Daily Sport Life: Nadia Petrova Tennis Player Images And Bio

Mittwoch, 27. Oktober 2010

Nadia Petrova Tennis Player Images And Bio

Nadia Petrova is a Russian Professional Tennis Player. She plays in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). She has been Pro since 1999 and has since won 13 singles tournaments (WTA and ITF combined) and 18 doubles tournaments (WTA and ITF combined as of September 23, 2009). Petrova plays right-handed with a 2-handed backhand. She was born in Moscow, Russia and trained mostly in Russia and some in Egypt when she was young. Petrova is currently (as of September 23, 2009) ranked number 14 worldwide in the WTA.
Career Highlights
According to the International Tennis Federationhttp://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp?player=20010414 and the Sony Ericsson Women's Tennis Association Tourhttp://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/nadia-petrova_2257889_6564, Petrova began playing tennis at the age of 8. She started competing in tournaments in the junior leagues in 1996 and reached a top 100 ranking in 1999 when she was 17, which gave her Professional status.

Playing as a single, Petrova has won nine tournaments in the WTA while Pro (one in 2005, five in 2006, one in 2007 and two in 2008) and four tournaments in the ITF as a junior (one in 1997 and three in 1998).