Stories
Biography
- Currently without a coach ... Father, Chari, is a builder; mother, Saadat, is a high school music teacher; brother, Shokhrat, is a student; born and raised in Tashkent ... Began playing at age 10 when grandmother took her to local club ... As a child, also liked basketball (was asked to play on national junior team but declined) ... As a teenager, was part of the East Asia Grand Slam Development Fund through the ITF as well as the Tashkent State Fund; at age 18 was invited to be a member of the national tennis team; it was then she decided to make a career out of tennis ... Idolized Pete Sampras and Michael Jordan when growing up ... Works on improving her movement, which she classes as a weakness ... Best memories are winning 2005 Asian Tennis Championships, her first ITF title in India and her first WTA final at Tashkent ... Enjoys reading, surfing internet, playing basketball, watching soccer ... Studied International Tourism at Tashkent State University of Economics ... Collects giraffes (stuffed animals, wooden).
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
50Height
6' 3" (1.90 m)Birthday
Jun 23, 1984 June 23, 1984Birthplace
Tashkent, UzbekistanCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Finalist (2): 2009 - Tashkent; 2005 - Tashkent.
DOUBLES
Winner (3): 2012 - Seoul (w/King); 2011 - Strasbourg (w/Chuang); 2009 - Eastbourne (w/Sugiyama).
Finalist (1): 2013 - Pattaya City (w/Panova).
ADDITIONAL
Uzbek Fed Team, 2001-10; Uzbek Olympic Team, 2008.