Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Alexandrovna Kuznetsova (born June 27, 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 5. She won the 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open singles titles and was the runner-up in singles at the 2006 French Open and the 2007 US Open.
Family life
Kuznetsova was born in Leningrad. Her father, Alexander Kuznetsov has coached five Olympic and world cycling champions. Her father’s protégés include her mother, Galina Tsareva, a six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana’s brother, Nikolai Kuznetsov, a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Kuznetsova also tried out cycling in her early years, but it bored her. She focused on tennis instead and was sent to Spain when she was 13 years old for better training and coaching also leading her to speak fluent Spanish. Despite training in Barcelona, the Spanish Tennis Federation did not see Kuznetsova as a possible future champion.
Links
Incoming search terms:
- svetlana kuznetsova boyfriend
Paul Wesley
The Eagle
Loving You a Thousand Times