- Alla Kudryavtseva
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Alla Kudryavtseva
Алла Александровна Кудрявцева
Alla Kudryavtseva at the Acura Classic, 2007.
country = RUS
residence =Miami ,Florida ,USA
datebirth = birth date and age|1987|11|3 [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/te/profile/3281.html Alla KUDRYAVTSEVA Tennis Profile | News | Pictures - Yahoo! Eurosport UK ] ]
placebirth =Moscow ,Soviet Union
height = height|m=1.78
weight = convert|70|kg|lb st|abbr=on
turnedpro = 2005
plays = Right; Two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney =US$ 477,444
singlesrecord = 128–103
singlestitles = 0 WTA, 1 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 59 (June 18 ,2007 )
AustralianOpenresult = 2r (2007)
FrenchOpenresult = 3r (2007)
Wimbledonresult = 4r (2008)
USOpenresult = 1r (2007)
doublesrecord = 104–67
doublestitles = 1 WTA, 8 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 42 (July 14 ,2008 )
updated =July 14 ,2008 Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva (Russian А́лла Алекса́ндровна Кудря́вцева, born
November 3 ,1987 inMoscow ) is a professional tennis player fromRussia . She currently lives inMoscow , where she is coached by Nick Rybakov.Her father Alexander was a world champion Greco-Roman wrestler in the 1980s and her grandfather a Russian weightlifter of some note [http://www.watoday.com.au/news/tennis/ova-and-out/2008/06/27/1214472771326.html] .Her highest singles ranking as of
June 26 ,2007 World Number 59. Also on and as of June 26, 2007, her career-high doubles ranking is: World Number 73. As of June 18, 2007, Kudryavtseva was ranked World number 59 for singles. Kudryavtseva has won $US129,352 in prize money, and has not won a title on the WTA tour, but has won 1 singles title and 6 doubles titles playing for the ITF. She was a finalist at the Orange Bowl Championships, as a junior.Her main sponsor is Wilson and she also has an endorsement deal with
Diadora .Kudryavtseva's first Grand Slam tournament, competing in the main draw, was the
2007 Australian Open . She defeatedFinland 'sEmma Laine in the first round 4–6, 6–2, 9–7, and then was defeated by her lifetime heroine,Martina Hingis , in straight sets, 6–2, 6–2 in the second round.In 2007, Kudryavtseva defeated 29th seed
Gisela Dulko 7–5, 1–6, 8–6 to reach the third round of Roland Garros, where she was defeated by second seedMaria Sharapova in straight sets 6–1, 6–4. After this match, she reached her new career high of #67.At her first Wimbledon, in 2007, she lost against the eventual champion
Venus Williams , 2–6, 6–3, 7–5.During the 2008 Wimbledon, Kudryavtseva shocked the tennis world by beating fellow Russian and 3rd seed Maria Sharapova in the second round in straight sets 6–2 and 6–4. Afterwards, she joked "It's very pleasant to beat Maria... Why? Well, I don't like her outfit." (Sharapova wore a tuxedo-like outfit during the game [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7476053.stm] . She reached the final 16 in Wimbeldon 2008, and it's expected she will be Ranked In the top 100.Fact|date =June 2008she is currently ranked 91th in WTA tour.
Grand Slam Timeline
External links
*wta|id=311362|name=Alla Kudryavtseva
* [http://www.sportsline.com/tennis/players/playerpage/559913 Official CBS Sportsline Profile]
* [http://www.bettingpro.com/category/Tennis/Alla-Kudryavtseva-sends-Masha-packing/ 2008 Wimbledon upset victory over Maria Sharapova]References
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