- Aravane Rezai
Infobox Tennis player
playername= Aravane Rezai
country= flag|France, flag|Iran
residence= Saint-Etienne, France
datebirth= birth date and age|1987|3|14
placebirth= Saint-Etienne, France
height= 5 ft 5 in (1 m 65)
weight= 137 lb (62 kg)
turnedpro=1 January 2005
plays= Right; Two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney= $589,346
singlesrecord= 139–82
singlestitles= 0 WTA, 7 ITF
highestsinglesranking= No. 40 (January 15 2007 )
AustralianOpenresult= 3r (2008)
FrenchOpenresult= 3r (2006)
Wimbledonresult= 3r (2007)
USOpenresult= 4r (2006)
doublesrecord= 0–9
doublestitles= 0
highestdoublesranking= No. 821 (November 26 2007 )
coach=Arsalan Rezaï
updated=August 4 ,2008 Aravane Rezai (PerB| ارغوان رضائی ,
Latin alphabet : "Aravane Rezaï", bornMarch 14 ,1987 ) is anIran ian-Frenchtennis player born in St. Etienne,France to Iranian parents. Rezaï took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball-girl.Career
2001 and 2005: Women's Islamic Games
She competed for
Iran at theWomen's Islamic Games winning Gold in 2001 and 2005.2006: U.S. Open
At the 2006 U.S. Open, she reached the fourth round, her career best Grand Slam singles result. Her current ranking as of
May 30 ,2007 is 43rd.2007
At the international clay tournament of
Istanbul (Turkey ) Rezaï reached the final by beating American World No. 29Venus Williams in the 2nd round (6–4, 6–4) andRussia n World No. 2Maria Sharapova in the semi-final (6–2, 6–4). In the final she lost to RussianElena Dementieva due to retiring, trailing 6–7(5) 0–3.In spite of her good performance in the international clay tournament, she lost the week after 6–2, 6–4 to countrywomanMarion Bartoli in the first round of the2007 French Open .In her first appearance in Wimbledon she defeatedShenay Perry from the U.S. in the first round 6–2 7–6 andFrancesca Schiavone fromItaly the 29 seed in the second round, 6–4 2–6 6–4. However, in the third round she was defeated byAna Ivanović fromSerbia by 6–3, 6–2.2008
She reached the final of the
2008 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, despite being unseeded. She lost to American,Lindsay Davenport , 6–2, 6–2.At the
Australian Open , Rezai reached the third round, beating thirteenth seedTatiana Golovin in the second round 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 before losing toHsieh Su-Wei 6–2, 6–7, 6–4.Finals
Runner-up (2)
External links
* [http://www.aravanerezai.info/ Official Website]
*Wta|id=311791
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