Stories
Biography
- Coached by Jens Gerlach since 2002; also Larisa Savchenko ... Represented by International Sports Advisors Company ... Father is Andrey; mother is Galina ... Has a Scottish Setter named Gorde ... Favorite foods include sushi, white sausages and gnocchi ... Hobbies include reading, watching movies and hanging out with friends in Moscow ... Most memorable tennis experiences are winning 2004 Roland Garros, the Kremlin Cup 2003-04 and competing in the 2004 Olympic Games.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
2Height
5' 8 1/2'' (1.74 m)Birthday
Jul 8, 1981 July 8, 1981Birthplace
Moscow, RussiaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (10): 2005 - Kolkata; 2004 - Roland Garros, Doha, Moscow; 2003 - Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig, Moscow; 2002 - Bahia; 1999 - Palermo, ITF/Gorizia-ITA; 1998 - ITF/Tallinn-EST; 1997 - ITF/Batumi-GEO.
Finalist (9): 2006 - Istanbul, Eastbourne, Stockholm; 2005 - Stockholm; 2004 - San Diego; 2003 - Philadelphia; 2002 - Birmingham, Eastbourne, Leipzig.
DOUBLES
Winner (5): 2006 - Warsaw (w/Likhovtseva); 2005 - Kolkata (w/Likhovtseva), Filderstadt (w/Hantuchova); 2004 - Bali (w/Sugiyama), Moscow (w/Zvonareva); 1997 - ITF/Istanbul-TUR, ITF/Tbilisi-GEO, ITF/Batumi-GEO (all w/Dementieva).
Finalist (1): 2003 - Moscow (w/Zvonareva).
ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team 1998, 2002-05. Russian Olympic Team 2000, 2004.