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Anna Smashnova

Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players.

Anna Smashnova was born on 16 July 1976 at Minsk in Belarus. Her height is 5 foot 2 inch and weight is 117 pounds. She is resident of Herzelia, Israel. She graduated from American International High School in 1995 and completed mandatory service in the Israeli Army in 1997. She enjoys watching movies and reading and her hobbies include listening to music. She also loves chocolate.

In 1993, she won first pro singles title at ITF, International Tennis federation. In 1997, she won second ITF/Jaffa-Israeli pro title. In 1998, she reached fourth round at Roland Garros, equaling career-best Grand Slam showing. She won three ITF circuit titles and reached first Tour SF, semi final at Sopot.

In 1999, she won first tour single title at Tashkent and also won ITF and Largo Florida sixth ITF circuit title. In 2000, she won second career title at Knokke-Heist and was ranked 16 in final. She also reached the semi final at Strasbourg and Palermo, quarter final at Auckland, Hannover and reached third round of Wimbledon, which was held on Shanghai. She is recognized as the good tennis player. She always attempt to achieve the match with hardworking.

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