That's why the female tennis circuit today is full of sexy hot celebrities. We have tried to compile a list of top ten spots for you to comment. This list by no means is a complete and authentic list, it is just a compilation and is always subject of personal preferences and biases. We will present it in two parts.
So here we go.
This is the second part of the series. If you missed the first part, find it here.
#10
Elena Dementieva:
Elena Vyacheslavovna Dementieva, born October 15, 1981, is a professional tennis player from Russia. Dementieva played and won her first international tournament, Les Petit As, in France at the age of 13. In 1997, she entered the WTA top 500. She turned professional in 1998 and entered the top 100 in 1999.
#9
Karolina Sprem:
Karolina Šprem is a Croatian tennis player born in Varaždin. Her current WTA ranking is #108 (as of March 19, 2007).
#8
Nicole Vaidisova:
Nicole Vaidišová (born April 23, 1989 in Nürnberg, West Germany) is a Czech female tennis player. Vaidišová is an emerging star in women's tennis who has been playing since she was six years old. She is a student of Nick Bollettieri and is said to consider her serve her biggest weapon.
#7
Sania Mirza:
Sania Mirza (born November 15, 1986) is an Indian tennis player. She was born in Mumbai but brought up in Hyderabad. Coached by her father Imran Mirza, she began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with career high rankings of number 31 in singles and 24 in doubles.
#6
Jelena Dokic:
Jelena Dokić (born 12 April 1983) is a female professional tennis player who has played for both Australia and Serbia and Montenegro (including Yugoslavia prior to February 2003), and currently plays for Australia. Her career-high ranking is No. 4 (on August 19, 2002)
#5
Daniella Hantuchova:
Daniela Hantuchová, born April 23, 1983 in Poprad) is a Slovak professional tennis player. She is currently working with a number of coaches who work under the Sanchez-Casal Academy. Her WTA Tour mentor in the Partners for Success program was Martina Navratilova, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of July 9, 2007, Hantuchová ranks at No. 12 in singles.
#4
Ashley Harkleroad:
Ashley Harkleroad (born May 2, 1985), is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. As of July 25, 2006, she is ranked 88 in singles and 57 in doubles. Her career prize money to date is $573,025.
#3
Martina Hingis:
Martina Hingis (born September 30, 1980 in Slovakia) is a former World No. 1 Swiss tennis player. Known as the "Swiss Miss", she has won five Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, and one US Open). She has also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year Grand Slam in 1998, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. She spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1 and set a series of "youngest-ever" records before ligament injuries in both ankles forced her to withdraw from professional tennis at the relatively early age of 22.
#2
Maria Kirilenko:
Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko (born January 25, 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player. She won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, beating Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3, 6-4 in the China Open. She is a good friend of Maria Sharapova. She is affectionately called Makiri. Maria Kirilenko won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian Open, as well as the 2002 US Open junior tournament. In December 2004 she played in a tennis exhibition in Tampa, Florida to raise money for the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund.
#1
Maria Sharapova:
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. She is currently the second ranked player in the world. At the end of 2006, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete. Sharapova has won two Grand Slam singles titles. She is the reigning U.S. Open champion, having defeated Justine Henin in the final of the 2006 U.S. Open. Two years earlier, she defeated Serena Williams in the final at Wimbledon.
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