Svetlana Kuznetsova

Svetlana Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles rank of 2 in September 2007 and a career-high doubles rank of 3 in June 2004.

In 2010, injuries and not defending points from 2009 started the decline of Kuznetsova's tennis career. 2012 was an even worse season for Kuznetsova, as withdrawing from tournaments due to injuries after Wimbledon that year saw her finish 2012 outside the top 50. Kuznetsova's declined stopped when she returned to the top ten on July 11, 2016 after the 2016 Wimbledon Championships ended, her best ranking since early 2010.

Early life
Svetlana Kuznetsova was born on June 27, 1985 to her parents in St. Petersburg, Soviet Union, now considered to be Russia.

2016: Return to elite
Kuznetsova started her 2016 season by winning the title at Sydney, stopping the run of Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig in less than an hour. She was eliminated in the Australian Open by Kateryna Bondarenko.