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Akgul Amanmuradova Bio
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- Currently without a coach
- Father, Chari, is a builder; mother, Saadat, is a high school music teacher; brother, Shokhrat, is a university student; born and raised in Tashkent; no one in family plays tennis
- Began playing at age 10 when grandmother took her to a local club to keep her busy
- As a child, also liked to read, draw, play piano and basketball; was asked to play on national junior basketball team but declined
- As a teenager, was part of the East Asia Grand Slam Development Fund through the ITF as well as the Tashkent State Fund, and at age 18 was invited to be a member of the national tennis team; it was then that she decided to make a career out of tennis
- Idolized Pete Sampras and Michael Jordan when growing up
- Works hard on improving her movement, which she classes as a weakness
- Best memories to date are winning 2005 Asian Tennis Championships, her first ITF title in India and her first Tour final at Tashkent
- Enjoys music, reading and travelling; studied International Tourism at Tashkent State University of Economics.
Biographical information from WTA. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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