Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
Anastasia Andreyevna Myskina (Russian: Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина listen ; born 8 July 1981) is a former professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Subsequent to this victory, she rose to No. 3 in the WTA rankings, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 2. She has not retired officially, but has been inactive on the WTA Tour since May 2007.
1981Jul, 8
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