Vera Dushevina
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| Country (sports) |
 Russia |
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| Residence | Khimki, Russia |
| Born |
6 October 1986 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 3,184,424 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 329–249 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (4 July 2005) |
| Current ranking | No. 436 (8 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2005) |
| French Open | 2R (2004, 2006, 2007, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2004, 2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 196–181 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 27 (25 June 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 63 (15 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2007, 2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2007, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2005) |
| US Open | 2R (2005, 2007, 2008, 2012) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2005) |
| Last updated on: 15 February 2016. | |
Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina (Russian: Вера Евгеньевна Душевина; born 6 October 1986) is a Russian professional tennis player. She was born in Moscow and now resides in nearby satellite city of Khimki.
Dushevina began playing tennis at the age of seven under her father, Yevgeny, an engineer. Her mother, Elena is a teacher.
Vera played her first Main Draw match at the 2002 J&S Cup by qualifying, but she lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–1, 7–6(2). She was able to win her first WTA tour match at the 2003 NASDAQ-100 Open, after qualifying she defeated Patricia Wartusch 6–0, 6–3 but lost to fourth seed Justine Henin 6–3, 6–2 in the second round. She then won her first professional tour title at the ITF in Innsbruck, Austria coming through the qualifying draw and defeating Melinda Czink 7–6(4), 6–2 in the final. In her next tournament she was able to reach her first WTA Tour semifinals at the 2003 Nordea Nordic Light Open including defeating her first top 50 player, world no. 35 Denisa Chládková 6–2, 6–3 but lost to Jelena Kostanić in the semifinals. She then played her first Slam main draw match after qualifying but lost to Ashley Harkleroad 6–4, 6–2 in the first round. In the 2003 Kremlin Cup she upset then world no. 28 Lisa Raymond 6–2, 7–6(4), but lost to 7th seed Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–1.
Vera began her 2005 campaign by losing in the first round at the 2005 Canberra Women's Classic to Anna-Lena Grönefeld 7–5, 6–4. At the first slam of the year in the 2005 Australian Open, she was able to reach the fourth round for the first time in a slam losing to 5th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 6–2. Along the way she won her first top 20 victory over then world no. 11 Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–3 in the second round. She then qualified for the 2005 Open Gaz de France and 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships but fell to Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–4 in the second round and to Nathalie Dechy 6–7(1), 6–4, 7–6(4) in the first round, respectively. She then lost 4 straight matches in the second round of the 2005 NASDAQ-100 Open and the first rounds of 2005 Bausch & Lomb Championships, 2005 J&S Cup and 2005 Qatar Total German Open. She then bounced back by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 Internationaux de Strasbourg losing to eventual champion Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–7(2), 7–5, 6–1. She however had a bad draw at the 2005 French Open losing to 21st seed Mary Pierce 6–2. 7–5. Dushevina reached her first Women's Tennis Association singles final at the 2005 Hastings Direct International Championships as a qualifier she finished as runner-up to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters 7–5, 6–0. In the said tournament she won her first top 5 victory over then world no. 3 Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4 in the second round. However, she fell in the first round of the 2005 Wimbledon to Ana Ivanovic 6–4, 6–3. She then bounced back to reach the semifinals of the 2005 Nordea Nordic Light Open losing to Katarina Srebotnik 6–0, 7–5. She then reached the second round of the 2005 Pilot Pen Tennis losing to Elena Dementieva. She then suffered back-to-back to loses to Shahar Pe'er at the second round of 2005 US Open and first round of 2005 China Open. She then fell at the quarterfinals of the 2005 Hansol Korea Open to top seed Jelena Janković 5–7, 6–3, 6–3. She then lost in the first round of the 2005 Kremlin Cup to Elena Likhovtseva 3–6, 6–2, 7–5. She then avenged her lose to Janković at the 2005 Generali Ladies Linz defeating the Serb 7–6(6), 3–6, 6–0 in the first round, but fell to Sybille Bammer in the next round.
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