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| Native name | Анастасия Мыскина |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Born | (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (age 44) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | (last match 2007) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $5,606,725 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 355–191 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (13 September 2004) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2003,2004) |
| French Open | W (2004) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2005,2006) |
| US Open | QF (2003) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2004) |
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 100–92 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (21 February 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2005) |
| French Open | 3R (2004,2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2003,2005) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2004,2005) Record 18–6 |
Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Russian:Анастасия Андреевна Мыскинаlistenⓘ; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professionaltennis player. Myskina won the2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win amajor singles title. Due to this victory, she rose to No. 3 in theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, becoming the first Russian woman to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 2.
Myskina was born in Moscow and turned professional in 1998, the year in which she broke into theWTA top 500. She won her first WTA title in Palermo in only her second appearance in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament. She made her debut in a Grand Slam tournament at theUS Open and theFed Cup (playing doubles). In 2000, Myskina scored first career top-20 victory over No. 17Barbara Schett en route to the Sopot semifinal. She debuted atRoland Garros (which she would later win) andWimbledon. She played in the SydneyOlympics and reached her first Tier I quarterfinal inZürich, where she lost to world No. 1Martina Hingis. Myskina was plagued by injury that forced her to miss theAustralian Open. As a result, she fell out of the top 100. She then had a solid indoor performance, reaching the quarterfinals in Leipzig and the semifinals in Moscow, her first career Tier I semifinal.
2002 was a breakthrough season for Myskina. She scored her first top-10 win over defending championJelena Dokić in Rome, and entered to the top 20. Myskina reached back-to-back grass-court finals inBirmingham andEastbourne, and rose to No. 15 in the rankings. She won her first Tier IIBrasil Open title in Salvador, Bahia, and another runner-up finish in Leipzig confirmed her spot inWTA Tour Championships. She finished the 2002 season in the top 15 for the first time in her career.
Myskina obtained an invite to play theHong Kong Ladies Challenge and reached theAustralian Open quarterfinals (her firstGrand Slam quarterfinal appearance of six). After claiming the title inDoha and defeating friendElena Likhovtseva in the first all-Russian final in WTA history, she cracked the top 10. Established her place among the game elite with a win in Sarasota, Myskina also had mediocre results during the summer season were followed by a quarterfinal appearance at theUS Open, back-to-back titles inLeipzig (defeating No. 1Kim Clijsters and No. 2Justine Henin) and Moscow, which was her first Tier I title. She became the first Russian woman to win theKremlin Cup), and she made the finals inPhiladelphia. Myskina qualified for the Tour Championships. She earned more than US$ one million in prize money, and finished the year in the top 10 for the first time in her career.
2004 was Myskina's best season. Myskina successfully defended her Doha title, afterwards becoming the second Russian woman to break into the top 5, the first wasNatasha Zvereva, who rose to No. 5 in the world in May 1989. The highlight of Myskina's 2004 season was a victory at theFrench Open, where she saved match points in the fourth round againstSvetlana Kuznetsova, then defeated former world No. 1 playersVenus Williams andJennifer Capriati, en route to a 6–1, 6–2 victory over compatriotElena Dementieva in the first all-Russian Grand Slam final, thus making her the first female Russian to win a Grand Slam singles title. Prior to her French Open victory, she had never made it past the second round at Roland Garros. Following her win in Paris, she rose to No. 3 in the rankings. She reached the final inSan Diego, breakingMaria Sharapova's 14-match winning streak that included Wimbledon and beatVera Zvonareva 17–15 in a third set tie-break, saving nine match points, winning the longest final set tie-break in WTA Tour history. She lost in the2004 Athens Olympics semifinal to Justine Henin, having led 5–1 in the final set. She rose to a career-high No. 2 in the rankings. Myskina recovered from the tough loss to win the Kremlin Cup for the second straight year, and beat No. 2Lindsay Davenport for the first time in five meetingsen route to doing so. She finished on the top of her group at the WTA Championships, and scored her second win over a world No. 1 by again beating Davenport, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Sharapova. Myskina led Russia to its first Fed Cup title, winning eight out of nine matches played, including winning all of her three matches in the final. Finished the season as world No. 3, a career-best year-end rank for a female Russian, and won over US$2 million in prize money, having scored ten top-10-wins during the 2004 season.
2005 brought Myskina mixed fortunes. She spent the first half of 2005 poorly, due to personal issues regarding her mother's health. Myskina surrendered her Doha andRoland Garros titles in the very first round, and became the first Roland Garros champion to lose in the opening round. Bringing an 8–10 win–loss record to the beginning of the grass court season, Myskina managed to turn it around at Wimbledon by reaching her career-first quarterfinal at the event with three comeback wins over Jelena Janković (from a 1–5 final set deficit), and over Dementieva (being 1–6, 0–3 down and facing match points in the second set tiebreak). She fell out of the top 10 in August. She then won her tenth career title inKolkata beating lower-ranked opponents. She also beat theWimbledon champion Venus Williams in Fed Cup semifinals, but then lost both of her matches in the final. Myskina finished inside top 15 for the fourth straight time.
2006 was another disappointing season for Myskina. Having had several chances to return to the top 10, she failed to convert any of them. InWarsaw, she suffered her worst defeat in terms of the rankings on WTA Tour level, falling to a wildcard,Agnieszka Radwańska, then ranked No. 309. AtRoland Garros, Myskina defeated 2005 quarterfinalistAna Ivanovic in the third round before losing to the eventual champion Justine Henin in the fourth round.
She showed splashes of her old form during the grass season, having reached the Eastbourne final beautifully, losing to Justine Henin-Hardenne in a close final concluded in a third set tiebreak. She made the Wimbledon quarterfinals, but lost to eventual championAmélie Mauresmo in three sets. She had solid performance at the first two majors, making the fourth round on each occasion. After Wimbledon, her game completely fell apart. Along with second straight runner-up finish at the Tier IV event inStockholm, she did not manage to win a single match in North America, going 0–3 during theUS Open Series. The downfall reached its nadir when she became the first person to lose a Grand Slam match against future world No. 1,Victoria Azarenka, at theUS Open, having entered the event under an injury cloud carried over from New Haven. Anastasia sat out for a majority of the indoor season with a foot and toe injury, pulling out of Stuttgart and her home tournament in Moscow. She returned to play inZürich, but lost to then unknown Swiss qualifierTimea Bacsinszky, 3–6, 3–6.
Myskina only played two singles matches, having been injured. She lost both of those matches; including toMeghann Shaughnessy at the French Open, only winning one game.[1][2]
Myskina was a baseline player who combined excellent defensive skills with aggressive shot-making abilities. Her two-handed backhand was powerful, and was hit flat and with consistent depth, and was responsible for many of the winners she accumulated on court. Her forehand was also strong, especially when hit inside-out, and could be devastating when Myskina was in good form, but a lack of control sometimes led to a high number of unforced errors when employing this shot. Her serve was reliable, although not particularly strong, with her average first serve being delivered at 95 mph (153 km/h), meaning that she did not ace frequently, although her serve speed had been recorded as fast as 107 mph (172 km/h). Her second serve was weaker, typically being delivered at 70 mph (110 km/h), and was susceptible to attack by aggressive players. When Myskina was nervous, her second serve became less reliable, leading to a relatively high double fault count. Myskina's greatest strengths as a player were her exceptional speed and court coverage, detailed and precise footwork, anticipation, and ability to improvise as and when the situation required.[3] She also possessed delicate touch, and was able to incorporate drop shots and lobs effectively into points, and frequently hit winners with these typically defensive shots. Due to her doubles experience, she was also an adept volleyer when she chose to approach the net. Myskina's greatest weakness was her inconsistency, which was exacerbated by her fiery temper that was described as "volcanic" by some commentators.[4]
Myskina was endorsed byNike for clothing and apparel, andHead for rackets.
Myskina datedHC Dynamo Moscow hockey playerAleksandr Stepanov.[5]
In October 2002, she had a series of photos taken forGQ magazine by the photographer Mark Seliger for a spread in the October 2002 edition ofGQ, in which one approved photo of her fully clothed was published. After she won the French Open in 2004, some photographs from the shoot, in which she appeared topless, were published in the Russian magazineMedved (Bear).
In August 2004, she filed a US$8 million lawsuit againstGQ for allowing her topless photographs to appear inMedved without her consent.[6] On 19 June 2005, U.S. District JudgeMichael Mukasey, laterUnited States Attorney General, ruled Myskina could not stop the distribution of the topless photos, because she had signed a release. She had claimed that she did not understand the photo release form and that she was not fluent in English at the time.[7]
Myskina has three sons, born in 2008, 2010, and 2012.[8][9][10]
When she was interviewed about parenting withTennis.com she said: "Being a mother is so different; it’s not that it’s quieter or faster, it’s just different. Being a mom is tough. You understand what’s good for you and the babies, while tennis is just a game. It’s fun because you have a different life when you step on the court but when the baby is sick you go crazy. When I lost a match it was really bad time, now I know it was a great time, so being a mom is tougher."[9] She also made a lot of statements about tennis more benefiting girls than boys: "I think this is absolutely not a male sport. I don't want to offend any male tennis player, but ... our game is not a team game, a sport for egoists. And if women somehow cope, then men – they are so weak. I am for team sports! Friendship, mutual assistance is the best that the team can give."[11][12]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2004 | French Open | Clay | Elena Dementieva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 4th place | 2004 | Athens Olympics | Hard |  Alicia Molik | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) |  Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2004 | San Diego Open, US | Hard |  Lindsay Davenport | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia(2) | Carpet (i) | Elena Dementieva | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Nadia PetrovaMeghann Shaughnessy | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva |  Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Tier IV | Clay | Ángeles Montolio | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2002 | Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom | Tier III | Grass |  Jelena Dokić | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2002 | Eastbourne International, UK | Tier II | Grass | Chanda Rubin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2002 | Brasil Open | Tier II | Hard |  Eleni Daniilidou | 6–3, 0–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2002 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) | Serena Williams | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2003 | Qatar Open | Tier III | Hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2003 | Sarasota Classic, United States | Tier IV | Clay | Alicia Molik | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2003 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) |  Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2003 | Philadelphia Championships, US | Tier II | Hard (i) | Amélie Mauresmo | 7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Mar 2004 | Qatar Ladies Open(2) | Tier II | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 2004 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | Elena Dementieva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 2004 | San Diego Open, US | Tier I | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia(2) | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Elena Dementieva | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2005 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV | Hard |  Katarina Srebotnik | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Sep 2005 | Kolkata Open, India | Tier III | Hard (i) |  Karolina Šprem | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–7 | May 2006 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | Tier III | Clay |  Shahar Pe'er | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 10–8 | Jun 2006 | Eastbourne International, UK | Tier II | Grass | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 10–9 | Aug 2006 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV | Hard |  Zheng Jie | 4–6, 1–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Nadia PetrovaMeghann Shaughnessy | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2004 | Wismilak International, Indonesia | Tier III | Hard |  Ai Sugiyama | Svetlana KuznetsovaArantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Virginia Ruano PascualPaola Suárez | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2005 | Kolkata Open, India | Tier III | Hard (i) | Elena Likhovtseva | Neha Uberoi Shikha Uberoi | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2005 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | Tier II | Hard (i) |  Daniela Hantuchová |  Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2006 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Tier II | Clay | Elena Likhovtseva | Anabel Medina GarriguesKatarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Legend |
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| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | 12 October 1997 | Batumi, Georgia | Grass | Elena Dementieva | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | 21 June 1998 | Tallinn, Estonia | Clay |  Minna Rautajoki | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | 20 September 1998 | Biograd na Moru, Croatia | Clay |  Anna Bieleń-Żarska | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 2–2 | 11 October 1998 | Batumi, Georgia | Carpet |  Amanda Hopmans | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | 27 June 1999 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | Ángeles Montolio | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | 4 July 1999 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Laura Dell'Angelo | 3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | 1 June 1997 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Elena Dementieva |  Seden Özlü Stela Penciu | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | 5 October 1997 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Elena Dementieva |  Anna Zaporozhanova Vera Zhukovets | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | 12 October 1997 | Batumi, Georgia | Grass | Elena Dementieva | Danica Kováčová Irina Nossenko | 6–1, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 3–1 | 21 June 1999 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Maria Goloviznina | Mariana Díaz OlivaClarisa Fernández | 4–6, 2–6 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career SR | Career W-L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | A | 0 / 5 | 14–5 | N/A |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1 / 8 | 11–7 | N/A |
| Wimbledon | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | QF | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 18–7 | N/A |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | N/A |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 28 | N/A | N/A |
| GS win-loss | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 12–4 | 14–3 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 53–27 | N/A |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | 1R | 4R | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–5 | N/A |
| Tier I tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Tokyo | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | N/A |
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | SF | A | 4R | A | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | N/A |
| Miami | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 4R | QF | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | N/A |
| Charleston | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | N/A |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | N/A |
| Berlin | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | N/A |
| San Diego | A | A | A | 3R | A | F | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | N/A |
| Montreal/Toronto | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 3R | SF | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | N/A |
| Moscow | 2R | A | SF | 1R | W | W | QF | A | A | 2 / 9 | 18–7 | N/A |
| Zurich | A | QF | Q1 | 2R | A | A | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | N/A |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Finals reached | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| Tournaments won | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
| Hard outdoors W-L | 4–4 | 3–7 | 2–3 | 19–11 | 15–8 | 27–10 | 14–8 | 13–10 | 0–1 | N/A | 97–62 | N/A |
| Hard indoors W-L | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 18–15 | N/A |
| Clay W-L | 5–1 | 6–6 | 1–4 | 12–8 | 11–6 | 12–2 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 58–38 | N/A |
| Grass W-L | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 10–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 8–2 | 0–0 | N/A | 36–15 | N/A |
| Carpet W-L | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–5 | 11–1 | 9–1 | 9–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 43–13 | N/A |
| Overall W-L | 10–6 | 16–18 | 11–12 | 47–28 | 46–22 | 55–18 | 36–20 | 31–17 | 0–2 | N/A | 252–143 | N/A |
| Year-end ranking | 65 | 58 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1038 | N/A | N/A | [2] |
Myskina's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[13]
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Last match |
| Number 1 ranked players | |||||||
 Ana Ivanovic | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–3) at2006 French Open |
| Jelena Janković | 3–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at2006 Wimbledon |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7)) at2002 Charleston |
| Dinara Safina | 4–1 | 80% | 3–1 | 1–0 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at2006 Indian Wells |
| Victoria Azarenka | 2–1 | 67% | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at2006 US Open |
| Maria Sharapova | 3–2 | 60% | 3–2 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at2006 Miami |
| Venus Williams | 2–3 | 40% | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | – | Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–2) at2005 Fed Cup |
 Martina Hingis | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at2006 Dubai |
| Kim Clijsters | 3–7 | 30% | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at2005 Toronto |
| Jennifer Capriati | 2–5 | 29% | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–2, 6–2) at2004 French Open |
| Lindsay Davenport | 2–7 | 22% | 1–7 | – | – | 1–0 | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at2005 Zurich |
| Justine Henin | 2–8 | 20% | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Lost (6–4, 1–6, 6–7(5–7)) at2006 Eastbourne |
| Amélie Mauresmo | 1–9 | 10% | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | Lost (1–6, 6–3, 3–6) at2006 Wimbledon |
| Serena Williams | 0–5 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at2006 Cincinnati |
| Number 2 ranked players | |||||||
| Conchita Martínez | 3–1 | 75% | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at2005 Doha |
| Vera Zvonareva | 3–1 | 75% | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | Lost (6–2, 3–0 ret.) at2005 Zurich |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4–2 | 67% | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 2–6, 6–4) at2006 Eastbourne |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at2006 Warsaw |
| Number 3 ranked players | |||||||
| Mary Pierce | 4–2 | 67% | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 2–6) at2005 Fed Cup |
| Elena Dementieva | 9–6 | 60% | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 4–6) at2006 Tokyo |
| Nadia Petrova | 3–2 | 60% | 1–2 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | Lost (3–6, 6–4, 4–6) at2004 Philadelphia |
 Amanda Coetzer | 2–2 | 50% | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Won (6–3, 6–0) at2004 Sydney |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at2000 Eastbourne |
| Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
| Iva Majoli | 3–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | Won (6–2, 7–5) at2003 Fed Cup |
| Francesca Schiavone | 4–0 | 100% | 3–0 | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–2) at2005 Hopman Cup |
| Samantha Stosur | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–1) at2004 Fed Cup |
 Magdalena Maleeva | 4–1 | 80% | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | Lost (2–6, 6–4, 6–2) at2005 Moscow |
| /Jelena Dokic | 2–4 | 33% | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at2002 WTA Finals |
| Mary Joe Fernández | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (5–7, 5–7) at1999 US Open |
 Anke Huber | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at2000 Sopot |
| Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
| Daniela Hantuchová | 2–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–2, 6–1) at2002 Eastbourne |
| Anna Chakvetadze | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–2) at2006 Miami |
| Number 6 ranked players | |||||||
| Flavia Pennetta | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–0) at2005 Miami |
| Chanda Rubin | 5–2 | 71% | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–0) at2004 Montréal |
| Number 7 ranked players | |||||||
| Marion Bartoli | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (4–2 ret.) at2005 Dubai |
 Barbara Schett | 3–1 | 75% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | Won (6–3, 6–4) at2004 San Diego |
| Roberta Vinci | 2–1 | 67% | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–0, 1–6, 6–4) at2006 Rome |
| Patty Schnyder | 2–3 | 40% | 1–3 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at2006 Australian Open |
| Nicole Vaidišová | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at2005 Charleston |
| Number 8 ranked players | |||||||
| Anna Kournikova | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3) at2001 Leipzig |
| Alicia Molik | 3–2 | 60% | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–3) at2006 Stockholm |
| Ai Sugiyama | 2–3 | 40% | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | Lost (6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4) at2006 Doha |
| Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
| Paola Suárez | 1–1 | 50% | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–2) at2001 Wimbledon |
| Timea Bacsinszky | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at2006 Zurich |
| Dominique Monami | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at2000 Olympics |
| Sandrine Testud | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at2002 Berlin |
| Number 10 ranked players | |||||||
| Karina Habšudová | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6) at1998 Moscow |
| Total | 94–94 | 50% | 42–52 (45%) | 23–20 (53%) | 12–11 (52%) | 17–11 (61%) | |
| # | Player | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kim Clijsters | 2003 Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 5–7, 4–4, ret. | W |
| 2. | Lindsay Davenport | 2004 WTA Championships, US | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | SF |
| Season | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| # | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | AMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||||||
| 1. | Jelena Dokic | No. 9 | Italian Open | Clay | 3R | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | No. 30 |
| 2. | Justine Henin-Hardenne | No. 7 | Connecticut Open, US | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | No. 16 |
| 3. | Martina Hingis | No. 8 | Connecticut Open, US | Hard | QF | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–0 | No. 16 |
| 4. | Jelena Dokic | No. 8 | Brasil Open | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 15 |
| 5. | Kim Clijsters | No. 8 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) | No. 12 |
| 2003 | |||||||
| 6. | Kim Clijsters | No. 1 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 5–7, 4–4, ret. | No. 10 |
| 7. | Justine Henin-Hardenne | No. 2 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | F | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | No. 10 |
| 8. | Amélie Mauresmo | No. 7 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | F | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 10 |
| 2004 | |||||||
| 9. | Chanda Rubin | No. 10 | Australian Open | Hard | 4R | 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–2 | No. 7 |
| 10. | Jennifer Capriati | No. 5 | Qatar Open | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 7 |
| 11. | Venus Williams | No. 9 | French Open | Clay | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | No. 5 |
| 12. | Jennifer Capriati | No. 6 | French Open | Clay | SF | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 5 |
| 13. | Elena Dementieva | No. 10 | French Open | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–2 | No. 5 |
| 14. | Maria Sharapova | No. 8 | San Diego Open, US | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–2 | No. 5 |
| 15. | Lindsay Davenport | No. 2 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | No. 4 |
| 16. | Elena Dementieva | No. 6 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | F | 7–5, 6–0 | No. 4 |
| 17. | Elena Dementieva | No. 5 | WTA Championships, US | Hard | RR | 6–3, 6–3 | No. 3 |
| 18. | Lindsay Davenport | No. 1 | WTA Championships, US | Hard | RR | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | No. 3 |
| 2005 | |||||||
| 19. | Elena Dementieva | No. 5 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 4R | 1–6, 7–6(11–9), 7–5 | No. 10 |
| 20. | Venus Williams | No. 8 | Fed Cup, Russia | Clay (i) | SF | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | No. 10 |
| 21. | Elena Dementieva | No. 8 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–4 | No. 12 |
| 2006 | |||||||
| 22. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | No. 7 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | SF | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | No. 11 |
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Sports title "MeritedMaster of Sports of Russia" (2004).[14]
Sports title "MeritedCoach of Russia" (2021).[15]
Order of Friendship (2009).[16]I will definitely not give boys to tennis. It seems to me this is not a male sport
"I'm not one of those people who are upset about it, awards find their heroes, it's not necessarily to go to the Kremlin, I'm just very happy that the state has noticed my merits..", – said the athlete who retired in 2007
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | ITF World Champion 2004 | Succeeded by |
Russian Cup — Female Tennis Player of the Year | |
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Notes:1 = switched from  Kazakhstan;2 = juniors' circuit player awarded before the existence of theJuniors nomination,3 = wheelchair,4 = postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Russia |
