Vera Dushevina

Infobox Tennis player
playername= Vera Dushevina


country= RUS
residence= Khimki, Russia
datebirth= birth date and age|1986|10|6
placebirth= Moscow, Soviet Union
height= height|m=1.80
weight= convert|73|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro= 2003
plays= Right; Two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney= $1,244,300
singlesrecord= 177–117
singlestitles= 0 WTA, 1 ITF
highestsinglesranking= No. 31 (July 4, 2005)
AustralianOpenresult= 4th (2005)
FrenchOpenresult= 2nd (04,06,07)
Wimbledonresult= 2nd (2007, 2008)
USOpenresult= 3rd (2004, 2007)
doublesrecord= 80–64
doublestitles= 1 WTA, 4 ITF
highestdoublesranking= 27 (June 25, 2007)
updated= September 29, 2008

Vera Yevgenyevna Dushevina (VEH-rah doo-SHEH-vee-nah; Russian: Вера Душевина; born October 6, 1986) is a Russian professional female tennis player. She was born in Moscow but now resides in Khimki, Russia.

In 2005 she reached her first WTA singles final at Eastbourne where she finished runner up to former World No. 1 Kim Clijsters of Belgium. Two years later, she reached her second at the Nordea Nordic Light Open, losing in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwańska. In 2006, she changed her family name into Dushevina.

Dushevina is Currently competing in the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia, and plays top Seed Jelena Jankovic in Round Two.

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