Ladies Tennis: Crowd Drawer

Today women’s tennis is getting a big boost not just because of the high caliber of play but with the beautiful faces that dominate the playing venues. Now spectators are getting a double treat, enjoying top level plays at the same time watching beautiful girls.

Ask any tennis buff on their pick on who are today’s tennis glamour girls and possibly you’ll get 100 names or mores. I too have a list and would like to share it with you. Chris Evert Lloyd, Steffi Graf, Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis some of the name that I could have included but since they’re all now retired, guess I could include them in  another list. But in the present crop of Ladies tennis players  the list goes like this:

10. Gisela Dulko - is a 24 year old rising tennis player from Argentina. A 5 ft. 7 in. blonde beauty. Gisela Dulko had won 3 WTA Tour Singles title and 7 doubles title. She is currently rank No. 39 by the World Tennis Association (WTA).

9. Caroline Wozniacki - is a 19 year old Danish player who turned pro in 2005. Known for her two-handed back hand Caroline who stands 5’ 10” have won 3 WTA Tour Singles and 2 WTA Tour doubles titles. She is currently rank No. 11  by the WTA.

8. Sorana Cirstea - was born on April 7, 1990 in Bucharest, Romania and is currently rank No. 42 by the World Tennis Association (WTA). Another player who plays two-handed backhand, Cirstea’s career record include:5 Singles titles (1 WTA and 4 ITF)  and 11 Doubles titles (2 WTA  and 9 ITF).

7. Sania Mirza - is currently the top lady tennis player in India. A 5 ft 8 in. beauty from Hyderabad India, Mirza has gone a long way in her tennis career since becoming the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam Championship at the 2005 U.S. Open. Her career victories include: 13 Singles titles (1 WTA, 12ITF), 11 Doubles Titles (7 WTA, 4 ITF)  and 1Mixed Doubles title ( Australian open 229). She is currently ranked No. 92 by the World Tennis Association.

6.Nicole Vaidisova- standing tall at 6ft. Nicole Vaidisova from the Czech  Republic turned pro on 2003. On August 9 2006, at the age of 17 years, three months, and two weeks, she became the 12th-youngest player in WTA Tour history to be ranked in the top 10. She achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 7 on May 14 2007. She won 6 WTA and 2 ITF Singles titles. In the latest WTA ranking, she occupies the 59th spot.

5. Daniela Hantuchova - this 25 year old Slovak player is a seasoned WTA Tour campaigner since turning pro in 1999. Her career record incled: Singles titles (3 WTA, 3 ITF), Doubles titles (8 WTA, 1 ITF). A semi-finalist at the 2008 Australian Open, she is currently rank at No. 40 by the WTA.

4. Anna Chakvetadze - was born on March 5, 1987 in Moscow and turned pro in 2003. A two-handed backhand specialist, Anna is currently ranked World’s No. 22. She had won 7 WTA and 1 ITF singles title and her best Grand slam result, a semi-finalist at the 2007 U.S. Open.

3. Maria Kirilenko - is another beautiful tennis player from Russia. Born on January 25, 1987 in Moscow, Mariki as she is affectionately called turned pro in 2001 and is currently rank by WTA  at No. 37. Her tennis achievements include winning 2 WTA and 3ITF Singles titles as well as winning 5 WTA Doubles titles.

2. Ana Ivanovic - is a former World No. 1 Serbian player. Born on November 6, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia, formerly Yugoslavia, Anna uses her 6 ft. 1 in. frame and speed to win two Grand Slam event. She is the reigning French Open champion and the 2008 Australian Open. Her other Singles titles include: 8 TWA and 5 ITF Circuit titles. She is currently rank as World’s No. 7.

1. Maria Sharapova - a former World No.1, Maria is a 22 year old tennis player from Russia who rose to fame by winning the Wimbledon Singles title in 2004 at the age of 17. Since then Sharapova added to her Grand Slam titles the 2006 US Open beating Justine Henin in the final and the 2008 Australian Open at expense of Anna Ivanovic. She is also a semi-finalist at the 2007 French Open and has collected 19 WTA Singles titles. Bothered by injuries she misses most of last years major tournaments and her WTA ranking plummeted and she is currently rank at No. 65.