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Dinara Safina

Dinara Safina

  1. Azarenka beats Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win Australian Open title and take No. 1 ranking
    Minneapolis Star Tribune logo Minneapolis Star Tribune 3 weeks ago

    I was always the one running around like a rabbit, you know, trying to play catch-up all the time." Sharapova also won only three games in a 2007 final loss to Serena Williams, who also conceded only three games in the 2009 final against Dinara Safina.

  2. Australian Open tennis: Victoria Azarenka easily beats Maria Sharapova for women's title
    Syracuse.com logo Syracuse.com 3 weeks ago
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    I was always the one running around like a rabbit, you know, trying to play catch-up all the time.” Sharapova also won only three games in a 2007 final loss to Serena Williams, who also conceded only three games in the 2009 final against Dinara Safina.

  3. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 9 months ago
    Dinara Safina of Russia serves to Andrea Petkovic of Germany during their match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, in this file picture taken August 16, 2010. Safina will miss the French Open after taking an indefinite break from tennis,...

    Dinara Safina of Russia serves to Andrea Petkovic of Germany during their match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, in this file picture taken August 16, 2010. Safina will miss the French Open after taking an indefinite break from tennis,... View Photo »

  4. It's Down To This
    Sports Illustrated logo Sports Illustrated 3 weeks ago

    Key Biscayne, Fla. , last April. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) But enough about the grunting. Let’s get to the tennis, because there is plenty at stake. The WTA’s No. 1 ranking is on the line in a Grand Slam final for the first time since the 2009...

  5. Why Complain When Tennis Girls Just Want to Have Fun?
    Wall Street Journal logo Wall Street Journal 3 weeks ago

    "I was just young and emotional."Women's tennis has been anyone's game for a while now. In the past few years, we've seen two 29-year-olds win major titles (Li and Francesca Schiavone); three No. 1 players who have never won a major (Jelena Jankovic,...

  6. Column: No. 1 in women's tennis not what it seems
    MSNBC Sports logo MSNBC Sports 3 weeks ago

    You can study the WTA's small print all you like, about how it crunches the numbers to rank players by points they accumulate at tournaments over a 52-week period. Still, the result - Wozniacki, No. 1, without a major title - simply didn't compute. The...

  7. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 9 months ago
    Dinara Safina of Russia celebrates winning a point against Samantha Stosur of Australia at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, in this file picture taken March 14, 2011. Safina will miss the French Open after taking an...

    Dinara Safina of Russia celebrates winning a point against Samantha Stosur of Australia at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, in this file picture taken March 14, 2011. Safina will miss the French Open after taking an... View Photo »

  8. Dinara Safina vs. Dominika Cibulkova 2009 RG Highlights
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  9. Wozniacki loses; still searching for 1st major
    Wilkes-Barre Weekender 4 weeks ago
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    6-3, 7-6 (4). "The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me." Other women have held the top ranking before winning a Grand Slam title, including Clijsters. Amelie Mauresmo spent time at No. 1 more than a year before she won the first...

  10. Wozniacki loses; still searching for 1st major
    San Diego Union-Tribune logo San Diego Union-Tribune 4 weeks ago

    (4). "The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me." Other women have held the top ranking before winning a Grand Slam title, including Clijsters. Amelie Mauresmo spent time at No. 1 more than a year before she won the first of her two...

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About Dinara Safina

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Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина; Dinara Möbin qızı Safina; Russian: Дина́ра Миха́йловна (Муби́новна) Са́фина), born April 27, 1986, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar ethnicity. As of November 3, 2008, she is ranked World No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), behind Jelena Janković and Serena... Full Article

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INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain watches her forehand in her match against Dinara Safina of Russia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.
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  1. INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain watches her forehand in her match against Dinara Safina of Russia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain watches her forehand in her match against Dinara Safina of Russia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.

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  2. INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: Dinara Safina of Russia reacts after winning a point in her match against Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: Dinara Safina of Russia reacts after winning a point in her match against Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.

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  3. Dinara Safina (R) of Russia and her partner Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakistan pose for pictures with their trophies during a prize distribution ceremony of the doubles final match of the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur On March 6, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Dinara Safina (R) of Russia and her partner Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakistan pose for pictures with their trophies during a prize distribution ceremony of the doubles final match of the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur On March 6, 2011.

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  4. Dinara Safina (R) of Russia and her partner Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakistan pose for pictures with the winning trophies during a prize distribution ceremony of the doubles final match of the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur On March 6, 2011. Safina and Voskoboeva... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Dinara Safina (R) of Russia and her partner Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakistan pose for pictures with the winning trophies during a prize distribution ceremony of the doubles final match of the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur On March 6, 2011. Safina and Voskoboeva...

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  5. Dinara Safina of Russia, right, and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan pose with their trophies after defeating Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand and Jessica Moore of Australia in their doubles final match at the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March... AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Dinara Safina of Russia, right, and Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan pose with their trophies after defeating Noppawan Lertcheewakarn of Thailand and Jessica Moore of Australia in their doubles final match at the WTA Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March...

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  6. Russia's Dinara Safina reacts to play against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Kuznetsova won 6/4,6/2. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Russia's Dinara Safina reacts to play against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Kuznetsova won 6/4,6/2.

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  7. Russia's Dinara Safina serves a ball to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova during a French Open tennis quarter final match on June 4, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Safina won 6/3,6/3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Russia's Dinara Safina serves a ball to Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova during a French Open tennis quarter final match on June 4, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Safina won 6/3,6/3.

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  8. Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova holds up the trophy after winning against Russia's Dinara Safina during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Kuznetsova won... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova holds up the trophy after winning against Russia's Dinara Safina during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Kuznetsova won...

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  9. Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova kisses the trophy after beating Russia's Dinara Safina during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Kuznetsova won 6/4,6/2. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova kisses the trophy after beating Russia's Dinara Safina during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Kuznetsova won 6/4,6/2.

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  10. Russia's Dinara Safina jubilates after winning against Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during a French Open tennis quarter final match on June 2, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Safina won... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Russia's Dinara Safina jubilates after winning against Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during a French Open tennis quarter final match on June 2, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 25 to June 7, 2009. Safina won...

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  11. Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, returns the ball to Dinara Safina, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. , Friday, March 25, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, returns the ball to Dinara Safina, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. , Friday, March 25, 2011.

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  12. FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, Dinara Safina, of Russia, returns the ball to Vera Zvonareva, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. Safina has retired from tennis, according to her brother Marat Safin. Safin told Russian sports... AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, Dinara Safina, of Russia, returns the ball to Vera Zvonareva, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. Safina has retired from tennis, according to her brother Marat Safin. Safin told Russian sports...

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  13. Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, keeps her eye on the ball during her match against Dinara Safina, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. , Friday, March 25, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, keeps her eye on the ball during her match against Dinara Safina, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. , Friday, March 25, 2011.

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  14. Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against compatriot Dinara Safina during their match at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 15, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

    Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against compatriot Dinara Safina during their match at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 15, 2011.

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  15. Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates defeating compatriot Dinara Safina at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 15, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

    Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates defeating compatriot Dinara Safina at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 15, 2011.

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  16. Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Dinara Safina of Russia during a match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. , Tuesday, March 15, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Dinara Safina of Russia during a match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. , Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

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  17. Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, reacts during a challenged call from Dinara Safina of Russia, during a second round match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. , Saturday, March 12, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, reacts during a challenged call from Dinara Safina of Russia, during a second round match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif. , Saturday, March 12, 2011.

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  18. FILE - This March 6, 2011 file photo shows Dinara Safina, of Russia,holding her trophy after her doubles final victory with teammate Galina Voskoboeva against Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Jessica Moore at the Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Safina has retired... AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    FILE - This March 6, 2011 file photo shows Dinara Safina, of Russia,holding her trophy after her doubles final victory with teammate Galina Voskoboeva against Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Jessica Moore at the Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Safina has retired...

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  19. Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova hands over the trophy of Roland Garros tennis French Open during a photocall on June 6, 2009 in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris. Kuznetsova defeated today Russia's Dinara Safina during the final match 6/4,6/2. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova hands over the trophy of Roland Garros tennis French Open during a photocall on June 6, 2009 in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris. Kuznetsova defeated today Russia's Dinara Safina during the final match 6/4,6/2.

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INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain watches her forehand in her match against Dinara Safina of Russia during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.

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