Nadezhda Petrova - Russian tennis player, winner of two WTA Final Championships in doubles. Former third racket of the world in singles and doubles ranking is a finalist of two Grand Slam tournaments in doubles and a bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in London in doubles.
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrova was born in Moscow in 1982, on June 8. The girl began to engage in sports early. Parents came to the conclusion that her daughter has the ability to athletics and swimming. Since classes in these sports begin at twelve, it was decided to wait and pick up something else.
Road to big sport
The choice fell on tennis. Classes started at eight. For a very long time they did not pay attention to the talented girl. She was not part of the national teams, she studied very calmly. Parents-athletes watched the daughter.
The first coach was a mom athlete. On the capital's court, Nadia first picked up a racket. Mom was replaced by Maria Shmagina, followed by Andrei Arunov to train the young tennis player.
With the beginning of the work of parents with the team in athletics and Arab discus throwers, the girl went with them to Cairo. Nadia attended school and played tennis. She participated in competitions, even got to the championship of Egypt. Promotion took place without a personal trainer.
At the youth tournament in Israel, Petrova fell into the circle of attention of Tomasz Iwanski, a beginner Polish mentor. He asked why a promising athlete is so rarely involved in competitions.
Having clarified the problem, Tomas offered his help. Mom and Nadia went to Poland, where they met with Andrzej Glinski. After two days of monitoring the future ward, he decided to take her under his own patronage. The first professional contract was signed. This was a turning point in the biography of Petrova.
The family continued to live in Egypt. Dad had to stay, because he could not stop working, and mom and Nadia needed to attend tournaments. The parent continued to train the dock.
First successes
In 1997, in Tbilisi, a fifteen-year-old athlete from a girl unknown to anyone turned into a winner in her age category at one point. Nadi’s self-confidence has increased markedly.
The next year, the girl, not being seeded, won the junior tournament of the Open Championship in France. FTR Vice-President Aleksey Selivanenko invited Petrova to take part in the Kremlin Cup. A contract with Advantage was immediately offered. The debut was a success.
Since 1999, Tatyana Naumko began training the athlete. Nadezhda’s result was already quite good. By the end of 1999, the girl was one of the hundred best tennis players in the world. In the 2000th she held in Miami super tournament Nadia bypassed Elena Dementieva. It was not possible to complete the season successfully due to an injury. At the Kremlin Cup, Petrova was already only a spectator.
The new mentor helped the ward put the equipment. Until 2005, the athlete had a difficult time. But then the girl began to rise rapidly. She managed to get into the Roland Garros semifinal, win in Linz, get to Los Angeles for the final championship and enter the top ten. Glen Shaap was training her at that time. Relations with the new mentor did not work out, both broke up very quickly. It was replaced by Alexander Mityaev.
In 2007, during the French Open, Petrova was injured. Recovery took a lot of time. With thoughts of winning the “Roland Garros” had to leave.
The tennis player achieved significant success under the mentorship of Tomasz Iwanski. Sports career continues. In the doubles category, Petrova won the 2012 WTA Championship in doubles. For a long time, Nadezhda was in the top twenty.
