Anna Smashnova
Anna Smashnova is a Belarusian-born Israeli former tennis player.
Smashnova reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won 12 of them. In addition, she won a junior Grand Slam title, the 1991 French Open girls' singles championship.
Smashnova began playing tennis when she was six. She became the No. 1 junior in the Soviet Union at the age of ten. She was the number one junior in the Soviet Union from age ten until she moved to Israel at age 14. She won the girls' Soviet Union youth championship in 1989 at the age of 14. After immigrating to Israel at age 15, Smashnova trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.
She reached the fourth round of the French Open in 1995 and 1998. She won her first top-level WTA Tour singles title in 1999 at Tashkent. She had a breakthrough in 2002, winning four titles and beating 11 players ranked in the top 20, including Jelena Dokic, Justine Henin, and Kim Clijsters.
She was on the Israeli Olympic Team in 2004. She was on the Israeli Fed Cup team from 1992-2005. Smashnova holds the record for most ties played in Fed Cup competition - 61. Her win-loss record is 43-30 in Fed Cup competition for Israel from 1992-2006, including 7-3 on hard courts in singles.
Smashnova reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 15 in 2003. She was in 13 finals, and won 12 of them. In addition, she won a junior Grand Slam title, the 1991 French Open girls' singles championship.
Smashnova began playing tennis when she was six. She became the No. 1 junior in the Soviet Union at the age of ten. She was the number one junior in the Soviet Union from age ten until she moved to Israel at age 14. She won the girls' Soviet Union youth championship in 1989 at the age of 14. After immigrating to Israel at age 15, Smashnova trained at the Israel Tennis Centers.
She reached the fourth round of the French Open in 1995 and 1998. She won her first top-level WTA Tour singles title in 1999 at Tashkent. She had a breakthrough in 2002, winning four titles and beating 11 players ranked in the top 20, including Jelena Dokic, Justine Henin, and Kim Clijsters.
She was on the Israeli Olympic Team in 2004. She was on the Israeli Fed Cup team from 1992-2005. Smashnova holds the record for most ties played in Fed Cup competition - 61. Her win-loss record is 43-30 in Fed Cup competition for Israel from 1992-2006, including 7-3 on hard courts in singles.