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| Nickname(s) | Sveta Kuzzy Kuzya |
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| Country | Russia |
| Residence | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Date of birth | June 27, 1985 |
| Place of birth | St. Petersburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81/2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand |
| Career prize money | $ 13,961,519 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 392–166 |
| Career titles | 12 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (September 10, 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 19 (June 21, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2005, 2009) |
| French Open | W(2009) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2003, 2005, 2007) |
| US Open | W(2004) |
| Major tournaments | |
| WTA Championships | RR (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 194–76 |
| Career titles | 14 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (June 7, 2004) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2005) |
| French Open | F (2004) |
| Wimbledon | F (2005) |
| US Open | F (2003, 2004) |
| Major doubles tournaments | |
| WTA Championships | SF (2003, 2004) |
| Olympic Games | QF (2008) |
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (Russian) born June 27, 1985 in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) is a Russian professional tennis player. She won the 2004 US Open and the 2009 French Open singles titles defeating Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina. She also was the runner-up in singles at the 2006 French Open and the 2007 US Open, both times to Belgian player Justine Henin. As of June 21, 2010, Kuznetsova is ranked World No. 19.
Family life
Kuznetsova was born in Leningrad. Her father, Aleksandr Kuznetsov has coached five Olympic and world cycling champions. Her father's proteges include her mother, Galina Tsareva, a six-time world champion and holder of 20 world records, and Svetlana's brother, Nikolay Kuznetsov, a silver medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Kuznetsova also tried out cycling in her early years, but it bored her.[citation needed] 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 B
