Dinara Safina

Dinara Safina
Safina at the 2008 WTA Championships
Full nameDinara Mubinovna Safina
Native nameДинара Мубиновна Сафина
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1986-04-27) 27 April 1986 (age 38)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Turned pro2000
Retired2014 (last match 2011)[2]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$10,585,640
Singles
Career record360–173 (67.5%)
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 1 (20 April 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2009)
French OpenF (2008, 2009)
WimbledonSF (2009)
US OpenSF (2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2008, 2009)
Olympic GamesF (2008)
Doubles
Career record181–91
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 8 (12 May 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2004, 2005)
French Open3R (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon3R (2005, 2008)
US OpenW (2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2008)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (2005)
Hopman CupF (2009)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  RUS
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Singles

Dinara Mubinovna Safina (Russian: Динара Мубиновна Сафина, pronounced [dʲɪˈnarə ˈsafʲɪnə] ; Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, romanized: Dinara Mӧbin kızı Safina; born April 27, 1986) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. Safina was runner-up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open. She had even greater success at major events in doubles, winning the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Safina officially retired in 2014 due to a long-term back injury.[3] She is the younger sister of former world No. 1 men's player Marat Safin; the brother–sister pair are the first to both achieve the No. 1 singles rankings.[4]

  1. ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Dinara Safina Officially Retires". WTA. May 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "WTA Tour: Dinara Safina admits defeat on long-standing back injury". Sky Sports.
  4. ^ Hodgkinson, Mark (April 8, 2009). "Dinara Safina to topple Serena Williams as world No 1". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved September 14, 2009.