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Urszula Radwanska

Pol
Residence: Krakow, Poland
DOB: December 7, 1990
Birthplace: Ahaus, Germany
Height: 5' 10" (1.77 m)
Weight: 126 lbs. (57 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2005)
JANUARY - Reached 2r at Hobart (as qualifier, d. No.6 seed Wozniak en route; ret. vs. qualifier Czink w/back pain); fell in Australian Open qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Pattaya City (l. to No.4 seed Bammer in 3s); reached 2r at Dubai (as qualifier, d. No.9 seed A.Radwanska in 1r, ret. vs. LL Pin w/heat illness; win over world No.10 A.Radwanska was first Top 10 win).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Monterrey (as WC, l. to No.4 seed Zheng); reached 4r at Indian Wells (as WC, d. No.6 seed Kuznetsova en route, falling to No.9 seed Wozniacki; win over world No.8 Kuznetsova was second Top 10 win); made Top 100 debut afterwards on March 23 (rose from No.107 to No.83); fell 1r at Miami (as qualifier, l. to Li in 3s).

APRIL - Fell 1r at Fes (l. to Zakopalova).

MAY - Reached 2r at Warsaw (l. to No.6 seed Hantuchova); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to Wickmayer in 3s).

JUNE - Reached QF at Birmingham (d. No.10 seed Kirilenko en route; l. to No.13 seed and eventual champion Rybarikova); fell 1r at Eastbourne (as qualifier, l. to No.8 seed A.Radwanska); reached 2r at Wimbledon (l. to No.14 seed Cibulkova).

JULY - Fell 1r at Bastad (l. to No.8 seed Benesova in 3s); withdrew from Portoroz w/left knee injury; reached QF at Istanbul (l. to Bacsinszky).

AUGUST - Reached QF at Los Angeles (d. No.7 seed Cibulkova en route; l. to Sharapova); fell 1r at Cincinnati (as qualifier, l. to Szavay); fell in Toronto and New Haven qualifying; fell 1r at US Open (l. to Barrois).

SEPTEMBER - Fell 1r at Seoul (l. to No.7 seed Dushevina); fell 1r at Tokyo (as qualifier, l. to Rybarikova); fell 1r at Beijing (as qualifier, l. to Schnyder).

OCTOBER - Reached 2r at Linz (l. to No.7 seed Safarova); fell 1r at Luxembourg (l. to qualifier Flipkens).
2005 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning two doubles titles.

2006 - Played first three Tour main draws, falling 1r at Warsaw but reaching 2r at Istanbul and Stockholm; fell in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2007 - QF at Bangkok; reached 2r once; fell 1r once and in Tour qualifying five times; won first Tour title in doubles at Istanbul (w/A.Radwanska); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - QF at Tashkent; reached 2r once (Wimbledon); fell 1r four times and in Tour qualifying seven times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Vancouver-CAN; 2006 - ITF/Bath 1-GBR.
Quarterfinalist (4): 2009 - Birmingham, Istanbul; 2008 - Tashkent; 2007 - Bangkok.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2008 - ITF/Krakow-POL (w/Kerber); 2007 - Istanbul (w/A.Radwanska), ITF/Biberach-GER (w/Bratchikova), ITF/Bronx, NY-USA (w/Hradecka), ITF/Kunming-CHN (w/Wickmayer); 2006 - ITF/Buchen-GER (w/Avdiyenko), ITF/Bath 1-GBR (w/Babakova); 2005 - ITF/Gdynia-POL, ITF/Kedzierzyn-Kozle-POR (both w/A.Radwanska).
Coached by father, Robert Radwanski ... Mother is Marta; sister is Agnieszka (also plays on Tour) ... Began playing at age 5 when introduced to sport by father ... Has two pet rats (Flippi, Floppi) ... Favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is grass ... Speaks Polish, English ... Favorite actor is Jim Carrey; favorite movie is Step Up ... Favorite singer is James Blunt ... Favorite city to visit is Zakopane, Poland ... Most admires Roger Federer ... Favorite thing about being a tennis player is travelling the world ... Favorite tournament is Warsaw.
- Junior highlights include 2007 Wimbledon singles title (d. Brengle in final) and Grand Slam doubles titles at 2007 Roland Garros (w/Milevskaya), 2007 Wimbledon (w/Pavlyuchenkova) and 2007 US Open (w/Milevskaya); also singles runner-up at 2007 US Open (l. to Kucova in final).