Alla Kudryavtseva

Who is Alla Kudryavtseva?

Alla Alexandrovna Kudryavtseva is a professional tennis player from Russia. She currently lives in Moscow, where she is coached by Nick Rybakov. Her father Alexander was a world champion Greco-Roman wrestler in the 1980s and her grandfather a Russian weightlifter of some note.

Her career high rank in singles is world number 56, which she achieved on October 4, 2010. On August 30, 2010, her career-high doubles ranking is world number 27. Kudryavtseva won US$ 952,589 in prize money, 1 singles and 3 doubles titles on the WTA tour. She was a finalist at the Orange Bowl Championships, as a junior.

Her main sponsor is Wilson and she also has an endorsement deal with Diadora.

Kudryavtseva's first Grand Slam tournament, competing in the main draw, was the 2007 Australian Open. She defeated Finland's Emma Laine in the first round 4–6, 6–2 and 9–7. In the second rond she lost against her lifetime heroine Martina Hingis in two sets, 6–2 and 6–2. In Paris, Kudryavtseva won against the 29th seed Gisela Dulko 7–5, 1–6, 8–6 to reach the third round of Roland Garros, where she was defeated by second seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets 6–1, 6–4. After this match, she reached her new career high of #67. At her first Wimbledon, she lost against the eventual champion Venus Williams, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5.