Biography
Svetlana Kuznetsova - Russian tennis player, twice winning the tournaments of a large helmet, which acts both in solitary and pair discharges. The main achievement of Svetlana in the ranking is the title of the second racket of the world in 2007. Today it belongs to the record among all Russian tennis players in history in the number of fights played in the finals of large tournaments.
Svetlana was born in St. Petersburg in the family of professional athletes and coaches. Her father Alexander Kuznetsov led the largest sports boarding school for cyclists. Mom Galina Tsareva - a former athlete on cycling, and not ordinary. She belonged to 20 world records and six victories at the World Championships. With a two-wheeled friend, Nikolai's elder brother, who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
By the way, the lives with the family lived at the cyclunnate, and not in a separate apartment. Therefore, the girl since childhood knew only the clear mode of the day, sports discipline and grew up with understanding what tough physical exertion. In essence, she could not have any other life path. Father, sports fan, considered only such a career for his daughter. True, he decided to take Svetlana to cycling.
Not far from their place of residence were tennis courts, where Mom played for the entertainment. And from 7 years old Kuznetsova began attending training. But tennis is an extremely expensive sport, especially in Russia. Therefore, solely for minimizing the financial spending of Svetlana at age 14 leaves to live and train to Spain. In someone else's country, she first was heavily morally. Another mentality, another language, other food ... Just then the girl realized how much the tennis loves and that for the sake of this game is ready to go to the victims.
In 2000, Svetlana Kuznetsova received the status of professional tennis players, and a year later he won the first title. Later, the girl returned to his homeland and settled in Moscow. True, she had another attempt to start living abroad, in the United Arab Emirates, but and there the athlete was not delayed for a long time and returned to the capital of Russia.
Sport
At 16, Svetlana Kuznetsova wins the first tournament in the framework of the International Tennis Federation. A truly large victory was waiting for her in three years - the US Open Championship 2004. In total, for your career to date, the Russian athlete participated in 35 finals in a single discharge and in 31 final match in a pair with a partner. Of these, a total of 30 times came out with a raised cup over his head. Such a number of games spent in the most rating matches under the auspices of WTA is a record for tennis players from Russia.
In addition to quantitative phenomenal indicators, Svetlana Kuznetsova surprises those whom she won. In her piggy bank, six victories over the current rackets of the world. For example, Belgicia Justine Angen, she beat twice, becoming the only player who defeated the most rated tennis player over once.
Kuznetsova is considered the third after Anastasia Myskina and Mary Sharapova Russian tennis player, as from Russia only this trinity of the athlete won a large helmet tournament in a single discharge.
In 2017, due to the injury, Kuznetsova did not play at the Kremlin Cup, although he won two previous tournament draw - in 2015, she in the final beat the compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkov, and in 2016 Australian Daria Gavrilov.
Personal life
Svetlana Kuznetsova believes that a full-fledged family life cannot be combined with great sports. Moreover, she never had a desire to enter into marriage officially. The girl is confident that marriage is just a stamp in a passport, which, in fact, does not mean anything. And if people want to be together, they will be so.
For Svetlana, it is important that her man understands: Tennis in the life of Kuznetsova takes the dominant positions, at least as long as. As soon as her boyfriend put an athlete before choosing "or me, or training and tournaments," she immediately ruined the relationship with this young man.
By the way, it's amazing that men offer a beloved to quit a career, because most of her romantic relationships were with colleagues. At various times, Kuznetsova met with Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasko, his countryman Antonio Baldeyo, had novels with coach Stefano Orteg and another Spaniard David Ferreroy.
Today, the main satellite Svetlana on her trips is a Bulli breed dog named Dolce. Quite often, his photos appear in its "instagram". And in general, Kuznetsova is an active user of social networks. She has verified pages in VKontakte and in Facebook, but lately it rarely appears there. But regularly enters the Twitter.
Kuznetsova is much time and money spends on charity. She sacrifices money to churches, helps children's homes and shelters for homeless animals.
Another distinctive feature of Svetlana is the presence of many tattoos on its body. Do not notice them is impossible. True, discussing their Kuznetsov does not like. In her opinion, in each tattoo - his own promise. Tattoos that were noticed by the fans of the lights, is the inscription in Russian on one hand: "Only God is judge," on the other hand inscription in English, which means: "The pain does not kill me. I kill pain. " There is still a star from the bend of the elbow, Cupid on the chest and the word "love" on the palm.
Perhaps the largest and most bright tattoo of Svetlana - wings in the whole back. She admits that he loves tattoos. In each of them was captured by some time her life. But she still plans to bring those who are no longer satisfied.
Svetlana Kuznetsova now
In 2017, at the beginning of the "US Open" tournament, Svetlana was injured by the left brush that prevented her to play. Kuznetsova could not be normal from Beckhand, playing the left with one hand or cutting off. At that moment, her further tennis career was threatened.
In November 2017, athlete made an operation. And although she had to skip the beginning of the season and refuse to participate in the open championship of Australia, after 4 months Svetlana returned to the court.
In an interview that the tennis player gave in April 2018, she reported that in general, she managed to return to the sport after surgery. But admitted that it was already to think about the future after a career. According to her, today she would exchange trophies without hesitation for a happy family life.
In early May 2018, the network has information about its parting with the coach Carlos Martinez. Svetlana Kuznetsova decided to personally comment on the current situation. The athlete reported that after injury and restoration, she began a new stage, she is trying to analyze what is happening and look for new solutions for sports development. Today, they with Martinez took a pause in work, but this does not mean that soon they will not be moved together to general goals. Today she trains Guillermo Canyas.
On May 29, 2018, the third racket of the world, Spanish Garbinj Mugurus, beat Svetlana Kuznetsov at the start of Roland Garros at the open championship of France.
Awards
- 2004 - Winner of the US Open Championship (Single Tournament)
- 2004 - Winner of the Federation Cup in the Russian national team
- 2005 - Winner of the Open Australian Champion (pair tournament)
- 2006 - winner of the WTA Premier Mandatory tournament in Miami
- 2007 - Winner of the Federation Cup in the Russian national team
- 2008 - Winner of the Federation Cup in the Russian national team
- 2009 - Winner of the Open Championship of France (Single Tournament)
- 2012 - Winner of the Open Australian Champion (pair tournament)
- 2015 - Winner of the Kremlin Cup (Single Tournament)
- 2016 - Winner of the Kremlin Cup (Single Tournament)