australian open Tennis female NO.2 Dinara Safina
January 31st, 2009
| Country |  Russia |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco; Moscow, Russia | |
| Date of birth | April 27, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union now Russia |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb/11 st) | |
| Turned pro | 2001 | |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career prize money | US$5,431,001 | |
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина; Dinara Möbin qızı Safina; Russian: Дина́ра Миха́йловна (Муби́новна) Са́фина), born April 27, 1986, is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar ethnicity. As of November 3, 2008, she is ranked World No. 2 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). She has won one Grand Slam title, the women’s doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy, and reached one Grand Slam singles final at the 2008 French Open. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women’s singles at the 2008 games in Beijing. She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men’s player Marat Safin.
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