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|+Anna Chakvetadze
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| Country: || Russia
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| Residence: || Moscow, Russia
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| Height: || 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
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| Weight: || 128 lbs. (58 kg)
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| Plays: || Right
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| Turned pro: || 2003
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| Highest singles ranking: || 28 (August
15, 2005)
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| Singles titles: || 0 
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| Prize Money: || $234,252
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Grand Slam
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Anna Chakvetadze (last named proncounced
chuck-veh-tud-zeh) (born March 5, 1987, Moscow,
Russia) is a professional female tennis player
from Russia. In 2005 she reached her career-high
pro singles ranking of #28 in the world. She began
playing at the age of 8 after being introduced to
the sport by her mother. She favors grass courts.
When travelling for tournaments, she travels with
her father. She is coached by Pavel Ostovsky. She
speaks both Russian and English. 

== Tennis career ==
She debuted on the International Tennis Federation
(ITF) circuit competing in her first juniors
tournament in 2001 at Minsk BLR losing in the
first round. Her first ITF Juniors title came in
Istanbul in 2002 in her doubles debut playing with
Irina Kotkina of Russia. In 2003, she made it to
the final round of the Junior Championships at
Wimbledon before falling to Kirsten Flipkens of
Belgium 4-6 6-3 3-6. The same year, she won the
International Bavarian Junior Challenge, defeating
Marta Domachowska of Poland 7-6 6-5.  Her record
as a junior was 67-19 in singles, and 22-14 in
doubles. Her highest world ranking as a junior was
#22 achieved in December of 2003. She turned pro
in 2003.

In 2004 in her first ever Grand Slam
(tennis)|Grand Slam appearance and only her third
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament
appearance, she defeated the #3 ranked player in
the world at the time Anastasia Myskina of Russia
7-6(3) 6-3. With this result, she became tied for
the second fastest player to defeat a world top 10
in WTA history, tying Serena Williams. She broke
into the top 100 in the WTA rankings on September
13, reaching #91. She reached the top 50 on June
6, 2004 coming in at #44. In 2005 she reached her
highest ranking yet, achieving #28 in the world on
August 15 after reaching the quarterfinals in the
Acura Classic in San Diego, California.

As of August, 2005 her record in the WTA pro
circuit stands at 44-23 in singles after 19 WTA
tournaments. 

== External links ==
*
http://www.wtatour.com/players/playerprofiles/Play
erBio.asp?PlayerID=310623 WTA tour profile
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http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp
?player=100013778 ITF pro profile
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http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.as
p?player=100013778 ITF juniors profile

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