Vera Zvonareva biography

Date of birth : 1984-09-07
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Moscow, Russia
Nationality : Russian
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-19 12:36:49
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, WTA player, US Open, Wimbledon winner

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Vera Zvonareva 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 eleven 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.

Timeline:

Coached by Samuel Sumyk
Mother introduced her to tennis at age 6
Baseliner who likes all surfaces
Off-court training includes swimming, running
Father is Igor Zvonarev and mother is Natalia Zvonareva; no one else in family plays tennis
Likes traveling
Favorites include strawberries and Bulgakov, author of Master and Margarita
Other interests include volleyball, hockey
Likes reading and listening to music.

Singles Titles
2010: Pattaya City
2009: Pattaya City, Indian Wells
2008: Prague, Guangzhou
2006: Birmingham, Cincinnati
2005: Memphis
2004: Memphis
2003: Bol

Doubles Titles
2009: Indian Wells
2006: Auckland, US Open
2005: Berlin
2004: Moscow