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US OPEN WOMEN'S PROFILES

(8) Vera Zvonareva
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS:	100/1
NATIONALITY:	RUS
BIRTH DATE:	07/09/84
BECAME PRO:	2000
WORLD RANKING:	9

VERDICT

Throughout her eight years as a pro, this 27-year-old has consistently disappointed on the major stage despite being tipped as a potential star in her youth. But Zvonareva's career could be about to change in fortune having clinched a morale-boosting bronze medal at the Olympic Games, defeating home favourite Na Li in the third/fourth play-off. This success could well break the mental block she appears to suffer during the Grand Slams because the right-handed Russian no doubt has the talent to succeed, having also won the Prague Open in May.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	08	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99
Australian Open	1R	4R	1R	2R	4R	1R	-	-	-	-
French Open	4R	-	1R	3R	3R	QF	4R	-	-	-
Wimbledon	2R	-	1R	2R	4R	4R	2R	-	-	-
US Open	-	3R	3R	-	4R	3R	3R	-	-	-

Women's Profiles

(1) A Ivanovic
(2) J Jankovic
(3) S Kuznetsova
(4) S Williams
(5) E Dementieva
(6) D Safina
(7) V Williams
(8) V Zvonareva
(9) A Radwanska
(10) A Chakvetadze
(11) D Hantuchova
(12) M Bartoli
(13) A Szavay
(14) V Azarenka
(15) P Schnyder
(16) F Pennetta
(17) A Cornet
(18) D Cibulkova
(19) N Petrova
(20) N Vaidisova
(21) C Wozniacki
(22) M Kirilenko
(23) L Davenport
(24) S Peer
(25) F Schiavone
(26) A Medina Garrigues
(27) A Bondarenko
(28) K Srebotnik
(29) S Bammer
(30) A Sugiyama
(31) V Razzano
(32) A Mauresmo

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