Dinara Safina

Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (ethnic Tatar) (born April 27, 1986, Moscow, Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. She was born in Moscow and currently resides there as well. She is also the younger sister of Russian tennis player Marat Safin.

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Tatar - April 27 - 1986 - Moscow - Russia - Tennis - Marat Safin

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Right-handed Dinara has an imposing presence on the court with her 6-foot tall stature. Like her older brother, Dinara started playing tennis when she was very young. She turned pro in 2001. On July 29, 2002, she broke into the top 100. In the same year, she defeated a top 20 player (Farina Elia) for the first time (at the age of 16). On July 14, 2003, she broke into the top 50. At the US Open 2003, she reached the 4th round. Safina also plays doubles matches. Her highest ranking for doubles was 21 on March 21, 2005.

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2001 - 2002 - 2003 - US Open 2003

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In the 2004 Australian Open, Safina upset Amanda Coetzer of South Africa before losing to Kim Clijsters of Belgium. As of August 2005, her career prize money totalled $873,324. She is also sponsored by Adidas and Babolat.

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2004 - Australian Open - Amanda Coetzer - South Africa - Kim Clijsters - Belgium - August - 2005 - Adidas - Babolat

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