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Biofile with Elena Dementieva  | read this item

Biofile with Elena Dementieva

Status: 2008 Olympic gold medalist retired this week at the WTA Tour Championships in Doha. She won 16 career ATP singles titles. Reached a career high #3 ranking in April 2009.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 141
DOB: October 15th, 1981 In: Moscow, Russia.
Tennis Inspiration: “My mom was the person that I admire all my life. (Who [...]

Biofile with Vera Zvonareva  | read this item

Biofile with Vera Zvonareva

 
Status: WTA #4. 2008 Olympic bronze medalist. 2010 Wimbledon and U.S. Open finalist.
DOB: September 7, 1984 In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory: “Playing a tournament in England. I was age of six and it was my first tournament. (How did you do?) I don’t even remember. I think I won my age-group, actually. And I think [...]

Biofile with Keith Gessen

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Biofile with Keith Gessen

Occupation: Author of ’All the Sad Young Literary Men’ and editor-in-chief of n+1 magazine (twice-yearly about literature, politics and culture). Has written about books for Dissent, Slate and New York. Dubbed the “Literary heart-throb” by gawker.com.
DOB: January 9, 1975 In: Moscow, Russia
Hobbies/Interests: “I play football and hockey.”
Favorite Movie: “There’s a Russian movie called Autumn Marathon – [...]

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko  | read this item

Biofile with Maria Kirilenko

Status: WTA tennis player. 
Ht: 5-8  Wt: 127
DOB: January 25, 1987  In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory:  “When I came to the club when I was seven-years-old and I came to one of the bigger clubs in Moscow – Dynamo. It was my first time. My father, he brought me there. We were expecting the coach would [...]

Safin signs in Washington DC 2007  | read this item

Tribute Biofile Marat Safin 1998

This Biofile was done on August 31, 1998 at the US Open. At the time Safin was a highly regarded teenager but was still ranked outside the top 50. He reached the round of 16 in Flushing Meadows before losing to Sampras. Safin would break into the top 50 later in the year when he defeated Korda [...]

Biofile with Alexander Frolov  | read this item

Biofile with Alexander Frolov

Status: Los Angeles Kings winger
HT: 6-foot-2 WT: 210 pounds
DOB: June 19, 1982 In: Moscow, Russia
Hockey Inspirations: “I didn’t have one guy. I like a lot of great players – like Alexander Yakushev, Valeri Kharlamov. But I really didn’t have one guy who I really wanted to be like. I always want to be myself.”
Nicknames: “Fro. [...]