Tennis in Iran - Iranian Tennis Players, Aravane Reza, Mansour Bahrami, Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh, Iran Davis Cup Team, Iran Fed Cup Team (Paperback)

Chapters: Iranian Tennis Players, Aravane Reza, Mansour Bahrami, Benjamin Ebrahimzadeh, Iran Davis Cup Team, Iran Fed Cup Team. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Aravane Reza (Persian:, Latin alphabet: Aravane Reza, born March 14, 1987) is an Iranian-French tennis player born in Saint-tienne, France to Iranian parents. Reza took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl. She has upset many top players on the WTA such as Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovi, Dinara Safina, Maria Sharapova, and Venus Williams. Her career high rank was #16, achieved on May 17, 2010. She is currently the French #2 behind Marion Bartoli. Reza is characterized by a high risk style of play. She proficiently strikes the ball on both her forehand and backhand sides. Opponents have often cited her considerable power and ability to hit winners with relative ease. Her biggest weakness is her serve, which tends to break down at inopportune moments. She has made large strides in improving her serve, though. She competed for Iran at the Women's Islamic Games winning Gold in 2001 and 2005. For the second year in a row, Reza lost in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open. However, her French Open run was more successful. She struggled through to the third round of the tournament, defeating Ai Sugiyama of Japan along the way. She fell to Nicole Vaidiov, in a hard fought three-setter. Her Wimbledon dreams were also put on hold as she fell in the first round of qualifying. At the 2006 U.S. Open, she reached the fourth round, her career best Grand Slam singles result. She had a fantastic run, even beating Russian Maria Kirilenko in straight sets. She also competed on the ITF circuit throughout the year. She reached the final of two ITF tournaments, a...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5379749