She is Russian and started her career as a professional tennis player but could never live up to the hype or expectations on the court.
She has reached three Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, at the 2010 Australian Open the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and the 2013 French Open.
But because of it she became quite a star having posed for SI editions and was part of Adidas’s first Stella McCartney tennis clothing line.