Nadia Petrova
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Petrova at the 2013 French Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Russia |
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| Residence | Miami, United States | |||||||||
| Born |
8 June 1982 Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
| Turned pro | 6 September 1999 | |||||||||
| Retired | 11 January 2017 | |||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||
| Prize money | US$12,466,924 | |||||||||
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| Career record | 533–303 (63.76%) | |||||||||
| Career titles | 13 WTA, 4 ITF | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (15 May 2006) | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (2006, 2010) | |||||||||
| French Open | SF (2003, 2005) | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2005, 2008) | |||||||||
| US Open | QF (2004, 2005) | |||||||||
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| Tour Finals | RR (2005, 2006, 2008) | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | 3R (2012) | |||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||
| Career record | 384–175 | |||||||||
| Career titles | 24 WTA, 1 ITF | |||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (21 March 2005) | |||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2011) | |||||||||
| French Open | F (2012) | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (2004, 2005, 2007, 2013) | |||||||||
| US Open | F (2010) | |||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2004, 2012) | |||||||||
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Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova (Russian: Надежда Викторовна Петрова; born 8 June 1982) is a Russian retired professional tennis player.
Overall, she has won 37 WTA Titles, 13 in singles and 24 in doubles. In singles, Petrova reached a career-high ranking of world no. 3 in May 2006, and reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005. In doubles, she won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in 2004 with Meghann Shaughnessy, and in 2012 with Maria Kirilenko. With Kirilenko, she also won the bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Petrova was born in Moscow. Her parents were both very athletic: her father Viktor was a leading hammer thrower, while her mother Nadezhda Ilyina won a bronze medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the 400 meter relay. Her father is still an athletics coach, and her mother was an athletics coach until her death in 2013. As a child, Nadia did a lot of travelling around the world with her parents. She eventually settled in Egypt, where she trained with Mohammed Seif and her parents. Petrova says that hard courts are her favourite surface, but she has been most successful on clay courts. She is currently coached by Vladimir Platenik.
Petrova is an all-court aggressive player who is capable of hitting winners off both wings, but particularly off her back-hand and which she hits flat and with slice. Petrova's serve is considered her biggest asset and one of the best serves in the women's game. In 2010 she hit the most aces on the tour with 306. She had an impressive 70% of first serve points won and also won over 74% of her service games. As an accomplished doubles player, Petrova's volleying skills are considered exceptional and she is not afraid to come into the net to finish off points. Petrova's main weakness is her movement around the court as she is often slow to retrieve balls and can sometimes struggle to defend well during rallies. Also, her forehand is sometimes erratic and can produce many unforced errors. Petrova states hard courts as her preferred surface, however, she has been most successful on clay courts where she can dictate play easier because it gives her more time on the ball. She is known for her unpredictability and inconsistency.
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