Biography

Dinara Safina was born on April 27, 1986, in Moscow. She is the daughter of Rauza and Mikhail, respectively coach and ex tennis junior champion, and owner of the "Spartak Tennis Club". The little girl grew up on the courts, hitting her first balls at 3 years old and starting to seriously practice at 8.

But it didn't take so long for the youngest of the Safin family to show particular dispositions for tennis. Dinara, accompanied by her mother, joined her brother in Valencia, Spain, 5 years after making her debut. She learned spanish in only a few months. Here, she developed a powerful and smart game, full of craziness and touch... a tennis of inspiration which turns out to be a treat for the eyes of the public.

Immediately, she gets talked about : In junior firstly, where she finished 1st in her category; and also on the professional tour by reaching the semis of her 1st WTA tournament. She captured her first WTA Tour title at Sopot, becoming first qualifier to do so in nearly three years and youngest champion in four years at age 16 years, three months.












» Profil

Name : Dinara Mikhailovna Safina
Date of Birth : Sunday, April 27, 1986
Birthplace : Moscou (Russia)
Residence : Moscou (Russia)
Ethnicity : Tatar
Religion : Muslim, never practicing
Height : 5'11 1/2'' (1m 82)
Weight : 154 lbs (70 kg)
Status : Turned pro 2000
Coached :
Trained : Valencia, Spain
Plays : Right-handed - (two-handed backhand)
Favorite surface : Clay
Racket : Babolat Pure Control Zylon
Strings : Ballistic Polymono 130
Sponsored : Adidas & Babolat


» Details

* Favorite sport (no tennis) : Football - Real Madrid
* Favorite color : black
* Favorite flowers : rose
* Favorite food : Russian, Italian et Japanese
* Favorite hobbies : cinema, reading and listening to music
* Tennis ambition : "Try to do all my best"

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