Agnieszka Radwańska

Agnieszka Radwańska

Country	Poland
Residence	Kraków, Poland
Date of birth	6 March 1989 (1989-03-06) (age 21)
Place of birth	Kraków, Poland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	56 kg (120 lb)
Turned pro	23 April 2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$4,005,804
Singles
Career record	234–110
Career titles	4 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 8 (February 22, 2010)
Current ranking	No. 10 (August 23, 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	QF (2008)
French Open	4R (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	QF (2008, 2009)
US Open	4R (2007, 2008)
Other tournaments
Championships	RR (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record	80–67
Career titles	1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 29 (July 12, 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2010)
French Open	QF (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	3R (2007)
US Open	3R (2010)
Last updated on: 12 July 2010.

Agnieszka Radwańska [aɡˈɲɛʂka radˈvaɲska] ( listen) (born 6 March 1989 in Kraków, full name Agnieszka Roma Radwańska) is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player.

Her career high singles ranking is World No. 8, which she achieved on 22 February 2010. As of 23 August 2010, she is ranked World No. 10. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title when she won the Nordea Nordic Light Open. In 2008, she won three more singles titles: the Pattaya Women's Open, the Istanbul Cup, and the International Women's Open. Radwańska has also reached three Grand Slam Quarterfinals, becoming the first Polish player to reach that far in a Grand Slam. On 24 May 2008, she became the first Polish female tennis player to surpass US$1 million in career prize money.

Playing style

Radwańska is an all-court player (as shown with her results on different surfaces. She won three titles in 2008 on hard, clay, and grass courts). She hits consistently on both the forehand and the backhand sides. Her favorite shot is her forehand, particularly the inside-out forehand which is her most powerful shot ^[1]. She is also very accurate with the drop shot and lob. She lacks much of the "power plays" of other players like Maria Sharapova or the Williams sisters, thus she relies on tactical accuracy and patience on constructing the point before hitting a winner.^[2] In addition, Radwańska is known for her gamesmanship ^[3]. Because of this playing style, several commentators (including former men's pro Wojtek Fibak) have compared her to Martina Hingis, saying that she is "a natural mover who understands the geometry of the court" ^[4]. However, several commentators have also said that Radwańska lacks the serving power and offensive capabilities to become a top 3 player.

2006

Agnieszka Radwańska

In May, Radwańska played her first WTA tournament at the Tier II J&S Cup in Warsaw, where she reached the quarterfinals. In her first match, she defeated seventh-seeded Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 4–6, 6–4. In the second round, she beat Klara Koukalová but lost in the quarterfinals to Elena Dementieva in three sets.

In June, Radwańska won her second Grand Slam junior singles title, defeating top-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final of the French Open. She reached the top of the ITF rankings and received a wild card for the main draw at Wimbledon.

At Wimbledon, Radwańska lost in the fourth round to second-seeded Kim Clijsters. Radwańska was just the fifth ever wildcard to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.

In August, Radwańska won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw of the U.S. Open. She lost in the second round to Tatiana Golovin.

At the Fortis Championships Luxembourg tournament, Radwańska lost in the semifinals to Francesca Schiavone after defeating former World No. 1 Venus Williams in the second round and top-seeded Dementieva in the quarterfinals 7–5, 6–2.

2007

At the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, World No. 49 Radwańska defeated World No. 6 Martina Hingis in the third round 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. She lost to Tathiana Garbin in the next round 6–3, 6–4.

In May, Radwańska won her first WTA doubles title at the Tier III Istanbul Cup, partnering her younger sister Urszula. However, in singles, she lost to World No. 2 Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals.

In August, Radwańska won her first WTA singles title at the Tier IV Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, without losing a set. She defeated Vera Dushevina in the final and became the first Polish player in history to claim a WTA tour singles title.^[5]

At the U.S. Open, Radwańska defeated defending champion Sharapova in the third round 6–4, 1–6, 6–2. This was the first time that a second-seeded female player had lost before the fourth round since Andrea Jaeger in 1981^[6]. Radwańska then lost to Shahar Pe'er in the fourth round 6–4, 6–1.

2008

At 2008 U.S. Open

Radwańska upset World No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round of the Australian Open 6–3, 6–4. She then defeated 14th-seededed Nadia Petrova 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 to reach her first Grand Slam singles tournament quarterfinal. There, Radwańska lost to ninth-seeded Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 6–2. This tournament was the first time that two female Poles, Radwańska and Marta Domachowska, reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles tournament.

At the Tier IV Pattaya Women's Open in Thailand, Radwańska won her second career WTA tournament singles title, beating Jill Craybas in the final.

In February, Radwańska reached her first Tier I semifinal at the Qatar Total Open in Doha, defeating Dominika Cibulková in a nearly three hour quarterfinal match 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. Maria Sharapova then defeated Radwańska 6–4, 6–3. In March, Radwańska lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California to Kuznetsova 6–2, 6–4.

In May, just before the French Open, Radwańska won the Tier III Istanbul Cup on red clay, defeating Elena Dementieva in straight sets. This was her third WTA singles title. At the French Open in Paris, Radwańska lost in the fourth round to third-seeded Jelena Janković 6–3, 7–6(3).

On grass, Radwańska won the Tier II International Women's Open in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, defeating Petrova in the final. At Wimbledon, Radwańska was seeded 14th but defeated fourth-seeded Kuznetsova in the fourth round 6–4, 1–6, 7–5. She then lost to sixth-seeded Serena Williams in the quarterfinals 6–4, 6–0, with Williams becoming the first woman to defeat both Radwańska sisters in the same tournament.

At the Olympics in Beijing, Radwańska was seeded eighth but lost in the second round to Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 7–6(6). Radwańska was seeded ninth at the US Open and lost to seventh–seeded Venus Williams in the fourth round 6–1, 6–3.

Radwańska stepped in for the ill Ana Ivanović at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Championships. She defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2, 7–5. She ended the year ranked World No. 10.

2009

Her first tournament in 2009 year was Australian Medibank International Sydney, where she was sixth seeded. She won in the first round against Sybille Bammer of Austria 6–4, 6–3. In the second round she meet Daniela Hantuchová of Slovakia, Agnieszka won in straight sets 6–3, 7–5. She reached the quarterfinals, where she lost in three sets to the third seeded and eventual champion Elena Dementieva 2–6, 7–5, 4–6. Radwańska was the ninth seed at the Australian Open but suffered a shock first round defeat to Kateryna Bondarenko in three sets.

At the Open GDF Suez in Paris, Radwańska was seeded fourth and won her first two matches, including a three setter against Russia's Alisa Kleybanova. She was then upset in the quarterfinals by Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–0. Agnieszka lost to her sister Urszula in the first round of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 6–4, 6–3. With partner Maria Kirilenko, Agnieszka lost in the final of the doubles tournament to Cara Black and Liezel Huber. Radwańska then lost in the first round of the Monterrey Open to China's Li Na even though Radwańska was the top seed.

Radwańska played both of the Premier Mandatory tournaments in the United States in March. At the Indian Wells Agnieszka won in the second round against Sam Stosur in three sets. In the third round she defeated Aleksandra Wozniak in straight sets. In the fourth round she won over Ágnes Szávay of Hungary in a three set battle. She lost in the quarterfinals to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7–6, 6–4. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Agnieszka won in the second round in three sets against Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, In the third round she defeated Kaia Kanepi in straight sets. she lost in the fourth round to Venus Williams 4–6, 6–1, 6–4.

Radwańska was seeded eighth at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. After pulling off wins against Aleksandra Wozniak and Tsvetana Pironkova, she fell in the quarters to top seed Dinara Safina. At the Italian Open, Radwańska won in the first round against Alona Bondarenko. She then defeated Aravane Rezaï of France in three set battle. In the third round Agnieszka had a great win over Ana Ivanović in three sets. In the final set Ivanović was up 4–0, but Agnieszka fought back. She then lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. Radwańska lost to Samantha Stosur in the opening round of the Madrid Masters 7–6⁴, 6–1. Her next tournament was Warsaw Open, where she was seeded second, but she withdrew due to a back injury.

At the French Open Agnieszka was 12th seeded. She defeated Rossana de los Ríos 6–3, 6–1 in the first round. In the second round she won with Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6–1, 6–4. In the third round she upset Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko 6–2, 6–4 but lost in fourth round match after giving tough match to eventual champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets 4–6, 6–1, 1–6. In addition she made it to the quarter finals in doubles with her sister at the French Open.

Radwańska began her grass court season in Eastbourne, where she was the defending champion as the 8th seed. However, she was upset by Virginie Razzano in the Quarterfinals by 7–6(5), 7–5. This caused her to fall to World No. 14.

Radwańska was seeded 11th at the Wimbledon Championships. She defeated María José Martínez Sánchez in the first round and had to go to three sets to defeat Peng Shuai in the second round. Radwańska then defeated #19 Li Na in the third round. She then defeated Melanie Oudin, who had knocked out Jelena Janković in the previous round 6–4 7–5, to reach her third Grand Slam quarterfinal and second consecutive quarterfinal at Wimbledon. Radwańska then was thrashed 6–1, 6–2 by the third seeded Venus Williams.

Radwańska was seeded 7th at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. After win against Sorana Cîrstea 6–0, 6–1 in the first round, she fell in the second round to Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 6–7(6), 1–6. Radwańska was seeded 8th at Los Angeles and received a bye in the second round. She defeated Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama and slumping Russian Anna Chakvetadze before falling to Romanian rising star Sorana Cîrstea in an error-strewn display. In the doubles event, she and her partner Maria Kirilenko made it to the final and fought from a bagel first set to take it to a match tie–break, in which they unfortunately lost 6–0, 4–6, (10–7).

Radwańska was seeded 13th at Cincinnati. She defeated Ai Sugiyama in the first round but lost soundly to Austrian Sybille Bammer 6–0, 7–5 in the next round (Bammer went on to defeat Serena Williams). Agnieszka was seeded 14 in Toronto. She defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6–3, 6–3 in the first round and Ágnes Szávay 6–1, 6–1 in the second round. She took revenge for her loss in Melbourne on Kateryna Bondarenko by defeating her 7–5, 6–3 in the third round. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Maria Sharapova 6–2, 7–6(5) despite serving for the second set at 5–3 and being up a mini–break in the tiebreak. She also participated in the doubles with Caroline Wozniacki. They defeated Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the first round in a match tiebreak but lost to fourth seeded Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–2 in the second round.

Radwańska was seeded 5th at New Haven. She won in the first round in three sets 2–6, 6–2, 7–6⁵ against qualifier Roberta Vinci. She retired in her match against Virginie Razzano in the second round with a right hand injury after winning the first set and losing the second. Agnieszka was seeded 12th at the US Open. She faced Patricia Mayr in the first round and won 6–1 6–2. She then suffered another surprise defeat in the second round to Maria Kirilenko in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Agnieszka's form improved at the start of the fall season at the Tokyo. She defeated Ekaterina Makarova 7–5, 6–3, Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, qualifier Andrea Petkovic 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 and Birmingham champion Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–3, 6–1 for her first semifinal of the season, where she fell to eventual champion, Maria Sharapova, losing 3–6 6–2 4–6.

Due to her performance in Tokyo, Agnieszka received a bye into the second round of the 2009 China Open, where she defeated Patty Schnyder, who defeated her sister Urszula in the first round. She then defeated María José Martínez Sánchez in three sets to go through her eleventh quarterfinal of the year, and then upset fourth seeded Elena Dementieva and 13th seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets to advance to her first ever final of the year, where she lost in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Because of her super run in Beijing, she returned to the Top 10 in the WTA rankings.

She entered Linz as the second seed, and reached her third semifinal in as many weeks without dropping a set. However, in her semifinal match, she was stunned by world No. 54 Petra Kvitová in straight sets. In Moscow, she lost her first round match to Maria Kirilenko, therefore qualifying as an alternate for the 2009 WTA Tour Championships in Doha for the second consecutive time.

In Doha, a turn of unusual events saw Agnieszka replace Vera Zvonareva, the first alternate, in the White group after Zvonareva suffered an ankle injury. Zvonareva, who had already stepped in for Safina, would be one of four players to retire at the Championships, joining Safina, Azarenka, and Wozniacki. In her round robin rubber, Agnieszka faced the sixth seed, Victoria Azarenka. Agnieszka won the match, despite Azarenka having built a hefty 6–4 5–2 lead. With Radwańska up 4–6 7–5 4–1, Azarenka retired due to cramping. Radwańska's win gave good friend, Caroline Wozniacki, a semifinal berth at the Championships against Serena Williams.

For the second consecutive year, Radwańska finished the year ranked World No. 10.

2010

Radwańska started off the year at the 2010 Medibank International Sydney, where she won her first match against American, Jill Craybas before falling to former world number one Dinara Safina in the second round. At the Australian Open, she was the tenth seed. After only losing three games in the first two rounds of the tournament, Agnieszka was upset in the third round by the seventeenth seed Francesca Schiavone 6–2, 6–2.
She and her doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko, were seeded 15 in the doubles draw of the Australian Open. In the third round, they easily defeated the 2009 Year-End champions Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez 6-1, 6-2. In the semifinals they lost to the world number one pairing of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in three sets.

Radwańska competed for Poland in the 2010 Fed Cup World Group II against Belgium in early February. She went 1–1, winning against Kirsten Flipkens but losing to Yanina Wickmayer 1–6, 7–6(6), 7–5. Belgium defeated Poland 3–2.

Seeded seventh, Radwańska participated at the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships. She defeated Latvian qualifier Anastasija Sevastova, Flavia Pennetta, and Regina Kulikova to reach the semifinal where she lost to fourth seeded Victoria Azarenka 3–6, 4–6. Despite the loss, she achieved a career high ranking of 8.
She and Maria Kirilenko were the number eight seeds in the doubles draw. They were upset by Olga Govortsova and Chuang Chia-jung in the second round.

Radwańska's next event was the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, where she was seeded fifth. After receiving a bye into the second round, she defeated Anna Chakvetadze and Gisela Dulko in straight sets. She then defeated 11th seed Marion Bartoli, increasing her record against the French No.1 to an impressive 5–0. The win also marked the third consecutive year Agnieszka reached the quarterfinals of the event. Radwańska then upset Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals 6–4, 6–3 to gain a semifinal berth at the event. Her good friend, and second seed, Caroline Wozniacki put an end to her run by handing her a 6–2,6–3 defeat.
She also paired with Maria Kirilenko in the doubles event, where they defeated Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs,the number four seeds, in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik.

Radwańska entered the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open as the sixth seed. After breezing past Ekaterina Makarova and defeating former World no.1 Ana Ivanović in straight sets, Agnieszka entered the fourth round for the third time in four appearances in Miami. After defeating Yaroslava Shvedova, she advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time at the tournament. There, she lost to Venus Williams 6-3, 6-1 for the second year in a row.
She paired with Kirilenko once again in the doubles event, where they defeated the sixth-seeded team of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi and the wildcard team of Kim Clijsters and Kirsten Flipkens in the first and second rounds, before falling to eventual champions Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko in the quarterfinals.

After an unsuccessful tie with Spain in the Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs, Radwańska entered the 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as the fifth seed. After defeating Ana Ivanović in straight sets, she fell to Shahar Pe'er 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2 in the second round. Agnieszka, as the eighth seed, was upset by Lucie Šafářová in the third round of the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(1) despite serving for the match at 5-4 in the third set. Radwańska once again suffered another early loss at the Madrid Open, this time at the hands of Patty Schnyder 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

For the first time in her career, Radwańska was seeded in the top 8 for a Grand Slam at the 2010 French Open. She defeated Elena Baltacha in the first round, but her unsuccessful clay court season continued as she suffered a loss to Yaroslava Shvedova in the second round. She finished 2010 with a 4-4 win and loss record on clay, failing to win back-to-back matches at any of the four tournaments she competed in.
Agnieszka and regular doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko, were seeded 11 in the doubles draw. In the third round they defeated the No. 7 seeded Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs before losing to the number one seeds, Serena and Venus Williams, in the quarterfinals.

At the 2010 AEGON International, Radwańska was seeded 4th but fell to Victoria Azarenka in the first round. Radwanska was seeded 7th at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. She defeated Melinda Czink, Alberta Brianti and 31st seed Sara Errani all in straight sets to reach the fourth round. She fell here 9th seed Li Na 6-3, 6-2. This caused her ranking to fall to World No. 11.

Radwańska advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Bank of the West Classic, where she lost to Maria Sharapova. Radwańska moved back into the Top 10 following the tournament.

Radwańska made the final at the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open, where she fell to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Due to this performance, Radwanska rose to World No. 9.

In her next tournament at the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open, she lost to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova in the third round. At the 2010 Rogers Cup she lost in the third round to Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets.

At the US Open, she lost to Peng Shuai in the second round 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Other information

Her younger sister Urszula Radwańska is an accomplished tennis player in her own right, a multiple grand slam tournament winner on the junior level, and the top-rated junior for the year of 2007 in the ITF standings. Also in 2009 Urszula got in to the top 100. Agnieszka's closest friends on the tour are Dane Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka ^[7], Sorana Cîrstea, Angelique Kerber and doubles partner Maria Kirilenko.

Career statistics

Awards

• 2006 — WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer of the Year

References

External links

• Official website
• Agnieszka Radwańska on the Women's Tennis Association
• Agnieszka Radwańska at the International Tennis Federation
• Agnieszka Radwańska at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Agnieszka Radwańska at the Fed Cup

Awards
Preceded by Sania Mirza	WTA Newcomer of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Ágnes Szávay

Women's Tennis Association: Top ten European female tennis players as of October 25, 2010 1. Caroline Wozniacki (1 ) 2. Vera Zvonareva (2 1) 3. Kim Clijsters (4 1) 4. Francesca Schiavone (6 ) 5. Jelena Janković (8 1) 6. Elena Dementieva (9 ) 7. Victoria Azarenka (10 ) 8. Justine Henin (12 ) 9. Shahar Pe'er (13 ) 10. Agnieszka Radwańska (14 )

Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Polish female singles tennis players as of November 29, 2010 1. Agnieszka Radwańska (14 ) • 2. Magda Linette (179 +16) • 3. Urszula Radwańska (193 -2) • 4. Katarzyna Piter (244 -2) • 5. Marta Domachowska (294 +1) 6. Karolina Kosińska (325 +2) • 7. Justyna Jegiołka (335 +50) • 8. Anna Korzeniak (345 -12) • 9. Paula Kania (427 -22) • 10. Barbara Sobaszkiewicz (506 -5)