Biography
Athlete, clever, beauty, perhaps not just a Komsomolka. Maria Kirilenko, undoubtedly a recognized professional of Russian and global tennis, like its eminent colleague Elena Vesnina, Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementiev. Biography of the girl - as an illustration of the priority arrangement on the court and upon completion of the career.Childhood and youth
Masha Kirilenko grew up in the suburbs, where he was born in January 1987. Mom Olga talked for the active life of the child, as the girl was full. At first, Masha recorded the ballet when the ballet school closed - they took the dance.
And Mary liked it there, with the partner it was encouraged by prizes, but the student could not boast the diligence. Pope Yuri, who he himself well played tennis, took the daughter to the court, the benefit of the sports school was near the house. The coach remarked that the girl is promising and talented, which is where its hyper-fitness has been used.
Seven-year-old Maria was sent to Dynamo Specialized School. Mom left work to carry the daughter to the capital, later, when the opportunity appeared, the father helped. Father always attended next, accompanied on trips, became a member of the team.
When a talented girl was 13 years old, she took her wing of an international class sports, well-known Soviet tennis player and coach Elena Bryukhov. Specially "under Maria" came up with a complex of training, thanks to which Kirilenko became the leader in his age group and the second in the youth composition.
Under the start of the Bryukhovets, the girl won the Junior Open Championship of America and won the WTA tournament first in the sporting life.
Sport
Mary Kirilenko has always had a good example and support for people who know the "cuisine" of a large tennis, Evgenia Kafelnikov and Andrei Olkhovsky. The first serious success of the young tennis players were victory in Canadian Open and US Open. Masha was 15 years old, two winning in a row in competitions of such a level allowed the athlete to climb the second step in the ranking of junior to 18 years
The debut on adult competitions under the flag of the women's tennis association for Mary was the 2002 tournament held on the island of Bali. Then - participation in the open championship of Japan and Championship in Pattaya.
In early 2003, Russian woman received the title at the American stage of the International Tennis Federation cycle. In the summer of the same year, Kirilenko participated for the first time in adult competitions of the Grand Slam - the US Open Championship, and lost only to the French Amelémo Frenchwoman, at that time - the 6th Racket of the World. A year later, Maria rightfully took a line in the leading hundred world table of ranks.
In 2004, the athlete fell into "sowing" Birmingham Classic, an open championship of France, Wimbledon in England. In 2005, the open championships of the Australian continent and Qatar followed. Masha left the winner with Indian Wells Masters and with Anya Isabel Gariguez made his way into the final match of Internazionali BNL D'Italia. In the Chinese open championship, Kirilenko defeated the names of Maria Sharapov and received the first title WTA. Following the season - 2005 Maria rose to 25 rod in the ranking.
In the service record of slim beauty, 174 cm growth and weighing 61 kg are victory in the Sunfeast Open tournament in India, Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai in 2007. Then - double triumph (personal and together with Flavia Pennette) in the women's tournament of the Estoril Open Championship and similar - in Barcelona.
An athlete was close to personal triumph on the ground in Cincinnati in 2008, but luck smiled only in the pair of draw. In late 2008, Cyrilenko was submitted by Seoul KDB Korea Open. Next, for three years, Maria Kirilenko won on the Kremlin Cup Hard Court along with the hope of Petrova, for the first time reached the 1/4 of the Grand Helmet final at Australian Open 2010, in the tournament of the Premier 5 series lost only leader Serena Williams.
At the open championship of Australia in 2011, Maria reached the female finale in a couple with Victoria Azarenko and 1/2 - in a mixed with a colleague from Serbia Savtad Zimonich. In French courts, the tennis player made his way into the quarterfinal of the paired discharge, in the same tournament in the United States gave way to the final winner Samantha Stosur.
In the period 2012-2014, the tennis player produced the main prize of Miami Masters, reached the similar final of Roland Garros, played for the first time in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon Corte. From the London Olympics, Maria brought a bronze medal, conquered in conjunction with the hope of Petrova. All with the same Petrova she was lucky in the end of the WTA tour.
For a career at Bolshaya Tennis sites, Maria was able to rise to 10 positions in a single world ranking and 5 in the double room, win 6 personal titles in the WTA and 12 tournaments - in pairs.
Personal life
In the personal life of Mary, everything is fine - she is a happy wife, raising the son of Mikhail. In September 2017, replenishment occurred - a girl was born. Alexey Stepanov's husband - Candidate of Economic Sciences, worked in the Government of Moscow, led by the Committee of Public Services, in 2015 went to the business.
Back in 2014, Maria took a pause due to injuries, and after the wedding reported that he did not plan to return to the court, since he wants to devote the time to the family. By the way, the wedding of Kirilenko turned out to be a surprise for many, since Mary for 3 years has consisted in relations with the NHL star Alexander Ovechkin.
The gap, apparently, was painful because the hockey player was not present at the wedding and in his "instagram" declared sharply that there was nothing to do there.
Maria Kirilenko now
Maria has opened a children's tennis school in the village of Zhukovka, based on Pride Wellness Club. In order to go to Kirilenko, including children of celebrities - Sasha Plushenko and Bogdan Samedov.
Maria personally conducts qualifying classes and workouts, photographs and video is divided on the page in "Instagram".
Awards and achievements
- 2004 - Winner of the Open Saint-Gaudens Midi Pyrénées tournament
- 2005 - Winner of the Open Championship of China
- 2008 - semifinalist of the Wimbledon tournament (mixed discharge)
- 2011 - fifth place in the WTA rating (pair discharge)
- 2011 - Finalist of the Australian Open Championship, semifinalist of the US Open Championship
- 2012 - the medal of the Order "For Merit to Fatherland" II degree
- 2012 - Honored Master of Sports of Russia
- 2012 - Bronze Medal of the Olympic Games in London in the Pair Discredition
- 2011,2013 - Final Cup finalist
- 2013 - tenth in the WTA rating