Anna Smashnova is a Soviet-born Israeli former tennis player.
24 Facts About Anna Smashnova
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Anna Smashnova reached 13 finals, and won 12 of them.
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Anna Smashnova's father Sasha is an engineer, and her mother is Zina.
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Anna Smashnova has a brother, Yura, who is a software analyst.
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Anna Smashnova graduated from American International High School outside Tel Aviv in 1995.
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Anna Smashnova completed her service in the Israel Defense Forces in 1997.
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Anna Smashnova's family immigrated to Israel in September 1990, after Freddy Krivine, one of the founders of the Israel Tennis Centers, invited her to immigrate.
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Anna Smashnova became the No 1 junior in the Soviet Union at the age of ten.
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Anna Smashnova was the number one junior in the Soviet Union from age ten until she moved to Israel at age 14.
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Anna Smashnova won the girls' Soviet Union youth championship in 1989 at the age of 14.
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Anna Smashnova reached the fourth round of the French Open in 1995 and 1998.
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Anna Smashnova won her first top-level WTA Tour singles title in 1999 at the Tashkent Open.
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Anna Smashnova won her second career title in 2000, winning the Sanex Trophy in Belgium.
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Anna Smashnova had a breakthrough in 2002, winning four titles and beating 11 players ranked in the top 20, including Jelena Dokic, Justine Henin, and Kim Clijsters.
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In January 2002, Anna Smashnova defeated Tatiana Panova at the Auckland Open and top-seeded Tamarine Tanasugarn at the Canberra Classic.
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On 16 June 2002, Anna Smashnova defeated defending champion Iroda Tulyaganova at the Austrian Open.
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Kournikova didn't score a point until the third game of the first set when Anna Smashnova hit a shot wide.
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Anna Smashnova played in the 2002 WTA Tour Championships, and lost in the first round to world No 1, Serena Williams.
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Anna Smashnova won the 2003 Sopot Open in Poland, beating Klara Koukalova in the finals in straight sets.
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Anna Smashnova eliminated Karolina Sprem in the Nordic Light Open semifinal in Helsinki and defeated Jelena Kostanic in the final.
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Anna Smashnova was on the Israeli Olympic Team in 2004.
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At the 2005 Australian Open, Anna Smashnova defeated Maria Sanchez Lorenzo in the first round and Tamarine Tanasugarn in the second.
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Anna Smashnova lost to Venus Williams in the third round.
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In March 2007, Anna Smashnova announced on Israeli radio that she would retire from professional tennis after Wimbledon.