Residence: Tashkent, Uzbekistan    
  Date of Birth: June 23, 1984  
  Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan  
  Height: 1,90 m  
  Weight: 74 kg  
  Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)  
  Status: PRO  
       
 
 

 
Father, Chari, is a builder; mother, Saadat, is a high school music teacher; brother, Shokhrat, is a university student; born and raised in Tashkent; no one in family plays tennis ... Began playing at age 10 when grandmother took her to a local club to keep her busy ... As a child, also liked to read, draw, play piano and basketball; was asked to play on national junior basketball team but declined ... As a teenager, was part of the East Asia Grand Slam Development Fund through the ITF as well as the Tashkent State Fund, and at age 18 was invited to be a member of the national tennis team; it was then that she decided to make a career out of tennis ... Idolized Pete Sampras and Michael Jordan when growing up ... Works hard on improving her movement, which she classes as a weakness due to her height ... Best memories to date are winning 2005 Asian Tennis Championships, her first ITF title in India and her first Tour final at Tashkent ... Enjoys listening to music, reading and travelling; studied International Tourism at Tashkent State University of Economics.
 

04.09.08

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