Stories
Biography
- Coached by Oliver Gross ... Favorite shots are serve and forehand ... Father, Oleg Bovin, is a former member of Russian national water polo team; mother, Margarita, is a homemaker; sister Irina, studied law at American University in Washington DC ... Likes the powerful and aggressive games of Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati ... Favorite cities are Milan and Sydney ... Lived in Morocco when very young and trained at Bollettieri Academy in Florida from 1997-99 ... Favorite movie is The Fifth Element ... Likes techno music, dancing, sushi, ice hockey, soccer and ice cream.
Plays
Right-HandedCareer High
14Height
6' 2 1/2'' (1.89 m)Birthday
Mar 10, 1983 March 10, 1983Birthplace
Moscow, RussiaCareer Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (3): 2004 - New Haven; 2002 - Warsaw, Québec City.
Finalist (3): 2004 - Hasselt, Linz; 2001 - Estoril.
DOUBLES
Winner (5): 2003 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Stubbs); 2002 - Estoril (w/Gubacsi), Zürich (w/Henin); 2001 - Bratislava (w/Bedanova), Luxembourg (w/Hantuchova).
Finalist (3): 2003 - Los Angeles (w/Callens); 2002 - Budapest (w/Gubacsi), Bol (w/Nagyova).
MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2004 - Australian Open (w/Zimonjic).
Finalist (1): 2002 - Roland Garros (w/Knowles).
ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2001-03, 2005.