Russian tennis player, Honored Master of Sports of Russia; winner of two singles Grand Slam tournaments (US Open 2004 and French Open 2009); winner of 34 WTA tournaments (18 of them are singles); The former second racket of the world in singles; winner of two doubles Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open 2004 and 2012); former third doubles of the world in doubles; three-time winner of the Federation Cup in the Russian national team (2004, 2007-2008). Most often, Russians played in the finals of Grand Slam tournaments in all categories - 11 times (4 in singles and 7 in doubles).