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Nadia Petrova
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Nadia Petrova (born June 8, 1982, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. She turned professional and entered the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) top 100 in 1999. She entered the top 50 in 2000 and ended 2003 in the top 20.
Petrova won her first singles title in October 2005 and her second at Doha in 2006. On April 17, 2006, Petrova entered the top 5 in the world for the first time, one day after claiming her first Tier I title at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. On May 15, she achieved a career high ranking of No. 3.
Petrova has won eleven doubles titles, including the WTA Tour Championships in 2004.
Petrova's father Victor was a leading hammer thrower, while her mother Nadezhda Ilyina won a bronze medal at ... more Nadia Petrova biography
Country: Russia
Residence: Moscow, Russia
Date of birth: June 8, 1982
Place of birth: Moscow, Russia
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 65 kg
Grand Slam results
Australian Open - QF (2006)
French Open - SF (2003, 2005)
Wimbledon - QF (2005)
U.S. Open - QF (2004, 2005)
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