Dinara Safina

Dinara Safina Timeline August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 November 2009 October 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009

Country: Russian Federation Birthdate: April 27, 1986 Birthplace: Moscow, Russia Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Height: 5 Weight: 154 1/2 lbs. (70 kg)

Current WTA Singles Rank: 59 Current WTA Singles Points: 1,097	Current WTA Doubles Rank: 260 Current WTA Doubles Points: 234
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Profile

Dinara Mikhailovna Safina, from Russia is currently the World No. 2 tennis player. She has been the runner-up in three Grand Slam singles tournaments and won the women's doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Safina, is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve #1 rankings.

2010

Dinara Safina played at UNICEF Open 2010 which is considered a warm up tournament for the Wimbledon grand slam. Safina lost in the first round to Magdalena Rybarikova. She later pulled out of the Wimbledon 2010 grand slam with a lower back injury where she was seeded No. 20.

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2010 Mercury Insurance Open

Dinara Safina played at 2010 Mercury Insurance Open.

In the first round, she beat Alona Bondarenko 6-1, 7-6 (7-2). Dinara Safina lost to Agnieszka Radwanska 1-6, 3-6 in the second round.

Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2010

Dinara Safina's next tournament is Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2010.

In the first round, she beat Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-4. Dinara Safina lost to Kim Clijsters 5-7, 2-6 in the second round.

Rogers Cup 2010

Dinara Safina's next tournament is Rogers Cup 2010.

In the first round, she beat Andrea Petkovic 6-3, 6-3. Safina defeated Nadia Petrova 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round. She lost to Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 3-6 in the third round.

Pilot Pen Tennis 2010

Dinara Safina's next tournament is Pilot Pen Tennis 2010. She received a wildcard into the tournament.

In the first round, she beat Francesca Schiavone 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Safina defeated Daniela Hantuchova 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2) in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Dinara Safina lost to Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 3-6.

US Open 2010

Dinara Safina's next tournament is US Open 2010.

In the first round, she lost to Daniela Hantuchova 3-6, 4-6.

She is playing with Victoria Azarenka in women's doubles.

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Dinara Safina in 2010

Women's Singles

Date	Tournament	Result
January 13	Medibank International Sydney 2010	Quarterfinals
January 24	Australian Open 2010	Fourth Round
April 30	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2010	Quarterfinals
May 04	Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2010	Second Round
May 10	Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open 2010	First Round
May 25	French Open 2010	First Round
June 13	UNICEF Open 2010	First Round
July 26	Bank of the West Classic 2010	First Round
August 04	2010 Mercury Insurance Open	Second Round
August 11	Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2010	Second Round
August 19	Rogers Cup 2010	Third Round
August 26	Pilot Pen Tennis 2010	Quarterfinals
August 30	US Open 2010	First Round

Women's Doubles

Month	Tournament	Partner	Result
January 11	Medibank International Sydney 2010	Maria Kirilenko	First Round
May 28	French Open 2010	Agnes Szavay	Second Round

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Ranking and Points History

Dinara Safina Finalist

Partial list of tournaments where Dinara Safina is the finalist.

Year	Tournaments
2009	French Open, Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
2008	French Open, UNICEF Open
2006	UNICEF Open