Anna Chakvetadze Djamalovna (born March 5, 1987, Moscow) Russian professional tennis player. February 19, 2007, reached a career high ranking of singles before from number 10 in the world.
She started playing tennis at the age of eight years after the introduction of the sport by her mother, Natalia. He travels to tournaments with her father. He speaks Russian and English.
Career
Chakvetadze debuted on the ITF circuit in 2001, competing in the first tournament of juniors in Minsk, Belarus, losing in the first round. In 2002, she won her first ITF Juniors title at Istanbul, doubles debut with other Russian Irina Kotkin. In 2003, he made the final of the Wimbledon Championships before falling to Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6.4 6.3 3-6. In the same year won the International Bavarian Junior Challenge, defeating Poland in March Domachowska 6.7 6-5. Record as the youngest was 67-19 in singles and 22-14 in doubles. The high world ranking as the youngest was number 22, reached in December 2003. Chakvetadze turned professional in 2003.
In 2004, the first version of the Grand Slam appearance, and third WTA tournament appearance, won the number 3-ranked player in the world at the time, Anastasia Myskina, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the third round as a qualifier. With this result, was tied for second fastest player to win the world top 10 in the history of WTA, Serena Williams binding. He broke the top 100 WTA ranking as of 13 September, reaching 91. To 50 June 6, 2004 was # 44.
September 25, 2006, Chakvetadze won her first WTA singles tournament in Guangzhou, China, defeating Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues. She won her second WTA tournament in almost immediately after October 15, terrific tennis world, becoming the unseeded winners of Kremlin Cup Tier I tournament in Moscow, defeating Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova on the way to the title. The victory will boost the ranking number 16 in the world.
In 2007, Chakvetadze made a great start to the season, earning third WTA tournament in Hobart, Australia, ahead of fellow Russian Vasilisa Bardina 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the final. She reached the summit on this yourself the freedom to Grand Slam in 2007, Australian Open (where he was seeded 12), winning eight seeded Patty Schnyder 6-4, 06.01 in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals, where he met with top seed Maria Sharapova. Despite the tough battle against Chakvetadze, Sharapova won the match 7-6 (5), 7-5.
In early February 2007, Chakvetadze has continued the good form, reaching the quarterfinals in the 2007 Open Gaz de France in Paris, where she lost to Amelie Mauresmo of 65 to 77, 5-7. He then played in the 2007 Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, where he reached the semifinals defeated Mauresmo 3-6, 6-3, 2-6. Good form saw makes top 10 debut of the new classification of WTA, in # 10, which was released on February 19, 2007.
She started playing tennis at the age of eight years after the introduction of the sport by her mother, Natalia. He travels to tournaments with her father. He speaks Russian and English.
Career
Chakvetadze debuted on the ITF circuit in 2001, competing in the first tournament of juniors in Minsk, Belarus, losing in the first round. In 2002, she won her first ITF Juniors title at Istanbul, doubles debut with other Russian Irina Kotkin. In 2003, he made the final of the Wimbledon Championships before falling to Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6.4 6.3 3-6. In the same year won the International Bavarian Junior Challenge, defeating Poland in March Domachowska 6.7 6-5. Record as the youngest was 67-19 in singles and 22-14 in doubles. The high world ranking as the youngest was number 22, reached in December 2003. Chakvetadze turned professional in 2003.
In 2004, the first version of the Grand Slam appearance, and third WTA tournament appearance, won the number 3-ranked player in the world at the time, Anastasia Myskina, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to reach the third round as a qualifier. With this result, was tied for second fastest player to win the world top 10 in the history of WTA, Serena Williams binding. He broke the top 100 WTA ranking as of 13 September, reaching 91. To 50 June 6, 2004 was # 44.
September 25, 2006, Chakvetadze won her first WTA singles tournament in Guangzhou, China, defeating Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues. She won her second WTA tournament in almost immediately after October 15, terrific tennis world, becoming the unseeded winners of Kremlin Cup Tier I tournament in Moscow, defeating Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova on the way to the title. The victory will boost the ranking number 16 in the world.
In 2007, Chakvetadze made a great start to the season, earning third WTA tournament in Hobart, Australia, ahead of fellow Russian Vasilisa Bardina 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the final. She reached the summit on this yourself the freedom to Grand Slam in 2007, Australian Open (where he was seeded 12), winning eight seeded Patty Schnyder 6-4, 06.01 in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals, where he met with top seed Maria Sharapova. Despite the tough battle against Chakvetadze, Sharapova won the match 7-6 (5), 7-5.
In early February 2007, Chakvetadze has continued the good form, reaching the quarterfinals in the 2007 Open Gaz de France in Paris, where she lost to Amelie Mauresmo of 65 to 77, 5-7. He then played in the 2007 Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, where he reached the semifinals defeated Mauresmo 3-6, 6-3, 2-6. Good form saw makes top 10 debut of the new classification of WTA, in # 10, which was released on February 19, 2007.
