Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Svetlana Kuznetsova

Country	Russia
Residence	St. Petersburg, Russia
Date of birth	June 27, 1985
Place of birth	St. Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8½ in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Turned Pro	2000
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	US$5,469,049
Singles
Career record:	220-94
Career titles:	8
Highest ranking:	4 (October 18, 2004)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	QF (2005)
French Open	F (2006)
Wimbledon	QF (2003, 2005)
U.S. Open	W (2004)
Doubles
Career record:	157-56
Career titles:	12
Highest ranking:	3 (June 7, 2004)
Infobox last updated on: June 12, 2006.

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (svit-LAH-nah kooz-nit-SO-vuh; Russian: Светлана Александровна Кузнецова (listen (help·info)); born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player.

Kuznetsova was born in Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg, Russia). Her father Alexandr Kuznetsov has coached five Olympic and world cycling champions. Her father's protégés include her mother, Galina Tsareva, a six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov, a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Kuznetsova also tried out cycling in her early years, but it bored her. She focused on tennis instead and was sent to Spain when she was 15 years old for better training and coaching.

Kuznetsova is a very good mover on court and plays mainly from the baseline. Her strongest shot is her heavy forehand.

Kuznetsova won her only Grand Slam singles title at the 2004 U.S. Open, where she defeated countrywoman Elena Dementieva in straight sets in an all-Russian final (the second in history after the Anastasia Myskina-Dementieva final at the French Open of the same year).

Kuznetsova is a frequent doubles player and has been ranked as high as third in the world (January 2005). Kuznetsova teamed with Australia's Alicia Molik to win the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Americans Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu in the final. Kuznetsova has reached five other Grand Slam doubles finals, with Martina Navratilova, Elena Likhovtseva, and Amélie Mauresmo as her partners.

A year after winning the 2004 U.S. Open, Kuznetsova became the first female defending champion during the open era to lose in the first round. She lost to Ekaterina Bychkova.

After an 18-month title drought, Kuznetsova won the Tier I Tournament in Miami on April 1, 2006, beating Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3. At the French Open, Kuznetsova defeated 17 year old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in a semifinal 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-2 but lost in the final to Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-4, 6-4.

Kuznetsova survived a first round match against Czech Kveta Peschke at Wimbledon in 2006, but lost in the third round to Na Li.

After a month lay off because of an abdominal injury, Kuznetsova returned to the tour at the Tier I event in Montreal. She lost a close two set match to Martina Hingis in a quarterfinal. At her next tournament in New Haven, Connecticut, Kuznetsova lost in a semifinal to eventual champion Henin-Hardenne.

At the 2006 U.S. Open, Kuznetsova reached the fourth round where she lost to Jelena Jankovic.

Since then, Kuznetsova has won titles at the Tier III event in Bali, beating Marion Bartoli in the final, and the Tier II China Open in Beijing, defeating Mauresmo in the final.

Contents 1 Grand Slam finals 1.1 Singles 1.1.1 Wins (1) 1.1.2 Runner-ups (1) 1.2 Women's doubles 1.2.1 Wins (1) 1.2.2 Runner-ups (5) 2 Other finals 2.1 Singles wins (7) 2.2 Singles runner-ups (6) 2.3 Doubles wins (12) 2.4 Doubles runner-ups (0) 3 Singles performance timeline 3.1 See also 4 External links

[edit] Grand Slam finals

[edit] Singles

[edit] Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2004	U.S. Open	Elena Dementieva	6-3, 7-5

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2006	French Open	Justine Henin-Hardenne	6-4, 6-4

[edit] Women's doubles

[edit] Wins (1)

2005: Australian Open (with Alicia Molik)

[edit] Runner-ups (5)

2003: U.S. Open (with Martina Navratilova)

2004: Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open (with Elena Likhovtseva)

2005: Wimbledon (with Amelie Mauresmo)

[edit] Other finals

[edit] Singles wins (7)

Legend (Singles)

Tour Championships (0)

Tier I Event (1)

WTA Tour (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	8 May 2002	Helsinki, Finland	Clay	Denisa Chladkova (Czech Republic)	0-6, 6-3, 7-6
2.	23 September 2002	Bali, Indonesia	Hard	Conchita Martinez (Spain)	3-6, 7-6, 7-5
3.	14 June 2004	Eastbourne, United Kingdom	Grass	Daniela Hantuchová (Slovakia)	2-6, 7-6, 6-4
4.	13 September 2004	Bali, Indonesia	Hard	Marlene Weingartner (Germany)	6-1, 6-4
5.	1 April 2006	Miami, United States	Hard	Maria Sharapova (Russia)	6-4, 6-3
6.	11 September 2006	Bali, Indonesia	Hard	Marion Bartoli (France)	7-5, 6-2
7.	24 September 2006	Beijing, China	Hard	Amélie Mauresmo (France)	6-4, 6-0

[edit] Singles runner-ups (6)

1. 2004: Dubai (lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
2. 2004: Doha (lost to Anastasia Myskina)
3. 2004: Warsaw (lost to Venus Williams)
4. 2004: Beijing (lost to Serena Williams)
5. 2005: Warsaw (lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne)
6. 2006: Warsaw (lost to Kim Clijsters)

[edit] Doubles wins (12)

1. 2002: Sopot (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
2. 2002: Helsinki (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
3. 2002: Tokyo [Princess Cup] (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
4. 2003: Gold Coast (with Martina Navratilova)
5. 2003: Dubai (with Martina Navratilova)
6. 2003: Rome (with Martina Navratilova)
7. 2003: Toronto (with Martina Navratilova)
8. 2003: Leipzig (with Martina Navratilova)
9. 2004: Gold Coast (with Elena Likhovtseva)
10. 2004: Doha (with Elena Likhovtseva)
11. 2005: Miami (with Alicia Molik)
12. 2006: Eastbourne (with Amelie Mauresmo)

[edit] Doubles runner-ups (0)

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	2R	1R	3R	QF	4R		0 / 5	10-5
French Open	A	1R	4R	4R	F		0 / 4	12-4
Wimbledon	A	QF	1R	QF	3R		0 / 4	10-4
U.S. Open	3R	3R	W	1R	4R		1 / 5	14-4
Grand Slam SR	0 / 2	0 / 4	1 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 0	1 / 18	N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss	3-2	6-4	12-3	11-4	14-4	0-0	N/A	46-17
WTA Tour Championships	A	A	RR	A	RR		0 / 2	2-4

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

[edit] See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

[edit] External links

• WTA Tour profile for Svetlana Kuznetsova

Women's Tennis Association | Top ten female tennis players as of November 20, 2006
1. Justine Henin-Hardenne (Belgium) | 2. Maria Sharapova (Russia) | 3. Amélie Mauresmo (France) | 4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) | 5. Kim Clijsters (Belgium) | 6. Nadia Petrova (Russia) | 7. Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | 8. Elena Dementieva (Russia) | 9. Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) | 10. Nicole Vaidisova (Czech Republic)