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.