At the doubles event, Kuznetsova teamed up with Vera Zvonareva. Subsequently, at the end of the year, Svetlana increased her ranking to no. They moved into the second round, but lost against King and Shvedova. [102], Kuznetsova rallied by winning the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego. She then won in Warsaw, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, before reaching the final of the Tier I German Open in Berlin. [173] In the final they faced France only three days after the semifinal. Get the latest Player Stats on Svetlana Kuznetsova including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. There she beat Carina Witthöft, Caroline Garcia, Serena Williams, Ekaterina Makarova[140] and Timea Bacsinszky, all, except Bacsinszky,[141] in three tight sets. Kuznetsova's final event of the year was at Moscow, where she was defeated in the first round by eventual semifinalist Karolína Muchová. 55 in the WTA singles and No. 1000. [178] In the final, Russia defeated Spain as it had the prior year. By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. 4 in the doubles on 26 July, losing in the LA Women's Tennis Championships to 113th ranked Gisela Dulko and Patricia Tarabini. We use cookies to provide our services and for analytics and marketing. Kuznetsova also played various times mixed doubles events, most prominently in 2003, but never went beyond the quarterfinals. [172] Kuznetsova joined the Russian team in 2011. However, Kuznetsova’s career highlight took place in 2004 as she captured the 2004 US Open defeating Dementieva. Mar 22. WTA Live Scores. [109] She then headed to Sydney for the Medibank International Sydney where she lost in the quarterfinals to eight-seeded Li. [29] In the doubles she reached with Arantxa-Sánchez Vicario the final, losing to Anastasia Myskina and Ai Sugiyama. [129], Kuznetsova then suffered a first round loss at Wimbledon, falling to Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets. To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. Kuznetsova debuted in her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Mallorca on 31 January. 61 Daria Kasatkina takes on two-time Major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova on … She ended the year ranked No. Create a head to head matchup. Ranking: 35. [115] In the singles tournament of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Kuznetsova was 11th-seeded and lost in the third round to Peng Shuai in straight sets. [32] In the first round she received a bye at the Toray Pan Pacific Open and was defeated by runner-up Lindsay Davenport in the semifinal. Kuznetsova began playing in tournaments on the ITF circuit in 2000, winning her first title on the circuit in April 2001. [7] Also during 2002, she teamed up with Sánchez Vicario to win the first WTA doubles titles of her career, in Sopot, Poland, Helsinki and Kōtō, Japan. [119] She lost against Dominika Cibulková in the quarterfinal of the UNICEF Open. A week later, she played at China Open as the sixth seed. [70] At the Tier I Pacific Life Open in March, Kuznetsova defeated Radwańska in the quarterfinals before defeating Australian Open champion Sharapova in the semifinals. Highest Ever World Ranking Positions Discipline Place Duration Women's Overall Ranking… Thought they’re both in their early 30’s, Vladmir and Svetlana go way back. [31] Kuznetsova finished the season as world No. [73] At Wimbledon, Kuznetsova lost in the fourth round to Agnieszka Radwańska, after leading by a break in the third and final set.[74]. 1 Safina[81] to win her first singles title since August 2007. It will be shown here as soon as the official schedule becomes available. [160] Prior to 2014, Kuznetsova's two most recent titles came by defeating Radwańska in the championship match, first at Beijing in 2009[161] and then at San Diego in 2010. 8 Ai Sugiyama in the semifinals for her first win over a top-10 player. 1 Henin in the final set. 1 Clijsters in the semifinals. Even at Roland Garros, where she has been traditionally playing well, Kuznetsova lost in the first round to world No. Kuznetsova was defeated by the top-seed. 27, her lowest since 2003. Svetlana Kuznetsova live score (and video online live stream*), schedule and results from all . Kuznetsova was seeded second for the Dubai Championships but fell in a third round upset to qualifier and No. [177], The next year she again participated. She withdrew from the Kremlin Cup, where she was the two-times defending champion. Key Biscayne, … She defeated Misaki Doi but lost to yet another Singapore Contender Madison Keys in the third round. Kuznetsova renewed herself in Guangzhou, reaching the quarterfinals. [24] At Wimbledon, Kuznetsova suffered a first-round loss to 118th–ranked Virginie Razzano. [133] The second set which Kuznetsova won was the only one dropped by Williams during the tournament. The Russian reached the fourth round in singles at the French Open, losing to eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza. She lost in the second round of the Sydney Open to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two straight sets. At the U.S. Open, she was defeated in the first round by Kristie Ahn. She eventually received her first trophy this season at the Kremlin Cup with a straight sets victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, becoming the 15th title in her career. [87] She received a wildcard entrance to the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mauresmo. [18] She finished the 2003 season as world No. [34] She received a first-round bye at the Pacific Life Open and reached the quarterfinal before losing to Elena Dementieva. Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who currently ranks No. [88] At the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, seeded fifth, she lost to Andrea Petkovic.[89]. Get the latest ranking history on Svetlana Kuznetsova including singles and doubles matches at the official Women's Tennis Association website. She lost to Henin in straight sets. [183] Russia became just the fourth nation to come back from 0–2 down in a Fed Cup tie since the best-of-five-match format was introduced to the World Group in 1995. [202], Svetlana Kuznetsova plays right-handed and has a two-handed backhand. [127] It was her best doubles result since 2009. They competed against Australia in the first round in the Luzhniki Stadium in an indoor carpet court. In doubles, she partnered with Margarita Gasparyan to reach the semifinals. 18 in the WTA singles and No. In the doubles competition, she paired with Martina Navratilova, with whom she would play throughout the year (except on the Pacific Life Open, partnering with Slovak Janette Husárová), and won against Nathalie Dechy and Émilie Loit in straight sets. Click here to find out more info. Records, stats best players everything in one place. While there, she became fluent in Spanish.[2]. Elle est professionnelle depuis 2000. À ce jour, elle compte dix-huit titre en simple et seize titres en double dames. [121], Kuznetsova was the defending champion at the Mercury Insurance Open, but withdrew due to a groin strain. Ranked 153 and earning a wild card, Kuznetsova reached the final at the following Western & Southern Open, defeating 11th seeded Anastasija Sevastova, Dayana Yastremska, eighth seeded Sloane Stephens, third seeded Karolína Plíšková and top-seeded Ashleigh Barty. With her win over Görges, Kuznetsova became the second-best Russian Fed Cup player by total wins, with 27 won rubbers; the absolute leader is Larisa Savchenko, with 40 won rubbers. [17] Her last appearance of the year was at the WTA Championships doubles competition in Los Angeles. As a result, she climbed to the eighth world ranking position. She defeated Sorana Cîrstea and Andrea Petkovic in the early rounds. She defeated world No. WTA ranking: 36. She advanced to the semifinals without dropping a set, but then lost to Safina. Get Svetlana Kuznetsova Tennis rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about Svetlana Kuznetsova Kuznetsova lost to Gisela Dulko. [199], After a poor late 2012 season, Kuznetsova has switched between Gumy and Carlos Martínez; sometimes both serve as coaches. Kuznetsova had wins over Ekaterina Makarova, Garbiñe Muguruza, Sam Stosur and Lucie Šafářová, and then defeated Maria Sharapova in two sets. Since the 2010 season, Kuznetsova lost her top 10 position and even dropped down to a year-end ranking of 72 in 2012, until recovering in 2016, when she progressed to the top ten and reached the semifinals of the WTA Finals, her best result in that tournament to date. [49] In September, she won her second title of the year at the $225,000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic in Bali as the top seeded – for the first time in her career –[50] defeating Davenport in the semifinals and Marion Bartoli in the final. Russia. Kuznetsova scored her first win of the year at the Fed Cup, where she defeated world No. With her win over Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets, Kuznetsova beat a top-10 player in the Fed Cup for the first time. It's very weird but this is who I liked. Sorry, there are no matches available for this year. Kuznetsova won her third title at the Hastings Direct International Championships in Eastbourne, defeating Hantuchová in the final in three sets. 170 in the doubles ranking arrives at the AELTC courts to practice fo Wimbledon tennis championships starting on June 29. Credit: JOHNNY ARMSTEAD/Alamy Live News . At the Sony Open, Kuznetsova was upset in her first match by 17-year-old Croat Donna Vekić in straight sets after receiving a first round bye. However, this time Svetlana won in straight sets but lost out to Jeļena Ostapenko in the second round. In Minsk, Belarus, in a tournament using the short setsscoring system, she reached the qua… Kuznetsova then traveled to Doha for the Qatar Open. 10 Aryna Sabalenka at the Madrid Open. Matches do not include current week match results. Country: Russia. In Auckland she reached the second round where she was knocked out by Tamira Paszek. Belgian tennis legend Justine Henin was one of Kuznetsova's leading rivals during the middle portion of her career. She then lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round at the Miami event. [150] One of her best results in the European swing a win over world No. Furthermore, she returned to the top 100 after this success;[149] however, after her loss at Cincy, she dropped just outside the top 100. Some of her major titles include two Grand Slam titles in singles (2004 US Open and 2009 French Open) and two in doubles (Australian Open in 2005 and 2012). At the BNP Paribas Open, Svetlana was seeded 16th and received a bye into the second round. Kuznetsova then reached her second Miami Open final of her career. 5, but worsen her doubles ranking to No. She teamed up with Mauresmo to reach her sixth Grand Slam doubles final but suffered a heavy defeat by Cara Black and Liezel Huber.[39]. This win automatically took the place in the last spot at WTA Finals for the first time since 2009 and also meant that Kuznetsova managed to successfully defend a title for the first time in her career. At the US Open, Kuznetsova suffered a disappointing loss against resurgent Caroline Wozniacki despite leading 4–0 in the first set. Meanwhile, Kuznetsova teamed with Likhovtseva to reach the final of the doubles tournament before losing there to Suarez and Ruano Pascual, marking Kuznetsova's fourth consecutive defeat by the pair in Grand Slams. Height: 174 cm. Kuznetsova began the year at the Medibank International Sydney. However, in the doubles competition, she again partnered with Navratilova and reached the first Grand Slam final of her career but were beaten by Paola Suárez and Virginia Ruano Pascual in two straight sets. Kuznetsova as fifth seeded started well at the Brisbane International, reaching the quarterfinals but losing there to Muguruza. [112] Her next tournament was the Dubai Tennis Championships. She paired with Australian Jeff Coetzee but lost to Mark Knowles and Elena Likhovtseva in two tight sets in the first round. She said in an interview, that she likes working with him and understands with him well. Alize Cornet: Svetlana Kuznetsova : 1st SERVE % 51/83 (61%) 54/80 (68%) 1st SERVE POINTS WON: 36/51 (71%) 30/54 (56%) 2nd SERVE POINTS WON: 14/32 (44%) 10/26 (38%) BREAK POINTS WON: 5/10 (50%) 3/9 (33%) … [163] At the 2016 Wuhan Open, Kuznetsova saved a match point in the second set en route to winning a three-set, quarterfinal thriller,[164] and also saved a match point when they met at the WTA Finals in Singapore later that year. She won her first five WTA doubles titles with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She is an all-round player. At the first round of PTT Pattaya Open, Kuznetsova defeated Zhang Shuai to record her 500th career victory. In April, Kuznetsova reached her third singles final of the year at the start of the clay-court season at the J&S Cup in Warsaw, losing to Venus Williams in the final. Despite the loss, her ranking rose to No. Later I was a big fan of (Marat) Safin. However, she failed to capitalize on her chances as she fell to eventual champion local wildcard Laura Siegemund, who eventually went on to unexpectedly clinch the title. In the Dubai Open 2021, she beat First seed Elina Svitolina in the round of thirty-two, and reached the round of sixteen. Vladmir Solodovnik is the proud husband of Russian tennis star, Svetlana Kuznetsova –who is currently the number 8 ranked player on the WTA rankings. [58] The following week, Kuznetsova reached the final of the Tier I Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, losing to third seed Janković. In 2015, Kuznetsova defeated Radwańska again in the opening match of Fed Cup tie between Russia and Poland. She lost her opening match again at Melbourne, losing to Caroline Garcia. The pair have never met before. Svetlana Kuznetsova in attendance US OPEN 2011 Tennis Championship-MONDAY USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Flushing. [136], In Roland Garros, Kuznetsova repeated her success in the previous year, climbing to the quarterfinals, before that defeating fifth-seed and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the third round. In the doubles event she and Navratilova were beaten by eventual runners-up María Vento-Kabchi and Angelique Widjaja. She defeated Aurore Desertin in the first round, but lost in the second round to Berengere Karpenschif, both from France. [33] Kuznetsova did not reach any finals during the spring hard-court season, with defeats including one to No. 23, she reached the second round, where she lost surprisingly to returning Kateryna Bondarenko from Ukraine. 1 and eventual champion Serena Williams in three sets. 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