2000 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.
2001 - Played first two WTA main draws, reaching 2r at Madrid (as qualifier; saved 11mp to d. Ruano Pascual in 1r; l. to Raymond) and Hawaii (as WC); fell in qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.
2002 - First Top 50 season; won first two WTA titles at Helsinki (d. Chladkova in final) and Bali (d. Martínez in final); SF at Casablanca (l. to Wartusch); QF at Warsaw; reached 3r once (
US Open) and 2r five times (incl.
Australian Open); fell 1r once and in qualifying four times (incl. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on August 12 (rose from No.123 to No.87) and Top 50 debut on September 30 (rose from No.59 to No.45); won three WTA doubles titles.
2003 - Another Top 50 season; SF at San Diego (l. to Henin); QF twice, at
Wimbledon (l. to Henin; first Grand Slam QF) and Los Angeles (l. to Clijsters); reached 3r three times (incl.
US Open) and 2r five times; fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying twice; w/Navratilova, won five WTA doubles titles and qualified for first WTA Championships in doubles (l. first match); made doubles Top 10 debut on September 8 (rose from No.11 to No.7).
2004 - Breakthrough season; won first Grand Slam title at
US Open (d. Dementieva in final); also won titles at Eastbourne (d. Hantuchova in final) and Bali (d. Weingärtner in final); runner-up four times, at Dubai (l. to Henin in final), Doha (l. to Myskina in final), Warsaw (l. to V.Williams in final) and Beijing (l. to S.Williams 46 75 64 in final; held 2mp at 64 54); SF at Filderstadt (l. to Mauresmo); QF seven times, at Gold Coast, Indian Wells, Berlin, Rome, Los Angeles, Olympics (l. to Mauresmo) and Moscow; reached 4r twice (incl.
Roland Garros - l. to Myskina 16 64 86; held mp at 6-5 third set) and 3r twice (incl.
Australian Open); fell 1r twice (incl.
Wimbledon); qualified for first WTA Championships in singles but fell in RR stage (went 1-2 in RR); made Top 20 debut on March 1 (after Dubai; rose from No.29 to No.20), Top 10 debut on June 7 (after
Roland Garros; rose from No.11 to No.10) and Top 5 debut on September 20 (after Beijing; rose from No.6 to No.5), peaking at No.4 on October 18; won two WTA doubles titles (both w/Likhovtseva), also finishing runners-up seven times (incl.
Australian Open,
Roland Garros and
US Open); qualified for WTA Championships in doubles (l. to Petrova/Shaughnessy in first match); made doubles Top 5 debut on February 2 (after
Australian Open; rose from No.7 to No.5) and career-high No.3 on June 7 (after
Roland Garros; rose from No.4 to No.3); member of Russian Fed Cup team that d. France in final (first personal Fed Cup title).
2005 - Compiled strong early results but slumped in second half and finished season No.18; QF or better at seven of first 11 events; runner-up at Warsaw (l. to Henin in final); SF twice, at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to Davenport) and Eastbourne (l. to Clijsters); QF four times, at
Australian Open (l. to Sharapova), Indian Wells, Berlin and
Wimbledon (l. to Davenport); reached 4r twice (incl.
Roland Garros - l. to Henin 76(6) 46 75; led 5-3 third set w/2mp); dismal showing in six events after
Wimbledon; QF at Moscow; reached 3r twice; dropped opening match three times (incl.
US Open - l. to Bychkova in 1r; first defending champion there in Open Era to lose 1r); won two WTA doubles titles w/Molik (incl. first Grand Slam doubles title at
Australian Open).
2006 - Another Top 5 season; won three WTA titles, at Miami (d. Sharapova in final), Bali (d. Bartoli in final) and Beijing (d. Mauresmo in final); runner-up twice, at Warsaw (l. to Clijsters in final) and
Roland Garros (l. to Henin); SF eight times, at Sydney, Dubai, New Haven (l. to Henin at all three), Amelia Island (l. to Schiavone), Rome (l. to Safina), Eastbourne (l. to Myskina), Stuttgart (l. to Petrova) and Zürich (l. to Hantuchova); QF four times, at Doha, Charleston, Berlin and Montréal; three of four pre-QF losses came at majors, at
Australian Open (l. 4r to Davenport),
Wimbledon (l. 3r to Li), and
US Open (l. 4r to Jankovic), also Moscow (l. 2r); fell in RR stage at WTA Championships (went 1-2 in RR); won one WTA doubles title.
2007 - Another Top 5 season; won ninth WTA title at New Haven (won when Szavay ret. in final w/back injury); runner-up five times, at Doha (l. to Henin in final), Indian Wells (l. to Hantuchova in final), Berlin (l. to Ivanovic in final), Rome (l. to Jankovic in final) and
US Open (l. to Henin in final); SF four times, at Dubai (l. to Henin), Warsaw (l. to A.Bondarenko), Stuttgart (l. to Golovin) and Moscow (l. to S.Williams); QF five times, at Paris [Indoors],
Roland Garros (l. to Ivanovic),
Wimbledon (l. to V.Williams), Toronto and Zürich; only three pre-QF losses in 18 events (incl.
Australian Open - l. to Peer in 4r); fell in RR stage at WTA Championships (went 0-3 in RR); rose to No.3 on March 19 (after Indian Wells) and career-high No.2 on September 10 (after
US Open); member of Fed Cup-winning Russian team (second personal Fed Cup title).
2008 - Another Top 10 season; runner-up five times, at Sydney (l. to Henin in final), Dubai (l. to Dementieva in final), Indian Wells (l. to Ivanovic in final), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to Safina in final) and Beijing (l. to Jankovic in final); SF twice, at Miami (l. to S.Williams) and
Roland Garros (l. to Safina); QF twice, at Montréal and Moscow; nine pre-QF losses, incl.
Australian Open (l. to A.Radwanska in 3r),
Wimbledon (l. to A.Radwanska in 4r), Olympics (l. to Li in 1r) and
US Open (l. to Srebotnik in 3r); fell in RR stage at WTA Championships (went 0-3 in RR); member of Fed Cup-winning Russian team (third personal Fed Cup title).
2009 - Another Top 5 season; won three WTA titles, at Stuttgart (d. Safina in final),
Roland Garros (d. Safina in final; second Grand Slam title, after winning 2004
US Open; now 2-2 in Grand Slam finals) and Beijing (d. A.Radwanska in final); runner-up at Rome (l. to Safina in final); SF at Miami (l. to Azarenka); QF three times, at Sydney,
Australian Open (l. to S.Williams 57 75 61; led 75 53) and New Haven; reached 4r once (
US Open) and 3r twice (incl.
Wimbledon); dropped opening match six times (fell 1r once and in 2r five times after 1r bye); fell in RR stage at WTA Championships (went 1-2 in RR); won one WTA doubles title.
2010 - First non-Top 20 season in seven years (finished No.27); won 13th WTA title at San Diego (d. A.Radwanska in final); SF at Montréal (l. to Wozniacki); QF at Eastbourne (l. to Makarova); had 14 pre-QF losses in 17 events; reached 4r three times (incl.
Australian Open,
US Open), 3r twice (incl.
Roland Garros) and 2r six times (incl.
Wimbledon); fell 1r three times; began season at No.3 but finished at No.27.
2011 - Another Top 20 season (finishing No.19); runner-up at Dubai (l. to Wozniacki); SF at Marbella (l. to Begu); QF four times, at Sydney,
Roland Garros (l. to Bartoli), 's-Hertogenbosch and Moscow; reached 4r twice, at
Australian Open (l. to Kuznetsova 64 16 1614 after holding 6mp in third set; at 4h44min was second-longest match in Open Era) and
US Open (l. to Wozniacki); also reached 3r three times (incl.
Wimbledon) and 2r three times; fell 1r five times (incl. Rome - l. to Arn 36 76(4) 76(9); held 4mp in third set - 2mp at 6-5 and 2mp at 7-6 and 8-7 in tie-break); withdrew from Carlsbad w/groin strain.
2012 - First non-Top 50 finish in 11 years after injury-marred season (finished No.72); best result in first half of season was SF at Auckland (l. to Zheng); also 4r once (
Roland Garros), 3r three times (incl.
Australian Open) and 2r three times (incl. Miami - l. to Benesova 16 76(7) 76(7); held 2mp at 6-5 and 7-6 in third set tie-break, and Fès - trailed Begu 16 76(4) 32 when ret. w/left thigh injury; held mp at 61 54); fell 1r four times (incl.
Wimbledon); also won second Grand Slam doubles title at
Australian Open (w/Zvonareva); retired in Sydney 2r w/heat illness and withdrew from Eastbourne w/back injury; missed all post-Wimbledon events w/right knee injury (Stanford, Carlsbad, Montréal, Cincinnati, New Haven and
US Open).
