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Vera Dushevina

Rus
Residence: Khimki, Russia
DOB: October 6, 1986
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5' 10 3/4" (1.80 m)
Weight: 161 lbs. (73 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2003)
JANUARY - Reached QF at Sydney (as qualifier, l. to top seed S.Williams); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to No.5 seed Dementieva).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Pattaya City (as No.3 seed, l. to Bychkova); fell 1r at Dubai (l. to qualifier Sevastova 75 third set).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to No.10 seed Sharapova in 3s); fell 1r at Miami (l. to Kudryavtseva in 3s).

APRIL - Reached 3r at Charleston (as No.14 seed, l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion Stosur in 3s).

MAY - Fell 1r at Rome (l. to Petkovic); reached 2r at Madrid (l. to top seed S.Williams 67(2) 76(5) 76(5); held mp at 6-5 second set); fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to No.27 seed A.Bondarenko in 3s).

JUNE - Fell 1r at Eastbourne (l. to No.8 seed Bartoli); reached 2r at Wimbledon (d. No.5 seed Schiavone in 1r; l. to Pironkova).

JULY - Reached QF at Portoroz (as No.6 seed, l. to eventual champion Chakvetadze 26 63 75; held 2mp at 5-4 third set); reached QF at Istanbul (l. to Groth).

AUGUST - Reached 2r at Cincinnati (as qualifier, l. to top seed Jankovic in 3s); fell in Montreal and New Haven qualifying.
2001 - Played first event of career at ITF/Minsk-BLR, winning doubles title.

2002 - Played first Tour main draw at Warsaw, falling 1r (as WC into qualifying); fell in Tour qualifying twice; won two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2003 - SF at Helsinki (l. to Kostanic Tosic); reached 2r once; fell 1r twice (incl. US Open) and in Tour qualifying twice (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - First Top 100 season; reached 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon) and in Tour qualifying twice; played all four majors in a season for first time; made Top 100 debut on February 2 (rose from No.112 to No.97).

2005 - First Top 50 season; runner-up at Eastbourne (l. to Clijsters in final); SF at Stockholm (l. to Srebotnik); QF twice, at Strasbourg and Seoul; reached first Grand Slam 4r at Australian Open (l. to Kuznetsova); made Top 50 debut afterwards on January 31 (rose from No.65 to No.44); reached 2r five times (incl. US Open); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying once.

2006 - Another Top 100 season; won back-to-back main draw matches once, reaching 3r at Amelia Island; began year at No.40 but ended season at No.97.

2007 - Second Top 50 season; runner-up at Stockholm (l. to A.Radwanska in final); SF at Portoroz (l. to Golovin); QF at Moscow; reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon); fell 1r five times (incl. Australian Open) and in Tour qualifying six times; dipped out of Top 100 for 12 weeks early in season (first time outside of Top 100 since February 2004) but returned on April 2 (after Miami); won one Tour doubles title; broke foot during practice in November, would miss beginning of 2008 to recover.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Stockholm (l. to Wozniacki in final); QF twice, at Portoroz and Forest Hills; reached 3r once and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r 10 times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open) and in Tour qualifying once; missed Australian season w/foot injury and withdrew from Indian Wells, Miami, Amelia Island and Charleston w/abdominal strain.

2009 - Third Top 50 season in last five years; won first Tour singles title at Istanbul (as No.5 seed, d. No.3 seed Medina Garrigues en route to final, then d. No.8 seed Hradecka for title; lost only 16 games en route, lowest games lost for a Tour singles titlist since 2005); QF five times, at Pattaya City (d. No.4 seed Bammer en route; l. to No.7 seed Peer in 3s), Madrid (as qualifier, d. No.14 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to No.9 seed Wozniacki), Eastbourne (as qualifier, l. to Wozniak), Seoul (as No.7 seed, l. to Kirilenko) and Moscow (l. to Govortsova); reached 3r once, at Indian Wells (d. No.17 seed Zheng en route; l. to No.23 seed Bammer); reached 2r five times, incl. Wimbledon (d. No.22 seed Cornet in 1r; l. to Vesnina); fell 1r seven times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Benesova in 3s), Roland Garros (l. to No.10 seed Wozniacki in 3s) and US Open (l. to No.3 seed V.Williams in 3s); fell in Tour qualifying twice; fell in RR stage at Bali (as alternate, went 1-0 in RR stage; did not qualify for SF).
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2009 - Istanbul; 2003 - ITF/Innsbruck-AUT.
Finalist (3): 2008 - Stockholm; 2007 - Stockholm; 2005 - Eastbourne.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2007 - Warsaw (w/Perebiynis); 2003 - ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA (w/Voskoboeva); 2002 - ITF/Sofia-BUL (w/Voskoboeva), ITF/Minsk-BLR (w/Chemarda); 2001 - ITF/Minsk-BLR (w/Bastrikova).
Finalist (3): 2008 - Portoroz (w/Makarova), Luxembourg (w/Koryttseva), Seoul (w/Kirilenko).

ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2005-06.
Coached by Irina Granaturova ... Father is Yevgeny (engineer); mother is Elena (teacher); sister is Sonia (university student); also has two cats ... Father introduced her to tennis at age 7 ... Changed spelling of last name in 2005 for Tour purposes (Douchevina to Dushevina) ... Favorite music is Russian music; also likes R&B ... Favorite movies are Russian movies; favorite actors are Brad Pitt, Eric Roberts, Jude Law ... Favorite colors are blue, black ... Favorite types of food are Italian, Japanese ... Favorite cities are Moscow, Paris, Milan, Melbourne ... Other sports interests are soccer, basketball ... Best tennis memory was win over Jill Craybas at 2005 Australian Open (was down 61 51 and 2mp but came back to win) ... Favorite tennis players are Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt.

Official Website: www.vera-dushevina.com
- Junior highlights include winning 2002 Wimbledon singles title (d. Golovin in SF and Sharapova in final) and finishing runner-up at 2003 Roland Garros (d. Ivanovic, Peer and Krajicek en route to final; l. to Groenefeld).