Arantxa Rus

Infobox Tennis biography
playername = Arantxa Rus


nickname =
country = NED
residence = Monster, The Netherlands
datebirth = birth date and age|1990|12|13
placebirth = Delft, The Netherlands
height = height|m=1.80
weight = kg to lb|65|abbr=yes
turnedpro = n/a
retired =
plays = Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $25,928
singlesrecord = 51-17
singlestitles = 0 WTA, 3 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 170 (October 6, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult =
FrenchOpenresult =
Wimbledonresult =
USOpenresult =
doublesrecord = 9-5
doublestitles = 0 WTA, 1 ITF
highestdoublesranking = No. 347 (July 7, 2008)
updated = September 22, 2008

Arantxa Rus (born December 13 1990, in Delft, South Holland) is a Dutch female tennis player. In 2008 she won the Australian Open for juniors, defeating Jessica Moore from Australia. Because of this win she went from 35th to 2nd place on the junior tennis list. Rus was given a wildcard for the 2008 Ordina Open, where she was defeated in the first round by Mariya Koryttseva 4-6, 4-6.

In September 2008 she qualified herself for the 2008 Guangzhou International Women's Open in Guangzhou,China. In the first round she beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4 and then reached the quarterfinal after beating Argentina's Gisela Dulko 6-4, 6-4 [ [http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/tennis/1957990/__Rus_bereikt_kwartfinale_Guangzhou__.html?p=3,1 Arantxa Rus reaches quarterfinals in Guangzhou] ] . In the quarterfinal she lost to Camille Pin of France 3-6, 3-6 [ [http://www.sportweek.nl/tennis/71652/Pin_stuit_opmars_Rus_in_Guangzhou Pin defeats Rus in Guangzhou] ] .

Since 7 July 2008, she is the number one on the world junior tennis list.

References

External links

* [http://www.Arantxa-Rus.nl/ Fansite Arantxa Rus]
* [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/2/players/playerprofiles/Playerbio.asp?PlayerID=313349&
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* [http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player.asp?player=100060201 ITF profile]