Anastasia Rodionova
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| Country (sports) |
 Russia (1997–2009) Australia (2009–present) |
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| Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
| Born |
12 May 1982 Tambov, Soviet Union |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | May 1997 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 3,139,356 |
| Official website | Official site |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 461–420 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 62 (16 August 2010) |
| Current ranking | 661 (23 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
| French Open | 3R (2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2006, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 416–381 |
| Career titles | 10 WTA, 13 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 15 (8 September 2014) |
| Current ranking | 40 (23 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2011, 2016) |
| French Open | QF (2011, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2002, 2011, 2014) |
| US Open | SF (2010) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2014) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2011) |
| French Open | QF (2015) |
| Wimbledon | F (2003) |
| US Open | QF (2012) |
| Last updated on: 1 March 2016. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Tennis | ||
| Representing Australia
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | Singles |
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2010 Delhi | Women's Doubles |
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2010 Delhi | Mixed Doubles |
Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova (Russian: Анастасия Ивановна Родионова; born 12 May 1982 in Tambov) is a Russian-born Australian professional tennis player.
Rodionova has won nine doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as eight singles and thirteen doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 16 August 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 62. On 8 September 2014, she peaked at world number 15 in the doubles rankings.
Rodionova's greatest career achievements have come in doubles, having reached the finals of the Mixed Doubles event at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships with Andy Ram and the semifinals of the Women's Doubles event at the 2010 US Open with Cara Black.
Rodionova's younger sister Arina is also a tennis professional, and the two sisters have intermittently contested doubles tournaments with modest success. Their most notable achievements as a team came at the 2010 Malaysian Open and 2015 Monterrey Open, succumbing in the super tie-break in the finals of both tournaments.
Rodionova started to play tennis at age 7, but she was introduced to tennis much earlier. Her father Ivan was an amateur player so instead of toys, Rodionova had tennis balls in her pram. He coached her until 18 years old when she left Tambov, Russia and moved to Germany to practice for 3 years before returning to Moscow to live in 2003. She has resided in Melbourne, Australia since 2005. Rodionova's sister Arina has also been a professional tennis player since 2004.
In 2006, after reaching the 2nd round in the 2nd tier tournament in Los Angeles, Rodionova entered the Top 100 WTA rankings for the first time in her career. At the US Open she became one of the leading players after making it to the 3rd round (her best result in singles at a Grand Slam tournament to date). This catapulted Rodionova to 81 in the world. In doubles with Elena Vesnina she also reached the WTA tournament final in Bangalore, India and she captured her 11th ITF title in Italy in partnership with her sister Arina Rodionova. In 2007 Rodionova played a whopping 28 WTA tournaments. At the Australian Open Grand Slam she reached the 2nd round but lost to world number 2 and eventual finalist, Maria Sharapova. In Miami's Tier 1 tournament Rodionova took more games off the eventual tournament champion Serena Williams in her 2nd round defeat than any other person in that tournament. In the Estoril Open, Portugal, Rodionova won her 2nd title in doubles with Andreea Ehritt-Vanc from Romania. Together they also made the finals in Morocco. In the 1st tier tournament in Los Angeles Rodionova made the semi-finals, partnering with Tatiana Poutchek. In Guangzhou, China Rodionova reached the singles semi-final but was unable to finish the match due to heat stroke. At the Tashkent Open, Rodionova once again teamed up with Tatiana Poutchek making the final, but lost in 3 sets to Ekaterina Dzehalevich and Anastasiya Yakimova. Rodionova ended the year ranked 78th place in singles.
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