Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian former professional tennis player, born on 27 June 1985 in Leningrad into a cycling family: her father coached Olympic and world champions and her mother is a six-time world champion. She was ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and No. 3 in doubles, and won 18 singles and 16 doubles titles. Her two singles majors were the 2004 US Open, where she beat compatriot Elena Dementieva, and the 2009 French Open, where she beat Dinara Safina. She also won the Australian Open doubles in 2005 with Alicia Molik and in 2012 with Vera Zvonareva, and retired from the sport in 2021.
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She was ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles
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Kuznetsova won 18 singles and 16 doubles titles
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Kuznetsova won 18 singles and 16 doubles titles
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Kuznetsova's second major singles title was the 2009 French Open, defeating compatriot Dinara Safina in the final.
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