Sunday, May 24, 2009

Maria Kirilenko Personal Life & Biography


Nickname(s) Makiri
Country Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth January 25, 1987 (1987-01-25) (age 22)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
now Russia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57.6 kg (127 lb; 9.07 st)
Turned pro 2001
Retired Active
Plays Right
Career prize money $2,042,005

Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko was born January 25, 1987.She is a Russian professional tennis player of Paternal Ukrainian Heritage. Born in Moscow, she won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the China Open. Kirilenko reached 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She is a good friend of Maria Sharapova. She is affectionately called Makiri. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian Open, as well as the 2002 US Open junior tournament. In December 2004 she played in a tennis exhibition in Tampa, Florida to raise money for the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund.

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