# Anastasia Myskina

Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Russian: Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина listen; born 8 July 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Myskina won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian woman to win a major singles title. Due to this victory, she rose to No. 3 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, becoming the first Russian woman to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 2.

## Tennis career
### 1999–2001

Myskina was born in Moscow and turned professional in 1998, the year in which she broke into the WTA top 500. She won her first WTA title in Palermo in only her second appearance in the main draw of a WTA Tour tournament. She made her debut in a Grand Slam tournament at the US Open and the Fed Cup (playing doubles). In 2000, Myskina scored first career top-20 victory over No. 17 Barbara Schett en route to the Sopot semifinal. She debuted at Roland Garros (which she would later win) and Wimbledon. She played in the Sydney Olympics and reached her first Tier I quarterfinal in Zürich, where she lost to world No. 1 Martina Hingis. Myskina was plagued by injury that forced her to miss the Australian Open. As a result, she fell out of the top 100. She then had a solid indoor performance, reaching the quarterfinals in Leipzig and the semifinals in Moscow, her first career Tier I semifinal.

### 2002

2002 was a breakthrough season for Myskina. She scored her first top-10 win over defending champion Jelena Dokić in Rome, and entered so the top 20. Myskina reached back-to-back grass-court finals in Birmingham and Eastbourne, and rose to No. 15 in the rankings. She won her first Tier II Brasil Open title in Salvador, Bahia, and another runner-up finish in Leipzig confirmed her spot in WTA Tour Championships. She finished the 2002 season in the top 15 for the first time in her career.

### 2003

Myskina obtained an invite to play the Hong Kong Ladies Challenge and reached the Australian Open quarterfinals (her first Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance of six). After claiming the title in Doha and defeating friend Elena Likhovtseva in the first all-Russian final in WTA history, she cracked the top 10. Established her place among the game elite with a win in Sarasota, Myskina also had mediocre results during the summer season were followed by a quarterfinal appearance at the US Open, back-to-back titles in Leipzig (defeating No. 1 Kim Clijsters and No. 2 Justine Henin) and Moscow, which was her first Tier I title. She became the first Russian woman to win the Kremlin Cup), and she made the finals in Philadelphia. Myskina qualified for the Tour Championships. She earned more than US$ one million in prize money, and finished the year in the top 10 for the first time in her career.

### 2004: French Open champion

2004 was Myskina's best season. Myskina successfully defended her Doha title, afterwards becoming the second Russian woman to break into the top 5, the first was Natasha Zvereva, who rose to No. 5 in the world in May 1989. The highlight of Myskina's 2004 season was a victory at the French Open, where she saved match points in the fourth round against Svetlana Kuznetsova, then defeated former world No. 1 players Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati, en route to a 6–1, 6–2 victory over compatriot Elena Dementieva in the first all-Russian Grand Slam final, thus making her the first female Russian to win a Grand Slam singles title. Prior to her French Open victory, she had never made it past the second round at Roland Garros. Following her win in Paris, she rose to No. 3 in the rankings. She reached the final in San Diego, breaking Maria Sharapova's 14-match winning streak that included Wimbledon and beat Vera Zvonareva 17–15 in a third set tie-break, saving nine match points, winning the longest final set tie-break in WTA Tour history. She lost in the 2004 Athens Olympics semifinal to Justine Henin, having led 5–1 in the final set. She rose to a career-high No. 2 in the rankings. Myskina recovered from the tough loss to win the Kremlin Cup for the second straight year, and beat No. 2 Lindsay Davenport for the first time in five meetings en route to doing so. She finished on the top of her group at the WTA Championships, and scored her second win over a world No. 1 by again beating Davenport, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Sharapova. Myskina led Russia to its first Fed Cup title, winning eight out of nine matches played, including winning all of her three matches in the final. Finished the season as world No. 3, a career-best year-end rank for a female Russian, and won over US$2 million in prize money, having scored ten top-10-wins during the 2004 season.

### 2005

2005 brought Myskina mixed fortunes. She spent the first half of 2005 poorly, due to personal issues regarding her mother's health. Myskina surrendered her Doha and Roland Garros titles in the very first round, and became the first Roland Garros champion to lose in the opening round. Bringing an 8–10 win–loss record to the beginning of the grass court season, Myskina managed to turn it around at Wimbledon by reaching her career-first quarterfinal at the event with three comeback wins over Jelena Janković (from a 1–5 final set deficit), and over Dementieva (being 1–6, 0–3 down and facing match points in the second set tiebreak). She fell out of the top 10 in August. She then won her tenth career title in Kolkata beating lower-ranked opponents. She also beat the Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in Fed Cup semifinals, but then lost both of her matches in the final. Myskina finished inside top 15 for the fourth straight time.

### 2006

2006 was another disappointing season for Myskina. Having had several chances to return to the top 10, she failed to convert any of them. In Warsaw, she suffered her worst defeat in terms of the rankings on WTA Tour level, falling to a wildcard, Agnieszka Radwańska, then ranked No. 309. At Roland Garros, Myskina defeated 2005 quarterfinalist Ana Ivanovic in the third round before losing to the eventual champion Justine Henin in the fourth round.
She showed splashes of her old form during the grass season, having reached the Eastbourne final beautifully, losing to Justine Henin-Hardenne in a close final concluded in a third set tiebreak. She made the Wimbledon quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champion Amélie Mauresmo in three sets. She had solid performance at the first two majors, making the fourth round on each occasion. After Wimbledon, her game completely fell apart. Along with second straight runner-up finish at the Tier IV event in Stockholm, she did not manage to win a single match in North America, going 0–3 during the US Open Series. The downfall reached its nadir when she became the first person to lose a Grand Slam match against future world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, at the US Open, having entered the event under an injury cloud carried over from New Haven. Anastasia sat out for a majority of the indoor season with a foot and toe injury, pulling out of Stuttgart and her home tournament in Moscow. She returned to play in Zürich, but lost to then unknown Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky, 3–6, 3–6.

### 2007: Struggles with injuries, final year

Myskina only played two singles matches, having been injured. She lost both of those matches; including to Meghann Shaughnessy at the French Open, only winning one game.

## Playing style

Myskina was a baseline player who combined excellent defensive skills with aggressive shot-making abilities. Her two-handed backhand was powerful, and was hit flat and with consistent depth, and was responsible for many of the winners she accumulated on court. Her forehand was also strong, especially when hit inside-out, and could be devastating when Myskina was in good form, but a lack of control sometimes led to a high number of unforced errors when employing this shot. Her serve was reliable, although not particularly strong, with her average first serve being delivered at 95 mph (153 km/h), meaning that she did not ace frequently, although her serve speed had been recorded as fast as 107 mph (172 km/h). Her second serve was weaker, typically being delivered at 70 mph (110 km/h), and was susceptible to attack by aggressive players. When Myskina was nervous, her second serve became less reliable, leading to a relatively high double fault count. Myskina's greatest strengths as a player were her exceptional speed and court coverage, detailed and precise footwork, anticipation, and ability to improvise as and when the situation required. She also possessed delicate touch, and was able to incorporate drop shots and lobs effectively into points, and frequently hit winners with these typically defensive shots. Due to her doubles experience, she was also an adept volleyer when she chose to approach the net. Myskina's greatest weakness was her inconsistency, which was exacerbated by her fiery temper that was described as "volcanic" by some commentators.

## Endorsements and apparel

Myskina was endorsed by Nike for clothing and apparel, and Head for rackets.

## Personal life

Myskina dated HC Dynamo Moscow hockey player Aleksandr Stepanov.
In October 2002, she had a series of photos taken for GQ magazine by the photographer Mark Seliger for a spread in the October 2002 edition of GQ, in which one approved photo of her fully clothed was published. After she won the French Open in 2004, some photographs from the shoot, in which she appeared topless, were published in the Russian magazine Medved (Bear).
In August 2004, she filed a US$8 million lawsuit against GQ for allowing her topless photographs to appear in Medved without her consent. On 19 June 2005, U.S. District Judge Michael Mukasey, later United States Attorney General, ruled Myskina could not stop the distribution of the topless photos, because she had signed a release. She had claimed that she did not understand the photo release form and that she was not fluent in English at the time.
Myskina has three sons, born in 2008, 2010, and 2012.
When she was interviewed about parenting with Tennis.com she said: "Being a mother is so different; it’s not that it’s quieter or faster, it’s just different. Being a mom is tough. You understand what’s good for you and the babies, while tennis is just a game. It’s fun because you have a different life when you step on the court but when the baby is sick you go crazy. When I lost a match it was really bad time, now I know it was a great time, so being a mom is tougher." She also made a lot of statements about tennis more benefiting girls than boys: "I think this is absolutely not a male sport. I don't want to offend any male tennis player, but ... our game is not a team game, a sport for egoists. And if women somehow cope, then men – they are so weak. I am for team sports! Friendship, mutual assistance is the best that the team can give."

## Grand Slam tournament finals
### Singles: 1 (title)

| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2004 | French Open | Clay | Elena Dementieva | 6–1, 6–2 |

## Other significant finals
### Olympic medal matches
#### Singles: 1 (4th place)

| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| 4th place | 2004 | Athens Olympics | Hard | Alicia Molik | 3–6, 4–6 |

### WTA Tier I tournaments
#### Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2004 | San Diego Open, US | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia (2) | Carpet (i) | Elena Dementieva | 7–5, 6–0 |

#### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (1–0)
* Tier I (2–1)
* Tier II (3–4)
* Tier III, IV & V (4–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–4)
* Grass (0–3)
* Clay (3–1)
* Carpet (3–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (6–7)
* Indoor (4–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Tier IV | Clay | Ángeles Montolio | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2002 | Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom | Tier III | Grass | Jelena Dokić | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2002 | Eastbourne International, UK | Tier II | Grass | Chanda Rubin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2002 | Brasil Open | Tier II | Hard | Eleni Daniilidou | 6–3, 0–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2002 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) | Serena Williams | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2003 | Qatar Open | Tier III | Hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2003 | Sarasota Classic, United States | Tier IV | Clay | Alicia Molik | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 2003 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Oct 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Nov 2003 | Philadelphia Championships, US | Tier II | Hard (i) | Amélie Mauresmo | 7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Mar 2004 | Qatar Ladies Open (2) | Tier II | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 2004 | French Open | Grand Slam | Clay | Elena Dementieva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Aug 2004 | San Diego Open, US | Tier I | Hard | Lindsay Davenport | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–5 | Oct 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia (2) | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Elena Dementieva | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Aug 2005 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Sep 2005 | Kolkata Open, India | Tier III | Hard (i) | Karolina Šprem | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–7 | May 2006 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | Tier III | Clay | Shahar Pe'er | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 10–8 | Jun 2006 | Eastbourne International, UK | Tier II | Grass | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 6–4, 1–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 10–9 | Aug 2006 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV | Hard | Zheng Jie | 4–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* Tier I (1–1)
* Tier II (2–0)
* Tier III, IV & V (2–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (2–0)
* Indoor (3–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2003 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2004 | Wismilak International, Indonesia | Tier III | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Svetlana Kuznetsova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2004 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Tier I | Carpet (i) | Vera Zvonareva | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2005 | Kolkata Open, India | Tier III | Hard (i) | Elena Likhovtseva | Neha Uberoi Shikha Uberoi | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2005 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | Tier II | Hard (i) | Daniela Hantuchová | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone | 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2006 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Tier II | Clay | Elena Likhovtseva | Anabel Medina Garrigues Katarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–4 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 12 October 1997 | Batumi, Georgia | Grass | Elena Dementieva | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | 21 June 1998 | Tallinn, Estonia | Clay | Minna Rautajoki | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | 20 September 1998 | Biograd na Moru, Croatia | Clay | Anna Bieleń-Żarska | 4–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–2 | 11 October 1998 | Batumi, Georgia | Carpet | Amanda Hopmans | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | 27 June 1999 | Gorizia, Italy | Clay | Ángeles Montolio | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–3 | 4 July 1999 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Laura Dell'Angelo | 3–6, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |

### Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 1 June 1997 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Elena Dementieva | Seden Özlü Stela Penciu | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | 5 October 1997 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Elena Dementieva | Anna Zaporozhanova Vera Zhukovets | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | 12 October 1997 | Batumi, Georgia | Grass | Elena Dementieva | Danica Kováčová Irina Nossenko | 6–1, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 3–1 | 21 June 1999 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Maria Goloviznina | Mariana Díaz Oliva Clarisa Fernández | 4–6, 2–6 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career SR | Career W-L | Total |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | A | 0 / 5 | 14–5 | N/A |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | W | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1 / 8 | 11–7 | N/A |
| Wimbledon | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | QF | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 18–7 | N/A |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | N/A |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 28 | N/A | N/A |
| GS win-loss | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 12–4 | 14–3 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 53–27 | N/A |
| WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | 1R | 4R | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–5 | N/A |
| Tier I tournaments |||||||||||||
| Tokyo | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | N/A |
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | SF | A | 4R | A | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | N/A |
| Miami | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 4R | QF | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | N/A |
| Charleston | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | N/A |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | N/A |
| Berlin | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | N/A |
| San Diego | A | A | A | 3R | A | F | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | N/A |
| Montreal/Toronto | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 3R | SF | SF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | N/A |
| Moscow | 2R | A | SF | 1R | W | W | QF | A | A | 2 / 9 | 18–7 | N/A |
| Zurich | A | QF | Q1 | 2R | A | A | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | N/A |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Finals reached | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| Tournaments won | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
| Hard outdoors W-L | 4–4 | 3–7 | 2–3 | 19–11 | 15–8 | 27–10 | 14–8 | 13–10 | 0–1 | N/A | 97–62 | N/A |
| Hard indoors W-L | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 6–5 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 18–15 | N/A |
| Clay W-L | 5–1 | 6–6 | 1–4 | 12–8 | 11–6 | 12–2 | 3–6 | 8–4 | 0–1 | N/A | 58–38 | N/A |
| Grass W-L | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 10–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 8–2 | 0–0 | N/A | 36–15 | N/A |
| Carpet W-L | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–5 | 11–1 | 9–1 | 9–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 43–13 | N/A |
| Overall W-L | 10–6 | 16–18 | 11–12 | 47–28 | 46–22 | 55–18 | 36–20 | 31–17 | 0–2 | N/A | 252–143 | N/A |
| Year-end ranking | 65 | 58 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1038 | N/A | N/A | [2] |

## Head-to-head records
### Record against top 10 players

Myskina's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Last match |
| Number 1 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Ana Ivanovic | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2006 French Open |
| Jelena Janković | 3–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | Won (6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$) at 2006 Wimbledon |
| Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$) at 2002 Charleston |
| Dinara Safina | 4–1 | 80% | 3–1 | 1–0 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2006 Indian Wells |
| Victoria Azarenka | 2–1 | 67% | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2006 US Open |
| Maria Sharapova | 3–2 | 60% | 3–2 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2006 Miami |
| Venus Williams | 2–3 | 40% | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | – | Won (5–7, 6–4, 6–2) at 2005 Fed Cup |
| Martina Hingis | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2006 Dubai |
| Kim Clijsters | 3–7 | 30% | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2005 Toronto |
| Jennifer Capriati | 2–5 | 29% | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2004 French Open |
| Lindsay Davenport | 2–7 | 22% | 1–7 | – | – | 1–0 | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2005 Zurich |
| Justine Henin | 2–8 | 20% | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Lost (6–4, 1–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$) at 2006 Eastbourne |
| Amélie Mauresmo | 1–9 | 10% | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | Lost (1–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2006 Wimbledon |
| Serena Williams | 0–5 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2006 Cincinnati |
| Number 2 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Conchita Martínez | 3–1 | 75% | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2005 Doha |
| Vera Zvonareva | 3–1 | 75% | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | Lost (6–2, 3–0 ret.) at 2005 Zurich |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4–2 | 67% | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 2–6, 6–4) at 2006 Eastbourne |
| Agnieszka Radwańska | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2006 Warsaw |
| Number 3 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Mary Pierce | 4–2 | 67% | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | Lost (6–4, 4–6, 2–6) at 2005 Fed Cup |
| Elena Dementieva | 9–6 | 60% | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 4–6) at 2006 Tokyo |
| Nadia Petrova | 3–2 | 60% | 1–2 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | Lost (3–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2004 Philadelphia |
| Amanda Coetzer | 2–2 | 50% | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | Won (6–3, 6–0) at 2004 Sydney |
| Nathalie Tauziat | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2000 Eastbourne |
| Number 4 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Iva Majoli | 3–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | Won (6–2, 7–5) at 2003 Fed Cup |
| Francesca Schiavone | 4–0 | 100% | 3–0 | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2005 Hopman Cup |
| Samantha Stosur | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2004 Fed Cup |
| Magdalena Maleeva | 4–1 | 80% | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | Lost (2–6, 6–4, 6–2) at 2005 Moscow |
| / Jelena Dokic | 2–4 | 33% | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2002 WTA Finals |
| Mary Joe Fernández | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (5–7, 5–7) at 1999 US Open |
| Anke Huber | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2000 Sopot |
| Number 5 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Daniela Hantuchová | 2–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–2, 6–1) at 2002 Eastbourne |
| Anna Chakvetadze | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2006 Miami |
| Number 6 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Flavia Pennetta | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2005 Miami |
| Chanda Rubin | 5–2 | 71% | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2004 Montréal |
| Number 7 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Marion Bartoli | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | Won (4–2 ret.) at 2005 Dubai |
| Barbara Schett | 3–1 | 75% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2004 San Diego |
| Roberta Vinci | 2–1 | 67% | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (6–0, 1–6, 6–4) at 2006 Rome |
| Patty Schnyder | 2–3 | 40% | 1–3 | – | 1–0 | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2006 Australian Open |
| Nicole Vaidišová | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2005 Charleston |
| Number 8 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Anna Kournikova | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3) at 2001 Leipzig |
| Alicia Molik | 3–2 | 60% | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | Won (7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3) at 2006 Stockholm |
| Ai Sugiyama | 2–3 | 40% | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | Lost (6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4) at 2006 Doha |
| Number 9 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Paola Suárez | 1–1 | 50% | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Won (7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2) at 2001 Wimbledon |
| Timea Bacsinszky | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2006 Zurich |
| Dominique Monami | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2000 Olympics |
| Sandrine Testud | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2002 Berlin |
| Number 10 ranked players | | | | | | | |
| Karina Habšudová | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6) at 1998 Moscow |
| Total | 94–94 | 50% | 42–52 (45%) | 23–20 (53%) | 12–11 (52%) | 17–11 (61%) | |

### No. 1 wins

| # | Player | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Result |
| 1. | Kim Clijsters | 2003 Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 5–7, 4–4, ret. | W |
| 2. | Lindsay Davenport | 2004 WTA Championships, US | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 | SF |

### Top 10 wins

* She has a 22–51 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total |
| Wins | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| # | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | AMR |
| 2002 ||||||||
| 1. | Jelena Dokic | No. 9 | Italian Open | Clay | 3R | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | No. 30 |
| 2. | Justine Henin-Hardenne | No. 7 | Connecticut Open, US | Hard | 2R | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 | No. 16 |
| 3. | Martina Hingis | No. 8 | Connecticut Open, US | Hard | QF | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4, 6–0 | No. 16 |
| 4. | Jelena Dokic | No. 8 | Brasil Open | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 15 |
| 5. | Kim Clijsters | No. 8 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–4, 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ | No. 12 |
| 2003 ||||||||
| 6. | Kim Clijsters | No. 1 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | SF | 5–7, 4–4, ret. | No. 10 |
| 7. | Justine Henin-Hardenne | No. 2 | Sparkassen Cup, Germany | Carpet (i) | F | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | No. 10 |
| 8. | Amélie Mauresmo | No. 7 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | F | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 10 |
| 2004 ||||||||
| 9. | Chanda Rubin | No. 10 | Australian Open | Hard | 4R | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2, 6–2 | No. 7 |
| 10. | Jennifer Capriati | No. 5 | Qatar Open | Hard | SF | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 7 |
| 11. | Venus Williams | No. 9 | French Open | Clay | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | No. 5 |
| 12. | Jennifer Capriati | No. 6 | French Open | Clay | SF | 6–2, 6–2 | No. 5 |
| 13. | Elena Dementieva | No. 10 | French Open | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–2 | No. 5 |
| 14. | Maria Sharapova | No. 8 | San Diego Open, US | Hard | QF | 7–5, 6–2 | No. 5 |
| 15. | Lindsay Davenport | No. 2 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | SF | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ | No. 4 |
| 16. | Elena Dementieva | No. 6 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet (i) | F | 7–5, 6–0 | No. 4 |
| 17. | Elena Dementieva | No. 5 | WTA Championships, US | Hard | RR | 6–3, 6–3 | No. 3 |
| 18. | Lindsay Davenport | No. 1 | WTA Championships, US | Hard | RR | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 | No. 3 |
| 2005 ||||||||
| 19. | Elena Dementieva | No. 5 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 4R | 1–6, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 7–5 | No. 10 |
| 20. | Venus Williams | No. 8 | Fed Cup, Russia | Clay (i) | SF | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 | No. 10 |
| 21. | Elena Dementieva | No. 8 | Zurich Open, Switzerland | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4 | No. 12 |
| 2006 ||||||||
| 22. | Svetlana Kuznetsova | No. 7 | Eastbourne International, UK | Grass | SF | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | No. 11 |

## Other

She appeared in the first season of ice show contest Ice Age.

## Awards and honours

* ITF World Champion: 2004.

### National

* Sports title "Merited Master of Sports of Russia" (2004).
* Sports title "Merited Coach of Russia" (2021).
* Order of Friendship (2009).