Dinara Safina

Dinara Safina

Safina at the 2008 WTA Championships
Full name	Dinara Mubinovna Safina
Native name	Динара Мубиновна Сафина
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	(1986-04-27) 27 April 1986 (age 38) Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2014 (last match 2011)[2]
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$10,585,640
Singles
Career record	360–173 (67.5%)
Career titles	12
Highest ranking	No. 1 (20 April 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (2009)
French Open	F (2008, 2009)
Wimbledon	SF (2009)
US Open	SF (2008)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (2008, 2009)
Olympic Games	F (2008)
Doubles
Career record	181–91
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 8 (12 May 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2004, 2005)
French Open	3R (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	3R (2005, 2008)
US Open	W (2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	W (2005)
Hopman Cup	F (2009)
Medal record Women's tennis Representing  RUS Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Singles

Dinara Mubinovna Safina (Russian: Динара Мубиновна Сафина, pronounced [dʲɪˈnarə ˈsafʲɪnə] ^ⓘ; Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, romanized: Dinara Möbin kızı Safina; born April 27, 1986) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 26 weeks, and world No. 8 in doubles. Safina won twelve WTA Tour-level singles titles and nine in doubles, including the women's doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She was the runner-up at three major singles tournaments: the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and 2009 French Open, and won an Olympic silver medal in 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]