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(13) DINARA SAFINA

PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: 50/1
NATIONALITY: RUS
BIRTH DATE: 27/04/86
BECAME PRO: 2000
WORLD RANKING: 13
VERDICT
More at home on clay, Safina reached the final in Charleston and successive quarter-finals in Berlin and Rome before losing to Serena Williams at Roland Garros. Yet to make a significant impact on any of the Grand Slam events, the Russian has been knocked out at the third-round stage at Wimbledon in each of the last two years. Tends to find things harder on the slicker grass than on clay, but if she does find her feet, the Russian has all the shots to do some damage. A potential dark horse.
 
TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
  07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98
Australian Open 3R 2R 2R 3R 1R - - - - -
French Open 4R QF 1R 2R 1R - - - - -
Wimbledon - 3R 3R 1R 1R - - - - -
US Open - QF 1R 1R 4R 2R - - - -

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