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Anastasia Myskina
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Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Russian: Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина listenⓘ; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title. Due to this victory, she rose to No. 3 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, becoming the first Russian woman to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 2.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevna and the family name is Myskina.
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Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Born | (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 42) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1998 |
Retired | (last match 2007) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $5,606,725 |
Singles | |
Career record | 355–191 (65.0%) |
Career titles | 10 |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (13 September 2004) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2003, 2004) |
French Open | W (2004) |
Wimbledon | QF (2005, 2006) |
US Open | QF (2003) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2004) |
Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 100–92 (52.1%) |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (21 February 2005) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2005) |
French Open | 3R (2004, 2006) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
US Open | 1R (2003, 2005) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (2004, 2005) Record 18–6 |
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