Tatiana Panova
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Tatiana Urayevna Panova (born 13 August 1976, Moscow
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
) is a Russian professional female tennis player. On 23 September 2002 Panova reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 20.
2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. She reached the third round of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open, defeating significant players like Mirjana Lučić
and Anna Kournikova
along the way.
Panova was a strong member of the Russian Federation Cup team, going 12–3 throughout her career.
She currently trains children at the Arthur Ashe
youth tennis center in Philadelphia, along with many prominent tennis players.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) is a Russian professional female tennis player. On 23 September 2002 Panova reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 20.
2002 was the first year that Panova really jumped into the spotlight, reaching finals in Auckland and Sarasota early in the season. She reached the third round of Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open, defeating significant players like Mirjana Lučić
Mirjana Lucic
Mirjana Lučić is a Croatian professional tennis player. She enjoyed a promising career on the WTA Tour in the late 1990s, during which she set several "youngest-ever" records, won one Grand Slam women's doubles title at the Australian Open in 1998 when she was only 15 years old, partnering Martina...
and Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova
Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova is a Russian retired professional tennis player. Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite the fact that she never won a WTA singles title. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name...
along the way.
Panova was a strong member of the Russian Federation Cup team, going 12–3 throughout her career.
She currently trains children at the Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...
youth tennis center in Philadelphia, along with many prominent tennis players.