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Myskina: Years
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Myskina's first pro title came in 1997 at a minor-league event in Batumi, Georgia, when she was ranked 762nd. Her opponent in the final? Another Russian teen: 514th-ranked Dementieva. All these years later they combined for 15 double faults, 11 break points, 50 unforced errors and 23 winners.
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After that loss, Myskina did not rule out a comeback but declared that she would no longer compete until she could play at full strength. In the meantime, the 26-year-old Muscovite has agreed to participate in a Russian reality series called “Stars on Ice,†a skating competition that partners celebrities with professional figure skaters and pits the pairs against one another.
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Myskina, seeded third and ranked 10th, won her fifth career title. Henin-Hardenne was chasing her eighth title of the year but Myskina ran her all over the court and won when the Belgian hit a backhand into the net.
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Myskina turned professional in 1998, the year in which she broke into the WTA top 500. In only her second tour main draw appearance in Palermo, Myskina won her first WTA title. She made her debut in
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Myskina has played at this event herself, the first one in 1999, as an 18-year-old, ranked 272 in the world. She lost in the first round after playing three rounds of qualifying.
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