Anastasia Myskina
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| Country (sports) |
 Russia
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born |
8 July 1981 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2007 (last match) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 5,606,725 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 355–191 (65.02%) |
| Career titles | 10 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (13 September 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2003, 2004) |
| French Open | W (2004) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2005, 2006) |
| US Open | QF (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 100–92 |
| Career titles | 5 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (21 February 2005) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2005) |
| French Open | 3R (2004, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2003, 2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2004, 2005) |
| Last updated on: 29 April 2014. | |
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskina (Russian: Анастасия Мыскина; IPA: [ɐnəstɐˈsʲijə ˈmɨskʲɪnə]; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Subsequent to this victory, she rose to no. 3 in the WTA rankings, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 2. Although she has not officially retired, Myskina has been inactive on the WTA Tour since May 2007.
Myskina was born in Moscow and turned professional in 2000, the year in which she broke into the WTA top 500. She won her first WTA title in Palermo in only her second appearance in the main draw of a WTA tournament. She made her debut in a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open and the Fed Cup (playing doubles). In 2000, Myskina scored first career top-20 victory over no. 17 Barbara Schett en route to the Sopot semifinal. She debuted at Roland Garros (which she would later win) and Wimbledon. She played in the Sydney Olympics and reached her first Tier I quarterfinal in Zürich, where she lost to world no. 1 Martina Hingis. Myskina was plagued by injury that forced her to miss the Australian Open. As a result, she fell out of the top 100. She then had a solid indoor performance, reaching the quarterfinals in Leipzig and the semifinals in Moscow, her first career Tier I SF.
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