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Following is a factbox on Anastasia Myskina, who became the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday following her 6-1, 6-2 win over compatriot Elena Dementieva.
Born: July 8, 1981 in Moscow
1995: Makes debut on the ITF circuit, playing in three events
1997: Wins first professional title at ITF event in Batumi, Georgia, beating Dementieva in the final
1998: Wins ITF event in Tallinn, Estonia and reaches two other ITF Circuit finals, moving up 329 places in the rankings to number 293
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Wins ITF event in Gorizia, Italy
Wins first WTA tour title in Palermo, Italy, in only her second event on the tour
Makes Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open, reaching the second round
2000: Reaches third round on Wimbledon debut, beating Kim Clijsters
Represents Russia at Sydney Olympics, reaching second round
2001: Misses Australian Open after undergoing left wrist surgery
Becomes first Russian to beat Anna Kournikova since 1996 on way to the quarter-finals in Leipzig, Germany
Finishes year ranked number 59
2002: Reaches quarter-finals in Rome, beating Jelena Dokic for her first win over a top-10 player
Wins second career title at Tier II event in Bahia
Runner-up at Birmingham, Eastbourne and Leipzig
Takes over as top-ranked Russian for the first time after U.S. Open, qualifies for season-ending WTA Championships
Ends year as world number 11
2003: Wins four singles titles, in Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig (where she beat Justine Henin-Hardenne in final) and Moscow
Ends year at career-high number seven, after winning 46 of 68 matches
Regains top-Russian ranking from Dementieva
Reaches first Grand Slam quarter-final at Australian Open and repeats the feat at U.S. Open
2004: January: Reaches quarter-finals at Australian Open for second year in succession
March: Beats former world number one Jennifer Capriati on way to winning Doha title for second successive year - becomes first Russian to enter world's top five
April: Helps Russia beat Australia 4-1 in Fed Cup first round. Misses Warsaw event with left-foot toe-sprain
June: Becomes first Russian woman to win Grand Slam singles title at the French open, beating former world number ones Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati en route to the final, where she thrashed compatriot Dementieva.
