Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Reached 2r at Auckland (as No.7 seed, l. to Cibulkova); reached SF at Sydney (l. to top seed S.Williams 36 75 64; led 63 52); reached 2r at Australian Open (as No.26 seed, l. to qualifier Kerber).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Paris [Indoors] (as No.5 seed, l. to Petkovic in 3s); reached 2r at Dubai (l. to No.6 seed Jankovic 75 third set).

MARCH - Reached 4r at Indian Wells (as No.19 seed, d. No.15 seed Schiavone en route; l. to No.4 seed Dementieva); dropped opener at Miami (as No.18 seed w/1r bye, l. to WC Martic in 3s); made Top 20 debut afterwards on April 5 (rose from No.21 to No.20).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Marbella (as No.4 seed, l. to Malek); fell 1r at Barcelona (as No.2 seed, l. to Vinci); went 1-1 in France's 3-2 Fed Cup World Group Play-off win over Germany.

MAY - Reached 2r at Rome (l. to No.11 seed Wickmayer 75 third set); won third Tour singles title at Madrid (d. Henin and No.7 seed Jankovic en route to final, then d. No.4 seed V.Williams for title); reached 3r at Roland Garros (as No.15 seed, l. to No.19 seed Petrova 67(2) 64 108; held 3mp at 5-4 third set).

JUNE - Reached SF at Birmingham (as No.4 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Li in 3s); reached 2r at Eastbourne (d. top seed Wozniacki in 1r; ret. vs. Martinez Sanchez w/right wrist injury).

JULY - Won fourth Tour singles title at Bastad (as No.2 seed, d. No.4 seed Dulko in final); reached QF at Palermo (as No.2 seed, l. to WC Oprandi).

2003 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in France.

2004 - Played first Tour qualifying at Roland Garros (as WC); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Played first Tour main draw at Roland Garros, reaching 2r (as WC, l. to Sharapova); played second Tour main draw at 's-Hertogenbosch, falling 1r; fell in Tour qualifying twice; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - First Top 50 season; QF three times, at Palermo, Hasselt and Kolkata; strong showings in both Grand Slam main draws played, reaching 3r at Roland Garros (l. to Vaidisova) and 4r at US Open (l. to Dementieva); in only other Tour main draw, reached 2r at Budapest; fell in Tour qualifying nine times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on July 24 (after Palermo; rose from No.102 to No.91) and Top 50 debut on November 13 year-end rankings (rose from No.51 to No.49).

2007 - Second Top 100 season; runner-up at Istanbul (ret. vs. Dementieva in final w/left patella tendonitis); reached 3r at Wimbledon (l. to Ivanovic); reached 2r twice, incl. US Open (l. to Ivanovic); fell 1r 18 times in 22 Tour main draws (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); played all four Grand Slams in a season for first time; fell in Tour qualifying three times; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Third Top 100 season; runner-up at Auckland (l. to Davenport in final); SF at Fès (l. to Dulko); best Grand Slam result was 3r at Australian Open (l. to Hsieh); reached 2r five times, incl. US Open (l. to Bammer); fell 1r nine times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell in Tour qualifying three times.

2009 - Breakthrough season culminating in first Top 30 finish, highlighted by first two Tour singles titles at Strasbourg (d. No.2 seed Bammer en route to final then d. Hradecka for title) and Bali (qualified for SF w/2-0 RR record; d. Martínez Sánchez in SF and won title when top seed Bartoli ret. in final w/left quad strain); surged past previous career-high of No.40 afterwards on November 9 year-end rankings (rose from No.44 to No.26); SF once, at Auckland (d. No.7 seed Pavlyuchenkova en route; l. to top seed and eventual champion Dementieva); QF once, at Palermo (as No.7 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta); reached 4r once, at Roland Garros (l. to top seed Safina; was second Grand Slam 4r - also 2006 US Open); reached 3r twice, at Birmingham (as No.15 seed, l. to No.4 seed Li) and Toronto (d. top seed Safina en route; l. to Kleybanova); fell 1r or 2r 14 times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Makarova in 3s in 1r), Miami (as qualifier, l. to Pavlyuchenkova 46 75 63 in 1r; held 3mp at 64 53), Rome (as qualifier, l. to No.10 seed A.Radwanska 46 62 76(7) in 2r; held mp at 6-5 in third set tie-break) and US Open (l. to No.23 seed Lisicki in 3s in 1r).

SINGLES
Winner (4): 2010 - Madrid, Bastad; 2009 - Strasbourg, Bali; 2007 - ITF/Deauville-FRA; 2006 - ITF/Telde-Gran Canaria 2-ESP, ITF/Poitiers-FRA; 2005 - ITF/Roma Borghesiana-ITA, ITF/Saint Gaudens-FRA; 2004 - ITF/Castel Gandolfo-ITA, ITF/Settimo San Pietro-ITA.
Finalist (2): 2008 - Auckland; 2007 - Istanbul.

ADDITIONAL
French Fed Cup Team, 2010.

Coached by Patrick Mouratoglou; trains at Mouratoglou Academy ... Father is Arsalan (was a car mechanic); mother, Nouchine, is a physiotherapist who travels with her; sister Caminde is a student; brother, Anauch, is a tennis coach ... Began playing tennis at age 8; baseliner whose favorite surface is hardcourt ... Speaks French, Persian, English ... Enjoys Indian films, Persian poetry and music ... Favorite food is kebabs ... Won two tennis gold medals at Muslim Women Olympic Games in Iran ... Would have pursued astrophysics had she not been a tennis player; intends to pursue it after tennis ... Favorite players are Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi ... Goal is to be No.1.

Official Website: www.aravanerezai.info