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Vera Igorevna Zvonareva (Russian: born 7 September 1984) is a Russian professional tennis player. She was introduced to tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2000. Her career high is World No. 2 by the WTA. Zvonareva has won twelve WTA Tour singles titles and reached the finals of the 2008 WTA Tour Championships, 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and 2010 US Open. She also was a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In doubles, she has won four Grand Slam titles, two in women's doubles at the 2006 US Open (w/Nathalie Dechy) and 2012 Australian Open (w/Svetlana Kuznetsova), and two in mixed doubles at the 2004 US Open (w/Bob Bryan) and 2006 Wimbledon Championships (w/Andy Ram).
Zvonareva was born in 1984 in Moscow to Igor and Nataliya (née Bykova) Zvonarev. Igor played Bandy in the USSR championship with Dynamo Moscow, while Nataliya played field hockey and was the bronze medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Zvonareva was introduced to tennis at age six by her mother.
In 2007, Zvonareva graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education with a degree in Physical Education. She studied for a second degree in international economic relations at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.
Zvonareva was born in 1984 in Moscow to Igor and Nataliya (née Bykova) Zvonarev. Igor played Bandy in the USSR championship with Dynamo Moscow, while Nataliya played field hockey and was the bronze medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Zvonareva was introduced to tennis at age six by her mother.
In 2007, Zvonareva graduated from the Russian State University of Physical Education with a degree in Physical Education. She studied for a second degree in international economic relations at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.
