Agnieszka Radwanska born 6 March 1989 in Krakow, full name Agnieszka Roma Radwańska is a WTA Tour Polish tennis player. In 2007, Radwańska became the first Polish player in history to claim a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title when she won the Nordea Nordic Light Open. In 2008, she won three more singles titles: the Pattaya Women's Open, the Istanbul Cup, and the International Women's Open. She is also very accurate with the drop shot and lob. She lacks much of the "power plays" of other players like Maria Sharapova or the Williams sisters, thus she relies on tactical accuracy and patience on constructing the point before hitting a winner. In addition, Radwańska is known for her gamesmanship. Radwańska was seeded eighth at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. After pulling off wins against Aleksandra Wozniak and Tsvetana Pironkova, she fell in the quarters to top seed Dinara Safina. At the Italian Open, Radwańska won in the first round against Alona Bondarenko. She then defeated Aravane Rezaï of France in three set battle. In the third round Agnieszka had a great win over Ana Ivanović in three sets. In the final set Ivanović was up 4–0, but Agnieszka fought back. She then lost to Venus Williams in the quarterfinals. Radwańska lost to Samantha Stosur in the opening round of the Madrid Masters 7–64, 6–1.
She defeated Ai Sugiyama in the first round but lost soundly to Austrian Sybille Bammer 6–0, 7–5 in the next round (Bammer went on to defeat Serena Williams). Agnieszka was seeded 14 in Toronto. She defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6–3, 6–3 in the first round and Ágnes Szávay 6–1, 6–1 in the second round. She took revenge for her loss in Melbourne on Kateryna Bondarenko by defeating her 7–5, 6–3 in the third round. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Maria Sharapova 6–2, 7–6 despite serving for the second set at 5–3 and being up a mini–break in the tiebreak. She also participated in the doubles with Caroline Wozniacki. They defeated Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the first round in a match tiebreak but lost to fourth seeded Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–2 in the second round.
Radwańska was seeded 5th at New Haven. She won in the first round in three sets 2–6, 6–2, 7–65 against qualifier Roberta Vinci. She retired in her match against Virginie Razzano in the second round with a right hand injury after winning the first set and losing the second. Agnieszka was seeded 12th at the US Open. She faced Patricia Mayr in the first round and won 6–1 6–2. She then suffered another surprise defeat in the second round to Maria Kirilenko in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4. In her round robin rubber, Agnieszka faced the sixth seed, Victoria Azarenka. Agnieszka won the match, despite Azarenka having built a hefty 6–4 5–2 lead. With Radwańska up 4–6 7–5 4–1, Azarenka retired due to cramping. Radwańska's win gave good friend, Caroline Wozniacki, a semifinal berth at the Championships against Serena Williams. the 2010 Medibank International Sydney, where she won her first match against American, Jill Craybas before falling to former world number one Dinara Safina in the second round. At the Australian Open, she was the tenth seed. After only losing three games in the first two rounds of the tournament, Agnieszka was upset in the third round by the seventeenth seed Francesca Schiavone 6–2, 6–2.
She and her doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko, were seeded 15 in the doubles draw of the Australian Open. In the third round, they easily defeated the 2009 Year-End champions Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez 6–1, 6–2. In the semifinals they lost to the world number one pairing of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in three sets. the 2010 Bank of the West Classic, where she lost to Maria Sharapova. Radwańska moved back into the Top 10 following the tournament.
Radwańska made the final at the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open, where she fell to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Due to this performance, Radwanska rose to World No. 9.
In her next tournament at the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open, she lost to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova in the third round. At the 2010 Rogers Cup she lost in the third round to Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets.
At the US Open she was the No. 9th seed, Agnieszka was upset in the second round by Peng Shuai of China 2–6, 6–1, 6–4. In the doubles draw of the 2010 US Open, Agnieszka and her doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko, were seeded 10, falling to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs,the number 5th seeds, in straight sets.
Seeded 6th at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, she retired in her quarterfinal match due to pain in her left foot after falling behind to Caroline Wozniacki 0–5. At the China Open she lost her opening match to Angelique Kerber 5–7, 7–6, 7–5. This turned out to be her last match of the season due to a stress fracture in her foot
2011 season at the Australian Open, where she is the 12th seed. In the first round she defeated Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, coming back from a two break deficit in the final set. She then defeated Petra Martić and Simona Halep in straight sets. She defeated Peng Shuai in the 4th round saving 2 match points 7–5, 3–6, 7–5. She fell to eventual champion Kim Clijsters 6–3, 7–6(4) in the quarterfinals.
She also paired with Chan Yung-Jan in the doubles event, where they are 8th seed. In the first round they faced Dominika Cibulková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, winning 4–6, 6–2, 7–5. In the second round, they defeated the unseeded pairing of Sofia Arvidsson and Johanna Larsson 6–2, 6–1. However Radwanska and Yung-Jan lost in the next round to the 12th seeds and eventual finalists Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko, 2–6, 1–6. At the 2011 AEGON International at Eastbourne, she defeated Francesca Schiavone in the 2nd round. She lost in the quarterfinals to Petra Kvitová 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 . Seeded 13th at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships she was upset by Petra Cetkovská in the second round 6-3, 7-5 , 6-4.
She defeated Ai Sugiyama in the first round but lost soundly to Austrian Sybille Bammer 6–0, 7–5 in the next round (Bammer went on to defeat Serena Williams). Agnieszka was seeded 14 in Toronto. She defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6–3, 6–3 in the first round and Ágnes Szávay 6–1, 6–1 in the second round. She took revenge for her loss in Melbourne on Kateryna Bondarenko by defeating her 7–5, 6–3 in the third round. In the quarterfinals, she lost to Maria Sharapova 6–2, 7–6 despite serving for the second set at 5–3 and being up a mini–break in the tiebreak. She also participated in the doubles with Caroline Wozniacki. They defeated Yan Zi and Zheng Jie in the first round in a match tiebreak but lost to fourth seeded Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama 6–4, 6–2 in the second round.Radwańska was seeded 5th at New Haven. She won in the first round in three sets 2–6, 6–2, 7–65 against qualifier Roberta Vinci. She retired in her match against Virginie Razzano in the second round with a right hand injury after winning the first set and losing the second. Agnieszka was seeded 12th at the US Open. She faced Patricia Mayr in the first round and won 6–1 6–2. She then suffered another surprise defeat in the second round to Maria Kirilenko in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4. In her round robin rubber, Agnieszka faced the sixth seed, Victoria Azarenka. Agnieszka won the match, despite Azarenka having built a hefty 6–4 5–2 lead. With Radwańska up 4–6 7–5 4–1, Azarenka retired due to cramping. Radwańska's win gave good friend, Caroline Wozniacki, a semifinal berth at the Championships against Serena Williams. the 2010 Medibank International Sydney, where she won her first match against American, Jill Craybas before falling to former world number one Dinara Safina in the second round. At the Australian Open, she was the tenth seed. After only losing three games in the first two rounds of the tournament, Agnieszka was upset in the third round by the seventeenth seed Francesca Schiavone 6–2, 6–2.
She and her doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko, were seeded 15 in the doubles draw of the Australian Open. In the third round, they easily defeated the 2009 Year-End champions Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez 6–1, 6–2. In the semifinals they lost to the world number one pairing of Cara Black and Liezel Huber in three sets. the 2010 Bank of the West Classic, where she lost to Maria Sharapova. Radwańska moved back into the Top 10 following the tournament.
Radwańska made the final at the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open, where she fell to Svetlana Kuznetsova. Due to this performance, Radwanska rose to World No. 9.
In her next tournament at the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open, she lost to eventual finalist Maria Sharapova in the third round. At the 2010 Rogers Cup she lost in the third round to Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets.
At the US Open she was the No. 9th seed, Agnieszka was upset in the second round by Peng Shuai of China 2–6, 6–1, 6–4. In the doubles draw of the 2010 US Open, Agnieszka and her doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko, were seeded 10, falling to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs,the number 5th seeds, in straight sets.
Seeded 6th at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, she retired in her quarterfinal match due to pain in her left foot after falling behind to Caroline Wozniacki 0–5. At the China Open she lost her opening match to Angelique Kerber 5–7, 7–6, 7–5. This turned out to be her last match of the season due to a stress fracture in her foot
2011 season at the Australian Open, where she is the 12th seed. In the first round she defeated Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, coming back from a two break deficit in the final set. She then defeated Petra Martić and Simona Halep in straight sets. She defeated Peng Shuai in the 4th round saving 2 match points 7–5, 3–6, 7–5. She fell to eventual champion Kim Clijsters 6–3, 7–6(4) in the quarterfinals.
She also paired with Chan Yung-Jan in the doubles event, where they are 8th seed. In the first round they faced Dominika Cibulková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, winning 4–6, 6–2, 7–5. In the second round, they defeated the unseeded pairing of Sofia Arvidsson and Johanna Larsson 6–2, 6–1. However Radwanska and Yung-Jan lost in the next round to the 12th seeds and eventual finalists Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko, 2–6, 1–6. At the 2011 AEGON International at Eastbourne, she defeated Francesca Schiavone in the 2nd round. She lost in the quarterfinals to Petra Kvitová 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 . Seeded 13th at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships she was upset by Petra Cetkovská in the second round 6-3, 7-5 , 6-4.
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