Dinara Safina
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Safin remembered as gifted but erratic...sister Dinara Safina to keep up the family tradition. Safina, 23, who held the world's top spot for much of the year before surrendering it to Serena Williams last month, desperately wants to emulate her brother by winning a grand slam crown. In this article: Pete Sampras, U.S. Open, Roger Federer, Davis Cup, Australian Open, Dinara Safina, 2000 U.S. Open, Melbourne Park, and Paris Masters |
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ITN Headline News - Sports News | November 01, 2009
Serena wins in Doha to reclaim top rank
...only ever looked like being one winner. Serena, who came to Doha ranked second in the world behind Dinara Safina, will return home as number one, broke serve twice in a one-sided first set. Venus did make a match of it in the second...
In this article: Serena Williams, Doha, Vania King, Italy, Reggio Calabria, Khalifa Stadium, and US
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National Post | November 01, 2009
Serena beats Venus to win season-ending WTA Championships
Serena, who came to Doha ranked second in the world behind Dinara Safina but will return home as the rightful number one after winning both the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles, broke serve twice in a one-sided first set.
In this article: Serena Williams, Doha, Wimbledon, Australian Open, FLU, WTA, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama
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thestar.com | October 26, 2009
Safina, Williams to settle No. 1 ranking this week
...this week DOHA, Qatar - After months of debate about who is more deserving of the No. 1 ranking, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina will settle the issue on the court at the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships. Safina...
In this article: Serena Williams, Doha, Wimbledon, Australian Open, and Qatar
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 26, 2009
Serena prepares to battle at WTA Championships
Despite winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles in 2009, taking her Grand Slam collection to 11, Williams has again been displaced at the top of the women's game by Russia's Dinara Safina who has yet to capture a major.
In this article: Serena Williams, Wimbledon, Kim Clijsters, US Open, Caroline Wozniacki, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, and Australian Open
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds Sports | October 28, 2009
Safina pulls out of WTA final, Serena gets No. 1
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) - AP DOHA, Qatar Dinara Safina withdrew from WTA Sony Ericsson Championships because of a back injury Wednesday, handing the year-end No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams. Safina said the bone structure in her...
In this article: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, WTA, Doha, Australian Open, Anti-inflammatory, and Cortisone
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ESPN | October 28, 2009
Injured Dinara Safina retires in first round-robin match at WTA Championships
Injured Dinara Safina retires in first round-robin match at WTA Championships DOHA, Qatar -- Dinara Safina pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Championships after just two games with a serious back injury on Wednesday, handing the year-end No. 1...
In this article: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic, Australian Open, Doha, Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, and Back pain
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Safina quits WTA opener in tears
...quits WTA opener in tears Dinara Safina quit her WTA Championship opener against Jelena Jankovic in tears on Wednesday after suffering a back injury which could see her lose her world number one ranking. The emotional pullout, at just...
In this article: Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, WTA, and Elena Dementieva
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Bleacher Report | October 23, 2009
Serving It up in Doha: Women's Tennis Year-End Championships
...will end 2009 ranked numero uno. Poetically, Dinara Safina surpasses Serena Williams to once again be ranked No. 1 as they enter the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships that begin on Oct. 27 in Qatar. Currently Safina is ranked five...
In this article: Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Doha, Jelena Jankovic, Vera Zvonareva, Justine Henin, Waste, Nuria Llagostera, and Caroline Wozniacki
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The Australian | October 28, 2009
Injured Safina hands Serena top ranking
...her recovery. Safina's retirement leaves the White Group in the eight-player WTA Championships evenly-poised with Jankovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka all with one win with the top two making the semi-finals. The Maroon Group...
In this article: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, US Open, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic, Australian Open, and Surgery
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thumb|right|150px|Safina at the [[2006 Australian Open.]]
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, Dinara Möbin qızı Safina; Russian: Дина́ра Миха́йловна (Муби́новна) Са́фина, born April 27, 1986 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player.
She has been the runner-up in three Grand Slam singles tournaments and won the women's doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Her most recent achievement is runner-up in the 2009 French Open.
She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve a #1 ranking.
- Also Known As:
- Dina, Marat's Sister
- Birth Date:
- April 27, 1986
- Birthplace:
- Moscow, Soviet Union <sub>now Russia</sub>
- Weight:
- 70 kg
- Residence:
- Moscow, Russia
- Highest Ranking - Singles:
- No. 1 (April 20, 2009)
- Highest Ranking - Doubles:
- No. 8 (May 12, 2008)
- Career Record - Singles:
- 323–142
- Career Record - Doubles:
- 168–87
- Career Titles - Singles:
- 11 WTA, 4 ITF
- Wimbledon Results:
- SF (2009)
- French Open Results:
- F (2008, 2009)
- Fench Open Results (Doubles):
- 3R (2006, 2007, 2008)
- Australian Open Results:
- F (2009)
- Australian Open Results (Doubles):
- QF (2004, 2005)
- US Open Results (Doubles):
- W (2007)
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