Vera Zvonareva is a famous Russian tennis player. He bears the title of Honored Master of Sports. Since 2004, is one of the 20 best athletes in the world. In 2008, she took third place at the Beijing Olympics. In 2010, she occupied the 2nd line of the world ranking. In this article, you will be presented with her short biography.
Childhood
Vera Zvonareva was born in Moscow in 1984. The parents of the girl went in for sports - they both played hockey. Only mom played on the grass, and father played with the ball. When the girl turned six, her mother brought her to the tennis section. At first it was a simple hobby, but over time, Vera got involved and began to seriously engage in it.
The first tournament and the first coach
Tennis debut took place in 1999 in Georgia. But, unfortunately, Vera Zvonareva did not get into the medalists. But a year later, the athlete won the tournament in Surgut, having won the title of champion of Russia. The first trainer of the girl was Ekaterina Kryuchkova. But in 2001, Vera decided to leave her and played for almost a year without a mentor. In 2002, Julia Kashevarova became the new tennis player's coach. This went Zvonareva benefit. In the next three years, she won a number of major victories.
Decline and Injury
In 2005, the athlete’s career began to decline. The reason for this was health problems. The tennis player took six months to recover. But 2006 was very successful. Thanks to the change of coach, Vera Zvonareva went up in rank from 79th to 24th place. Samuel Syumik from France became the new mentor of the girl.
2007-2008
In 2007, Vera injured her wrist and could not play until the end of the season. However, this did not prevent the girl from taking the 22nd place in the ranking by the end of the year. In 2008, Zvonareva received her first Olympic award in Beijing. It was a bronze medal.
2009-2010
In 2009, the athlete showed one of the best results, but at the next tournament injured the ankle and was forced to end the season. 2010 was the peak year in Zvonareva’s career. This is partly due to the next change of mentor. Vera began to be trained by Sergey Demekhin, who in 2011 helped the athlete win the Russian Championship. At Wimbledon, the tennis player reached the final, but lost to Serena Williams. At the end of the year, Vera became the 2nd racket of the planet.
This moment
At the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, the athlete received several injuries and stopped participating in tournaments. In this regard, the fans of the tennis player had a question: what does Vera Zvonareva do? In fact, after the restoration, she again continued to play in tournaments, although not very successfully. Let's hope that new victories and titles await her.