svetlana kuznetsova

[Annie]

Sveta is the killer of Australian qualifiers at this tournament LMAO ;D

Breezed through to the third round with her 6/1 6/2 win today ;D ;D ;D And won her first round doubles match with Martina Hingis against 16th seeds 7/5 6/4

;D ;D ;D ;D

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Just realised that Kuzi's profile is still missing...
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (in Russian §³§Ó§Ö§ä§Ý§Ñ§ß§Ñ §¡§Ý§Ö§Ü§ã§Ñ§ß§Õ§â§à§Ó§ß§Ñ §¬§å§Ù§ß§Ö§è§à§Ó§Ñ) ;D

Country Russia
Residence St. Petersburg ;D ;D ;D, Russia
Date of birth June 27, 1985
[glow=red,2,300]Place of birth St. Petersburg, Russia [/glow] ;D
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8½ in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Turned Pro 2000
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money $ 6,080,212
Results in singles
Career record: 245-104
Career titles: 8 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking: 4 (October 18, 2004)
Grand Slam highlights
Australian Open QF (2005)
French Open F (2006)
Wimbledon QF (2003, 2005)
U.S. Open W (2004)
Results in doubles
Career record: 163-58
Career titles: 13 WTA
Highest ranking: 3 (June 7, 2004)

Kuznetsova was born in Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg, Russia). Her father Alexandr Kuznetsov has coached five Olympic and world cycling champions. Her father's prot¨¦g¨¦s include her mother, Galina Tsareva, a six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana¡¯s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov, a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Kuznetsova also tried out cycling in her early years, but it bored her. She focused on tennis instead and was sent to Spain when she was 15 years old for better training and coaching.

Kuznetsova is a very good mover on court and plays mainly from the baseline. Her strongest shot is her heavy forehand.

Kuznetsova won her only Grand Slam singles title at the 2004 U.S. Open, where she defeated countrywoman Elena Dementieva in straight sets in an all-Russian final (the second in history after the Anastasia Myskina-Dementieva final at the French Open of the same year).

Kuznetsova is a frequent doubles player and has been ranked as high as third in the world (January 2005). Kuznetsova teamed with Australia's Alicia Molik to win the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Americans Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu in the final. Kuznetsova has reached five other Grand Slam doubles finals, with Martina Navratilova, Elena Likhovtseva, and Am¨¦lie Mauresmo as her partners.


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Sweet , She is from St Petersburg ;D too, might be one of few SPBs plays sports!
Davai kuzi!!

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Kuznetsova stunned by Federer's compliment

PARIS (AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova couldn't believe it.

After being told that Roger Federer admired her game, the 2004 U.S. Open champion had to log on to the Internet to read it for herself
The Russian press told me so, and I thought like 'No, it was a joke,"' Kuznetsova said Sunday after beating No. 15 Shahar Peer of Israel 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open. "I wanted to check it myself."

Federer, a 10-time Grand Slam champion who is trying to win the French Open for the first time, praised Kuznetsova on Friday, saying he likes the way she plays.

"It's like the best thing you can hear. Roger is a legend," Kuznetsova said. "It's unbelievable to hear this, to hear him say (this) about my tennis. He's my, like, hero."

The 21-year-old Kuznetsova reached the French Open final last year, and she'll play Ana Ivanovic of Serbia for a spot in the semifinals.

Ivanovic beat Kuznetsova in the final of the German Open last month.

"I lost to her in Berlin 7-6 in the third," Kuznetsova said. "I will try to get another revenge."

Right now, though, she's still excited to know that Federer complimented her.

"It's the best I ever heard," Kuznetsova said.

JOLLY ROGER: Roger Federer was in a lighthearted mood Sunday after beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open.

While answering a question in the post-match news conference, a moderator mistakenly broke in to say there would be only one more question in English.

When she realized that she had interrupted the 10-time Grand Slam champion, she apologized.

"It's OK," Federer said. "When you say, 'One last question,' I'm always happy, you know. I stop right away."

Federer, who has yet to lose a set in a Grand Slam match this year, beat the 13th-seeded Youzhny 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-4.

LUCKY MASCOT: Two-time defending champion Justine Henin has a lucky mascot at the French Open - coach Carlos Rodriguez's 8-year-old son.

Emmanuel Rodriguez watched the top-ranked Belgian beat Sybille Bammer 6-2, 6-4 Sunday at Court Suzanne Lenglen to reach the quarterfinals.

Henin hopes he can stay on at Roland Garros at least until Tuesday - when she's due to play No. 8 Serena Williams.

"I'm in negotiations for him to stay," Henin said Sunday. "I love having kids around me. Manu is my mascot. He was there in Dubai in 2003. Did you see the pictures of my victory there? He was crazy with joy."

Henin joked that she must now live up to the boy's high expectations.

"He calls me when I'm abroad. He follows the score," Henin said. "He's putting me under a bit of pressure."

Reminded that she's never lost when Emmanuel has been watching from the crowd, Henin quickly raised a finger to her lips.

"Shhhhh .... you shouldn't talk about these things," she said.

FAMILY BOND: Nicole Vaidisova enjoys working with her father because he gives honest advice.

"The advantage with him is (that) he's my father, so he knows me better than any coach," Vaidisova said after reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open on Sunday. "So he knows me better than any coach ever will and would."

The 18-year-old Czech, who beat Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-3, 6-1, appreciates an understanding coach.

"He's very patient. With me, that's definitely important," Vaidisova said. "I trust him in everything he does."

But despite the bond between them, they are very different.

"He's very quiet. He doesn't talk as much. And I'm very loud, very out there," Vaidisova said. "So I think we balance each other out like that. I do my own thing, he does his own thing. We meet for dinner, maybe not."

The sixth-seeded Vaidisova will play No. 4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the quarterfinals.


Davai Kuzzie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Kuzie lost She got bagelled in the first set 0/6, then started playing really well and took the second 6-3 and then half way through the third set something happenned, she called a doctor and they gave her pills and ever since that moment she was holding her tummy and couldn't serve well at all So lost to Ana Ivanovich in quarterfinals and is gonna lose a lot of points now 0/6 6/3 3/6

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Svet's lovely hairdo at Wimby

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KUZNETSOVA ADVANCES TO THIRD ROUND

Rogers Cup on Tuesday with a 6-2 7-6 (9-7) victory over Roberta Vinci of Italy.

Appearing in her first tournament since Wimbledon last month, Kuznetsova started strongly as she opened a 4-1 lead before breaking Vinci for the second time to close the set.

The second set was a bit more difficult to come by as Vinci battled to take the world number five to a tie-break.

Kuznetsova opened a 3-0 edge in the breaker, but Vinci rallied to win six of the next eight points to forge a 6-5 advantage.

The 22-year-old Kuznetsova responded by winning four of the next five points to secure the win at this Tier I tournament.

One of the top eight players to receive a bye in the first round, Kuznetsova awaits the winner of Wednesday's second-round encounter between 16th seed Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic and American Meghann Shaughnessy

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The former U.S. Open champion Kuznetsova waltzed past American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-3, 6-2 at this U.S. Open Series event.

Up next for Kuznetsova will be 12th-seeded Tatiana Golovin of France, who advanced by cooling off Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 6-0. Schiavone was riding a torrid nine-match winning streak, which included her first-ever WTA Tour title, in Austria, last month

DAVAI KUZI!!!!!! Don;t worry about who Henin is! Keep fighting!!!!

[Annie]

Sveta and Nadia are also getting ready for the FedCup final it seems ;D They paired together in Toronto and having won their singles matches yesterday, also celebrated a victory in doubles defeating Alyona and Katerina Bondarenko 2/6 6/2 10/3 ;D

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Szavy's run ended by Kuznetsova
11 hours ago

Svetlana Kuznetsova showed little regard for Agnes Szavy's surprising US Open debut, storming her way into the semi-finals with a 6-1 6-4 triumph over her unseeded challenger.

Kuznetsova avoided becoming the third seeded player to fall to Szavy, the 18-year-old Hungarian who had the best women's debut at Flushing Meadows since American Venus Williams made it to the finals in 1997.

The outcome was hardly in doubt after Kuznetsova won the first three games in just nine minutes. Szavy, who had not dropped a set in the first four rounds, committed eight unforced errors in the opening set and took far too long to recover from her sloppy start.

"I had so much energy out there and I thought I was nervous but I could control it and I'm really happy with the way I played in the first set," Kuznetsova said.

Szavy finally came to life midway through the second set as she bounced back from a 4-1 deficit to win the next two games and held serve to pull within 5-4. But Kuznetsova finished the final game by winning three straight points and advanced when Szavy's return on match point failed to clear the net.

Kuznetsova moved into the last four at Flushing Meadows for the first time since winning the title in 2004 and will face fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze, who advanced to her first career Grand Slam semi-final with a 6-4 6-1 victory over Israeli Shahar Peer.

The sixth-seeded Chakvetadze, who lost in the quarters of the Australian and French Opens this year, seemed in danger of dropping the first set before winning 10 of the next 11 games.

The 20-year-old Russian lost her serve in the opening game of the second set but was unfazed, winning the final six.

Israeli Peer had break point in the fifth game but hit a forehand long to lose the advantage and Chakvetadze easily won the next two points to build a 4-1 cushion.

Chakvetadze wasted little time putting away the match, smashing a forehand which hit the line to capture her fifth consecutive straight-sets victory.

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US Open runner up.. very proud of ya Svet! Now she is ranking 2nd in the world....

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[glow=red,2,300]Timely Kuznetsova throws down gauntlet[/glow]

PARIS (Reuters) - Svetlana Kuznetsova showed immaculate timing in every sense on Tuesday, first by dodging the Paris showers and then by pummelling Japan's Aiko Nakamura in their opening-round French Open clash.

Left to wait almost three hours before the rain ceased, the fourth seed hit the ground running and beat her 24-year-old opponent 6-2 6-3 in 64 minutes, finishing the rout just moments before the heavens opened once again.

Kuznetsova was beaten by Justine Henin in the 2006 final at Roland Garros and the diminutive Belgian, whose shock retirement this month threw the field wide open, has suggested the Russian could be the heir apparent to her clay crown.

"I had a short chat with her when she was here. She said, 'Come on, maybe it can be your year'," the 22-year-old Kuznetsova told reporters. "She cheered me up so I thank her for that.

"I had a very good relationship with her, respected her when she played. Now I respect her with her achievements. She was one of the best athletes, and it's really sad she is leaving."

The Russian proved too strong for Nakamura, who took her lamentable main draw record at Roland Garros to 0-4.

She broke the Japanese serve twice in the first set and again in game seven of the second after her opponent threatened to make a match of it at 3-3.

The Russian broke again in the final game, clinching victory when Nakamura's forehand ballooned over the baseline and she now faces either American Vania King or French wildcard Violette Huck in the second round.



Left to wait almost three hours before the rain ceased, Kuznetsova hit the ground running and pounded her opponent 6-2 6-3 in just an hour and four minutes on Court One
Kuznetsova, beaten by Justine Henin in the 2006 final, proved too strong for the 24-year-old, breaking the Japanese's serve twice in the first set and again in game seven of the second after her opponent threatened to make a match of it.

The Russian broke again in the final game, clinching victory when Nakamura's forehand ballooned over the baseline and she now faces either American Vania King or French wildcard Violette Huck in the second round.

Play was halted by rain less than 90 minutes after it started on the third day.

Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo was 7-5 2-2 up against Ukraine's Olga Savchuk in her tournament opener on Centre Court, where three-times defending champion Rafael Nadal was scheduled next against Brazilian qualifier Thomaz Bellucci
Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova, seeded fourth, and Dinara Safina both recorded first-round victories before play was stopped at 1317 GMT.

Play started after a delay of almost three hours because of rain showers and only 25 out of 56 first-round matches were completed on Monday.



Congrats Sveta my city girl! Davai!

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Q. Very strong serving performance today under very heavy conditions on the court. Were you concerned about the conditions on the court? Were you concerned going on court with the conditions, because you hit the ball so big, that it would not be your best conditions?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Well, you know, I hit the ball big, but I also do hit heavy. And when the ball with these conditions was very heavy, it was very comfortable for me.

Her ball was flat and slow, and I had ‑‑ I did so many errors not going to the ball, because it was way slower than I expected it to be. And then it was just weird.

I was starting to imagine it was raining a little bit, and I was, like, Oh, I hope we can play. What we do? We go? And thinking about this I realized I lost first game.

I then I said, Come on. I got to play the match. I got into the game. I was a bit weaker in the second set. First few games I didn't play very well. I could've break her.

But in the end I was pretty consistent, and I'm pretty happy with the outcome.


Q. Do you know that Justine Henin just picked you to win this tournament? She said that she would like you to win this tournament.

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: No. I spoke to Justine before, and I had very good relationship with her, respected her when she played. Now I respect her with her achievements. She was one of the best athletes, and it's really sad she leaving.

But I respect her decisions, and I had a short chat with her when she was here. She said, Come on, maybe it can be your year. Yeah, she cheered me up, so it's good. So I thank her for that.


Q. You have had some awfully good results going back to last August at New Haven. You've reached three finals already this year, so you're playing very good tennis. At some point, we're waiting for that one major victory that gives you a title. Have you thought about why you're not able to go that final step? Are you thinking about what you have to do more?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Definitely I am thinking. I'm thinking about being consistent and hoping this moment will come. I think working hard and doing things every day, and reaching finals, I going to get this stage one day.

Because I do the best effort I can, and one day should happen. I was thinking about it, trying to improve things, and I'm pretty confident with myself.


Q. How much does this surface matter here amongst the top players? Do you still expect all the top 5, top 6 to go deep in the tournament, regardless if it's clay?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: It's very important. With these balls, if you serve well, you're pretty in control of the point.


Q. No, what...

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Sorry. Maybe I didn't get the question. (Laughing.)

Q. What I'm getting, is with the top women's players, does having clay really matter, or do you still expect yourself and Maria and Ivanovic and Jankovic...

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Did you ask us how serve is important?


Q. Surface.

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Surface.


Q. Surface, I'm sorry.

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: It's different. It suits more to some players; it suits less to other players. Like for Maria, it suits more maybe grass court. For me, maybe more clay court. We're all different. It's all different draw, different opponents. Everybody is different players.

So it's pretty unpredictable now with things, I think, because everybody can play really well. And I think last month before French Open the results were pretty also unpredictable. The top players didn't win much tournaments.

So I think a really unpredictable tournament can happen.


Q. How many, with Justine out now, realistically, how many players ‑ and you don't have to name them ‑ do you think, realistically, could win this tournament?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I think five, more or less.


Q. And those would be the top five or...

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: You say you don't need names. I say five, and then you say it's going to be top 3 or top 2. So, I mean... (laughter.)


Q. Not names, numbers.

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Numbers. You guys always want numbers, but it's nothing about numbers. It's about the day and about how you play and about how everybody going to be in shape or not.

Definitely, it's one of top ‑‑ it can be won maybe black horse out of 15, and three, four, five players out of top 10. That's okay for numbers.


Q. When you played Serena in Miami, you really, really fought hard, even though you lost. Did that match mean anything to you just in terms of how well you battled against her?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Yeah. I think I had my chances. She played better on that day, and I was ‑‑ I had really long run. I played four weeks in a row, you know. I was pretty ‑‑ in pretty good shape, so definitely matter, that match. It was a big match.

I was fighting hard. For me it's very important that I go out there and do everything. Going out on the court some days opponent can play better and you can do some errors, you know.


Q. But she intimidates a lot of people. Seemed to me in that match you weren't intimidated by her at all.

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I don't think I get intimidated by anybody, you know. The top players intimidate the rest. But top players don't get that intimidated of top players, no? I don't know. It's how seems it to me.


Q. You say you were close with Justine, respect her a lot. Given your record against her, is there a little part of you that's not disappointed to see her leave the game?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: What you want me to say? I'm happy she left or I'm not happy I cannot battle her again? (laughter.) Which one you want to hear?

No, I mean it's happened. It's past. It's past. I cannot change it. You know, she decided to leave. I respect that, and that's it, you know.

I'm not going to say I'm happy; I'm not going to say I'm sad because I'm not going to play her again. It's not about that. It's just about one more great player leaving the game.


Q. What did you do this morning, waiting for the match to start?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I was chatting with players in locker room a little bit. I try to stay inside in locker room because it was so crowded in players' lounge. I read, I listen to music, eat, warm up. That's it.


Q. Things you usually do?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Yeah.


Q. Often when we show up at the Slams we see two or three new Russians that maybe we have never seen before, know very little about. Is it the same for you? Do you come to the tournament and then you see girls from Russia that you've never seen before in your life?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Some of them. Some of them, but only few. I know more or less juniors who are coming, and before I used to know every single girl because I was interested in the results and other tournaments and checking every time.

Now I never check, and I don't know. When I see some girls talking Russian, or when they walk in the locker room I try to figure out if it's Russian or not.

So I make sure I ask somebody, who is that, that does understand me. But there is few players I don't really know. In Grand Slams there are more players like that.


Q. The weather is pretty unpredictable out there, and you're very fortunate to get your match in today. It's still early in the tournament. There are still 12 days after this. But is it significant that you got your first round match in where other players still have not played?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Yeah, definitely. I think it's very important, and I'm really happy. I had to wait a little bit. I was first. I was lucky with that, that I haven't been canceled. I get in my match, so I have the rest of the day to relax, to take it easy, and tomorrow I practice and get prepared for my next match.


Q. There is three players from Serbia here, you know. Can you see any of them as a winner of Roland Garros?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Yes, definitely. Ivanovic or Jankovic going to win. We are losers. No, I mean, definitely I think they all have good chances. Jelena plays well, Ana plays well. And Novak, he won in Australia. Definitely it can happen.


Q. Is it possible to see both of them, a man and a woman?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Everything is possible. Nothing is impossible, right?