French Open tennis in Paris
First seeded Dinara Safina of Russia returns the ball against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their semi-final match of the French Tennis Open at Roland Garros, near Paris, June 4, 2009. Safina won 6-3, 6-3. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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Dinara Safina, who held the world No. 1 ranking in women's tennis for 26 weeks, has retired from competitive tennis, her brother said.
Russian player Dinara Safina, once ranked No. 1, says she is taking an indefinite break from tennis to recover from chronic back pain.
Dinara Safina, who lost the finals in the tournament each of the last two years, was a first-round loser Tuesday at the French Open.
Serena and Venus Williams were straight-set winners Tuesday but Dinara Safina was ousted in second-round play of the $2 million Italian Open in Rome.
Top-seeded Dinara Safina was one of Friday's quarterfinal winners at the Slovenia Open tennis tournament in Portoroz.
Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova, meeting in their third finals in five weeks, advanced Thursday to the championship match of the French Open in Paris.
Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a tight three-set victory Wednesday, eliminating world No. 2 Serene Williams in quarterfinal play at the French Open in Paris.
No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina won eight of the 10 final games Tuesday and escaped the quarterfinals with a three-set win at the French Open in Paris.
Top-ranked Dinara Safina rolled to another victory but defending champion Ana Ivanovic was ousted Sunday in fourth-round action at the French Open in Paris.
Madrid champion Dinara Safina is still No. 1 in the world and tournament runner-up Caroline Wozniacki cracked the Top 10 in the women's world tennis rankings.
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