Yaroslava Shvedova

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Yaroslava Shvedova
Country Flag of Russia Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12) (age 20)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 67 kg (147 lb)
Turned Pro 2002
Plays Right; Double-handed backhand
Career Prize Money $242,030
Singles
Career record: 113-69
Career titles: 1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 70 (August 27, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2r (2008)
French Open 1r (2007)
Wimbledon 1r (2006, 2007)
US Open 1r (2007)
Doubles
Career record: 28-21
Career titles: 0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 102 (January 14, 2008)

Infobox last updated on: January 17, 2008.

Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (Russian: Ярослава Вячеславовна Шведова, born September 12, 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 70 as of 2007. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 2 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 2 doubles titles. She was taught tennis at the age of 6 by her father.

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In February 2007, she stunned all by reaching the final of the Sony Ericsson International, causing a shock upset over homecrowd favourite and No.2 seed Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals, 6–7 (2–7), 6–4, 6–4. In the final, she defeated top-seeded defending champion Mara Santangelo 6–4, 6–4, to win her very first WTA Tour title.[1][2] This win caused her to be in the top 100 for the first time, at 78.

At the Miami Masters, she came through qualifying and recorded her first-ever top 20 win over Ana Ivanović in the second round, beating her 7–5 6–4. She lost in the third round to Tathiana Garbin.

Her win-loss record for 2007 currently stands at 24-20.

[edit] WTA Tour titles (1)

[edit] Singles (1)

Legend (Singles)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (0)
Tier III (1)
Tier IV (0)
Grand Slam Title (0)
WTA Championship (0)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. February 18, 2007 Bangalore, India Hard Flag of Italy Mara Santangelo 6–4, 6–4

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