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Anastasia Myskina

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Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina is a Russian former professional tennis player, born in Moscow on 8 July 1981. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title. That victory lifted her to No. 3 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings, the first Russian woman to reach the top three, and in September 2004 she reached a career-high ranking of No. 2. Myskina turned professional in 1998 and won her first WTA title at Palermo in only her second appearance in a main draw on the WTA Tour. Her career statistics list 19 WTA Tour singles finals, of which she won 10.

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Birth Year
1981 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 2
Titles
10 2
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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is a Russian former professional tennis player
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1. Olympedia: Anastasia Myskina (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information, born
    Born 8 July 1981
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Female
  • Results, Olympic event
    Singles, Women
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2. Anastasia Myskina (Wikipedia)
  • Career titles, count
    Singles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Russian former professional tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead, sport played
    former professional tennis player
  • Competed In: French Open, Lead, French Open
    Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title.
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