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Tatiana Golovin

Tatiana Golovin is one of the finest tennis players with an international repute and recognition as all time great professional. 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. Tatiana Golovin was born on January 25, 1988 in the Moscow suburb at Russia. As a player, she listed a height of 5 feet 9 inches with a weight of 132 pounds and played with a right-handed, two-handed backhand style.

Tatiana listed a win-loss record in the singles with a 111-67 mark and win-loss record in doubles with a 14-26 mark. She played the 2002 ITF, International Tennis Federation Circuit game which was her debut performance. She played in three more ITF events, and won the first Tour main draw match at Indian Wells in 2003 against Dulko. She had a breakthrough season in 2004 highlighted by runner-up finish at Birmingham and reaching the fourth round at two Grand Slams.

Tatiana later, made a top 40 debut and became the first tier in the quarterfinals at Montreal Canadian Open championships. She also reached the Luxembourg quarterfinals and became member of French Fed Cup Team. Later, she also broke into top 100 on February 16 at number 91 positions overall and in top 50 positions on June 14. Her superior approach and dedication to the game made her surpass by the other players.

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