Anna Djambuliovna Chakvetadze is a Russian former professional tennis player.
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64 Facts About Anna Chakvetadze
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Anna Chakvetadze booked her highest singles ranking of world No 5 in September 2007, after reaching the US Open semifinals.
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Anna Chakvetadze made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and French Open that same year.
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Anna Chakvetadze announced her retirement on 11 September 2013, due to a persisting back injury.
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Anna Chakvetadze began playing tennis at the age of eight after being introduced to the sport by her mother.
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Anna Chakvetadze hit her peak of world No 5 in 2007 after a semifinal appearance at the US Open.
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Anna Chakvetadze debuted on the ITF Women's Circuit in November 2001, losing in the first round in Minsk.
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At the 2004 US Open, Anna Chakvetadze won three qualifying matches to reach the main draw of her first Grand Slam singles tournament.
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Anna Chakvetadze reached the top 50 in June 2005, coming in at world No 44.
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Anna Chakvetadze defeated fellow Russian Vasilisa Bardina in the final.
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Anna Chakvetadze then competed at the Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, where she lost in the semifinals to Mauresmo in three sets.
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Anna Chakvetadze then reached the semifinals of the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, where she was defeated by world No 1, Justine Henin, in straight sets.
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Anna Chakvetadze then played four tournaments in Europe on red clay courts.
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Anna Chakvetadze lost in the quarterfinals of the Tier II Warsaw Open to Jelena Jankovic, the second round of the Tier I German Open in Berlin, and the second round of the Tier I Italian Open in Rome.
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At the French Open, Anna Chakvetadze lost to second-seeded Sharapova in the quarterfinals.
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Anna Chakvetadze won her second title of the year and first grass court title in 's-Hertogenbosch, with wins over Daniela Hantuchova and Jankovic.
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Anna Chakvetadze then played five tournaments during the North American summer hard-court season.
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Anna Chakvetadze won her second consecutive tournament the following week at the Bank of the West Classic in Palo Alto, the first tournament of the US Open Series.
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At the San Diego Open, her 12-match winning streak ended when she lost in the semifinals to top-seeded Sharapova for the third time this year, after Anna Chakvetadze had defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, in three sets.
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Two weeks later, at the Tier I Canada Masters in Toronto, Anna Chakvetadze retired from her second-round match, after losing the first set to Virginie Razzano.
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Anna Chakvetadze was the defending champion at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, but lost her second-round match to Dinara Safina.
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Anna Chakvetadze became the sixth player in 2007 to qualify for the year-ending Tour Championships.
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Anna Chakvetadze reached the semifinals of that tournament by winning two of her three round-robin matches, defeating Serena Williams and Jankovic before losing to Henin.
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In Rome at the Italian Open, Anna Chakvetadze lost a close three-setter in the third round to fourth seed Venus Williams.
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Anna Chakvetadze, who was seeded 26th at the French Open, suffered a first-round loss to lucky loser Mariana Duque Marino in three sets, thus continuing her disastrous run.
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Anna Chakvetadze began her US Open Series campaign at the Stanford Classic where she was unseeded.
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Anna Chakvetadze was defeated in the first round by Maria Kirilenko in three sets.
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Anna Chakvetadze reached her first quarterfinal of the year, defeating Nadia Petrova and Sybille Bammer, all in three sets.
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Anna Chakvetadze then lost in her quarterfinal match to her good friend Elena Vesnina.
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Anna Chakvetadze entered the US Open as an unseeded player for the first time since 2005.
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Anna Chakvetadze defeated Yurika Sema in the first round but then fell in the second round to seventh seed Vera Zvonareva.
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Anna Chakvetadze played her final tournament of the year at the Kremlin Cup in Russia, her home country.
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Anna Chakvetadze ended the year ranked 70, her lowest ranking in over five years.
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Anna Chakvetadze started the year with a first-round loss at the Auckland Open to wildcard Kimiko Date-Krumm.
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At the Hobart International, Anna Chakvetadze was defeated in the final round of qualifying by Elena Baltacha.
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At the Pattaya Open, Anna Chakvetadze was defeated in her quarterfinal match by eventual finalist Tamarine Tanasugarn.
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At the French Open, Anna Chakvetadze was two points away from winning the match in straight sets, before losing in the first round to Angelique Kerber.
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Anna Chakvetadze lost in the second round to top seed, defending champion, and eventual champion Serena Williams.
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In Hungary at the GdF Suez Grand Prix, Anna Chakvetadze fell in the second round to second seed Alexandra Dulgheru.
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Anna Chakvetadze defeated Sofia Arvidsson in the final to win the second title of the year.
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Anna Chakvetadze was defeated in her quarterfinal match by Vera Dushevina.
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Anna Chakvetadze won 2010 one singles title, reached two doubles finals, and ended ranked 56.
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Anna Chakvetadze started the year with a first-round loss at the Brisbane International to Ksenia Pervak.
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At the Hobart International, Anna Chakvetadze was defeated in the first round by seventh seed Sara Errani.
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At Indian Wells, Anna Chakvetadze retired during her second-round match against 24th seed Maria Kirilenko due to dizziness.
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Anna Chakvetadze started her clay-court season at the Porsche Grand Prix.
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At Wimbledon, Anna Chakvetadze was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Maria Sharapova.
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Anna Chakvetadze announced that she will not participate at the US Open because of an ankle injury.
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Anna Chakvetadze made it to the quarterfinals after wins over third seed Monica Niculescu and Tsvetana Pironkova.
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Anna Chakvetadze retired during her quarterfinal match against sixth seed Shahar Pe'er due to a left leg cramp.
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Anna Chakvetadze took a break from the sport for several months before returning to competition at the Danish Open.
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At the Madrid Open, Chakvetadze lost in the final round of qualifying to Johanna Larsson.
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Anna Chakvetadze announced her retirement from professional tennis on 11 September 2013 due to ongoing back problems.
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Anna Chakvetadze was a baseline player, whose game depended upon her excellent defensive skills.
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Anna Chakvetadze was an excellent counterpuncher, with her exemplary fitness allowing her to extend rallies until she could create an opportunity to hit a winner.
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Anna Chakvetadze was tied by six invaders who beat her father, Djambuli.
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In December 2011, Anna Chakvetadze stood for election in the Russian State Duma with the Right Cause party, but was not elected.
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