Anastasiya Yakimova  |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Residence | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Date of birth | November 1, 1986 (1986-11-01) (age 23) |
| Place of birth | Minsk, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (120 lb; 8.7 st) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$577,438 |
| Singles |
| Career record | 235-140 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (July 31, 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 99 (November 16, 2009) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2006, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005, 2006, 2009) |
| US Open | 1R (2006, 2009) |
| Doubles |
| Career record | 87-65 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 67 (June 19, 2006) |
| Last updated on: May 22, 2009. |
Anastasiya Yakimova (Belarusian: Настасься Якімава, born November 1, 1986 in Minsk, Soviet Union) is a female tennis player from Belarus. She made it to the third round of the 2007 Australian Open, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan, a seeded player, on the way in the second round.
Yakimova began the year by qualifying for the Medibank International. She defeated Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, Sophie Ferguson and Klara Zakopalova en route to qualifying. She faced Annabel Medina Garrigues in the first round and lost 6-1 3-6 6-3.
She then headed to the Australian Open. She was accepted straight into the main draw and drawn against Gisela Dulko, she lost this match 6-3 5-7 6-3.
She then played her first ITF tournament of the year at the $50,000 Cali event in Colombia. As the no 4 Seed Yakimova battled through to the final where she defeated Rossana de los Rios 6-3 6-0 to take her seventh ITF title.
She then qualified for both Indian Wells and Miami, two premier mandatory events. In Indian Wells she defeated American Varvara Lepchenko before falling to reigning champion Ana Ivanovic. In Miami she defeated fellow Belarussian Olga Govortsova and then 13th seed Marion Bartoli to reach the third round. Here she lost to Alisa Kleybanova 6-3 3-6 6-4.
At the 2009 Barcelona Ladies Open Yakimova qualified and managed to make it to her first WTA quarter final of the year. She defeated Sorana Cirstea and Magdalena Rybarikova before falling to eventual champion Roberta Vinci, 6-3 6-3.
She then played in the $50,000 Saint-Gaudens event as the no 1 seed. She made it to the final where she defeated Yanina Wickmayer for her second title of the year.
In Strasbourg she received main draw entry without qualifying. She defeated Maret Ani in the first round before falling to eventual finalist Aravane Rezai.
At the 2009 French Open she has been drawn against Maria Sharapova.
[edit] WTA Titles
[edit] Singles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0) |
| ITF Circuit (7) |
[edit] Doubles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV & V (1) |
| ITF Circuit (6) |
[edit] Performance timeline
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
| Grand Slam Tournaments |
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2-4 |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2-5 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0-3 |
| U.S. Open | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 14 | N/A |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0-3 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-4 | N/A | 4-14 |
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