Dinara SAFINA
VITALS
Nickname Nothing special
Date of birth April 27th 1986
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
First tennis WTA victory Kremlin Cup in 2001
First WTA title 2002, Sopot
Last WTA title Madrid 2009
TENNIS AND ME
First tennis club Spartak Moscow
First time you touched a tennis racquet 3 yrs
Best shot Drop shot
How often do you change your strings during a match ? If it doesn’t break during the match then I don’t change
Your ritual(s) on the court When I win a point i often like to take ball from
same ballboy
Your « luckiest » situation during a match or a tournament Fr. Open 2008, when I saved matc points during
two matches before the final
BABOLAT AND ME
Babolat is ... My partner !
Your first Babolat racquet ? Pure Control
Current equipment Racquet : Babolat Aero Storm
String : Pro Hurricane
Grip/Overgrip : Babolat « VS Original » White
Bag : Babolat « Team Line »
Apparel : Adidas
Shoes : Adidas
With Babolat since 2000
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