SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA BIOGRAPHY

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova born June 27, 1985 in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) is a Russian professional tennis player and as of July 11, 2011 is ranked No. 12 in the WTA singles and and No. 84 in the doubles ranking. Kuznetsova has appeared in four singles Grand Slam finals, winning two, and has also appeared in six doubles finals, winning once. She has qualified five times for the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships but has never qualified for the semifinals.

Her first Grand Slam title came at the 2004 US Open, making her the third Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title, after Anastasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova who won at the 2004 French Open and 2004 Wimbledon tournaments respectively. Kuznetzova's second Grand Slam title was the 2009 French Open, defeating Serena Williams in the quarterfinal, Samantha Stosur in the semifinal, and compatriot Dinara Safina in the final in straight sets. At the 2006 French Open and the 2007 US Open singles tournament she was the runner-up, both times to Belgian player Justine Henin. As a result, Kuznetsova obtained her new WTA ranking of No. 2, her best to that date. Kuznetsova has won a total of 13 WTA and 1 ITF singles titles and 14 WTA doubles titles to date and US$15,495,500 in prize money, making her the top Russian earner on court and number 10 of all female tennis players to date and No. 4 of active players, after only Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters, respectively.

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova was born in Leningrad. Her father, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, has coached five Olympic and world cycling champions. Kuznetsova's mother, Galina Tsareva, is a six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records in cycling, and her brother, Nikolay Kuznetsov, was a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and coach of the Russian cycling team Lokomotiv. Svetlana Kuznetsova began to play tennis at the age of 7 and moved to Spain 6 years later for better training and coaching. While there she became fluent in Spanish









SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA
Country: Russia
Residence: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Born: June 27, 1985 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height: 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro: 2000
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money: $15,517,881

Singles
Career record: 430–189
Career titles: 13 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 2 (September 10, 2007)
Current ranking No:. 12 (July 11, 2011)

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