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Tatiana Perebiynis
Tatiana Perebiynis born on December 15, 1982 is a female
professional tennis player born in Kharkov, Ukraine, where she lives. She
is an only child. She reached the Wimbledon junior girls' singles final in
2000, and won the Wimbledon juniors doubles final that year. She is currently
ranked 220 in the world in singles and 59 in doubles.
Biography
Tatiana Perebiynis is coached by Simon Walsh, and has been
her coach since since February 2001. Her father, Yuriy Perebiynis, is retired
and her mother, Alla Lihova, is an economist at a bank. Her most memorable
tennis experience was when she played doubles for the first time on Arthur
Ashe Stadium at the US Open (in 2002). She likes to listen to all kinds of
music. Her hobbies are playing guitar, bowling, fishing and dancing, and
her favourite city is Sydney.
Tennis career
Although she has not won a WTA Tour singles title, she has
won quite a few WTA Tour Doubles titles. She nearly won a Mixed Doubles Grand
Slam in 2005, when she partnered Australia's Paul Hanley, but lost in straight
sets to Mahesh Bhupathi and Mary Pierce, 6-4 6-2. She is the Ukrainian Number
10 (220th) in Tennis, since she has not played in a tournament since Wimbledon
in 2005.
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