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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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'''Aleksandra Wozniak''' (born September 7, 1987 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth highest-ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eleven ITF tournaments. At the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford in 2008, she became the first Canadian in 20 years to capture a WTA singles title and the first Québécoise in history to have accomplished such a feat. |
'''Aleksandra Wozniak''' (born September 7, 1987 in Montréal, Québec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005. Wozniak achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 on June 22, 2009, making her the fourth highest-ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She has won one WTA and eleven ITF tournaments. At the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford in 2008, she became the first Canadian in 20 years to capture a WTA singles title and the first Québécoise in history to have accomplished such a feat. As a junior, she reached a career-high ITF ranking of No. 3 on January 31, 2005 and won the Grade A tournament Abierto Juvenil Mexicano in 2005. Also in 2005, she reached the semifinals of the junior Australian Open in singles. Wozniak was named Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada five times (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012). |
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At the 2009 French Open, Wozniak became Canada's first representative in the fourth round of the French Open women's draw in 17 years, and the first Canadian woman to survive into the second week at the French Open since Patricia Hy-Boulais in 1992. Wozniak was also the first Canadian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event since [[Maureen Drake]] qualified for the round of 16 at the 1999 Australian Open. In 2012, Wozniak qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in London, but lost to American Venus Williams in the second round. At the 2012 [[Rogers Cup]], she reached the quarterfinals at a Premier 5 tournament for the first time of her career, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. She became the first Canadian in 20 years (since [[Patricia Hy-Boulais]] in 1992) to reach the quarterfinals there. In doubles, she lost in the first round with [[Stéphanie Dubois]]. In 2014, Wozniak had to end her season prematurely to have shoulder surgery and only returned to competition eleven months after. |
At the 2009 French Open, Wozniak became Canada's first representative in the fourth round of the French Open women's draw in 17 years, and the first Canadian woman to survive into the second week at the French Open since Patricia Hy-Boulais in 1992. Wozniak was also the first Canadian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event since [[Maureen Drake]] qualified for the round of 16 at the 1999 Australian Open. In 2012, Wozniak qualified for the Summer Olympic Games in London, but lost to American Venus Williams in the second round. At the 2012 [[Rogers Cup]], she reached the quarterfinals at a Premier 5 tournament for the first time of her career, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. She became the first Canadian in 20 years (since [[Patricia Hy-Boulais]] in 1992) to reach the quarterfinals there. In doubles, she lost in the first round with [[Stéphanie Dubois]]. In 2014, Wozniak had to end her season prematurely to have shoulder surgery and only returned to competition eleven months after. |
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