Anastasia Rodionova

On court

• Learned how to play tennis under the tuition of her father, Ivan, a professional tennis coach, aged seven.
• Played her first WTA main draw at Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2000.
• Claimed her maiden ITF Futures title in Maglie, Italy in 2001.
• Reached the final of Wimbledon Mixed doubles in 2003, partnering Israeli Andy Ram.
• Broke into the world’s top 100 in 2006, reaching the US Open third round and the second round at both Wimbledon and the French Open.
• Started representing Australia in 2008.
• Represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning Gold medals in singles and doubles.
• Completed fifth straight season inside the WTA top 100 in 2010.
• Made her Australian Fed Cup team debut in 2010.
• Represented Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
• Favourite shot is forehand.
• Considers her dad, Ivan, to be the most influential person in her career.

Off court

• Speaks English and Russian.
• Younger sister, Arina, also plays on the WTA tour.
• Performed gymnastics as a child and currently enjoys swimming.
• Hobbies include reading books, watching movies and going out to nightclubs.
• She finds traveling around the world gruelling, but loves meeting people from different cultures.
• Favourite book is Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
• Favourite city is Moscow.
• Favourite actor is Nicolas Cage.