 6–4.
Vesnina was seeded No.28 at the Australian Open but was defeated in the first round by Tathiana Garbin
7–6 6–4. In the doubles she partnered with Zheng Jie
of China where they were seeded #9. In the first round they beat Alizé Cornet
and Sharon Fichman
7–5 6–3 and in the second round they won in a walkover. In the third round they lost to the No.8 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi
6–4 6–4. Vesnina also entered mixed doubles with Andy Ram
and were the No.8 seeds. In the first round they defeated Alicia Molik
and Matthew Ebden
6–0 6–3. In the second round they beat Anna-Lena Grönefeld
and Christopher Kas
but then fell to the top seeded Cara Black
and Leander Paes
in the quarterfinals.
Her next tournament was the 2010 Open GDF Suez
where she was seeded #8. She was knocked out in the second round by Tathiana Garbin
.
At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Vesnina fell in three sets to World No. 14 Vera Zvonareva
in the first round.
At the 2010 MPS Group Championships
she made it to the semifinal losing 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 to world no.2 Caroline Wozniacki
after leading 6–1, 5–3 serving for the match.
She then lost 7 back-to-back matches falling in the third round of 2010 Family Circle Cup
and the first rounds of 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
, 2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
, 2010 Internationaux de Strasbourg
, 2010 French Open
, 2010 UNICEF Open
, and 2010 Wimbledon Championships
.
At the Wimbledon Championships Vesnina made it to her second grand slam final in doubles while partnering Vera Zvonareva
. The pair scored some impressive wins over the top seeded Williams Sisters in the Quarter finals (which ended the Americans 27 match winning streak in grand slam doubles matches) and over 4th seeds Gisela Dulko
and Flavia Pennetta
in the Semifinals. In the final they fell to fellow unseeded pairing Yaroslava Shvedova
and Vania King
7–6 6–2.
She was able to break her 7 losing streak at the 2010 İstanbul Cup
defeating Bojana Jovanovski
, Stefanie Vögele and Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets. She then upset 6th seed Andrea Petkovic
1–6, 6–0, 7–6(2) recovering from a break down to reach the finals. In the final where she faced fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
, Vesnina went down 5–7 7–5 6–4 despite having led 4–0 in the second set and been a break up at 3–1 in the final set.
Vesnina then played in the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, where in the second round she defeated French Open champion Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 6–4. She lost to Ana Ivanović
in the 3rd round 0–6, 3–6. She then needed to qualify in the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
, which she did but lost to Maria Kirilenko
6–1 3–6 6–1 in the first round. She also fell to 5th seed Samantha Stosur
in the first round of the US Open 3–6 7–6(2) 6–1.
Following the US Open Vesnina next participated in the 2010 Tashkent Open
. She beat Lesya Tsurenko
and Olga Savchuk
to reach the quarterfinals where she then demolished Darya Kustova
6–0, 6–1. In the semifinals she defeated Monica Niculescu
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 despite being down 3–0 in the third set, Elena won 6 of the last 7 games. She lost to Alla Kudryavtseva
6–4, 6–4 in the final.
Elena scored the biggest win of her career two weeks later in the China Open
by defeating 12th seed Maria Sharapova
7–6(3) 6–2. She lost to Timea Bacsinszky
in the next round.
where she was seeded 7th. In her first match of the year she easily outclassed Marina Erakovic
6–2 6–2. However in the next round Vesnina faced Simona Halep
, she started well leading 6–2 4–1 however she then lost the second set and retired at 6–2 4–6 0–4 due to dizziness.
Elena then went to 2011 Moorilla Hobart International
where she defeated Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6–1 in the first round. She then lost to top seed Marion Bartoli
6–4, 6–1.
In the first round of the 2011 Australian Open
Vesnina lost to Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano
in three sets, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6. She then also fell in the first rounds of 2011 Open GDF Suez
, 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
, and 2011 BNP Paribas Open
and the qualifying round in 2011 Qatar Ladies Open
. At the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open
she defeated higher ranked players Gisela Dulko
6–1, 6–3 and 23rd seed Yanina Wickmayer
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 but oddly lost to a lower ranked Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–3, 6–4 in the third round. At the 2011 Family Circle Cup
, Vesnina defeated Rebecca Marino
in the first round and then knocked out 4 consecutive seeds no. 14 seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 2nd seed and defending champion Samantha Stosur
, 12th seed Julia Görges
and 11th seed Chinese Peng Shuai
. Vesnina became runner-up at the 2011 Family Circle Cup
by losing to the number one seed, Caroline Wozniacki
of Denmark in straight sets.
In doubles, Vesnina along with Indian Sania Mirza
won the finals of the BNP Paribas Open
by defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy
6–0, 7–5. Then the pair won their second doubles title of the year at the Family Circle Cup
by defeating Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy again, 6–4, 6–4. Their partnership continued to gain momentum after the team reached the final of the 2011 Roland Garros
Women's Doubles tournament
before falling to Czech
s Andrea Hlavackova
and Lucie Hradecka
6–4, 6–3 in the final. They also reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon
Ladies' Doubles tournament
before falling 6–3, 6–1 to eventual champions and second seeds Květa Peschke
and Katarina Srebotnik
.
, which ended on 31 January 2010.
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, on 1 August 1986) is a professional female tennis player from Russia. Her career high rank was #22, achieved on 12 October 2009. She is coached by former ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tour player Andrei Chesnokov
Andrei Chesnokov
Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No. 9 in 1991. The biggest tournament victories of his career came at the Monte Carlo Open in 1990, and at the Canadian Open in 1991 .Chesnokov's best performance at a...
.
2002–2003
In October 2002, aged sixteen years and two months, she gained direct entry into the qualifying draw for her first $10,000 tournament at Giza, Egypt, and succeeded in qualifying for the main draw before losing a close three-set match.The very next week, once again qualify at Al-Mansoura to enter the main draw, where she won two further matches in straight sets, beating Hana Šromová
Hana Šromová
Hana Šromová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On Jun 19, 2006, Šromová achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 87.- External links :...
of the Czech Republic in Round Two, to reach her first ever $10,000 quarter-final in just her second event played. However, she then defaulted her quarter-final tie to her opponent.
In 2003 she began the year entering two successive ITF events India. at Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, and not only succeeded in qualifying both times, but also reached her first semi-final and another quarter-final in the main draws, notably losing to future star Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands...
at the quarter-final stage at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
.
These results gave her, her first ranking at World No. 750, enough for her to gain direct entry to her next $10,000 draw at Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
in the last week of March, where she beat her personal best result in reaching the final.
The following week, at Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
, still in Turkey, she was knocked out in the first round by her then-compatriot Evgenia Linetskaya
Evgenia Linetskaya
Evgenia Simonovna Linetskaya is a Russian-born Israeli 5' 9" right-handed professional tennis player.Through May 2009, her career high in singles was # 35 on July 4, 2005.-Early success:...
; and in May she met with mixed results in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine and Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland; but in June she claimed her career-first $10,000 title at Balashikha
Balashikha
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of Moscow. It is known for its unique river and waterway system. The Pekhorka River system covers an area of from north to south and from east to west, and many small lakes and ponds were created by damming to...
, Russia, without dropping a set.
After taking her first ITF title she the competed in Bucharest1
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
losing to Raluca Sandu in the second round she stayed in Bucharest to compete in Bucharest2, where she made it through the finals losing to German Antonela Voina in a tight 2 sets 6–4 7–6(7). She the competed in Zhukovsky
Zhukovsky
The surname Zhukovsky has been transliterated to English in multiple forms, and appears in different texts as Zhukovski, Zhukovskii, Zukovsky, and Zukowski, among others...
, Russia, as a qualifier and succeeded, then won through all the way to the semi-final of the main draw with a tight three-set quarter-final victory over compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Bychkova
Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova is a professional tennis player. She is most famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. She defeated her by a score of 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time a defending US Open Champion had lost in the first round...
en route, 6–7 6–4 6–4, but was stopped in straight sets in the semifinals by Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
In the middle of September, she qualified for her second straight $25,000 tournament at Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia, and this time won the title, recording victories over Evgenia Linetskaya
Evgenia Linetskaya
Evgenia Simonovna Linetskaya is a Russian-born Israeli 5' 9" right-handed professional tennis player.Through May 2009, her career high in singles was # 35 on July 4, 2005.-Early success:...
, Olga Barabanschikova
Olga Barabanschikova
Olga Barabanschikova is a professional Belarusian tennis player.Barabanschikova highest WTA singles ranking is 49th, which she reached on 2 March 1998. Her career high in doubles was at 81 set at 19 October 1998...
of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, and Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on August 18, 2008....
of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, in the quarter-final, semi-final and final rounds respectively. She then failed to qualify, trying to gert to for first main draw appearance at the WTA Tour in her next two events in Moscow and Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
. She finished the year ranked No. 279.
2004–2005
She began the year with a second round exit at the ITF event in Bergamo 1. She then failed to qualify in Ortisei, an ITF event, exiting at the first round of the qualifying draw. She also lost in first round of the qualifying round of 2004 Hyderabad Open2004 Hyderabad Open
The 2004 Hyderbad Open was the second edition of the tennis tournament Hyderabad Open and it was part of the 2004 WTA Tour.-Seeds:* The following players were seeded-Qualifiers:* These players got entry from the Qualifying Draw...
losing to an unranked Barbara Schwartz
Barbara Schwartz (tennis)
Barbara Schwartz is an Austrian former professional tennis player.Schwartz turned professional in 1995 at the age of 16, and reached a career-high WTA world ranking of World No...
, 3–6 6–7. At an ITF event in St. Petersburg, it was however a different scenario as she got pass the qualifying round and then defeating compatriot Anastasia Rodionova in the first round proper on her way to a quarter-final finish, where she was defeated by Ivana Lisjak
Ivana Lisjak
Ivana Lisjak is a female tennis player from Croatia. Her current WTA ranking is No. 266 . She began playing tennis at the age of three when her sister introduced her to the sport at their tennis club....
of Croatia 5–7 3–6.
She next played in June at Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, falling at the last round of the qualifying draw she was granted a lucky loser before bowing out to No. 1 seed and then World No. 70 Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Lubomíra Kurhajcová
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová is a Slovak female professional tennis player. She reached her career high singles ranking of No. 59 on May 24, 2004...
in straight sets despite taking the second to a close tie-break.in the second round. She then made early exits in Gorizia and Vittel. following this disappointing performance she reached two ITF quarterfinals in a row in Moscow losing to Maria Kondriateva 6–1 7–5 and in Balashikha
Balashikha
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of Moscow. It is known for its unique river and waterway system. The Pekhorka River system covers an area of from north to south and from east to west, and many small lakes and ponds were created by damming to...
losing to Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova
Anastasiya Yakimova is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.-2009:...
6–2 6–4, this event were both held in Russia. in late September, as a direct main-draw entrant into the $50,000 tournament at Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
, Georgia, she also reached the quarter-finals, where she lost to No. 1 seed Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
, 4–6 5–7.
In her next events she tried to qualify to a WTA event in the 2004 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...
but was knocked out at the second hurdle by World No. 61 Claudine Schaul
Claudine Schaul
Claudine Schaul is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Her career-high singles ranking as of 15 June 2009 was World Number 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and World Number 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Federation Cup team in...
of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
in a topsy-turvy match, 7–5 1–6 0–6 and in the 2005 Bell Challenge
Bell Challenge
The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts....
were she succeeded for the first time in winning through qualifying into a WTA Tour main draw but lost in the first round of the main draw to Mariana Díaz-Oliva
Mariana Diaz-Oliva
Mariana Díaz-Oliva is a retired professional female tennis player from Argentina. Right-handed, she played professionally from September 1992 to October 12, 2006. Her highest ranks were 42nd for singles and 93rd for doubles, both in 2001.-Singles finals: 3 :-External links:...
3–6, 2–6.
She then qualified in Opole
Opole
Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...
, Poland, but lost to Hana Šromová
Hana Šromová
Hana Šromová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On Jun 19, 2006, Šromová achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 87.- External links :...
in the second-round in three sets. She ended the year by reaching the quarter-final at Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
, Italy, losing to Estonian star Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....
in a very close three-setter, 6–4 6–7 3–6. She ended the year world ranked No. 286.
She started the 2005 attempting to make headway in WTA Tour main draws, she next entered the qualifying round of the 2005 Cellular South Cup but lost in straight sets to Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko
Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:...
of United States 6–2 6–4. The following week, she entered an ITF tournament at St. Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, where she lost in the second round to Tatsiana Uvarova in the qualifying round. Extending her bad start she made a first round exit at St. Petersburg a ITF event; she then qualified at Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
, Italy reaching the semifinals before losing to Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....
in three sets, 3–6 6–3 3–6.In May, she entered qualifying for the Tier II event at Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, and avenged her previous defeat by Adriana Barna
Adriana Barna
Adriana Barna is a retired professional German tennis player. Also she is a younger sister of Anca Barna and currently resides in Nuremberg, Germany.- External links :...
, knocking her out 6–3 7–6, but then fell again to Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
, 6–7 4–6, in the second round.
A couple of weeks later, she suffered a disappointing first-round loss to Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez
Olivia Sanchez is a professional tennis player from France. She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 French Open, but lost in 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, to Shenay Perry in the first round. As of June 9, 2008, Sanchez reached her highest singles ranking of World Number 90 on June 9, 2008, and is...
of France in the first round of a $25,000 event at Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
, Turkey, 3–6 0–6. But the following week she bounced back to qualify for her second career WTA main draw at 2005 Istanbul Cup
Istanbul Cup
The İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts. From 2009, it switched to outdoor hard courts...
losing to American star Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington
Mashona Washington is a professional tennis player from the United States.Mashona's career high singles ranking is no. 50 which she reached on November 8, 2004, and her career high doubles ranking is no...
5–7 1–6 in the second round. This was her first WTA tour win. Returning in June she reached the final of an event at Galatina
Galatina
Galatina , known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in Apulia.Among the most important cities in Salento, it is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce....
, Italy without dropping a set, defeating higher-ranked Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. ....
of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
on the way there, before losing the title to Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva
Mariya Koryttseva is a Ukrainian female tennis player. Her career high ranking is No. 50 in the world, which she achieved on August 18, 2008....
, 6–3 6–2. At her next two ITF tournaments in early July, she failed to qualify in Fano
Fano
Fano is a town and comune of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort 12 km southeast of Pesaro, located where the Via Flaminia reaches the Adriatic Sea...
while losing in three-sets to similarly-ranked compatriot Lioudmila Skavronskaia in the first round in Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
, Italy. But later that month she succeeded in qualifying for her third career WTA main draw at the 2005 Internazionali di Modena
Internazionali di Modena
The Internazionali di Modena was a tennis tournament held in Modena, Italy. Held once, in 2005, this WTA Tour event was played on outdoor claycourts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...
, in first round of the main draw she cruised past a low-ranked special entrant from Slovenia Maja Matevzic
Maja Matevzic
Maja Matevžič is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto. According to a user on , a news report said she is working on a return.Maja retired because of the injuries in September 2006...
before being ousted by Italian World No. 28 Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
in Second Round, 6–7 2–6.
The very next week, she won through qualifying into a WTA main draw for the fourth time at 2005 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
The Internazionali Femminili di Palermo is a tennis tournament held in Palermo, Italy. Held since 1988, this WTA Tour event is a Tier IV-tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It was lowered to a Tier V event in 2001 but returned to Tier IV in 2005....
but lost Maret Ani
Maret Ani
Maret Ani is an Estonian tennis player. At the start of 2006, she was the top-ranked player in Estonia, before losing that spot to Kaia Kanepi....
in the first round of the main draw, she was dispatched 7–6 6–3. In her next three events she failed to qualify in the main draw of the WtA events at the 2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open
Nordea Nordic Light Open
The Nordea Nordic Light Open was a tennis tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden . Held from 2002 to 2008, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.-Singles:-Doubles:...
losing to Emma Laine
Emma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
4–6, 0–6 in the third round of the qualifying draw, in the 2005 Rogers Cup were she first thrashed Swiss perennial and World No. 110 Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Emmanuelle Gagliardi is a professional Swiss tennis player.Her coach is Marco Tarelli and she prefers to play on hardcourts.As of 2 March 2008, Gagliardi is still searching for her first WTA Tour singles title....
6–2 6–2, but then was ousted by Japanese world No. 93 Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara
Rika Fujiwara is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her best-ever ranking is, singles No. 84 , doubles No. 13...
in three sets, 6–3 3–6 3–6 and in the 2005 US Open to New Zealander Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...
, 2–6 1–6 in the second round of the qualifying draw. She then reached the semifinals in Denain
Denain
It is the largest of 39 communes which comprise the association of communes of Porte du Hainaut, with a total population of 147,989, as of 1999. Denain had a population of 20,360, on a land area of 11.52 km² .-References:* -External links:...
, France losing to Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, 4–6 6–4 3–6 and in Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, France losing to Stéphanie Foretz
Stéphanie Foretz
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon is a professional female tennis player from France...
6–1 6–4. She then attained direct entry to a WTA Tour main draw for the first time in her career at the 2005 Tashkent Open
Tashkent Open
The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
in October, where she reached her first quarterfinals losing to Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands...
7–6(4) 3–6 7–6(4). She then failed to qualify at the 2005 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...
losing to Alona Bondarenko, 1–6 6–7. In the 2005 Generali Ladies Linz
Generali Ladies Linz
The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...
she maid through the qualifying round before losing to 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....
, 6–7 6–1 5–7 in the first round.
In November, at the 2005 Bell Challenge
Bell Challenge
The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts....
she reached her second quarterfinals losing to 75th-ranked Swede Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
6–2 4–6 1–6. In the next two weeks, she came unstuck in early rounds of ITF events, losing to Emma Laine
Emma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
1–6 4–6 in the first round at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and then to Estonian Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
2–6 4–6 in the second round at Deauville
Deauville
Deauville is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.With its racecourse, harbour, international film festival, marinas, conference centre, villas, Grand Casino and sumptuous hotels, Deauville is regarded as the "queen of the Norman beaches" and...
, France. She ended the year with a semifinal appearance at Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
, France in the final week of November and her last tournament, losing to Viktoriya Kutuzova
Viktoriya Kutuzova
Viktoriya Kutuzova is a female tennis player from Ukraine.On November 28, 2005, Kutuzova reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 76.Kutuzova remains most notable for her results as a 14 year old...
4–6 6–3 4–6 en route she 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....
and World No. 96 Stéphanie Foretz
Stéphanie Foretz
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon is a professional female tennis player from France...
. She ended the year ranked no. 111.
2006
Beginning the new season early in January at the 2006 MAW HardcourtsBrisbane 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 was narrowly defeated by Puerto Rican World No. 157 Vilmarie Castellvi
Vilmarie Castellvi
Vilmarie Castellvi is a professional tennis player from Puerto Rico. She was born on 21 March 1981. She received a wildcard to play at the 2005 Sunfeast Open and defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi in Round 1 but lost to Karolina Sprem in Round 2.-References:...
in three sets, 4–6 6–2 6–7, in the first round of the qualifying draw for the Tier III event at Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, and then she was squashed by 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...
in the first round of 2006 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...
6–0 6–3 the following week.
Being ranked number 100, she was awarded direct entry into her first ever Grand Slam tournament at 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....
, and reached the fourth round with defeats of qualifiers Li Ting 6–2 6–3, Julia Schruff
Julia Schruff
Julia Schruff is a professional German tennis player.Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No...
6–0, 7–5 and Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....
5–7 6–2 6–4 before losing to World No. 7 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...
6–3 6–1. She next competed at the 2006 Bangalore Open
Bangalore Open
The Bangalore Open was a tennis tournament held in Bangalore, India. The tournament began in Hyderabad in 2003, and moved to Bangalore in 2006. This WTA Tour event was played on outdoor hardcourts. It as a Premier Mandatory event with a prize Money of US$175,000...
and 2006 Pacific Life Open but lost in the first rounds of both contests, losing to Australian World No. 127 Nicole Pratt
Nicole Pratt
Nicole Pratt is a retired professional female tennis player from Australia.She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior player. She attended school in Calen and received a tennis scholarship to the Australian...
at Bangalore and to World No. 86 Viktoriya Kutuzova
Viktoriya Kutuzova
Viktoriya Kutuzova is a female tennis player from Ukraine.On November 28, 2005, Kutuzova reached her highest singles ranking, World No. 76.Kutuzova remains most notable for her results as a 14 year old...
of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
. However she reached the Third round of the 2006 NASDAQ-100 Open and 2006 Bausch & Lomb Championships
Bausch & Lomb Championships
The MPS Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.-History:...
losing to Tatiana Golovin
Tatiana Golovin
Tatiana Golovin is an inactive French professional tennis player. She is best known for her explosive forehand, which was said to be one of the best at the time. She notably won the 2004 French Open mixed doubles event with Richard Gasquet, and reached the singles quarterfinal at the 2006 U.S....
6–2, 6–3 and Virginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
6–4 3–6 6–4, respectively.
The week after, playing at 2006 Family Circle Cup
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...
she again came out the loser in a three-setter, this time against experienced fellow-Russian star 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...
, who took the match 6–4 5–7 6–2. In May, retreating to a lower-level Tier IV event at Estoril
Estoril
Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or...
, Portugal, she was surprised again to encounter Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
, the first seed in the draw, in the first round; and this time the Italian wrought her revenge in the third set tie-break of a very evenly-tied match that ran 2–6 6–2, 6–7. At the 2005 Berlin Open
Berlin Open
The Berlin Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Berlin, Germany. The event was played as part of the ATP Tour in 1990 and 1991. It was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:**...
, she lost to Czech Květa Peschke
Kveta Peschke
Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...
in the first round 6–4 6–3.
At the 2006 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
she encountered fierce resistance in the first round from upcoming Italian World No. 249 Karin Knapp
Karin Knapp
Karin Knapp is an Italian female tennis player. She was ranked World No. 35 on 25 February 2008.-Career:...
, but finally defeated her 1–6 6–3 7–6 to book her place in the second round, where she made light work of French World No. 27 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....
for the second time in her career, this time dismissing her 6–1 6–1. In the quarter-finals, clay-court expert and World No. 28 Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
of Spain had the better of their joust, taking it 6–2 6–4. At the 2006 French Open
2006 French Open
The 2006 French Open was held in Paris, France from May 28 to June 11, 2006. Both defending champions, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne, retained their titles. It is one of the four tennis Grand Slams. This edition made history as it became the first Grand Slam tournament to start on a...
she lost Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
, 2–6 2–6 in the first round.
She then entered the grass-court circuit, at Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England and 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, and both reaching the second round losing to Italian World No. 39 Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo is a former professional female tennis player from Italy. She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011.-Tennis career:...
3–6 3–6 and World No. 8 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...
, 1–6 6–4 4–6, respectively. In July, entering 2006 Wimbledon Championships
2006 Wimbledon Championships
The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4...
world-ranked No. 63, she recovered from a set down to fend off Spanish World No. 75 Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
María Sánchez Lorenzo
María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo is a retired Spanish professional tennis player.Her highest WTA ranking has been World No...
in the first round, and then second round she lost compatriot Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
in a close three setter 4–6 6–3 3–6.
At the events of 2006 Acura Classic and 2006 JPMorgan Chase Open
JPMorgan Chase Open
The LA Women's Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife is a Premier-level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Carson, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts and is a part of the US Open Series....
she reached the second round of both events, losing to Finnish Emma Laine
Emma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
7–6 6–7 4–6 and American Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles...
6–7 3–6, respectively. At the qualifying round of the 2006 Rogers Cup she was upset by Neha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi
Neha Uberoi is a former professional tennis player. She is the sister of fellow tennis professional Shikha Uberoi....
of the United States in the first round. The following week at 2006 Forest Hills Tennis Classic
2006 Forest Hills Tennis Classic
The 2006 Forest Hills Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Forest Hills Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place in Forest Hills, New York City, New York, United States from August 22...
she lost to Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles...
, 2–6 5–7, at the quarter-final stage. In September, in her first appearance at the 2006 US Open, she lost to World No. 14 Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce
Mary Pierce is a French-American tennis professional playing on the Women's Tennis Association tour. She is a citizen of France, Canada, and the United States but plays for France in team competitions and the Olympics.Pierce has won four Grand Slam titles, two in singles and two in doubles...
in the first round, 5–7 1–6.
Later that month, at the 2005 China Open
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...
, In the first round, she at last wreaked revenge upon Emma Laine
Emma Laine
Emma Johanna Laine is a professional tennis player from Finland.The left-handed Laine turned professional in 2004. Her highest career singles ranking has been World No. 50 on August 7, 2006....
after a lengthy struggle, 7–6 5–7 6–3, but then in the second she fell in three sets to Chinese World No. 23 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.;...
, 6–3 1–6 1–6. A string of three further moderate second-round finishes in successive weeks followed in the earlier part of October in 2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou International Women's Open
The Guangzhou International Women's Open is a tennis tournament held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Held since 2004, the inaugural tournament had Li Na as the first ever Chinese singles title winner. -Singles:-Doubles:-External links:* *...
losing to veteran Israeli Tzipora Obziler
Tzipora Obziler
Tzipora Obziler is a former professional right-handed tennis player.She reached her career-high singles world ranking of #75 in on July 8, 2007, and doubles ranking of #149 on April 10, 2000....
6–4 3–6 3–6, in 2006 Tashkent Open
Tashkent Open
The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
losing to Ukrainian talent Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Bondarenko is a professional female tennis player from Ukraine and a doubles champion at Australian Open 2008.The younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona Bondarenko, she was born in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. She was...
, 6–3 4–6 4–6, in 2006 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...
losing to Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(3).
At the 2006 Generali Ladies Linz
Generali Ladies Linz
The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts...
after qualifying she got past the first round of the main draw against World No. 16 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...
after the Slovak retired 4–3 RET. World No. 12 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...
of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
awaited her in Round Two, and although Vesnina won the first set on a tie-break, it was Janković who emerged victorious in three sets, 6–7(4) 6–4 6–2. In her last tournament at 2006 Gaz de France Stars
Gaz de France Stars
Gaz de France Stars was a tennis tournament held in Hasselt, Belgium. Held from 2004 till 2006, this WTA Tour event was a Tier III-tournament and was played on indoor hardcourts.- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :*...
she retired against native Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens
Kirsten Flipkens is a professional female Belgian tennis player since 2003. Her career high rank for singles is No. 59 . She won 10 ITF Singles titles, and 1 ITF Doubles title....
4–0 RET. The Russian finished the year still ranked 44th in the world, up 67 places year-on-year.
2007
In her first tournament of the year at the 2007 MAW HardcourtsBrisbane 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 losing to Italian 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...
, 5–7 2–6. the following week, at the 2007 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...
she lost Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
in the first round, 1–6 3–6. At 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...
she avenge her lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
in the first round, defeating her with a 6–7 6–1 6–1. But lost in the Second Round to Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin
Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
, in a very close three-set match, 4–6 6–3 8–6. Following 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...
then proceeded to suffer a string of disappointing first round exits over the remainder of the Winter season at the 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open
2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from January 27 through February 4,...
she lost to Japanese World No. 26 Ai Sugiyama
Ai Sugiyama
is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
4–6 2–6, at the 2007 Proximus Diamond Games
2007 Proximus Diamond Games
2007 Proximus Diamond Games was held in Sportpaleis, Antwerp, in Belgium; from 10–18 February.Amélie Mauresmo won her only tournament of the year; whilst Kim Clijsters made an emotional farewall in front of her home crowd. Clijsters retired two tournaments later.-Singles: Amélie Mauresmo def...
she lost to 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....
, at the 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships
2007 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2007 Dubai Duty Free Men’s Championship and Dubai Duty Free Women’s Championship were the 15th edition of this professional tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP and the Tier II series of the 2007 WTA...
she was outplayed by 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...
, 1–6 3–6, at the 2007 Pacific Life Open she was crushed by China's Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
in a double bangle 6–0, 6–0, at the 2007 Bausch & Lomb Championships
2007 Bausch & Lomb Championships
The 2007 Bausch & Lomb Championships was the 28th edition of that tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament was classified as a Tier II event on the 2007 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Racquet Park at the Amelia Island Plantation, in Amelia Island, Florida,...
she lost Catalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño
Catalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On July 10, 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...
, 7–5 3–6 1–6 and finally at the 2007 Family Circle Cup
2007 Family Circle Cup
The 2007 Family Circle Cup was the 35th edition of the Family Circle Cup. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, USA....
to compatriot Vasilisa Bardina
Vasilisa Bardina
Vasilisa Alekseyevna Bardina is a Russian professional tennis player.As of August 10, 2007, her highest ranking was World Number 48, achieved in early 2007...
, 6–1 3–6 1–6. She has now lost 7 straight matches in a row. Her losing streak ended in the hands of Urszula Radwańska
Urszula Radwanska
Urszula Radwańska is a Polish tennis player and a younger sister of Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached her career high ranking of World No. 62 on 10 August 2009.-Tennis career:...
in the first round of the 2007 J&S Cup
2007 J&S Cup
The 2007 J&S Cup was a Tier II event on the 2007 WTA Tour that run from April 30 - May 6, 2007. It was held in Warsaw, Poland, and was the 12th year that the event was staged. Justine Henin won her second Warsaw title and third overall of the year after other victories in Dubai and Doha.The event...
beating her 2–6 7–6(4) 6–3 but lost in the next round to 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, 5–7. At the 2007 Qatar Telecom German Open
2007 Qatar Telecom German Open
The 2007 Qatar Telecom German Open was a women's tennis event that was played from May 5 to May 13, 2007. It was one of two Tier I events that took place on red clay in the build-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, the French Open. It was played at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in the German...
a week later, she suffered a heavy loss by 65th-ranked Spaniard Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Lourdes Dominguez Lino
Lourdes Domínguez Lino is a Spanish professional female tennis player. On 11 September 2006 Domínguez Lino reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
at the first round, 2–6 1–6.
in her next main draw appearance she reached the quarterfinals at the 2007 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
The Internationaux de Strasbourg is a tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is an International-level tournament played on outdoor clay courts....
she lost to 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....
for the first time in three meetings, 1–6 6–4 3–6. At the 2007 French Open
2007 French Open
The 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Followed two weeks later, as usual, by Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run...
, she was drawn against no. 1 seed and eventual champion Justine Henin of Belgium in the first round, and lost in two relatively close sets, 4–6 3–6.
The following week, at the 2007 Ordina Open
Ordina Open
The Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, now sponsored by UNICEF and called the UNICEF Open, is a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour held in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.-Singles:-Doubles:-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...
, she got through as a qualifier but lost in the second round by Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber is a professional German tennis player of Polish descent, who has considered representing Poland. She began playing tennis aged five. Kerber has a career high ranking of World No. 30 achieved on 3 October 2011...
of Germany, losing to her 3–6 3–6. Entering 2007 Wimbledon Championships
2007 Wimbledon Championships
The 2007 Wimbledon Championships were held between 25 June and 8 July 2007. For the first time there was equal prize money for the men's and women's singles champions. Reconstruction work on Centre Court was in progress and thus it had no roof....
world-ranked 67th in July, she enjoyed a strong start with successive comfortable straight-sets wins over fellow-Russian World No. 32 Olga Poutchkova
Olga Poutchkova
Olga Alekseyevna Puchkova is a Russian professional tennis player and model. As a junior she played for Belarus, and is sometimes listed as Belarusian as a professional....
in the first round 6–1 6–3 and World No. 43 Émilie Loit
Emilie Loit
Émilie Loit is a retired French professional female tennis player. She was born in Cherbourg, France.She rose to fame when she played against American superstar Serena Williams before losing 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 in a tough first round 2003 Australian Open match.In her career Loit has won three career...
6–1 6–2 of France in the second, before losing once again to no. seed and eventual semi-finalstJustine Henin, in the third round 1–6, 3–6. Following Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
she competed at the 2007 W&S Financial Group Women's Open
2007 Cincinnati Masters
The 2007 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts...
where she reached the quarterfinals losing to eventual champion and compatriot Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
, trailing to her 0–6 1–4 before retiring.
At the 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open
The 2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Nordea Nordic Light Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, from July 30 through August 5, 2007.Agnieszka Radwańska won...
she defeated Swedish World No. 109 Sofia Arvidsson
Sofia Arvidsson
Lena Sofia Alexandra Arvidsson is a Swedish tennis player. As of May 9, 2011, she is ranked World No. 77. Her highest career ranking is World No. 29.-Biography:...
in straight sets in the first round, but then lost to fast-rising Danish teenager 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...
, in the second, 5–7 1–6. She then competed in the last tournament before the US Open at the 2007 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, after receiving a first round bye, she began well with straight-sets victories over World No. 68 Séverine Brémond
Séverine Bremond
Séverine Beltrame is a professional female tennis player from France and the last active player of the notorious "generation 1979" which provided elite tennis players Amélie Mauresmo, Nathalie Dechy, Anne-Gaëlle Sidot and Emilie Loit.-Matches:In 2005, Beltrame was selected by the team leader...
6–4 6–4 and Japanese World No. 52 Aiko Nakamura
Aiko Nakamura
, is a female Japanese tennis player. She was once the second highest WTA-ranked Japanese singles tennis player, at 107 , after Ai Sugiyama....
6–3 6–2 to reach her career-first WTA-level semi-final, but then lost heavily to 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...
, 2–6 0–6 even winning their first three meetings. Entering the 2007 US Open, Vesnina was drawn to play World No. 89 Croat Jelena Kostanić
Jelena Kostanic
Jelena Kostanić Tošić is a retired professional female tennis player from Croatia. On July 26, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 32...
in the first round, but lost to her in straight sets 4–6 2–6.
The following week, representing Russia in the 2007 Fed Cup
2007 Fed Cup
The 2007 Fed Cup is the 45th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. 74 nations participated in the tournament...
final against Italy, she avenged her straight sets defeat by Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo is a former professional female tennis player from Italy. She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011.-Tennis career:...
in their only previous meeting, by outplaying the current World No. 34 to win in straight sets herself this time around, 6–2 6–4. Towards the end of the month, the Russian could reach only the second round of the 2007 Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Banka Koper Slovenia Open
The Banka Koper Slovenia Open is a tennis tournament held in Portorož, Slovenia. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor hardcourts....
before she succumbed to Argentinian Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
6–7(3) 1–6.
Returning to the Tashkent Open
Tashkent Open
The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:...
in October ranked 61st in the world, she exceeded her performance of the previous year by reaching the semifinals with successive victories over Italian 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...
6–3 6–4, Belarussian Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek
Tatiana Poutchek is a tennis player from Belarus. Her career high ranking is No. 55 in the world, achieved on July 22, 2002.Many of Poutchek's greatest career results have come in Tashkent reaching 1 singles final and 7 doubles finals winning 5. ....
7–5 6–4, and Romanian youngster Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru
Ioana Raluca Olaru is a Romanian tennis player. As of 2 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 158 in singles and No. 104 in doubles. The winner of nine singles and six doubles ITF Circuit titles, Olaru reached one WTA Tour singles final, at the 2009 Gastein Ladies, losing to Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–3...
in three sets 2–6 7–6 6–4, but at this stage, she lost fast-rising Belarussian teenager 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....
, 6–4 6–2.
At the 2007 Kremlin Cup
2007 Kremlin Cup
The 2007 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from October 8...
she lost once again to Czech World No. 13 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,...
at the second round, 3–6, 4–6.
At the her last two tournaments of the year at the 2007 Zürich Open
2007 Zürich Open
2007 Zurich Open is a Tier I tennis event on the 2007 WTA Tour.Justine Henin won her second title here, her first coming in 2003. Tatiana Golovin reached her first Tier I tournament final.-Women's Singles:...
and 2007 Generali Ladies Linz
2007 Generali Ladies Linz
The 2007 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2007 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was held from October 22–28, 2007....
she failed to qualifyi losing to American Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu
Meilen Tu is a former American professional female tennis player...
5–7 3–6 and German Sandra Klösel
Sandra Klösel
Sandra Klösel is a professional female tennis player from Germany. She turned pro in July 1995.On 19 March 2007, Klösel reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 87.-Singles :...
4–6, 4–6. She ended the year at No. 54 ten spots lower than the previous year.
2008
Back in Australia for the beginning of the new season early in January, Vesnina suffered a poor start with a three-set loss in the first round at Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
to an Australian wildcard then ranked just 158th in the world, Monique Adamczak
Monique Adamczak
Monique Adamczak is an Australian professional tennis player. She is coached by Roger Federer's former coach, Tony Roche. Adamczak's favourite surface is grass....
, 6–7 6–3 5–7.
Having failed to defend the points accrued from her quarter-final finish at Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
a year previously, she found her ranking slipping to 60th. But she mostly made up for it by reaching the quarter-finals at Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
the following week with back-to-back straight-sets wins over Japanese World No. 48 Akiko Morigami
Akiko Morigami
Akiko Morigami is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41....
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...
of Spain. But her quarter-final opponent, World No. 23 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...
, had the better of her 6–3 6–3.
Entering the Australian Open for the third year running, now ranked World No. 55, Vesnina enjoyed a marginally more successful run than she had done in 2007, in reaching the third round with successive wins over World No. 31 Julia Vakulenko
Julia Vakulenko
Julia Olegovna Vakulenko is a professional Ukraine-born female tennis player. She achieved her career high ranking of No...
of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, 6–4 1–6 6–4, and World No. 98 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...
of the United States, 6–2, 6–4. However, there was no stopping eventual tournament champion 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...
in Round Three, as she raced away with their match 6–3 6–0.
Vesnina emerged from the tournament world-ranked No. 52. With only 16 ranking points for her to defend between February and April inclusive out of a total of 549 to her credit, she was presented with a strong theoretical opportunity to return to or exceed her pre-existing career-high WTA world ranking of 41st by the beginning of May.
However, her challenge began disappointingly for her at Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
in mid-February with a first-round main-draw loss in straight sets to Japanese World No. 134 Ayumi Morita
Ayumi Morita
is a Japanese female tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 42nd in the world on June 6, 2011 and is currently the highest ranked Japanese player in the world at World No. 46, the seventh overall in Asia. At Junior level, she reached a career high ranking of No. 3.Morita is known for...
, 3–6 4–6. Then at the Tier II tournament at Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
at the end of the month, she was forced to go through the qualifying tournament, where she was defeated in the second round on the final-set tie-break of a very close three-set match by resurgent Chinese player Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
, whose then-current ranking of World No. 226 reflected her recent absence from the tour resulting from injury. The sum total of the ranking points earned by the Russian in February was just six.
Returning to action in mid-March at the Tier I fixture taking place at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....
, Vesnina could manage only the second round of the main draw after defeating World No. 98 Hsieh Su-Wei
Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player. As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. -2006–2007:...
of Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
in a close three-set match in the first, as World No. 10 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....
vanquished her 6–0 6–4, leveling up their career head-to-head at two matches all.
Arriving at Miami at the end of March world-ranked 53rd, down one place on the beginning of February, she finally achieved a measure of success for the first time in two months, reaching the fourth round with wins over Russian veteran Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1...
(6–4 6–4), Hungarian World No. 18 Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
(6–2 4–6 6–1) and improved American World No. 60 Ashley Harkleroad
Ashley Harkleroad
Ashley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. Her career prize money to date is $1,022,094...
(6–4 5–7 6–4) before succumbing to Belgian World No. 1 Justine Henin 2–6 2–6. The 70 ranking points she earned from this performance lifted her comfortably within the Top 50 again at No. 45, with a total of 638 ranking points, but still left her some 50 points adrift of the current standard required to match her previous best ranking of 41st.
At the Tier II Amelia Island
Amelia Island
Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is long and approximately 4 miles wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated off the coast in Nassau County,...
in early April, Vesnina reached the third round after defeating Venezuelan star Milagros Sequera
Milagros Sequera
Milagros Sequera is a professional female tennis player from San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela. She joined the WTA Tour in 1999 and was ranked World No...
7–6 6–0 and veteran Swiss World No. 12 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...
6–2 2–6 6–2. But then she lost to much-improved French World No. 49 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...
1–6 5–7. As a result, she achieved a net gain of just 25 ranking points to 663, and only one ranking place.
2009
Vesnina participated in the 2009 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...
in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand in January. It was here that she advanced to her first final on the WTA Tour, upsetting the tournament's sixth-seed 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,...
in the second round and the second-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...
of Denmark in the quarterfinals along the way. She then prevailed in a marathon semifinal against British No.1 Anne Keothavong
Anne Keothavong
Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a British professional tennis player. She is a former long-standing British number 1, however she is the current British number 2, behind Elena Baltacha and is ranked 71st in the world...
with a score of 6–7(3), 6–1, 7–5 to set up a meeting with fellow Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
and tournament first-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...
. She started strongly in the match with a 3–1 lead but eventually lost to Dementieva 6–4 6–1.
Vesnina participated in the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open - Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, due to a shoulder injury.Serena Williams won in the final 6–0, 6–3, against Dinara Safina.-Seeds:# Jelena Janković ...
but lost in the first round to French player Julie Coin
Julie Coin
Julie Coin is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's #1 ranked female singles player, and #1 seed, Ana Ivanović at the 2008 US Open. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 60, achieved on 27 July 2009. Her career high...
. At the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships
2009 Dubai Tennis Championships - Women's Singles
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the quartefinals to Venus Williams.Venus Williams won in the final, 6–4, 6–2, over Virginie Razzano.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round....
, where she was a qualifier, Vesnina made it to the quarterfinals, defeating Chinese player 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.;...
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 in the first round and achieving her first win over a top 10 player by defeating 7th-seeded 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...
6–4, 3–6, 6–0. In the third round, she defeated 12th-seeded Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009...
, who retired after Vesnina was leading 4–6, 6–1, 4–0. In the quarterfinals her series of upsets ended when she lost to 16th-seeded Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. Her career-high ranking is world no. 16 reached on 14 February 2011....
3–6, 5–7.
At her next tournament, the 2009 BNP Paribas Open
2009 BNP Paribas Open - Women's Singles
Ana Ivanović was the defending champion, but lost to Vera Zvonareva in the final.-Seeds:All seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Dinara Safina # Jelena Janković # Elena Dementieva ...
in Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
, Vesnina defeated Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
7–6(4), 7–5 in the first round and 32nd-seed Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Cîrstea
Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 in the second round. In the third round, she lost to 8th-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....
3–6, 5–7. Vesnina started her 2009 clay court season at the 2009 MPS Group Championships
2009 MPS Group Championships
The 2009 MPS Group Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 30th edition of the MPS Group Championships but first held in its new location, and was part of the International series of the 2009 WTA Tour...
in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. She upset 6th-seeded Shuai Peng in the first round 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, and the 3rd-seed Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009...
7–5, 6–7(5), 6–3 in the quarterfinals. She lost to 2nd-seeded 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...
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(4) in the semifinals after having 4 match points in the third set.
2009 Family Circle Cup
The 2009 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2009 WTA Tour, which took place from April 13 to April 19. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay...
in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
before losing to Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
6–4, 6–0 while battling a leg strain.
At Vesnina's next tournament, the 2009 Rome Masters, she reached the second round by defeating American 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...
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, but lost to Jie Zheng 2–6, 7–6(3), 2–6. She then reached the third round of the 2009 Madrid Masters and lost to 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, 2–6. She lost to Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay
Ágnes Szávay is a professional tennis player from Hungary. She is the country's highest ranked tennis player. She was the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2007. She achieved her career high ranking of World No. 13 on April 14, 2008.- Background :...
in the second round of 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...
, the first time she'd reached the second round there. She did however reach her first grand slam final in the doubles at the French Open partnering Victoria Azarenka. The pair were seeded 12th but lost in the final to the 3rd seeds and defending champions Virginia Ruano Pascual and Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–1 6–1.
At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
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...
Vesnina defeated 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...
in the first round and defeated Vera Dushevina
Vera Dushevina
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...
in the second round. She then caused a big upset over No.14 Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková
Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is also a former World Junior No. 3, achieving that ranking in May 2005. Her career-high ranking of World No. 12 was achieved on 6 July 2009...
in the third round. Vesnina won the first set and had a trainer come at the end of the second. She fell behind in the third, but rallied back. Vesnina then fell to No.4 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 fourth round, 6–1, 6–3.
At the 2009 US Open Series
2009 US Open Series
The sixth edition of the US Open Series , included ten hard court tournaments started on July 20 in Indianapolis and endend in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament hosted both a...
in her first event of the series in 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships
2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships
The 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the LA Women's Tennis Championships, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour...
she fell to Jie Zheng in the second round 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, it was followed by first round loses in the 2009 Rogers Cup
2009 Rogers Cup
The 2009 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour...
to Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Chakvetadze
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World...
7–5 6–3 and in the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open
The 2009 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts...
to Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
6–3 6–2. At the 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
2009 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
, she upset two top-20 players – a fast-rising Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
in the second round 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, and Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo ; is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon....
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 in the semifinals. She however lost to 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...
in her second WTA Tour Career finals 6–2, 6–4 and her first in a Premier Event.
Vesnina was seeded 31'st 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,...
and it was the first time that she had been seeded at a Grand Slam Event. She faced Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
in the first round where she came through 6–4 7–6. In the second round she defeated 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...
7–6 6–1 to advance to third round at the US Open for the first time. There she faced fellow Russian and her former doubles partner 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...
where she fell 2–6 4–6.
Vesnina next played at the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open
2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour...
where she was unseeded in singles. She beat María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez
María José Martínez Sánchez is a Spanish professional tennis player. In singles, she has won five WTA singles titles, the 2009 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, the 2009 Swedish Open, the Premier 5 event, 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, the 2011 Gastein Ladies and the 2011 Hansol Korea Open. She...
in the first round 6–3, 6–2 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....
6–1, 7–6(6) in the second round but she had to retire in her third round match against the seventh seed 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...
due to a left thigh strain while trailing 6–1, 3–0. She then played at the 2009 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...
but she lost in the first round to Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink
Melinda Czink is a Hungarian professional female tennis player. On September 21, 2009 Czink reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 37....
7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4. Vesnina then played in her home country at the 2009 Kremlin Cup
2009 Kremlin Cup
The 2009 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Kremlin Cup, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour...
where she was seeded 6th. She sufferd a surprise first round defeat to compatriot Yevgeniya Rodina 6–1, 3–6, 6–2.
Vesnina finished the year with a 34–21 singles record and she finished the year ranked World No. 24.
2010
Vesnina's first tournament of the year is the 2010 ASB Classic2010 ASB Classic
The 2010 ASB Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 25th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
where she is seeded #6. In the first round she beat 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...
6–1 6–4. In the second round she was defeated by 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...
6–1 6–1. She made the quarterfinals in doubles partnering Riza Zalameda
Riza Zalameda
Riza Angela Zalameda is an American professional tennis player of Filipino background. Zalameda plays for United States on the WTA Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. She has won 5 medals at the Southeast Asian Games, representing Philippines.Zalameda has 2 ITF singles titles and 6 doubles titles...
, but lost to Vladimíra Uhlířová
Vladimíra Uhlírová
Vladimíra Uhlířová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Uhlířová reached her highest doubles ranking of World number 18 on October 1, 2007. Uhlířová has won 17 ITF doubles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles, but no singles titles of either type.-Doubles: 17 :-External links:...
and Renata Voráčová
Renata Vorácová
Renata Voráčová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her career high singles ranking is No...
.
Her next tournament was the Medibank International Sydney. In the first round she faced No.7 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...
but at 3–3 Zvonareva retired due to a right ankle injury. In the second round she was defeated by Vera Dushevina
Vera Dushevina
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...
6–3 6–4.
Vesnina was seeded No.28 at the Australian Open but was defeated in the first round by 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...
7–6 6–4. In the doubles she partnered with Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie
Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
of China where they were seeded #9. In the first round they beat 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 Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman
Sharon Fichman is a Canadian professional tennis player. Fichman was ranked No. 5 on the junior circuit in December 2006. Since turning pro, so far her career highs are No. 114 in singles and No. 83 in doubles. Fichman is currently Canada's highest-ranked women's doubles player.-Early life:Fichman...
7–5 6–3 and in the second round they won in a walkover. In the third round they lost to the No.8 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi
Yan Zi
Yan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
6–4 6–4. Vesnina also entered mixed doubles with Andy Ram
Andy Ram
Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
and were the No.8 seeds. In the first round they defeated Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
and Matthew Ebden
Matthew Ebden
Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic...
6–0 6–3. In the second round they beat Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...
and Christopher Kas
Christopher Kas
Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :...
but then fell to the top seeded Cara Black
Cara Black
Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...
and Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
in the quarterfinals.
Her next tournament was 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...
where she was seeded #8. She was knocked out in the second round by 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...
.
At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Vesnina fell in three sets to World No. 14 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...
in the first round.
At the 2010 MPS Group Championships
2010 MPS Group Championships
The 2010 MPS Group Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the MPS Group Championships and the second held in its new location, and was part of the International series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
she made it to the semifinal losing 1–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 to world no.2 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...
after leading 6–1, 5–3 serving for the match.
She then lost 7 back-to-back matches falling in the third round of 2010 Family Circle Cup
2010 Family Circle Cup
The 2010 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2010 WTA Tour, which took place from April 12 to April 18. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the second and last event of the clay court season played on green clay...
and the first rounds of 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 67th edition of the event and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2010 WTA Tour...
, 2010 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
The 2010 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from May 7 – May 16. It was the 9th edition of the event on the ATP and 2nd on the WTA...
, 2010 Internationaux de Strasbourg
2010 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2010 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay court. It was the 24th edition of the Internationaux de Strasbourg, and was part of the International-level tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, 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...
, 2010 UNICEF Open
2010 UNICEF Open
The 2010 UNICEF Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 21st edition of the UNICEF Open, and was part of the 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
, and 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...
.
At the Wimbledon Championships Vesnina made it to her second grand slam final in doubles while partnering 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...
. The pair scored some impressive wins over the top seeded Williams Sisters in the Quarter finals (which ended the Americans 27 match winning streak in grand slam doubles matches) and over 4th seeds Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
and Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta
Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...
in the Semifinals. In the final they fell to fellow unseeded pairing Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Shvedova
Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US...
and 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....
7–6 6–2.
She was able to break her 7 losing streak 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...
defeating Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski
Bojana Jovanovski is a Serbian tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Jovanovski is ranked World No. 56 and is the third highest ranked Serbian player, after World No. 14 Jelena Janković and No. 26 Ana Ivanović...
, Stefanie Vögele and Anastasia Rodionova in straight sets. She then upset 6th seed Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic
Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....
1–6, 6–0, 7–6(2) recovering from a break down to reach the finals. In the final where she faced fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian 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...
, Vesnina went down 5–7 7–5 6–4 despite having led 4–0 in the second set and been a break up at 3–1 in the final set.
Vesnina then played in the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open, where in the second round she defeated 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...
6–4, 6–4. She lost to 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 3rd round 0–6, 3–6. She then needed to qualify in the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
2010 Pilot Pen Tennis
The 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis...
, which she did but lost 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...
6–1 3–6 6–1 in the first round. She also fell to 5th seed Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
in the first round of the US Open 3–6 7–6(2) 6–1.
Following the US Open Vesnina next participated in the 2010 Tashkent Open
2010 Tashkent Open
The 2010 Tashkent Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the Tashkent Open, and is part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour...
. She beat Lesya Tsurenko
Lesya Tsurenko
Lesia Tsurenko is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is World No. 115, which she reached on October 24, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 116, which she achieved on August 16, 2010. To date, Lesia has won four singles and eight doubles tennis titles.Lesia is...
and Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk
Olga Savchuk is a female tennis player. Her best accomplishment to date was reaching the third round of the 2006 Australian Open. Her career high ranking was #79, achieved on May 19, 2008....
to reach the quarterfinals where she then demolished Darya Kustova
Darya Kustova
Darya Kustova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 117, which she reached on January 18, 2010. Her career high in doubles was 66, set at July 7, 2008.-External links:...
6–0, 6–1. In the semifinals she defeated Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu
Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 despite being down 3–0 in the third set, Elena won 6 of the last 7 games. She lost to Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Kudryavtseva
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov...
6–4, 6–4 in the final.
Elena scored the biggest win of her career two weeks later in the China Open
2010 China Open (tennis)
The 2010 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the China Open, and is part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2010 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2010 WTA Tour...
by defeating 12th seed 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...
7–6(3) 6–2. She lost to Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky
Timea Bacsinszky is a professional female tennis player residing in Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland. She joined the WTA Tour in 2004 and was ranked World No. 37 on 7 June 2010....
in the next round.
2011
Elena began her year at the 2011 ASB Classic2011 ASB Classic
The 2011 ASB Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour...
where she was seeded 7th. In her first match of the year she easily outclassed Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic
Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No...
6–2 6–2. However in the next round Vesnina faced Simona Halep
Simona Halep
Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...
, she started well leading 6–2 4–1 however she then lost the second set and retired at 6–2 4–6 0–4 due to dizziness.
Elena then went to 2011 Moorilla Hobart International
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...
where she defeated Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja
Arantxa Parra Santonja is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She turned pro in 2000.On 12 July 2010, Parra Santonja reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
6–2, 6–1 in the first round. She then lost to top seed 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, 6–1.
In the first round of the 2011 Australian Open
2011 Australian Open
The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
Vesnina lost to 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...
in three sets, 6–4, 3–6, 3–6. She then also fell in the first rounds of 2011 Open GDF Suez
2011 Open GDF Suez
The 2011 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the Open GDF Suez and was a Premier tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour...
, 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships
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...
, and 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...
and the qualifying round in 2011 Qatar Ladies Open
2011 Qatar Ladies Open
The 2011 Qatar Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and the first since 2008 which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour...
. 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...
she defeated higher ranked players Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko
Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...
6–1, 6–3 and 23rd 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...
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 but oddly lost to a lower ranked Anabel Medina Garrigues
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...
6–3, 6–4 in the third round. At the 2011 Family Circle Cup
2011 Family Circle Cup
The 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina,...
, Vesnina defeated Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino
Rebecca Marino is a Canadian professional tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 38...
in the first round and then knocked out 4 consecutive seeds no. 14 seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 2nd seed and defending champion Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha "Sam" Jane Stosur is an Australian professional tennis player. She won the 2011 US Open singles title and was a finalist at the 2010 French Open. Stosur is ranked World No. 6 and her career high in singles is World No. 4, achieved on 21 February 2011. She is a former world No...
, 12th seed Julia Görges
Julia Görges
Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...
and 11th seed Chinese Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai
Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional female tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova in the final...
. Vesnina became runner-up at the 2011 Family Circle Cup
2011 Family Circle Cup
The 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina,...
by losing to the number one 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...
of Denmark in straight sets.
In doubles, Vesnina along with Indian Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
won the finals of the 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...
by defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy
Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles...
6–0, 7–5. Then the pair won their second doubles title of the year at the Family Circle Cup
2011 Family Circle Cup
The 2011 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis event on the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place from April 4 to April 10, 2011. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and one of the Premier level tournaments. The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina,...
by defeating Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy again, 6–4, 6–4. Their partnership continued to gain momentum after the team reached the final of the 2011 Roland Garros
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...
Women's Doubles tournament
2011 French Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but both withdrew from the tournament with a pulmonary embolism and a hip injury, respectively.In the final, Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká defeated 7th seeded Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.-Seeds:# ...
before falling to Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
s Andrea Hlavackova
Andrea Hlavácková
Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011...
and Lucie Hradecka
Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:...
6–4, 6–3 in the final. They also reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon
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...
Ladies' Doubles tournament
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions, but lost to Sabine Lisicki and Samantha Stosur in the second round.Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik won this event, defeating Lisicki and Stosur in the final 6–3, 6–1. It was the 1st Grand Slam title for the veteran couple, and...
before falling 6–3, 6–1 to eventual champions and second seeds Květa Peschke
Kveta Peschke
Květoslava Peschke, also known as Květa Peschkeová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. She plays mostly on the baseline, with her best shot being the forehand. Her favourite surfaces are hard court and carpet...
and Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik
Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
.
Doubles: 3 (0-3)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2009 2009 French Open – Women's Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual were the defending champions, and won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Victoria Azarenka and Elena Vesnina.-Seeds:# Cara Black / Liezel Huber ... |
French Open | Clay |  Victoria AzarenkaVictoria 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.... |
 Anabel Medina GarriguesAnabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual... Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002... |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass |  Vera ZvonarevaVera 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... |
 Vania KingVania 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....  Yaroslava ShvedovaYaroslava Shvedova Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US... |
7–6(6), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2011 2011 French Open – Women's Doubles Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions, but both withdrew from the tournament with a pulmonary embolism and a hip injury, respectively.In the final, Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká defeated 7th seeded Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.-Seeds:# ... |
French Open (2) | Clay |  Sania MirzaSania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... |
 Andrea HlaváčkováAndrea Hlavácková Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011... Lucie HradeckáLucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:... |
6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed Doubles: 1 (0-1)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2011 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass | Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Bhupathi Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament... |
 Jürgen MelzerJürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but... Iveta BenešováIveta 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... |
6–3, 6–2 |
Singles: 5 (0–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| 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... tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–2) |
| International (0–3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 10 January 2009 |  AucklandASB 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.... , New Zealand |
Hard | 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... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 29 August 2009 | New Haven, United States |
Hard |  Caroline WozniackiCaroline 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... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 31 July 2010 |  IstanbulIstanbul Cup The İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts. From 2009, it switched to outdoor hard courts... , Turkey |
Hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova is a Russian 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... |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 September 2010 |  TashkentTashkent Open The Tashkent Open by Zeromax is a tennis tournament held in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. Held since 1999, this WTA Tour event is an International tournament and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Women's Singles:-Women's Doubles:... , Uzbekistan |
Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva Alla Kudryavtseva Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 10 April 2011 | 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... , United States |
Clay (green) | Caroline Wozniacki |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 15 (6–9)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
|---|
| 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... tournaments (0–3) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (1–5) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (3–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 6 November 2005 |  Quebec CityBell Challenge The Bell Challenge is a WTA Tour Tier III tennis tournament held in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada since 1993. The tournament is played on indoor hardcourts.... , Canada |
Hard (i) | Anastasia Rodionova |
 Līga DekmeijereLiga Dekmeijere Līga Dekmeijere is a professional tennis player from Latvia who has won nineteen International Tennis Federation doubles titles and one Women's Tennis Association doubles title. Dekmeijere has been as high as World Number 54 in the overall women's doubles rankings, a ranking that she achieved on... Ashley HarkleroadAshley Harkleroad Ashley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. Her career prize money to date is $1,022,094... |
6–7(4), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 February 2006 | Bangalore Bangalore Open The Bangalore Open was a tennis tournament held in Bangalore, India. The tournament began in Hyderabad in 2003, and moved to Bangalore in 2006. This WTA Tour event was played on outdoor hardcourts. It as a Premier Mandatory event with a prize Money of US$175,000... , India |
Hard | Anastasia Rodionova |
Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...  Liezel HuberLiezel Huber Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 September 2006 |  BeijingChina 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... , China |
Hard | Anna Chakvetadze Anna Chakvetadze Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze is a Russian professional tennis player . On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of July 4, 2011, Chakvetadze is ranked World... |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...  Paola SuárezPaola Suárez Paola Suárez was a top 10 tennis player in the early 2000s. She gained prominence in 2004 by reaching the finals of nine straight WTA doubles tournaments, and by reaching the singles semifinals of the French Open tournament, held in Paris."La Negra" Suárez began playing professional tennis at the... |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 January 2007 |  HobartMoorilla 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... , Australia |
Hard | Elena Likhovtseva Elena Likhovtseva Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1... |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual... Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002... |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 February 2007 |  Antwerp2007 Proximus Diamond Games 2007 Proximus Diamond Games was held in Sportpaleis, Antwerp, in Belgium; from 10–18 February.Amélie Mauresmo won her only tournament of the year; whilst Kim Clijsters made an emotional farewall in front of her home crowd. Clijsters retired two tournaments later.-Singles: Amélie Mauresmo def... , Belgium |
Carpet | Elena Likhovtseva Elena Likhovtseva Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1... |
 Cara BlackCara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles... Liezel HuberLiezel Huber Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 6 May 2007 |  Warsaw, Poland |
Clay | Elena Likhovtseva Elena Likhovtseva Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian tennis player, currently inactive. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16.Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when she reached the semi finals of the French Open 2005 before she was defeated by Mary Pierce, 6–1 6–1... |
Vera Dushevina Vera Dushevina Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia. In 2006, she privately amended the presentation of her surname so as to be more English language friendly, adopting Dushevina in place of Douchevina which is a...  Tatiana PerebiynisTatiana Perebiynis Tetyana Yurevna Perebiynis , born on December 15, 1982 is a Top 100 female professional tennis player born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she lives. She is an only child. She reached the Wimbledon junior girls' singles final in 2000, and won the Wimbledon juniors doubles final that year... |
7–5, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Winner | 3. | 22 March 2008 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , United States |
Hard | 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.... |
Yan Zi Zheng Jie Zheng Jie Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles.... |
6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 5. | 13 April 2008 | Amelia Island Bausch & Lomb Championships The MPS Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States. The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event was an International series tournament played on outdoor green clay courts from 1980 to 2010.-History:... , United States |
Clay | 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.... |
Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Mattek Bethanie Lynn Mattek-Sands is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida, but trains in Phoenix, Arizona... Vladimíra UhlířováVladimíra Uhlírová Vladimíra Uhlířová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Uhlířová reached her highest doubles ranking of World number 18 on October 1, 2007. Uhlířová has won 17 ITF doubles titles and 5 WTA doubles titles, but no singles titles of either type.-Doubles: 17 :-External links:... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 20 July 2008 | Stanford Bank of the West Classic The Bank of the West Classic is a week-long tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, United States. The 2011 event will be held on July 25th to July 31st. Started in 1971, the tournament is the oldest women's-only tournament in the world... , United States |
Hard | 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... |
Cara Black Cara Black Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles... Liezel HuberLiezel Huber Liezel Huber is a professional tennis player who competes for, resides in, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. Huber has won four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles with partner Cara Black, one with Lisa Raymond, and two mixed doubles titles with Bob Bryan. On November 12, 2007,... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 24 May 2009 |  Paris, France |
Clay | 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.... |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Anabel Medina Garrigues Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual... Virginia Ruano PascualVirginia Ruano Pascual Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002... |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 5 July 2010 |  London, United Kingdom |
Grass | 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... |
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.... Yaroslava ShvedovaYaroslava Shvedova Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player of Russian descent. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 29 as of 21 June 2010. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US... |
7–6(6), 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 19 March 2011 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... , United States (2) |
Hard | Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles... |
6–0, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 April 2011 | 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... , United States |
Clay | Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy Meghann Shaughnessy is an American professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of #11 in 2001, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 4 June 2011 | Paris, France |
Clay | Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Sania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings... |
Andrea Hlaváčková Andrea Hlavácková Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011... Lucie HradeckáLucie Hradecká Lucie Hradecká is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. In her career, Hradecká has won ten WTA doubles titles. This total includes the 2011 French Open, in which she won her first Grand Slam title.-Career:... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 6. | 16 October 2011 | Linz Generali Ladies Linz The Generali Ladies Linz is a tennis tournament held in Linz, Austria. Held since 1987, this WTA Tour event is a Tier II-tournament and is played on indoor hardcourts... , Austria |
Hard (i) | Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic Marina Erakovic is a New Zealand professional tennis player of Croatian background. Her career high in Women's Tennis Association doubles ranking is World No. 43, achieved on 27 October 2008, and in singles it is No. 49, achieved on 7 July 2008. As of 21 November 2011, she is World No... |
 Julia GörgesJulia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011... Anna-Lena GrönefeldAnna-Lena Grönefeld Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006... |
7-5, 6-1 |
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 through the 2010 Australian Open2010 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....
, which ended on 31 January 2010.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Career | ||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 6–5 | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1–5 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 8–4 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3–5 | |||||||||
| 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 | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | A | Not Held |
0–0 | |||||||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 3–3 | ||||||||
| Key Biscayne | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 4R | LQ | 3R | 3R | 6–5 | ||||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | Not Tier I | 3R | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
| WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai Dubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab... |
Not Tier I | QF | 1R | 1R | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1–3 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | 1R | 3R | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Montréal / Toronto | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1–4 | |||||||||
| 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 | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Former WTA Tier I Tournaments (currently neither Premier Mandatory nor Premier 5 events) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1R | 1R | 1R | NM5 | 3R | F | 3–4 | ||||||||
| 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 | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 1R | Not Held |
A | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 5–4 | ||||||||||
| San Diego | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Not Held |
5–3 | |||||||||||
| Zürich 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 | A | A | LQ | Not Tier I |
5–5 | |||||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 151 | |||||||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Tounaments Won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Overall Win-Loss | 2–1 | 34–10 | 27–17 | 44–25 | 25–26 | 24–26 | 19–24 | 34–21 | 18–18 | 227–168 | |||||||||
| Year End Ranking | N/A | 278 | 286 | 111 | 44 | 55 | 78 | 23 | 52 | N/A | |||||||||
Doubles Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R |
| French Open | QF | 1R | 2R | F | 3R | F |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | F | SF |
| US Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF |