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Tatiana Golovin

Fra
Residence: Miami, FL, USA
DOB: January 25, 1988
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 132 1/2 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2002)
JANUARY - Did not play.

FEBRUARY - Did not play.

MARCH - Did not play.

APRIL - Did not play.
2002 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit; played first Tour qualifying at Roland Garros.

2003 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros).

2004 - Breakthrough season; runner-up at Birmingham (l. to Sharapova in final; was third-youngest Tour singles final in Open Era, combined age of 33y/7m); SF at Paris [Indoors] (d. No.10 Dementieva en route for first Top 10 win; l. to Pierce); QF twice, at Montréal and Luxembourg; 4r three times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Raymond) and Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times; fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros); made Top 100 debut on February 16 (rose from No.135 to No.91) and Top 50 debut on June 14 (rose from No.71 to No.50); member of runner-up French Fed Cup team (d. No.5 Kuznetsova en route); won first major title in mixed doubles at Roland Garros (w/Gasquet).

2005 - Another Top 30 season; runner-up at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Vaidisova in final); SF five times, at Gold Coast (l. to Schnyder), Paris [Indoors] (l. to Safina), Charleston (d. No.8 V.Williams en route; l. to Henin), Birmingham (l. to Sharapova) and Seoul (l. to Jankovic); QF at Linz; reached 4r twice, 3r twice (Roland Garros, US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 20 debut on April 18 (rose from No.25 to No.18).

2006 - Another Top 30 season; runner-up at Stuttgart (l. to Petrova in final); SF three times, at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Mauresmo), Miami (ret. vs. Sharapova w/left ankle injury) and Stanford (l. to Schnyder); QF twice, at Gold Coast and US Open (first Grand Slam QF; l. to Sharapova); had four Top 10 wins, at Paris [Indoors] (No.7 Petrova), Miami (No.8 Dementieva), US Open (No.6 Petrova) and Stuttgart (No.9 Schnyder); reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors); played Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but missed all other clay and grass events w/left ankle injury from Miami.

2007 - First Top 20 season; won first two Tour singles titles at Amelia Island (d. Petrova in final) and Portoroz (d. Srebotnik in final); runner-up twice, at Stuttgart and Zürich (l. to Henin in both finals); SF twice, at Antwerp (l. to Clijsters) and Toronto (l. to Jankovic); QF four times, at Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Charleston (ret. w/right ankle injury) and Luxembourg; had five Top 10 wins, at Amelia Island (No.7 Petrova), Toronto (No.5 Kuznetsova), Stuttgart (No.6 Chakvetadze, No.2 Kuznetsova), and Zürich (No.4 Ivanovic); 3r three times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r three times (incl. US Open); peaked at No.13 on November 12 year-end rankings; had right ankle injury lay-off in spring (missed all events between Charleston and Wimbledon).

2008 - Injury-marred season; played three Tour events early on at Sydney (l. to Jankovic in 2r), Australian Open (l. to Rezai in 2r) and Memphis (l. to Mattek in 1r); rose to career-high No.12 on February 4 (after Australian Open); back injury caused withdrawals from Antwerp, Indian Wells and Miami, then withdrew from Amelia Island and Charleston to recover from surgery; played two events in spring, at ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer (l. 2r) and Berlin (l. to Wozniacki in 1r) then withdrew from all events rest of season w/back injury (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open).
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2007 - Amelia Island, Portoroz.
Finalist (5): 2007 - Stuttgart, Zürich; 2006 - Stuttgart; 2005 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2004 - Birmingham.
Semifinalist (11): 2007 - Antwerp, Toronto; 2006 - Paris [Indoors], Miami, Stanford; 2005 - Gold Coast, Paris [Indoors], Charleston, Birmingham, Seoul; 2004 - Paris [Indoors].

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2004 - Roland Garros (w/Gasquet).

ADDITIONAL
French Fed Cup Team, 2004, 2006-07.
Coached by Glen Schaap ... Father is Gregori (former ice hockey coach who moved family from Moscow to Lyon when Tatiana was 8 months old); mother is Lioudmila; older sisters are Olga, Oxana ... Moved to Miami after 2005 Wimbledon ... Favorite cuisine is Mexican, French, Japanese; enjoys cooking at home (says she's a very good cook) ... Enjoys shopping, seeing friends and family, horseback riding, skating, playing piano, ballroom dancing and spending time with nephew Paul, her Persian cat Cherie, labrador Missy and Yorkie, Belle ... Favorite cities are Paris and New York ... Enjoys 1980s and any club music; favorite films are Dirty Dancing and Grease.
- At a ceremony in Paris in May 2007, was named a Promoter of Gender Equality as per new partnership between UNESCO and Tour, which aims to promote women's leadership and gender equality in all spheres of society (joined V.Williams in assuming the role; has since been joined by Zheng).
- Named Tour Newcomer of the Year in 2004.