Russia tennis player Anna Chakvetadze
Date of birth March 5, 1987
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
now Russia
Height 1.71 m
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
now Russia
Height 1.71 m
a Russian professional tennis player (with Georgian roots). On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won eight WTA Singles Titles and appeared in the 2007 US Open semifinals. As of August 9, 2010, Anna Chakvetadze is ranked World No. 63.
Anna Chakvetadze then entered the 2010 Tashkent Open in Uzbekistan, In the first round Anna Chakvetadze defeated Zuzana Ku?ová 6–3 7–5, In the second round, she then retired to Evgeniya Rodina due to a viral illness. At the 2010 China Open she qualified by defeating Wanting Lu but fell in the final qualifying round to Kateryna Bondarenko. At the 2010 Generali Ladies Linz Chakvetadze lost to Sybille Bammer. At her favourite tournament 2010 Kremlin Cup, Anna Chakvetadze caused an upset in the first round because she defeated no.3 seed Li Na 6–4 6–2. She defeated Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine in the second round 6–1 6–2, before losing in the quarter final to Vera Dushevina 6–3 7–6.
Anna ended 2010 ranked 56. She won 1 singles title and reached two doubles finals.
2011
Anna Chakvetadze started the year with a first round loss at the 2011 Brisbane International to compatriot Ksenia Pervak. She again lost in the first round at the 2011 Moorilla Hobart International, this time to Sara Errani. She defeated Olga Govortsova in the first round of the 2011 Australian Open but lost in straight sets to Petra Kvitová in the second round.
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