ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA (RUS)
pronounced: pav-lee-oo-CHEN-ko-vuh
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Minsk-BLR, ITF/Moscow-RUS; 2006 - ITF/Casale-ITA.
Quarterfinalist (2): 2008 - Palermo, Tokyo [Japan Open].
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2008 - Fes (w/Cirstea), ITF/St. Petersburg-Vsevolozhsk-RUS, ITF/Moscow-RUS (both w/Frankova), ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Wickmayer); 2007 - ITF/Les Contamines-FRA (w/Wickmayer), ITF/Minsk 2-BLR, ITF/Poitiers-FRA (both w/Kudryavtseva); 2006 - ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS (w/Solonitskaya), ITF/Podolsk-RUS (w/Rodina).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva).
CAREER IN REVIEW
2005 - Played first two events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic.
2006 - Made Tour debut at Moscow, falling 1r (as WC, l. to No.8 seed Vaidisova); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2007 - Played second Tour main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as WC, l. to No.10 seed Hantuchova); fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
YEAR IN DETAIL
JANUARY - Fell in Australian Open qualifying.
FEBRUARY - Did not play.
MARCH - Won singles titles at $25K ITF/Minsk-BLR and $25K ITF/Moscow-RUS and doubles titles at $25K ITF/St. Petersburg-Vsevolozhsk-RUS, $25K ITF/Moscow-RUS (both w/Frankova) and $75K ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Wickmayer).
APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.
MAY - Reached 2r at Fes (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Cirstea); also won first Tour title of any kind in doubles at Fes (w/Cirstea); reached 2r at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to No.26 seed Pennetta in 3s).
JUNE - Fell in Birmingham qualifying; reached 3r at Wimbledon (as qualifier, d. No.17 seed Cornet and Li en route, falling to No.14 seed A.Radwanska; win over world No.17 Cornet was first career Top 20 win); made career Top 100 debut afterwards on July 7 (rose from No.137 to No.92).
JULY - Reached first career Tour singles QF at Palermo (as LL, l. to No.7 seed Koryttseva); also runner-up in doubles (w/Kudryavtseva; l. to Errani/Llagostera Vives in final); reached 2r at Stockholm (as qualifier, l. to No.3 seed Srebotnik).
AUGUST - Fell in New Haven qualifying; reached 2r at US Open (l. to No.15 seed Schnyder).
SEPTEMBER - Fell 1r at Guangzhou (l. to Kudryavtseva in 3s); fell in Beijing qualifying; reached QF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. No.3 seed Zheng en route; l. to No.5 seed Kanepi).
PERSONAL
Coached by father, Sergey Pavlyuchenkov; mother, Marina and brother, Aleksandr are also tennis coaches; travels with her parents and coach ... Baseliner; favorite surface is hard, favorite shots are forehand down the line, crosscourt backhand, serve ... Introduced to tennis at age 6 by family ... Still in high school (1st Sportivniy Licey) ... Speaks Russian, English; learning French... Likes comedy movies; favorite actors are Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller ... Favorite music is R&B, hip-hop ... Favorite book is Atlantida's Code ... Favorite foods include Japanese, pizza ... Enjoys figure skating, shopping, dancing, seeing friends, listening to music, sleeping ... Favorite place to visit is Melbourne ... Most memorable experiences include playing main draw at Wimbledon, competing in Kremlin Cup and WorldTeamTennis ... Self-described as funny, unusual, interesting.
AWARDS
- Junior highlights include three Grand Slam singles titles, at 2006 Australian Open (d. Wozniacki in final), 2006 US Open (d. Paszek in final) and 2007 Australian Open (d. Brengle in final) and one runner-up finish, at 2006 Roland Garros (l. to A.Radwanska in final); four Grand Slam doubles titles, at 2006 Australian Open, 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Fichman), 2006 US Open (w/Kleybanova) and 2007 US Open (w/U.Radwanska).
pronounced: pav-lee-oo-CHEN-ko-vuh
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
SINGLES
Winner: 2008 - ITF/Minsk-BLR, ITF/Moscow-RUS; 2006 - ITF/Casale-ITA.
Quarterfinalist (2): 2008 - Palermo, Tokyo [Japan Open].
DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2008 - Fes (w/Cirstea), ITF/St. Petersburg-Vsevolozhsk-RUS, ITF/Moscow-RUS (both w/Frankova), ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Wickmayer); 2007 - ITF/Les Contamines-FRA (w/Wickmayer), ITF/Minsk 2-BLR, ITF/Poitiers-FRA (both w/Kudryavtseva); 2006 - ITF/St. Petersburg-RUS (w/Solonitskaya), ITF/Podolsk-RUS (w/Rodina).
Finalist (1): 2008 - Palermo (w/Kudryavtseva).
CAREER IN REVIEW
2005 - Played first two events of career on ITF Circuit in Czech Republic.
2006 - Made Tour debut at Moscow, falling 1r (as WC, l. to No.8 seed Vaidisova); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
2007 - Played second Tour main draw at Wimbledon, falling 1r (as WC, l. to No.10 seed Hantuchova); fell in Tour qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
YEAR IN DETAIL
JANUARY - Fell in Australian Open qualifying.
FEBRUARY - Did not play.
MARCH - Won singles titles at $25K ITF/Minsk-BLR and $25K ITF/Moscow-RUS and doubles titles at $25K ITF/St. Petersburg-Vsevolozhsk-RUS, $25K ITF/Moscow-RUS (both w/Frankova) and $75K ITF/Torhout-BEL (w/Wickmayer).
APRIL - Played on ITF Circuit.
MAY - Reached 2r at Fes (as qualifier, l. to No.7 seed Cirstea); also won first Tour title of any kind in doubles at Fes (w/Cirstea); reached 2r at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. to No.26 seed Pennetta in 3s).
JUNE - Fell in Birmingham qualifying; reached 3r at Wimbledon (as qualifier, d. No.17 seed Cornet and Li en route, falling to No.14 seed A.Radwanska; win over world No.17 Cornet was first career Top 20 win); made career Top 100 debut afterwards on July 7 (rose from No.137 to No.92).
JULY - Reached first career Tour singles QF at Palermo (as LL, l. to No.7 seed Koryttseva); also runner-up in doubles (w/Kudryavtseva; l. to Errani/Llagostera Vives in final); reached 2r at Stockholm (as qualifier, l. to No.3 seed Srebotnik).
AUGUST - Fell in New Haven qualifying; reached 2r at US Open (l. to No.15 seed Schnyder).
SEPTEMBER - Fell 1r at Guangzhou (l. to Kudryavtseva in 3s); fell in Beijing qualifying; reached QF at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. No.3 seed Zheng en route; l. to No.5 seed Kanepi).
PERSONAL
Coached by father, Sergey Pavlyuchenkov; mother, Marina and brother, Aleksandr are also tennis coaches; travels with her parents and coach ... Baseliner; favorite surface is hard, favorite shots are forehand down the line, crosscourt backhand, serve ... Introduced to tennis at age 6 by family ... Still in high school (1st Sportivniy Licey) ... Speaks Russian, English; learning French... Likes comedy movies; favorite actors are Johnny Depp, Ben Stiller ... Favorite music is R&B, hip-hop ... Favorite book is Atlantida's Code ... Favorite foods include Japanese, pizza ... Enjoys figure skating, shopping, dancing, seeing friends, listening to music, sleeping ... Favorite place to visit is Melbourne ... Most memorable experiences include playing main draw at Wimbledon, competing in Kremlin Cup and WorldTeamTennis ... Self-described as funny, unusual, interesting.
AWARDS
- Junior highlights include three Grand Slam singles titles, at 2006 Australian Open (d. Wozniacki in final), 2006 US Open (d. Paszek in final) and 2007 Australian Open (d. Brengle in final) and one runner-up finish, at 2006 Roland Garros (l. to A.Radwanska in final); four Grand Slam doubles titles, at 2006 Australian Open, 2006 Roland Garros (both w/Fichman), 2006 US Open (w/Kleybanova) and 2007 US Open (w/U.Radwanska).
