Elena Vesnina: Difference between revisions

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|turnedpro = 2002

|coach = [[Eugenia Maniokova]]

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=419|lost=341}}

|singlestitles = 3

|USOpenresult = 3R ([[2009 US Open – Women's singles|2009]], [[2014 US Open – Women's singles|2014]], [[2016 US Open – Women's singles|2016]], [[2017 US Open – Women's singles|2017]])

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|doublestitles = 19

|highestdoublesranking = [[List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (11 June 2018)

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F ([[2014 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2014]], [[2018 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2018]])

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[2013 French Open – Women's doubles|2013]])

|WimbledonDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2017]])

|USOpenDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[2014 US Open – Women's doubles|2014]])

|OthertournamentsDoubles = yes

|WTAChampionshipsDoublesresult = '''W''' ([[2016 WTA Finals – Doubles|2016]])

|USOpenMixedresult = SF ([[2011 US Open – Mixed doubles|2011]])

|OthertournamentsMixedDoubles = yes

|Team = yes

|FedCupresult = '''W''' ([[2007 Fed Cup World Group#Final|2007]], [[2008 Fed Cup World Group#Final|2008]]),<br /> record {{tennis record|won=14|lost=8}}

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{{MedalCompetition|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}

{{MedalSilver| [[2013 Summer Universiade|2013 Kazan]]|[[Tennis at the 2013 Summer Universiade – Women's team|Team]]}}

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She is a four-time [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] champion, having won the [[2013 French Open]], [[2014 US Open (tennis)|2014 US Open]], and [[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2017 Wimbledon Championships]] in women's doubles with compatriot [[Ekaterina Makarova]], and the [[2016 Australian Open]] in mixed doubles, partnering [[Bruno Soares]]. Vesnina also reached eight further major finals in women's doubles, and four in mixed doubles. She became world No. 1 for the first time in June 2018, alongside Makarova, with the pair jointly holding the top ranking for the next five weeks. Vesnina won 19 doubles titles on [[WTA Tour]], including the [[2016 WTA Finals – Doubles|2016 WTA Finals]] and eight at [[WTA 1000 tournaments|WTA 1000]]-level.

Vesnina was born to Sergey and teacher Irina. She has a younger brother, Dmitry, a former junior tennis player.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100097291 |title=Player Profile – Dmitry Vesnin |access-date=11 April 2016 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152726/http://www.itftennis.com/Juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100097291 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She started playing tennis aged seven in the [[sports school]] in [[Sochi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sochi-express.ru/sochi/news/sochi/42252|title=Теннисистка Елена Веснина выйдет замуж летом следующего года|trans-title=Tennis player Elena Vesnina gets married in next year's summer|publisher=Sochi Express|language=ru|date=21 April 2014|access-date=11 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427214001/http://www.sochi-express.ru/sochi/news/sochi/42252|archive-date=27 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

 

 

==Career==

At her next tournament, the [[2009 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles|Indian Wells Open]], Vesnina defeated [[Sabine Lisicki]] in the first round and 32nd-seeded [[Sorana Cîrstea]] in the second round. In the third round, she lost to eighth seed Victoria Azarenka. Vesnina started her 2009 clay-court season in [[2009 MPS Group Championships|Ponte Vedra Beach]], Florida. She upset sixth-seeded Peng Shuai in the first round, and the third-seed Dominika Cibulková in the quarterfinals. She lost to second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Tier I [[2009 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] before losing to Sabine Lisicki.

[[File:Elena Vesnina at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships 03 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Vesnina at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships]]

 

At the [[2009 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]], Vesnina defeated [[Yanina Wickmayer]] in the first round and [[Vera Dushevina]] in the second. She then upset No. 14, Dominika Cibulková, in the third round. Vesnina then fell to No. 4, Elena Dementieva, in the fourth round.

In the first round of the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Vesnina lost to Virginie Razzano. She then also fell in the first rounds of [[2011 Open GDF Suez|Open GdF Suez]], [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]], and [[2011 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]] and the qualifying round in [[2011 Qatar Ladies Open|Qatar Open]]. At the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Open]], she defeated higher-ranked players Gisela Dulko and 23rd seed Yanina Wickmayer, but lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues in the third round. At the [[2011 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]], Vesnina defeated [[Rebecca Marino]] in the first round and then knocked out four consecutive seeds No. 14 seed Bethanie Mattek-Sands, second seed and defending champion Sam Stosur, 12th seed [[Julia Görges]] and 11th seed Peng Shuai. Vesnina became runner-up at the Family Circle Cup by losing to Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.

 

 

===2012: Partnership with Makarova===

Vesnina paired with Ekaterina Makarova in [[2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's doubles|Madrid]] and [[2012 Italian Open – Women's doubles|Rome]], and reached the finals in both tournaments. The pair were defeated in the quarterfinals of the [[2012 French Open – Women's doubles|French Open]]. At [[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|Wimbledon]] and the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles|London Olympics]], she continued pairing with Makarova in doubles, and the pair were defeated in the quarterfinals in both tournaments. At the [[2012 US Open – Women's doubles|US Open]], they were defeated in the third round. In [[2012 China Open – Women's doubles|Beijing]], the pair were victorious in the final against Mirza and Llagostera Vives.

 

[[File:Vesnina RG13 (4) (9373834754).jpg|thumb|left|Vesnina at the [[2013 French Open]]]]

At the start of 2013, Vesnina claimed her first WTA Tour title by beating defending champion [[Mona Barthel]] in the final of the [[2013 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles|Hobart International]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/187857.html |title=Elena Vesnina breaks WTA title duck at Hobart International &#124; Tennis News |publisher=ESPN.co.uk |date=12 January 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref> At the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]], she reached the fourth round, saving a match point against 16th seed Roberta Vinci in the third round en route. She was eventually defeated by the defending champion Victoria Azarenka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-21/kuznetsova-ousts-wozniacki-to-reach-quarters/4474266?section=sport |title=Azarenka cruises, Kuznetsova upsets Wozniacki – ABC Grandstand Sport|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia |date=21 January 2013 |access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref> She and Makarova then reached the doubles semifinal, losing to world No. 1 pairing Errani/Vinci.

Vesnina began the season with a win in the first round at the [[2018 Sydney International – Women's singles|Sydney International]] over [[Lara Arruabarrena]]. She fell in the second round to Dominika Cibulková. She went into the [[2018 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] as the 16th seed and beat [[Ons Jabeur]] in the first round but lost to [[Naomi Osaka]] in the second. In October, Vesnina announced that she was pregnant.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1046823341863174144|user=EVesnina001|title=#momtobe #скоромама 💕<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

 

Having taken maternity leave since November 2018, Vesnina announced a return to professional tennis on 31 December 2020, in advance of the [[2021 WTA Tour|2021 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/2021/January/Former-Doubles-World-No-1-Vesnina-Plans-Her-Return.aspx|title = Former Doubles World No.1 Vesnina Plans Her Return to WTA Tour – Tennis Now}}</ref> She won the first match of her return at the [[2021 Qatar Total Open – Doubles|Qatar Open]], partnering [[Laura Siegemund]]. In singles, on her comeback trail, she reached the third round of [[2021 French Open|Roland Garros]] in which she lost to the 21st seed and eventual quarterfinalist, [[Elena Rybakina]]. At the same event, she reached the final of mixed doubles, partnering [[Aslan Karatsev]], in which they were defeated by [[Joe Salisbury]] and [[Desirae Krawczyk]].

 

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====Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)====

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[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]

[[Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]

[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia]]

[[Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Russia]]

[[Category:Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade]]

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