Vera Dushevina Bio


  • Coached by Irina Granaturova
  • Father is Yevgeny (engineer); mother is Elena (teacher); sister is Sonia (university student); also has two cats
  • Father introduced her to tennis at age 7
  • Changed spelling of last name in 2005 for WTA purposes (Douchevina to Dushevina)
  • Favorite music is Russian music; also likes R&B
  • Favorite movies are Russian movies; favorite actors are Brad Pitt, Eric Roberts, Jude Law
  • Favorite types of food are Italian, Japanese
  • Favorite cities are Moscow, Paris, Milan, Melbourne
  • Other sports interests are soccer, basketball
  • Best tennis memory was win over Jill Craybas at 2005 Australian Open (was down 61 51 and 2mp but came back to win)
  • Favorite tennis players are Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt.
Biographical information from WTA. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.


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