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Alla Kudryavtseva

Rus
Residence: Moscow, Russia
DOB: November 3, 1987
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)
Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (February 2005)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (as qualifier, l. to Bacsinszky); reached 2r at Hobart (as qualifier, l. to top seed Medina Garrigues in 3s); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to No.10 seed A.Radwanska).
2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Played first Tour qualifying at Moscow (as WC); won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first Tour main draw at Stockholm, falling 1r (as qualifier); fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - QF at Kolkata; reached 2r twice; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. all four majors); won four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; QF at Barcelona; reached 3r at Roland Garros (l. to Sharapova 61 64; led 4-1 second set) and 2r three times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r nine times, incl. Wimbledon (l. to eventual champion V.Williams 26 63 75; led 3-1 third set) and US Open (l. to Vaidisova); fell in Tour qualifying nine times; made Top 100 debut on January 29 (after Australian Open; rose from No.134 to No.93); won one Tour doubles title; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Second Top 100 season; QF at Memphis; reached first Grand Slam 4r at Wimbledon (d. Sharapova en route; l. to Petrova); reached 3r once, at Los Angeles (l. to Safina 76(1) 06 76(3); held mp at 5-4 third set); reached 2r four times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); fell in Tour qualifying four times; withdrew from Fès w/left wrist injury and ret. in Montréal 2r w/right shoulder injury.

2009 - Third straight Top 100 season; QF twice, at Bastad (d. No.8 seed Benesova en route; l. to No.3 seed Pennetta) and Québec City (d. No.6 seed Craybas en route; l. to No.3 seed Wozniak); reached 2r eight times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.32 seed Benesova); fell 1r 11 times, incl. Australian Open (l. to No.3 seed Safina), Wimbledon (l. to No.4 seed Dementieva) and US Open (l. to No.30 seed A.Bondarenko in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying six times.
SINGLES
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Balaschika-RUS.
Quarterfinalist (5): 2009 - Bastad, Québec City; 2008 - Memphis; 2007 - Barcelona; 2006 - Kolkata.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2007 - Kolkata (w/King), ITF/Minsk 2-BLR, ITF/Poitiers-FRA (both w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2006 - ITF/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 1-ESP, ITF/Telde Gran Canaria 2-ESP (both w/Bratchikova), ITF/Saint Gaudens-FRA (w/Abramovic), ITF/Shenzhen 3-CHN (w/Hsieh); 2004 - ITF/Melilla-ESP (w/Bratchikova), ITF/Bol-CRO (w/Bastrikova).
Finalist (3): 2009 - Beijing (w/Makarova); 2008 - Palermo (w/Pavlyuchenkova); 2007 - Bangalore (w/Hsieh).
Started playing tennis at age 7; took it seriously from the start ... Mother, Galina, is a former chemistry teacher; father, Alexander, was a world champion in Greek Roman wrestling in the 1980s; younger brother, Platon, is in school; has a dog (rottweiler) named Ralph and a parrot too ... Favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is hard ... Is an avid reader; likes Russian author Boris Akurin, also classics by Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn ... Favorite food is sushi ... Speaks Russian and English ... Currently in third year at University of Physical Culture in Moscow ... Favorite player growing up was Andre Agassi; also liked Monica Seles, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Andy Roddick ... Goal is to be a top player and be a memorable one too.