Vasilisa Bardina

Country	Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Date of birth	November 30, 1987
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money	$226,238
Singles
Career record	137–67
Career titles	0 WTA (3 ITF titles)
Highest ranking	No. 48 (January 15, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1R (2007)
French Open	1R (2007)
Wimbledon	1R (2007, 2006)
US Open	1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record	27–25
Career titles	0 WTA (3 ITF)
Highest ranking	117 (June 25, 2007)
Last updated on: December 29, 2007.

Vasilisa Alekseyevna Bardina (Russian: Василиса Алексеевна Бардина, born November 30, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player.

As of August 10, 2007, her highest ranking was World Number 48, achieved in early 2007. She has won 3 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles, but not any WTA titles in singles or doubles.

Vasilisa made the final of Moorilla Hobart International in 2007, before losing to Anna Chakvetadze.^[1] She was forced off the tour after Wimbledon in 2007 due to injury, she had suffered a stress fracture in her right shin.^[2] She tried to come back at the Australian Open in 2008, but it was too soon after her injury and she had only been practicing for two weeks before the event. She lost in straight sets to Sandra Kloesel in qualifying.^[3] Since then Bardina has made a few tentative appearances, predominately at ITF events in North America with limited success.

Bardina's goal is to reach the top 10.^[4] As of November 28 2009 she is unranked. ^[5]

[edit] External links

• Vasilisa Bardina profile on the WTA Tour's official website

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/news/chakvetadze-wins-first-title-of-year-20070112_2256076_1655217
2. ^ http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/17/russias-vasilisa-bardina-aims-for-comeback/
3. ^ http://www.onthebaseline.com/2008/07/17/russias-vasilisa-bardina-aims-for-comeback/
4. ^ http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/player/vasilisa-bardina_2257889_10891
5. ^ http://www.itftennis.com/womens/players/player.asp?player=100002371