Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Elena Dementieva retired Russian professional tennis player

Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva (15 October 1981) is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 3, which was accomplished on 6 April 2009. She announced her retirement on 29 October 2010, after her final match at the 2010 WTA Tour Championships. Dementieva ended her career ranked World No. 9. Elena Dementieva Style

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anastasia pivovarova professional tennis player from Russia.

Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova (16 June 1990 in Moscow) is a professional tennis player from Russia.



Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.

Anastasia Pivovarova 2005 began her professional career at the ITF Tour. In only her second tournament she won the first singles title. In Moscow, she won the final against Olga Panova with 7–6 7–6.

In 2007, Pivovarova received wild cards for the WTA tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami for qualification. In Indian Wells, she beat the Italian Karin Knapp, in the second qualifying round. However, she didn't manage to reach the main draw. Also she failed at the WTA tournament in Moscow in the autumn. On the ITF Tour 2007, Pivovarova won three singles and one doubles title.

In 2008 at Indian Wells and Miami, Pivovarova drew wild cards for the main draws, but failed both in the first rounds. In the French Open, she tried in 2008 to qualify for the first time at a Grand Slam, failing to do so. In the U.S. Open, she qualified for main draw but lost against the Swiss Patty Schnyder in three sets. In Seoul Pivovarova managed her first victory in a WTA main draw tournament.

2009 was not a great year due to some injuries. Nevertheless Pivovarova reached the second round in Miami, where she lost to Elena Dementieva in three sets. At the U.S. Open, she failed to qualify.