Yaroslava Shvedova

Yaroslava Shvedova

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Date of Birth September 12, 2012

Yaroslava Shvedova News

Paes-Hingis enter French Open's third round Paes-Hingis enter French Open's third round
Paes-Hingis enter French Open's third round
No.1 Kerber sets up Kvitova showdown at Wuhan Open No.1 Kerber sets up Kvitova showdown at Wuhan Open
No.1 Kerber sets up Kvitova showdown at Wuhan Open
Rome Masters: Martina Hingis beats Sania Mirza in Women's doubles semis, Bopanna goes down as well in Men's doubles Rome Masters: Martina Hingis beats Sania Mirza in Women's doubles semis, Bopanna goes down as well in Men's doubles
Rome Masters: Martina Hingis beats Sania Mirza in Women's doubles semis, Bopanna goes down as well in Men's doubles
Italian Open: Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova enter semi-finals Italian Open: Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova enter semi-finals
Italian Open: Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova enter semi-finals
Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova part ways ahead of the clay season Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova part ways ahead of the clay season
Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova part ways ahead of the clay season

Yaroslava Shvedova: A Brief Biography

Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova is a Kazakhstani[ professional tennis player who is one of only two players to record a Golden Set in the professional era, the other being Bill Scanlon. A highly accomplished player, she has won one WTA singles title, three ITF Women\'s Circuit singles titles and six doubles titles, including the 2010 Wimbledon and US Open women\'s doubles titles. Two Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, at the 2010 and the 2012 French Open are a couple more notches in her belt. On 15 June 2012, Shvedova and her partner Sania Mirza made a shocking first-round exit from the AEGON Classic. She also received a wild card into the main draw at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. She defeated Chanelle Scheepers and Kiki Bertens to reach the third round where she faced Sara Errani and won the second \"Golden Set\", thus making history.