Monday, December 24, 2007

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Nathalie Dechy



Nathalie Dechy (born on February 21, 1979 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a French professional tennis player. She is a two-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 U.S. Open ladies title with Vera Zvonareva and the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram. Her biggest singles achievement is reaching the semifinals of the 2005 Australian Open, where she was just two points away from the final, before eventually losing to Lindsay Davenport.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Tang Li (唐莉)




Tang Li (Chinese: 唐莉; Pinyin: Táng Lì; born July 27, 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player.
Tang started learning Go when most kids in China did, at the young age of 6. It wasn't until 1998, when Tang was 16, that'd she'd become a professional. In that same year she won 2nd place at the National Youth Women tournament, along with 2nd place at the National Sports Meeting tournament. She is considered one of the most beautiful Go players in the world, along with Umezawa Yukari.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina


Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Анастасия Мыскина; (born July 8, 1981, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia.
Myskina is one of the better baseline players in the game today, as shown with her French Open title in 2004. Despite this she prefers faster court surfaces, although having all the hallmarks of a genuine clay court champion (fast feet, stamina, all court play, deft touch and court smarts). Her game is characterized by a combination of consistent rallying and aggressive baseline points. Known as one of the smartest players on the tour, Myskina often out-thinks her opponents, toying with them, thus forcing them into error. Her backhand is her best shot, as her forehand tends to break down during matches. She is adept at using the 'angles' of the court to exploit slower opponents, and is able to mix the pace of her groundstrokes during a point. The major weaknesses in her game are her second serve, her forehand, and occasional inconsistency.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Daniela Hantuchová

Daniela Hantuchová (born April 23, 1983 in Poprad, Slovakia (pronounced: HAHN-too-khoh-vah) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is currently working with a number of coaches who work under the Sanchez-Casal Academy. Her WTA Tour mentor in the Partners for Success program was Martina Navratilova, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of May 21, 2007, Hantuchova ranks at No. 13 in singles.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka (Belarusian: Вікторыя Азарэнка, Азаранка, Russian: Виктория Азаренко; born July 31, 1989) is a tennis player from Minsk, Belarus, who became junior world champion in 2005. Currently she lives and trains in Marbella, Spain. On April, 2007 she reached a career high of No. 65

Monday, April 9, 2007

Mary Pierce




Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a professional tennis player. She has appeared in six Grand Slam singles finals during her career — winning two of them — and also claimed two Grand Slam doubles titles. With her tall, lanky frame, Pierce has also had a secondary occupation as an occasional fashion model.
Pierce was born in Montreal while her French mother and American father were on a trip to the city. She was raised in the United States and lives in Sarasota, Florida. Thus, she has had or has been eligible for United States, Canadian, and French citizenship, and she has represented France in international tennis competitions many times. She speaks English and French fluently.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Elena Dementieva


Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva born October 15, 1981, Moscow), better known as Elena Dementieva, is a professional tennis player from Russia.
Dementieva played and won her first international tournament, Les Petit As, in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the WTA top 500. She turned professional in 1998 and entered the top 100 in 1999.
Official Website: http://eng.dementieva.ru

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Maria Sharapova




Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and the current World No. 1. At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.
Sharapova has won two Grand Slam singles titles. She is the reigning U.S. Open champion, having defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. Two years earlier, she defeated Serena Williams in the final at Wimbledon.

Justine Henin




Justine Henin (born June 1, 1982 in Liège) is a Belgian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. She is currently the second ranked female tennis player in the world.

Henin is from the Walloon (French-speaking) region of Belgium. Her mental toughness and her one-handed backhand, a stroke which John McEnroe has called among the best backhands of any male or female player, are reasons she is one of the world's best players. As of November 2006, she has won five Grand Slam singles titles, including three French Open singles titles, as well as a gold medal in singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Caroline Wozniacki




Caroline Wozniacki (born July 11, 1990, Odense) is a Danish tennis player. As of February 5, 2007. Being born to Polish parents, she is trilingual, fluent in Polish as well as Danish and English.