Maria Kirilenko Beautiful Female Tennis Player

Maria Kirilenko Beautiful Female Tennis Player

Maria Kirilenko was very much fond of sport from the very childhood. When she was five years old she started dancing, and when she was seven, her father brought her to ”Dinamo” Moscow Central Stadium, one of the best tennis schools at the time. He had used to play tennis and to really enjoy it - though he could not imagine that this sport will become such an important part of his family’s life.Maria started to make progress. In less than one year after starting to play tennis Maria won her very first competitions. Since that, she attended all kinds of competitions and tournaments, and soon the idea of becoming a professional tennis-player seemed quite reasonable. Soon she became the number one in her age group in Russia and the CIS. Maria practiced at Dinamo and TsSKA sport grounds. Almost every day her parents brought her there by car from Yubileyny - a small town in Moscow region, where they lived. Right after school - into the car. She could eat or have a rest on the way to the stadium.Kirilenko also won in Barcelona, defeating Martinez-Sanchez for her fourth career WTA title and the second this year. Kirilenko played at the Tier III tournament in Cincinnati in August where she was the number 3 seed. She reached the semi-finals, where she lost to eventual champion Nadia Petrova. She partnered with Petrova as the 2nd seed doubles team and beat the number 1 seed pair of Hsieh Su-wei and Yaroslava Shvedova in the finals 2009Kirilenko was seeded 27th at the Australian Open but lost in the first round to unseeded Sara Errani of Italy in the tournament's first upset. In the Dubai doubles tournament, Kirilenko partnered with Agnieszka Radwanska, and even though they were unseeded, they reached the final, eventually losing to Liezel Huber and Cara Black, the world number one doubles pairing at that time. At the 2009 French Open, Kirilenko was unseeded in the singles tournament, and lost to Olivia Rogowska of Australia in the first round. In the doubles tournament, Kirilenko and doubles partner Flavia Pennetta of Italy were seeded 8th. They made it to the third round before losing to 11th seeded Anna-Lena Grönefeld of Germany and Patty Schnyder of Switzerland. Kirilenko was unseeded at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, and made it to the second round before losing to 9th seeded Caroline Wozniacki. At US Open she made it to the third round before losing to Li Na. She then competed in the 2009 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul where she was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kimiko Date Krumm.2010Kirilenko began the year by competing in the 2010 ASB Classic were she reached the Quarterfinals, before losing to Shahar Pe'er. With a world ranking at that time of 58, Kirilenko was unseeded at the 2010 Australian Open where in the first round she upset her friend, and former doubles partner, number 14 seed Maria Sharapova 7–6(4), 3–6, 6–4 in a 3 hour, 22 minute marathon. It was the second longest women's match in Australian Open history. She advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Zheng Jie who was also unseeded for this tournament. In the doubles portion, she and her partner, Agnieszka Radwanska, were seeded 15 and advanced to the semifinals before losing to the world number one pairing of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in three sets. Kirilenko entered as the seed No. 32 at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. She made it to the third round before losing to #2 seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Kirilenko participated in the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida as the No. 32 seed. Like Indian Wells, she advanced to the third round, before again losing to Caroline Wozniacki. Kirilenko played in Rome, Italy for the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia where she was unseeded. She advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to World No. 1 Serena Williams. Kirilenko's entered the French Open as the #30 seed. She advanced to the round of 16 here for the first time in her career, before losing to the No. 17 seed and eventual champion Francesca Schiavone. In the doubles draw of the French Open, Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwanska were seeded 11. They reached the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual champions Serena and Venus Williams in straight sets. At Wimbledon she was the No. 27 seed in the singles draw. She advanced to the third round before losing to #8 seed Kim Clijsters.[4] Kirilenko was also paired up with Agnieszka Radwanska in the doubles draw where they were seeded No. 10, but they lost. Kirilenko made the quarterfinals of the 2010 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California. before losing to Agnieszka Radwanska. She entered the doubles tournament with Victoria Azarenka, where they lost in the semifinals. She then reached the second rounds of 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open and the 2010 Rogers Cup losing to Vera Zvonareva and Victoria Azarenka, respectively. Then at the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis, she was able to reach the semifinals before losing to Nadia Petrova. She reached the third round of the 2010 US Open losing to 11th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. She then reached the second rounds of 2010 Hansol Korea Open losing to former world no. 1 Dinara Safina and 2010 Toray Pan Pacific Open to Flavia Pennetta. At the last Premier Mandatory event of the year in the 2010 China Open, she lost in the third round to eventual finalist and compatriot Vera Zvonareva. In the 2010 HP Open she retired in the second round due to a left hip injury against Chang Kai-chen after losing the first set 6–4. Kirilenko reached the final of the 2010 Kremlin Cup, where she fell to Victoria Azarenka. Kirilenko ended the 2010 season ranked number 20 in the world. [edit] 2011She obtained an invite from Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play Hong Kong Tennis Classic and won Gold Group Championships with her compatriots Vera Zvonareva and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. At the Australian Open she failed to defend her quarterfinal points by being knocked out in the second round. However, in the doubles competition, she reached the final partnered with Victoria Azarenka but lost to Pennetta and Dulko. The Kirilenko/Azarenka team managed to win the Mutua Madrid Open. At the French Open, she reached the third round in singles and reached the quarterfinals in the doubles event. [edit] Playing styleKirilenko is an aggressive baseliner, with both power and angle in her shots. She also has good speed around the court and can switch quickly between offensive and defensive play. Her forehand is her preferred shot, often setting up points and a great asset towards her game. Unlike many female players in recent years, Kirilenko is not afraid to come to the net. Her volleying skills are considered exceptional,[5] as she utilizes a drop volley, angled volley, and half volley all very well to quickly end the rally.