Russian tennis cutie pie, Anna Chakvetadze, turns 22 today. She was born March 5, 1987 in Moscow, Russia where she still resides.
Chakvetadze is pictured here during her win over No. 130 ranked Zi Yan of China, 6-1 6-2, which helped lead Russia over China in the first round of the 2009 Fed Cup.
Chakvetadze is currently ranked No. 24 on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking has been No. 5 on September 10, 2007. That was the year she did her best in the Grand Slams, reaching the Quarterfinals of the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and the Semifinals of the US Open. She has never won a Grand Slam.
Chakvetadze lost in the 2nd round at the Australian Open earlier this year. Maybe turning 22 will spark her play and she’ll do better at Roland Garros.
