Maria Kirilenko

Maria Kirilenko went into the 2011 US Open as the No. 25 seed, and she went out in the fourth round. Kirilenko lost to ninth-seeded Sam Stosur in three tough sets that included a 17-15 win by Kirilenko in a second-set tiebreaker.



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Maria Kirilenko

Maria Kirilenko fell in the third round of women's singles at Wimbledon 2011, losing to Serena Williams. Kirilenko, seeded 26th, has a career-high ranking of 18th in WTA singles, and has five singles championships to her credit. But she's probably best-known for her SI swimsuit issue pics.

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Maria Kirilenko

Maria Kirilenko ousted former No. 1 Maria Sharapova in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open. You go girl.

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Maria Kirilenko

Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Maria Kirilenko was another second-round victim at Wimbledon 2009. See more Maria Kirilenko pics on Tennis Babes.

Maria Kirilenko - 2009 SI Swimsuit Edition

The third of the three tennis players who posed for Sports Illustrated's 2009 swimsuit edition is Maria Kirilenko. Visit SI.com for more pics and video of Maria from the photo shoot.

Maria Kirilenko

Maria Kirilenko, ranked No. 33 in the WTA singles rankings as of this writing, won her third title of 2008 on Sept. 28. She defeated Samantha Stosur for victory in the Korea Open. Kirilenko previously won the Estoril and Barcelona championships earlier in the year.

Maria Kirilenko and Marion Bartoli

Maria Kirilenko (left) and Marion Bartoli at a pre-tournament fashion show last year. Bartoli has moved up to No. 9 in the world rankings, and Kirilenko is at NO. 27 at this time.

"Top 7 Most Beautiful Tennis Stars"

That's the title of this YouTube photo slideshow, whose creater makes his own choices:



The tennis players featured appear in this order: Martina Hingis, Maria Kirilenko, Nicole Vaidisova, Daniela Hantuchova, Ana Ivanovic, Anna Kournikova, Maria Sharapova.

Maria Kirilenko

Maria Kirilenko