Vera Zvonareva

French Open champ Na Li exited 2011 Wimbledon in the second round, and now second-seeded Vera Zvonareva is gone, too. Zvonareva lost to 32nd-seeded Tsvetana Pironkova in the third round in straight sets.

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Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva won her semifinal match at Wimbledon 2010, earning the right to face Serena Williams in the finals.

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Vera Zvonareva

Sure, Vera Zvonareva got blitzed in the finals of the Family Circle Cup, losing 0-6 3-6 to Sam Stosur. That's OK, Vera. We at Tennis Babes still love you.

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Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva is in the finals at Indian Wells against Ana Ivanovic. Whether she wins or loses the singles championship, Zvonareva has already won the doubles titles with partner Victoria Azarenka.

Vera Zvonareva

Vera Zvonareva opened the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships as the 8th seed and with a victory over the 6th-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. Zvonareva entered the tournament ranked No. 9 in the world.

Vera Zvonareva

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Russia's Vera Zvonareva was the bronze medal winner in Beijing, defeating China's Na Li, 6-0, 7-5. The 23-year-old has reached four WTA finals in 2008, winning the Prague Open in one of them. Unfortunately, in one she had to withdraw with an injury, and she ran up against Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams in the other two. But Zvonareva has moved up to 11th in the world rankings at the time of this writing.