| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | November 3, 1987 [1] Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] |
| Turned pro | February 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$952,589 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 184–152 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 56 (October 4, 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (September 12, 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2010) |
| French Open | 3R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2008) |
| US Open | 3R (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 130–98 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (August 30, 2010) |
| Last updated on: September 25, 2010. | |
Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva (Russian А́лла Алекса́ндровна Кудря́вцева, born November 3, 1987 in Moscow) is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov. Her father Alexander was a world champion Greco-Roman wrestler in the 1980s and her grandfather a Russian weightlifter of some note [1].
Her career high rank in singles is World Number 56, which she achieved on October 4, 2010. On August 30, 2010, her career-high doubles ranking is World Number 27. Kudryavtseva won US$ 952,589 in prize money, 1 singles and 3 doubles titles on the WTA tour. She was a finalist at the Orange Bowl Championships, as a junior.
Her main sponsor is Wilson and she also has an endorsement deal with Diadora.
Kudryavtseva's first Grand Slam tournament, competing in the main draw, was the 2007 Australian Open. She defeated Finland's Emma Laine in the first round 4–6, 6–2 and 9–7. In the second rond she lost against her lifetime heroine Martina Hingis in two sets, 6–2 and 6–2. In Paris, Kudryavtseva won against the 29th seed Gisela Dulko 7–5, 1–6, 8–6 to reach the third round of Roland Garros, where she was defeated by second seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets 6–1, 6–4. After this match, she reached her new career high of #67. At her first Wimbledon, she lost against the eventual champion Venus Williams, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5.
During the 2008 Wimbledon, Kudryavtseva shocked the tennis world by beating fellow Russian and 3rd seed Maria Sharapova in the second round in two sets 6–2 and 6–4. Afterwards, she joked "It's very pleasant to beat Maria... Why? Well, I don't like her outfit." (Sharapova wore a tuxedo-like outfit during the game [2].)
She lost to Dinara Safina in the first round of the 2009 Australian Open. At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, she lost to #4 Elena Dementieva in the first round.
In 2010, she lost at the second round of the Australian Open to Agnieszka Radwańska with 6–0, 6–2. She reached the third round of the AEGON Classic in Birmingham, before losing to Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–1. She reached her first WTA final at the 2010 Guangzhou International Women's Open but lost to top seed Jarmila Groth 6–1, 6–4. Her good performance continued and she won her first WTA singles title a week later, defeating Elena Vesnina 6–4, 6–4 at the 2010 Tashkent Open.
Contents |
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | September 19, 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Jarmila Groth | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | September 25, 2010 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Elena Vesnina | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0/1) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (1/1) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/1) | International (3/2) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | February 18, 2007 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung |
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–9] |
| Winner | 1. | September 23, 2007 | Kolkata, India | Hard | Vania King | Alberta Brianti Mariya Koryttseva |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | July 13, 2008 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Sara Errani Nuria Llagostera Vives |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 3. | October 11, 2009 | Beijing, China | Hard | Ekaterina Makarova | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | May 22, 2010 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Anastasia Rodionova | Alizé Cornet Vania King |
3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Winner | 2. | June 20, 2010 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Anastasia Rodionova | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Winner | 3. | February 19, 2011 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Olga Govortsova | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
6–3, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Winner | 4. | June 12, 2011 | Birmingham, Great Britain | Grass | Olga Govortsova | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
1–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Runner-up | 5. | July 31, 2011 | Washington D.C., United States | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Sania Mirza Yaroslava Shvedova |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2–5 |
| French Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–5 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 4–4 | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 | |
| Win–Loss | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 9–18 |
| Year-end Ranking | 90 | 71 | 90 | 61 |