Yaroslava Shvedova

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Yaroslava Shvedova
Country Flag of Russia Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth September 12, 1987 (age 19)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.78 m)
Weight 67 kg (147 lb)
Turned Pro 2002
Plays Right; Double-handed backhand
Career Prize Money $103,838
Singles
Career record: 91-43
Career titles: 1 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 71 (April 2, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open Q3R (2007)
French Open Q1R (2006)
Wimbledon 1r (2006)
U.S. Open Q3R (2006)
Doubles
Career record: 22-15
Career titles: 0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking: 232 (July 10, 2006)

Infobox last updated on: February 19, 2007.

Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (Russian: Ярослава Вячеславовна Шведова, born September 12, 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has achieved a career high ranking of No. 71 as of 2007. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 2 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 2 doubles titles. She was taught tennis at the age of 6 by her father.

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In February 2007, she stunned all by reaching the final of the Sony Ericsson International, causing a shock upset over homecrowd favourite and No.2 seed Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-4. In the final, she defeated top-seeded defending champion Mara Santangelo 6-4, 6-4, to win her very first WTA Tour title.[1] [2] This win caused her to be in the top 100 for the first time, at 78.

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. February 18, 2007 Sony Ericsson International, Bangalore, India Hard Flag of Italy Mara Santangelo 6-4, 6-4

  1. ^ Shvedova tops Santangelo in final at Sony Ericsson. Retrieved on February 19, 2007.
  2. ^ SI.com - Tennis - Shvedova stuns Santangelo for first WTA win - Sunday February 18, 2007 3:22PM. Retrieved on February 19, 2007.

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