Born in Moscow, Anna Chakvetadze began playing tennis at the early age of eight. She reached her peak in 2007 when she competed in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and the French Open, and made it to the semifinals of the U.S. Open. She was ranked fifth in the world and achieved eight titles.
However, after suffering some health problems, the 24-year-old decided to lay down her tennis racket and stand up for the Right Cause Party. She's one of three parliamentary candidates in the...Read Full Story
Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze (Russian: Анна Джамбулиловна Чакветадзе; born March 5, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player (with Georgian roots[1]). On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. She has won seven WTA Singles Titles. As of January 3 2010, she is ranked World No. 67.She began playing tennis at the age of eight after being introduced to the sport by her mother, Natalia. She travels for tournaments with her father. She...Read Full Story
So for the second time this week I have a prodigy on my plate. Anna Chakvetadze once held the number five position of the world but has fallen to 111. Though many of us are waiting for a prodigal return of Anna to the top 10, I don’t see it happen for now. She is only 23 so keep in mind that she could bounce back at any point but I am not holding my breath.
And even though I don’t expect a comeback anytime soon, she still looks good on photo. And photographer Ralf Reinecke thinks so too...Read Full Story
Recently Russian netizens took part in a poll for the sexiest woman in Russian politics.
Unexpectedly the honour went to former tennis player Anna Chakvetadze.
Chakvetadze who turned to politics after her tennis career was threatened by health problems will run for election in December for the lower house of the Russian state parliament with the Right Cause Party.
She reached her career-high professional singles ranking of world no. 5 in 2007 and have won 8 WTA titles. HCFoo's Tennis BlogRead Full Story
Belgian Yanina Wickmayer bounced back from a set down to do away with Russian Anna Chakvetadze in the opening round of the 2012 Brussels Open in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, 22 nd May 2012. In their first ever career meeting, Wickmayer toiled for two ...
In an-all qualifier battle, American teenager Sloane Stephens took down Russia’s Anna Chakvetadze in a tipsy-turvy three setter at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia 2012 on Tuesday. She summed up a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory against the 25-year-old to book a ...
Rated at number 337 in the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) World Rankings, Russian competitor Anna Chakvetadze stunned the world number 59, Varvara Lepchenko of the United States, in the qualifying competition of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday.
Wozniacki is now 12-0 at this event and has won 17 straight sets, the second set of her 2010 semifinal triumph over Anna Chakvetadze being the last one she lost. Second seed Angelique Kerber of Germany had a much tougher path to the quarters, beating ...
Wozniacki is now 12-0 at this event and has won 17 straight sets, the second set of her 2010 semi-final triumph over Anna Chakvetadze being the last one she lost. Second seed Angelique Kerber of Germany had a much tougher path to the quarters, beating ...