Name – Svetlana Kuznetsova
Country – Russia
Date of Birth – 27th June 1985
Height – 5’8 ½ “(174 cm)
Weight – 160 lbs (73 Kg)
Birthplace – St. Petersburg, Russia
Residence – Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nicknames – Sveta, Kuzzy, Kuzya
Coach – Andrey Olkhovskiy
Turned Pro – 2000
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Hobbies – Football, snowboarding, listening to music.
Kuznetsova never leaves her home without her iPod.
Favorite music – Hip-Hop.  
Favorite artist – 50 Cent.
Favorite movies - Love Actually, Save the Last Dance.
Playing style – Kuznetsova is an all round player characterized by strong serve and heavy forehand shots.
Best tennis memory – US Open victory in 2004.
Inspiration – Kuznetsova is extremely inspired by the players who display fighting spirit on the court.
Grand Slam Titles – 2, French Open (2009)
US Open (2004)
Tournament Titles Singles – 12 WTA, 1 ITF
Tournament Titles Doubles – 14 WTA

Relationships –

Father – Alexandr Kuznetsov, who is cycling coach and has coached five Olympic and world cycling champions and currently he is the coach of Lokomotiv, best cycling club in Russia.
Mother – Galina Tsareva, is 6-time world champion and holds 20 world records.
Brother – Nikolay Kuznetsov is silver medalist at 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Achievements –
Svetlana Kuznetsova’s career began in 2000 and in the same year she won her first title at Bali and Helsinki. Kuznetsova won the US Open doubles title in 2001 and attained the No.1 ranking. She was also named as the ITF Girls Singles World Champion. She has won 6 times against the reigning World No.1’s. She is also the only player to beat Justine Henin twice while she was holding the No.1 ranking. Kuznetsova was also named as Tour Newcomer of the Year in 2002.

Name – Serena Williams
Country – United States
Date of Birth – 26th September 1981
Height – 5’9” (175 cm)
Weight – 150 lbs (68 Kg)
Birthplace – Saginaw, Michigan
Residence – Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Coach – Richard Williams and Oracene Price, who are her parents
Trainer - Esther Lee
Turned Pro – 1995
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Hobbies – watching movies, spending time with family and friends, talking on phone, acting, football, reading.
Favorite artistes - Mariah Carey, Brandy.
Favorite author - Maya Angelou
Favorite place to visit - Italy
Grand Slam Titles – 12,   Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010)
French Open (2002)
Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009)        
US Open (1999, 2002, and 2008)

Tournament Titles Singles – 36 WTA
Tournament Titles Doubles – 18
Olympic medals - 2 Gold (In doubles, Sydney Olympics 2000, Beijing Olympics 2008)

Relationships –

Father – Richard Williams
Mother – Oracene Price
Sisters – Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (died September 14, 2003), and Venus.

Achievements – In 1997, Serena defeated two Top 10 players (Monica Seles and Mary Pierce) in a single tournament at Ameritech Cup in Chicago and thus became the lowest ranked tennis player in history to do so. In 1998, she became the fastest woman in tennis history to record 5 Top10 wins at 1998 Lipton Championships in Miami. In 2001, she won the Season-Ending Championships on her debut and thus became the first player in tennis history to do so. In 2009, she became the first woman to win $6 million in prize money in a single year.

• Most Impressive Newcomer Award in 1998.
• Tennis Magazine/Rolex Rookie of the Year in 1998.
• Most Improved Player, Tennis Magazine Player of the Year in 1999.
• Tour Player of the Year in 2002, 2008.
• Female Tennis Player of the Year in 2003.
• Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year in 2003.
• ESPY Best Female Tennis Player in 2003, 2004.

Charity –
Helped in building the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya in 2008. For her role in breast cancer awareness in 2003, she received a Celebrity Role Model Award from Avon Foundation. Donated $10,000 to Clarendon (South Carolina) School District 1, $8,000 for laptops and $2,000 for Serena Williams scholarship. She was also presented with Family Circle and Prudential Financial Player Who Makes a Difference Award in 2004 and Young Heroes Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater L.A. and Inland in 2003.

Name – Maria Sharapova
Country – Russia.
Date of Birth – 19th April 1987
Height – 6’2” (188 cm)
Weight – 130 lbs (59 Kg)
Nickname - Masha
Birthplace – Nyagan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Residence – Bradenton, Florida, USA
Coach – Yuri Sharapov, her father
Turned Pro – 2001
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Hobbies – dancing, singing, movies, reading books.
Favorite books – Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking series.
Favorite food – Thai and Russian cuisine.
Favorite drinks - orangina, virgin strawberry daiquiris.
Favorite desert - French crêpes w/nutella.
Clothing – Nike
Racquet - Prince
Favorite Movies - Pearl Harbor, Mona Lisa Smile, Love Actually.
Grand Slam Titles – 3,   Australian Open (2008)
Wimbledon (2004)
US Open (2006)
Tournament Titles Singles – 21 WTA
Tournament Titles Doubles – 3

Relationships –

Father – Yuri Sharapov
Mother – Yelena.

Achievements –
Maria started playing tennis at the age of just 4 years, and participated in the Moscow exhibition that featured Navratilova at the age of 6. She began training at the Bollettieri Academy when she was 9 years old. In January 2010, Sharapova signed an 8 year deal with Nike for $70 million.

• Named as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador on February 14, 2007.
• Appeared on the cover of ESPN The Magazine, SI
• Forbes in which she was listed as one of the richest female athletes in the world.
• WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2003.
• WTA Player of the Year in 2004.
• WTA Most Improved Player of the Year in 2004.
• ESPY Best Female Tennis Player in 2005, 2007, 2008.
• ESPY Best International Female Athlete in 2007.
• ESPN Hottest Female Athlete in 2007.

Charities –
Maria has founded the Maria Sharapova Foundation, which is committed towards helping the children around the world to achieve their dreams. She has donated around $100,000 to Chernobyl-related project and has launched a $210,000 scholarship program for students from Chernobyl-affected areas of Belarus.

Name – Kim Clijsters
Country – Belgium
Date of Birth – 8th June 1983.
Height – 5’8 ½” (174 cm)
Weight – 150 lbs (68 Kg)
Nickname - Killing Kim, Kim Kong
Birthplace – Bilzen, Belgium
Residence – Bree, Belgium
Coach – Wim Fisette.
Trainer - Sam Verslegers
Turned Pro – 1997
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Hobbies – enjoys jet skiing, likes to play other sports like badminton, squash and soccer.
Favorite band - Kings of Leon, Alter Bridge, and Staind.
Favorite singer - Pink, Sarah Bettens, Tracy Chapman, Anouk, Beyonce.
Favorite shopping cities - London, Antwerp, New York, Hasselt.
Former Idol - Steffi Graf
Ideal Getaway – Family holidays in mountains or beach-side doing water sports.
Grand Slam Titles – 2, US Open (2005, 2009)
Tournament Titles Singles – 37 WTA
Tournament Titles Doubles – 11 WTA, 3 ITF.

Relationships –

Father – Lei Clijsters was soccer international (died on 4th January 2009)
Mother – Els Clijsters, Belgian champion in gymnastics.
Sisters – Younger sister Elke Clijsters was a professional tennis player but retired in 2004 due to back injuries.
Husband - Brian Lynch, American basketball player.
Kids – Jada.

Achievements –
In 2001, Clijsters became the first Belgian to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era. In 2003, she became the first Belgian to be ranked No.1, but she also managed to do so without winning a Grand Slam title. In 2009, she won the US Open and became only the third unseeded and first unranked female champion of a Grand Slam.

• Belgian Sportswoman of the Year in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009.
• WTA Most Impressive Newcomer in 1999.
• Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010.
• WTA Player of the Year in 2005, 2006.
• Laureus World Comeback of the Year in 2010.
• WTA Comeback Player of the Year in 2010.

Charities –
Since 2005, Kim Clijsters has been actively involved in a project by Flemish Hetty Schiltmans called Buba&Batma. The project aims at helping the street children and orphans in Southeast India. For her many charities, Kim was awarded as WTA Humanitarian of the Year in 2006.