Yaroslava Shvedova

• Residence: Moscow, Russia
• DOB: September 12, 1987
• Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
• Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
• Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
• Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Biography

Yaroslava Shvedova has achieved a career high ranking of No. 70 as of 2007. She has won 1 WTA singles title, 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 2 doubles titles. She was taught tennis at the age of 6 by her father.

In February 2007, she unexpectedly reached the final of the Sony Ericsson International, beating 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 first WTA Tour title. This win caused her to be in the top 100 for the first time, at 78.

At the Miami Masters, she came through qualifying and recorded her first-ever top 20 win over Ana Ivanovic in the second round, beating her 7–5 6–4. Tathiana Garbin beat her 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the third round.

In August 2008, she won an ITF title in Monterrey, defeating Magdalena Rybarikova in the final 6-4 6-1. Just over a week later, she won through the qualifying rounds for 2008 US Open, but lost to Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round 4-6 2-6.

Career History