Saturday, January 29, 2011

Anastasija Sevastova

Anastasija Sevastova (born April 13, 1990) is a Latvian tennis player. On October 11, 2010, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 44. On August 31, 2009, she claimed her highest Doubles rank of No. 195. Her biggest match to date was in the 1st Round of the 2010 China Open, where she defeated world number 7 Samantha Stosur. In 2007 she qualified for the 2007 Istanbul Cup where she won her first career WTA match against Anastasiya Yakimova in the 1st round 6-1,6-3. She then lost to #5 seed Alona Bondarenko 4-6, 6-3, 6(5)-7. In 2009 she qualified for the French Open but lost to Melinda Czink, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6 in the first round. She entered the main draw of the 2009 AEGON Classic where she was defeated in the 1st round by Yanina Wickmayer, 4-6, 3-6. She then qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championship, losing to Kateryna Bondarenko in the first round, 3-6, 6(5)-7. In August she qualified into the main draw of the 2009 U.S. Open and won her first career Grand Slam match by defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6-3, 7-5. In March 2010, Sevastova got the biggest win of her career by defeating World No. 9 Jelena Janković in the first round of the 2010 Monterrey Open. She reached the semifinals, falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets.

Sevastova played at the 2010 Estoril Open and in her first match defeated top seed Ágnes Szávay 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. She then beat veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the second round (Date Krumm retired), Anastasia Rodionova in the quarterfinals 7–6(6), 6–2 and Shuai Peng of China 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3 in the semifinal. In the final of the 2010 Estoril Open she beat Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets 6-2, 7-5. It was her first WTA Final and her first WTA Title.In the 2011 Australian Open Sevastova upset the 21st seed Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-2 en route to a fourth round matchup with World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, which she lost in straight sets 3-6, 4-6.


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Video from Anastasija Sevastova

Anastasija Sevastova hot performance at field

Anastasija Sevastova with her trophy

Anastasija Sevastova kissed her trophy

Anastasija Sevastova with her cute smile

Anastasija Sevastova expression when she got score

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