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Nadia Petrova

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Nadia Petrova
Надежда Петрова
Petrova at the 2013 French Open
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMiami, United States
Born (1982-06-08) 8 June 1982 (age 42)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro6 September 1999
Retired11 January 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$12,466,924
Singles
Career record533–303 (63.76%)
Career titles13 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 3 (15 May 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (2006, 2010)
French OpenSF (2003, 2005)
WimbledonQF (2005, 2008)
US OpenQF (2004, 2005)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2005, 2006, 2008)
Olympic Games3R (2012)
Doubles
Career record384–175 (68.69%)
Career titles24 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 3 (21 March 2005)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2011)
French OpenF (2012)
WimbledonQF (2004, 2005, 2007, 2013)
US OpenF (2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2004, 2012)
Olympic Games (2012)
Medal record
Representing Russia Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Doubles

Nadezhda "Nadia" Petrova (Russian: Надежда Викторовна Петрова, Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova); born June 8, 1982 in Moscow, Soviet Union, is a Russian professional tennis player.

She has won 27 WTA Titles, nine in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006. She has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005. In doubles, she won the Sony Ericsson Championships in 2004 with Meghann Shaughnessy. As of 29 August 2011, Petrova was ranked World No. 30 in singles and World No. 9 in doubles.

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