71 Facts About Anastasia Rodionova

Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova is a Russian-born Australian former professional tennis player.

Anastasia Rodionova's younger sister Arina is a tennis professional, and the two sisters have intermittently contested doubles tournaments together, with modest success.

Anastasia Rodionova started to play tennis at age 7, but she was introduced to tennis much earlier.

Anastasia Rodionova's father Ivan was an amateur player so instead of toys, Rodionova had tennis balls in her pram.

Anastasia Rodionova coached her until 18 years old when she left Tambov and moved to Germany to practice for three years before returning to Moscow in 2003.

In 2006, after reaching the second round in the second tournament in Los Angeles, Anastasia Rodionova entered the top 100 for the first time in her career.

In Miami's Tier-I tournament, Anastasia Rodionova took more games off the eventual tournament champion Serena Williams in her second-round defeat than any other player in that tournament.

At the Estoril Open, Anastasia Rodionova won her second title in doubles with Andreea Ehritt-Vanc from Romania.

At the Tashkent Open, Anastasia Rodionova teamed up with Tatiana Poutchek making the final, but lost in three sets to Ekaterina Dzehalevich and Anastasiya Yakimova.

Anastasia Rodionova ended the year ranked 78th place in singles.

Anastasia Rodionova started the new season in New Zealand, but she was forced to retire in the opening round due to eye problems, where she was experiencing double vision.

Anastasia Rodionova carried that confidence through the US series, passing qualification in Miami and reaching the second round, and making the third round in Charleston, losing to Jelena Jankovic.

Results were restricted significantly for the first half of the year, while Anastasia Rodionova strengthened her hip and built on-court fitness following the hip operation.

Anastasia Rodionova represented Australia at the US Open and equalled her career-best third round in singles before returning home to Melbourne to receive intensive treatment on a heavily injured ankle and torn leg muscle.

Anastasia Rodionova withdrew from the tournament in Seoul to complete treatment and rejoined the WTA Tour in Tokyo.

Anastasia Rodionova started the year at the Brisbane Open, falling in qualifying but making the doubles final.

Anastasia Rodionova then played numerous tournaments in Asia and Arab Emerates highlighted by a quarterfinal showing at Kuala Lumpur, and second round loses at Dubai and Pattaya City.

Anastasia Rodionova lost in qualifying for the Indian Wells Masters but qualified for the main draw of the Miami Masters.

The Anastasia Rodionova sisters defeated top seeds Yan Zi and Alisa Kleybanova in straight sets in the second round.

Anastasia Rodionova reached her career-high singles ranking of world No 62 on 16 August 2010.

At the US Open, Anastasia Rodionova defeated Bojana Jovanovski in the first round, and fell to fellow Australian Sam Stosur in the second.

Black and Anastasia Rodionova were finally defeated by sixth seeds Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova in the semifinals.

Anastasia Rodionova lost to former compatriot and second seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round, before failing to qualify for the Pan Pacific Open.

Anastasia Rodionova represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games as the top seed in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.

Anastasia Rodionova booked a spot into the final defeating her doubles partner Sally Peers.

In doubles, Peers and Anastasia Rodionova won gold, beating compatriots Olivia Rogowska and Jessica Moore in an all-Australian final.

Anastasia Rodionova ended the 2010 season with a ranking of No 64 in the world.

Anastasia Rodionova drew Bojana Jovanovski in the first round and lost in three sets.

Anastasia Rodionova continued her partnerships with Cara Black as they advanced to the semifinals before losing to Alisa Kleybanova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Anastasia Rodionova was next granted a wildcard to play in the Sydney International where she lost to eighth seed and eventual champion Li Na.

Anastasia Rodionova next played at a $100k event in the Bahamas, where she was the seventh seed.

Anastasia Rodionova drew Ukrainian qualifier Olga Savchuk in the first round, and ended up prevailing in a tough three-set match.

Anastasia Rodionova lost to eventual champion Anastasiya Yakimova in the second round.

Anastasia Rodionova lost to Johanna Larsson in her first-round match.

Anastasia Rodionova began her clay-court season at the Charleston Open where she defeated Zuzana Ondraskova in the first round in three sets.

Anastasia Rodionova travelled to Portugal to compete in the Estoril Open.

Anastasia Rodionova played Alla Kudryavtseva and lost in three sets.

Anastasia Rodionova then lost to Nuria Llagostera Vives in the qualifying competition.

Anastasia Rodionova continued her clay-court season by playing qualifying at the Internazionali d'Italia as the ninth seed.

Anastasia Rodionova was up against world No 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in the second round.

Anastasia Rodionova then lost in the first round of the Brussels Open.

Anastasia Rodionova lost to Christina McHale in the first round of the Birmingham Classic.

Anastasia Rodionova partnered with Arina and lost in the quarterfinals in doubles.

Anastasia Rodionova lost to fourth seed Peng Shuai in the second round.

Anastasia Rodionova entered the US Open ranked world No 97, and lost to Alla Kudryavtseva in the first round.

Anastasia Rodionova then lost in the first round of the Guangzhou International.

Anastasia Rodionova lost only three games in total in both matches in qualifying, then she played a good match against Ivanovic but lost in first round.

Anastasia Rodionova finished the season with a great run in singles in Linz reaching the quarterfinals and a week after getting into the final of doubles in Kremin Cup in Moscow.

Anastasia Rodionova began her 2012 season at the Brisbane International, where she fell in the second round of qualifying.

Anastasia Rodionova received a wildcard to play in the main draw of the Hobart International.

Anastasia Rodionova defeated Greta Arn in the first round, but fell to countrywoman Jarmila Gajdosova in three sets in the second.

Anastasia Rodionova was two points from winning before Kirilenko fought back for victory in a final-set tiebreak.

Anastasia Rodionova fared even better in doubles, winning the title alongside Sania Mirza.

Anastasia Rodionova then fell in qualifying of the Dubai Championships, Indian Wells Open, and Miami Open.

Anastasia Rodionova then lost to Alize Cornet in the second round of an ITF tournament.

Anastasia Rodionova was beaten by 2004 champion Venus Williams in the third round.

Anastasia Rodionova then traveled to Morocco to participate in the WTA's lone African event, the Fes Grand Prix where she suffered another defeat, to Chanelle Scheepers.

Anastasia Rodionova then lost in the qualifying rounds in Estoril.

Anastasia Rodionova continued her clay-court season, competing at the Madrid Open, where she qualified for the main draw, but lost in the first round to Czech Andrea Hlavackova.

Anastasia Rodionova then lost in the qualifying draw of the Brussels Open and in the first round of the main draw of the French Open.

Anastasia Rodionova started her hard court season at the Premier-level Rogers Cup in Montreal, losing in qualifying.

Anastasia Rodionova then competed at the Coleman Vision Tennis Championships in Phoenix, Arizona, as the fourth seed in singles.

Anastasia Rodionova suffered a disappointing three-set loss to world No 477, Sachia Vickery, for the second time in the season.

Anastasia Rodionova then played at a $50K tournament in Las Vegas.

Anastasia Rodionova lost in the semifinals to Lauren Davis, but won the doubles title with her sister.

Anastasia Rodionova then played at the Generali Ladies Linz, losing in the first round of qualifying to Jana Cepelova.

Anastasia Rodionova ended the year ranked No 134 in singles and No 23 in doubles.

Anastasia Rodionova began her 2013 season playing at the Auckland Open where she lost in the second round of qualifying when she was forced to retire against Maryna Zanevska.

At the Australian Open, Anastasia Rodionova was the 19th seed in qualifying, losing in the second round of qualifying to Valeria Savinykh in three sets.

Anastasia Rodionova continued on the WTA Tour, winning her way through qualifying in her next two tournaments in Pattaya City and Doha.

Anastasia Rodionova then fell in the first round of Dubai qualifying to Ekaterina Bychkova.