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Profile Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva

Vera Igorevna Zvonareva (Russian: Вера Игоревна Звонарёва, pronounced [ˈvʲɛrə zvənɐˈrʲɔvə] was born September 7, 1984) is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. She has reached a career high ranking of World No. 2 and is currently ranked World No. 3 by the WTA.Zvonareva has won ten WTA Tour singles titles and reached the finals of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships, 2010 Wimbledon Championships and 2010 US Open. She also was a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva
Vera Zvonareva


Country Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth September 7, 1984 (1984-09-07) (age 26)
Place of birth Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro September 2000
Plays Right-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Career prize money 10,519,356

Singles
Career record 361–174
Career titles 10 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking No. 2 (October 25, 2010)
Current ranking No. 3 (January 31, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF (2009, 2011)
French Open QF (2003)
Wimbledon F (2010)
US Open F (2010)
Other tournaments
Championships F (2008)
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg Bronze medal (2008)
Doubles
Career record 138–91
Career titles 5 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking No. 9 (August 8, 2005)
Current ranking No. 33 (November 8, 2010)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (2005)
French Open QF (2006)
Wimbledon F (2010)
US Open W (2006)
Mixed Doubles
Career record –
Career titles 2
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon W (2006)
US Open W (2004)
Olympic medal record
Women's Tennis
Bronze 2008 Beijing Singles

Last updated on: November 8, 2010.