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Post by yse on Oct 15, 2006 21:47:27 GMT 3
ANNA CHAKVETADZE (RUS) pronounced: chuk-veh-TAHD-zeh  Residence Moscow, Russia Date of Birth March 5, 1987 Birthplace Moscow, Russia Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) Weight 128 lbs. (58 kg) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Status Pro (2003) |
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Post by yse on Oct 15, 2006 21:48:22 GMT 3
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Post by yse on Oct 15, 2006 21:51:41 GMT 3
Chakvetadze shocks Petrova Unseeded Anna Chakvetadze upset fifth seed Nadia Petrova 6-4 6-4 in the all-Russian Kremlin Cup final on Sunday to win her second title in a month. Chakvetadze who earned her maiden WTA title in Guangzhou, China two weeks ago, outplayed the more experienced Petrova thanks to an excellent all-round game and greater court coverage. Petrova, who was chasing her sixth title of the year, was playing with both thighs heavily strapped and was also nursing a chest injury. "I was a little bit lucky today because Nadia was obviously not 100 percent fit," said Chakvetadze, who beat Petrova in both of their previous matches this year. "But still I'm very happy to win in here in Moscow," added the 19-year-old Muscovite, who will take home $196,900 for her efforts. She reached the last four without hitting a ball after U.S. Open champion and second seed Maria Sharapova pulled out with a foot injury on Friday. Chakvetadze broke the world number five in the ninth game to clinch the first set then twice more to take a 4-1 lead in the second. Although, Petrova pulled one break back the 24th-ranked Chakvetadze held on to record the biggest victory of her career. She converted her first match point when Petrova netted a forehand to end the contest after one and a half hours. Chakvetadze will now move into the top 20 for the first time. She is projected to reach number 16 when the new rankings are released on Monday. Petrova remained optimistic despite the defeat. "I'm not going to make a tragedy out of this," she said. "I did what I could today. I had three parts of my body taped before the match and it obviously affected my play and limited my movement." From Eurosport.com
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Post by yse on Oct 15, 2006 21:52:37 GMT 3
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Post by yse on Oct 15, 2006 22:10:20 GMT 3
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Post by yse on Jan 24, 2007 11:42:34 GMT 3
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Post by Annie on Jan 25, 2007 11:28:56 GMT 3
Excellent run Anna ;D ;D ;D I really like this girl and I think she has a very bright future ;D
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Post by alleva on Jan 25, 2007 17:42:18 GMT 3
Level of the play beside Anny for last year increased
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Post by alleva on Jan 26, 2007 22:34:17 GMT 3
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Post by jenhatter06 on Dec 19, 2007 4:59:08 GMT 3
scary stuff ...    Tennis Star Robbed by Thieves at Home MOSCOW (Dec. 18) - Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze was tied up by masked robbers who broke into her home Tuesday and stole money and goods worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, her father said. Anna Chakvetadze was robbed of money and goods by six masked men at her home Tuesday. The incident is part of a troubling trend affecting top athletes in recent years. Chakvetadze, ranked No. 6 and a 2007 U.S. Open semifinalist, was bound for 30 minutes in her home outside Moscow but not seriously hurt, NTV television reported. "Anna is holding up quite well," Russia tennis coach Shamil Tarpishchev told the ITAR-Tass news agency. Six assailants approached the home before dawn, tied up a maid in another building and forced her to hand over a remote control enabling them to enter the house through the garage, Dzhamal Chakvetadze told NTV. "They started to beat me, and I resisted. They hit me over the head with, I think, a pistol butt. It was dark," he said, taking off his cap to show his bruised scalp. "They took out a pistol and told me my child was at home - reminded me - and they told me to hand everything over. I did." Police and Tarpishchev said the assailants tied up Chakvetadze and her parents, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. Tarpishchev said the 20-year-old player "tried to resist but it was useless." Chakvetadze's 9-year-old brother, Roman, was asleep in the house during the break-in and was not touched, Tarpishchev said. NTV said the robbers took about $106,000 in cash, as well as jewelry and other goods worth about $200,000. Moscow region police did not answer phone calls seeking comment. Chakvetadze reached a career-high ranking of No. 5 in September, following her first run to a Grand Slam semifinal. She won four singles titles and about $1.4 million in prize money in 2007, her best season since turning pro in 2003. |
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Post by Annie on Dec 19, 2007 12:57:54 GMT 3
totally  Was all over the news here yesterday..thank God her family and Anna are OK  |
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Post by Alya10 on Dec 19, 2007 13:34:41 GMT 3
Yikes !! Poor Anna... I'm glad they are all ok, still it will take a long time to forget this ordeal |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Dec 20, 2007 0:54:01 GMT 3
WOW, that must have been really scary for them all!!!! Glad that they weren't harmed or so....... Things, jewelry and money can be replaced, but a health can't!
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Sixpack guard 
but congratulation for her place in quaterfinal ;D
Was all over the news here yesterday..thank God her family and Anna are OK 
