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Anastasia Rodionova
Анастасия Родионова

Rodionova at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Russia (1997–2009)  Australia (2009–present)
Residence	Melbourne, Australia
Born	(1982-05-12) 12 May 1982 (age 43) Tambov, Soviet Union
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	May 1997
Retired	August 2023
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$3,680,801
Official website	rodionova.com
Singles
Career record	465–431 (51.9%)
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	62 (16 August 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2007, 2008)
French Open	3R (2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	3R (2010)
US Open	3R (2006, 2009)
Doubles
Career record	455–438 (50.95%)
Career titles	11 WTA, 13 ITF
Highest ranking	15 (8 September 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2011, 2016)
French Open	QF (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	QF (2002, 2011, 2014)
US Open	SF (2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2014)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2011)
French Open	QF (2015)
Wimbledon	F (2003)
US Open	SF (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–4
Medal record Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi Singles Gold 2010 Delhi Women's Doubles Silver 2010 Delhi Mixed Doubles

Anastasia Ivanovna Rodionova (Russian: Анастасия Ивановна Родионова; born on May 12, 1982) is a former professional tennis player. She was born in Russia and later became an Australian citizen.

Anastasia won 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also earned eight singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 62 on August 16, 2010. In doubles, she reached world No. 15 on September 8, 2014.

Her best results were in doubles. She reached the mixed-doubles final at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships with Andy Ram. She also made it to the semifinals of the women's doubles at the 2010 US Open with Cara Black.

Her younger sister, Arina, is also a professional tennis player. The sisters sometimes played doubles tournaments together. They reached the finals at the 2010 Malaysian Open and 2015 Monterrey Open.

About Anastasia Rodionova

Anastasia started playing tennis when she was 7 years old. However, she was around tennis even earlier. Her father, Ivan, was an amateur player. He coached her until she was 18. Then, she left her hometown of Tambov and moved to Germany to train for three years. In 2003, she returned to Moscow. Since 2005, she has lived in Melbourne, Australia. Her sister, Arina, also became a professional tennis player in 2004.

Anastasia's Tennis Journey

Rodionova at the 2004 US Open

Early Career Highlights

In 2006, Anastasia entered the top 100 singles players for the first time. This happened after she reached the second round in a tournament in Los Angeles. At the US Open, she made it to the third round in singles, which was her best result in a Grand Slam at that time. She also reached a WTA doubles final in Bangalore, India, with Elena Vesnina. She won her 11th ITF doubles title in Italy with her sister Arina.

In 2007, Anastasia played in many WTA tournaments. At the Australian Open, she reached the second round. She lost to Maria Sharapova, who was ranked No. 2 in the world. At the Estoril Open, she won her second doubles title with Andreea Ehritt-Vanc. She finished 2007 ranked 78th in singles.

Overcoming Challenges

Anastasia faced some challenges in 2008. She had eye problems and later needed hip surgery. Despite this, she played under the Australian flag for the first time at the Australian Open. She reached the second round there. She also had some good wins against top-30 players. In India, she defeated Sybille Bammer, who was ranked No. 20.

In September 2008, Anastasia had major hip surgery in Melbourne. This was to fix an injury she had since 2003.

Returning to the Court

The first half of 2009 was about recovering and getting stronger after her hip surgery. She also injured her ankle and a leg muscle. At the US Open, she reached the third round in singles, matching her best result. She ended 2009 back in the top 100, at No. 97.

Success in 2010

In 2010, Anastasia and her sister Arina reached the doubles finals of the Malaysian Open. They played a very close match but lost in a tie-breaker.

Anastasia also played for the Australian Fed Cup team for the first time. She won her match, helping Australia secure a spot in World Group I for 2011.

At the French Open, she defeated the 22nd seed Vera Zvonareva to reach the third round. At Wimbledon, she also made it to the third round after beating the 19th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Her biggest doubles success came at the US Open. Partnering with Cara Black, they reached the semifinals. This was Anastasia's first time reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. She also reached her highest doubles ranking of world No. 28.

Later in 2010, Anastasia represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games. She won two gold medals: one in singles and one in women's doubles with Sally Peers. She also won a silver medal in mixed doubles with Paul Hanley. She finished 2010 ranked No. 64 in singles.

Continuing Her Journey

In 2011, Anastasia continued to play in many tournaments. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Australian Open and the French Open. She also made it to the quarterfinals in mixed doubles at the Australian Open.

In 2012, Anastasia won her fourth WTA doubles title at the Pattaya Open with Sania Mirza. She also reached the semifinals in doubles at the Qatar Open. At the US Open, she reached the quarterfinals in mixed doubles.

At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships

In 2013, Anastasia won her fifth WTA doubles title at the Auckland Open with Cara Black. They defeated three seeded teams to win the title.

In 2014, Anastasia had great results in doubles with Alla Kudryavtseva. They won three tournaments together. They also reached the semifinals at the Beijing and Cincinnati tournaments. Their strong performance earned them a spot in the WTA Finals in Singapore, where they reached the semifinals.

Anastasia retired from professional tennis in August 2023.

Grand Slam Finals

Mixed Doubles: 1 (Runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2003	Wimbledon	Grass	Andy Ram	Martina Navratilova Leander Paes	3–6, 3–6

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles: 24 (11 Titles, 13 Runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jul 2001	Sopot Open, Poland	Clay	Yuliya Beygelzimer	Joannette Kruger Francesca Schiavone	4–6, 0–6
Loss	2.	Oct 2005	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Hard	Galina Voskoboeva	Maria Elena Camerin Émilie Loit	3–6, 0–6
Win	1.	Nov 2005	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Hard (i)	Elena Vesnina	Līga Dekmeijere Ashley Harkleroad	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	3.	Feb 2006	Bangalore Open, India	Hard	Elena Vesnina	Liezel Huber Sania Mirza	3–6, 3–6
Win	2.	Apr 2007	Estoril Open, Portugal	Clay	Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–3, 6–2
Loss	4.	May 2007	Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco	Clay	Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Sania Mirza Vania King	1–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	Oct 2007	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	Hard	Tatiana Poutchek	Ekaterina Dzehalevich Anastasia Yakimova	6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss	6.	Feb 2010	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Zheng Jie Chan Yung-jan	7–6, 2–6, [7–10]
Loss	7.	May 2010	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Alla Kudryavtseva	Vania King Alizé Cornet	6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Win	3.	Jun 2010	Rosmalen Open, Netherlands	Grass	Alla Kudryavtseva	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss	8.	Oct 2011	Kremlin Cup, Russia	Hard (i)	Galina Voskoboeva	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win	4.	Feb 2012	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Sania Mirza	Chan Yung-jan Chan Hao-ching	3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Win	5.	Jan 2013	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Cara Black	Julia Görges Yaroslava Shvedova	2–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win	6.	Sep 2013	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	Carpet (i)	Alla Kudryavtseva	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6–4, 6–3
Loss	9.	Oct 2013	Kremlin Cup, Russia	Hard (i)	Alla Kudryavtseva	Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur	1–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win	7.	Jan 2014	Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	Kristina Mladenovic Galina Voskoboeva	6–3, 6–1
Loss	10.	Feb 2014	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai	6–3, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Win	8.	Feb 2014	Dubai Championships, UAE	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	9.	Oct 2014	Tianjin Open, China	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	Sorana Cîrstea Andreja Klepač	6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8]
Loss	11.	Mar 2015	Monterrey Open, Mexico	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Gabriela Dabrowski Alicja Rosolska	3–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Win	10.	Jun 2016	Eastbourne International, United Kingdom	Grass	Darija Jurak	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–6]
Loss	12.	Jul 2016	Stanford Classic, United States	Hard	Darija Jurak	Raquel Atawo Abigail Spears	3–6, 4–6
Win	11.	Mar 2017	Abierto Mexicano, Mexico	Hard	Darija Jurak	Veronica Cepede Royg Mariana Duque	6–3, 6–2
Loss	13.	May 2018	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Nadiia Kichenok	Mihaela Buzărnescu Raluca Olaru	5–7, 5–7

WTA Challenger Finals

Doubles: 1 (Runner-up)

Outcome	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	14 March 2016	San Antonio Open, United States	Hard	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Nicole Melichar	1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles (8–2)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	24 July 2000	ITF Pamplona, Spain	Hard	Yvette Basting	4–6, 1–6
Win	1.	13 May 2001	ITF Maglie, Italy	Clay	Maja Palaveršić	6–2, 6–4
Win	2.	7 April 2002	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Zuzana Hejdová	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	3.	16 May 2004	ITF Stockholm, Sweden	Clay	Anne Kremer	7–6, 6–4
Win	4.	13 June 2004	ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Clay	Yvonne Meusburger	1–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win	5.	25 September 2005	ITF Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Maureen Drake	6–2, 6–3
Win	6.	20 November 2005	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Gréta Arn	6–3, 6–1
Loss	2.	27 November 2005	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Ryōko Fuda	2–6, 3–6
Win	7.	28 April 2009	ITF Bundaberg, Australia	Clay	Olivia Rogowska	7–5, 6–0
Win	8.	5 May 2009	ITF Ipswich, Australia	Clay	Nicole Riner	6–4, 7–5

Doubles (13–7)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1 November 1998	ITF Minsk, Belarus	Clay	Ekaterina Paniouchkina	Olga Glouschenko Tatiana Poutchek	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Win	2.	25 March 2001	ITF Cholet, France	Clay (i)	Yuliya Beygelzimer	Eleni Daniilidou Germana Di Natale	6–1, 7–6(7)
Win	3.	17 September 2001	ITF Tbilisi, Georgia	Clay	Patricia Wartusch	Erica Krauth Vanesa Krauth	6–2, 6–1
Win	4.	3 February 2002	ITF Ortisei, Italy	Carpet (i)	Yuliya Beygelzimer	Angelika Bachmann Patricia Wartusch	6–4, 6–2
Loss	5.	24 September 2001	Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia	Carpet (i)	Nadejda Ostrovskaya	Katalin Marosi Tatiana Poutchek	3–6, 6–7(3)
Win	6.	18 March 2002	ITF Juárez, Mexico	Clay	Maria Kondratieva	Olga Vymetálková Magdalena Zděnovcová	6–3, 6–0
Loss	7.	2 April 2002	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	Hard	Ekaterina Kozhokina	Jorgelina Cravero Melissa Torres Sandoval	4–6, 3–6
Loss	8.	2 May 2003	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Tatiana Poutchek	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Perebiynis	6–7(8), 3–6
Loss	9.	6 April 2004	ITF Dinan, France	Clay (i)	Gulnara Fattakhetdinova	Darija Jurak Galina Voskoboeva	3–6, 2–6
Win	10.	7 June 2004	ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Clay	Tatiana Poutchek	Kira Nagy Maria Wolfbrandt	6–3, 6–4
Win	11.	3 April 2005	ITF Augusta, United States	Hard	Tatiana Poutchek	Rika Fujiwara Saori Obata	7–6(3), 6–0
Win	12.	5 April 2005	ITF Tunica Resorts, United States	Clay	Tatiana Poutchek	Edina Gallovits Varvara Lepchenko	6–2, 6–4
Win	13.	12 April 2005	ITF Jackson, United States	Clay	Kristen Schlukebir	Ahsha Rolle Milagros Sequera	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	14.	7 May 2005	ITF Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Tatiana Poutchek	Karolina Kosińska Alicja Rosolska	6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3)
Win	15.	19 November 2005	ITF Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Gréta Arn	Casey Dellacqua Trudi Musgrave	6–4, 1–6, 7–5
Loss	16.	27 November 2005	ITF Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Gréta Arn	Ryoko Fuda Sunitha Rao	1–6, ret.
Win	17.	9 April 2006	ITF Putignano, Italy	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović	1–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss	18.	28 October 2007	Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia	Hard	Olga Savchuk	Renata Voráčová Barbora Strýcová	4–6, 4–6
Win	19.	12 July 2009	Open de Biarritz, France	Clay	Chan Yung-jan	Akgul Amanmuradova Darya Kustova	3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win	20.	30 September 2012	Las Vegas Open, United States	Hard	Arina Rodionova	Elena Bovina Edina Gallovits-Hall	6–2, 2–6, [10–6]

See also

In Spanish: Anastasía Rodiónova para niños