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Strengths and Weaknesses |
Personality Trait |
Recent Telling Quote |
Fashion Note |
Factoid |
Who Plays Her in the Movie |
SI Nickname |
MARIASHARAPOVA Russia
AGE: 20 HT: 6'2" RANKING: No. 2
SI ODDS: 4?1
mariasharapova.com |
Murderous ground strokes; bum shoulder may blunt
serve |
Icy cool |
?I?ve got a few Range Rovers in my garage, and I don?t
feel I need another car. Maybe I?ll send [the wheels won in San Diego this
month] to Russia? |
Her little black cocktail tennis dress—she called it
her ?night dress?—was the talk of the Open last year |
Favorite dessert is French crepes with Nutella |
T�a Leoni |
The Siberian Siren |
JELENA JANKOVIC Serbia
AGE: 22 HT:5'9 1/2"
RANKING: No. 3
SI ODDS: 6?1
jelenajankovic.net |
Muscular two-handed backhand; might be fatigued from
heavy schedule |
Always cheerful |
?In Serbia I cannot go out of the house without people
on the street knowing who I am. I have a different look. I?m like a polar bear,
because I?m a special species? |
Wore an elegant long pink dress to the Wimbledon ball
after winning the mixed doubles with Jamie Murray |
Told The New York Times that her favorite TV program
is The Tyra Banks Show |
Lucy Liu |
Hammerin? Jank |
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA
Russia
AGE: 22 HT: 5'8 1/2"
RANKING: No. 4
SI ODDS: 12?1
No website |
Athleticism, big forehand; lacks self-belief at key
moments |
Boundlessly outgoing |
?My head was very tired and was asking me to take them
out? (when asked at Wimbledon about having removed her cornrows) |
A headband and a purple or white tennis dress |
Her brother, Nikolai, won a silver medal in team
pursuit at the ?96 Olympics. Their dad, Alexandr, is a cycling coach |
Julia Stiles |
K-Net |
ANA IVANOVIC
Serbia
AGE: 19 HT: 6'0"
RANKING: No. 5
SI ODDS: 7?1
anaivanovic.com |
Big serve, inside-out forehand; needs to work on
movement |
Winsome |
?I guess I can use this as experience. And next time
I?ll be in that situation, I will probably know how to deal with it better? (on
losing the 2007 French Open final) |
Loves photo shoots nearly as much as winning
matches—her website is filled with modeling poses |
Superstitions include not walking on the lines on the
court |
Milla Jovovich |
NirvAna |
DANIELA HANTUCHOVA
Slovakia
AGE: 24 HT: 5'11"
RANKING: No. 10
SI ODDS: 25?1
dhantuchova.com |
Fluid, clean ground strokes; mentally shaky |
Detached |
?Now I know much, much more how to deal with any kind
of situation that comes my way. I understand that .?.?. it?s O.K. sometimes to
have a bad day? |
One of the most downloaded players on the Internet;
her 44-inch legs are the longest on tour |
Avid golfer; her favorite club is a nine-iron, with
which she scored a hole in one in Perth, Australia, in 2003 |
Mischa Barton |
Leg-O |
NADIA PETROVA
Russia
AGE: 25 HT: 5'10"
RANKING: No. 8
SI ODDS: 15?1
nadia-petrova.ru |
Hard serve, great hands; gets down on herself |
Steadfast |
?I can?t say I?m a great player, because it takes
winning a Grand Slam in my eyes? |
Favors traditional white dresses and a white
visor |
Her mother, Nadezhda Ilyina, won a bronze medal at the
?76 Olympics in the 4 x 400-meter relay |
Michelle Williams |
Game Ova |
NICOLE VAIDISOA
Czech Republic
AGE: 18 HT: 6'0"
RANKING: No.14
SI ODDS: 18?1
vaidisova-nicole.com |
Big serve, ground strokes; hasn?t played since
Wimbledon
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Ambitious |
?Yeah, I?m definitely influenced by America but still
keeping my one Czech mind? |
At the Open she plans to wear an aquamarine dress for
day matches and a shimmering black-and-gold dress at night |
Held her 18th birthday party at Stereo nightclub in
New York City
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Amanda Bynes |
The Bouncing Czech |
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