Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell in Auckland qualifying; reached 2r at Australian Open (as qualifier, l. to No.20 seed Mauresmo in 3s).

FEBRUARY - Did not play.

MARCH - Fell in Miami qualifying.

APRIL - Won ITF/Changwon-KOR singles title.

MAY - Fell in Roland Garros qualifying.

JUNE - Reached 2r at Birmingham (as WC, l. to No.5 seed Pavlyuchenkova 76 third set); fell 1r at Eastbourne (as WC, l. to Li); reached 2r at Wimbledon (as WC, l. to Flipkens).

JULY - Fell in Stanford qualifying.

AUGUST - Fell in Los Angeles and Cincinnati qualifying; fell 1r at Toronto (as qualifier, l. to WC Clijsters); fell in US Open qualifying.

SEPTEMBER - Won ITF/Shrewsburg-GBR singles title; made career Top 100 debut afterwards on September 28 (rose from No.101 to No.93).

OCTOBER - Played on ITF Circuit.

1997 - Played first event of career at ITF/Edinburgh-GBR.

1998 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Played first Tour qualifying at Wimbledon and Zürich (both as WC); also played on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Played first two Tour main draws, falling 1r at Eastbourne (as WC into qualifying) and Wimbledon (as WC); fell in Tour qualifying once (US Open); also played on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Reached 3r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying three times (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Fell 1r three times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying five times (incl. Roland Garros); also played on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying four times (incl. US Open); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - Reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); also played on ITF Circuit; missed second half of season and first few months of 2007 w/back injury.

2007 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r twice (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying twice (incl. US Open); also played on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r three times and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

SINGLES
Winner: 2009 - ITF/Changwon-KOR, ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR; 2008 - ITF/Jersey-GBR, ITF/Torhout-BEL; 2005 - ITF/Jersey-GBR; 2002 - ITF/Felixstowe-GBR, ITF/Pamplona-ESP.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Glasgow-GBR (w/Ruutel); 2004 - ITF/Sunderland 2-GBR (w/O'Donoghue); 2002 - ITF/Valladolid-ESP (w/Randriantefy), ITF/Pamplona-ESP (w/Liggan).

Coached by Nino Severino, Simon Walsh and Nigel Sears ... Began playing at age 10 ... Mother, Olga, is a former Russian pentathlete living in North London; father, Sergie, is a former Dynamo Kiev and Ipswich Town footballer living in Glasgow ... Enjoys reading, listening to music.

Official Website: www.elena-baltacha.com

- Junior highlights include winning U16 National Championships in singles in Brazil; winning U18 Junior National Championships in Great Britain in singles and reaching doubles final (w/Grier); and being named 2001 LTA Junior Player of the Year.