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Lina Krasnoroutskaya (Russian:
Лина
Краснор&
#1091;цкая; born April 29,
1984 in Obninsk, Russia) is a former Junior World
Number 1 (1999) tennis star. In addition to
gaining the coveted top spot, Lina won the US Open
Junior title. She has however had a career
blighted by injury to date. 

After a hugely successful year in 2001, when she
reached the quarter finals at Roland Garros
(seventh youngest player ever to do so) and the
Wimbledon championships|Wimbledon last 16, as the
world number 34 she was badly injured at the 2002
Australian Open. She was not effectively back
until February 2003 when she climbed back up the
rankings (reached 25) after wins over players of
the calibre of Monica Seles, Elena Bovina, Nadia
Petrova and then world number 1 Kim Clijsters.

However a shoulder injury at the end of 2003, then
a liver condition in 2004, followed by stomach
problems at the start of 2005  meant that she had
considered (March 2005) whether to continue on the
pro tour. In June 2005 she announced she would be
returning, but that the return would be delayed
until after the birth of her first baby in
November 2005. She hopes to return end of 2006.

Despite her injuries, she has earned almost $1
million in prize money, has represented her
country at both junior and senior level, reached a
WTA Tier I final in Canada (2003), a semi-final
appearance at Wimbledon in the doubles with Elena
Dementieva (having beaten the Williams sisters on
a packed centre court in the 3rd round) and R/U at
the US Open in 2003 in the mixed with Daniel
Nestor (having had 3 match points!)

She is presently a commentator on Russian TV, for
NTV Russia|NTV.

==External links==
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