- 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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