Anna Tatishvili ( ka, ანა ტატიშვილი, tr, ; born February 3, 1990) is a

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former professional

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player. In her career, Tatishvili won eleven singles and eight doubles titles on the

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. On 8 October 2012, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 50. On 21 May 2012, she peaked at No. 59 in the doubles rankings. Her biggest achievement was a fourth-round appearance at the 2012 US Open, in which she was defeated by then-world No. 1

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, in straight sets. At the 2015 US Open, Tatishvili soared through the qualifiers to face the world No. 8,

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, in the first round of the main draw. Using her aggressive returns and dominant ground strokes, Tatishvili defeated the eighth seed in just 51 minutes. Competing for

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competition, Tatishvili has a win–loss record of 10–3. She announced her retirement from professional tennis on 26 March 2020, citing recurring injuries.

Personal life

Tatishvili started playing tennis at the age of four and plays right-handed. She is currently coached by Ean Meyer. Tatishvili was granted American citizenship in 2014; she began competing for the United States at the 2014 Internationaux de Strasbourg. Anna has an older sister, Tamta.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Anna Tatishvili 1, Wimbledon 2013 - Diliff

Singles

Doubles

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ITF finals

Singles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tatishvili, Anna 1990 births Living people American female tennis players American people of Georgian (country) descent Female tennis players from Georgia (country) Georgian emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Boca Raton, Florida Sportspeople from Tbilisi Tennis people from Florida Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players of Georgia (country) People with acquired American citizenship 21st-century American women