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Sports News // 1 decade ago

Kuznetsova now ranked eighth in the world

Svetlana Kuznetsova's first tournament championship in nearly two years gave the world women's tennis rankings its only changes among the Top 10 players.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Safina moves to third in tennis ratings

Dinara Safina, who last weekend won her fourth tournament of the year, moved to third Monday in the latest women's world tennis ratings.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Serena Williams outlasts sister

Serena Williams outlasted her sister Venus in two tiebreaks Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Open.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Ivanovic officially No. 1 in the world

French Open champion Ana Ivanovic officially moved to the No. 1 spot in the women's world tennis rankings.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Ivanovic claims women's French Open title

Ana Ivanovic beat Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 Saturday to win the women's division of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Safina goes to French Open final

Dinara Safina cruised past fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 6-2 Thursday in a women's semifinal match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Kuznetsova, Safina advance at French Open

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Dinara Safina won their women's quarterfinal matches Wednesday at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Safina beats Sharapova to reach quarters

Dinara Safina saved a match point and went on to upset World No. 1 Maria Sharapova Monday in fourth-round women's play at the French Open.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Chakvetadze a rare French upset victim

Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva and Venus Williams notched straight-set victories Thursday in second-round play at the French Open.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Kuznetsova, rain win at French Open

No. 4-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova posted a win Tuesday in the women's half of the French Open, where rain again forced postponement of dozens of matches.

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Dinara Mikhailovna Safina (Russian: Динара Михайловна Сафина, Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, Dinara Mөbin qızı Safina), born April 27, 1986 in Moscow, is a Russian Tatar professional tennis player. Safina's career high ranking is World No. 1.

Safina was runner up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanović, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively. She has had success at Grand Slam events in women's doubles by winning the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve #1 rankings.

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