A factbox on Anastasia Myskina, who became the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title.\n\n
With the 2011 edition of the prestigious tournament getting underway, Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at a few players whose lone claim to fame came at the grass courts of the All England Club.
Elena Dementieva and Jelena Jankovic, two of the nearly women of the game, will bid for another crack at Grand Slam glory in the French Open semi-finals on Thursday.
The Kolkata event will take place from September 19 to 25.
Australian Open winner Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's German Open in Berlin, the organisers said on Wednesday.
The Russian revolution that has swept women's tennis has not gone according to plan for Elena Dementieva. Dementieva was once touted as the woman most likely to lead the charge after she made the French and US Open finals in 2004, but her achievements have largely been undermined by her own compatriots.
Justine Henin-Hardenne beat Russian Anastasia Myskina 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 to win the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament
The top seed withdrew from the Stuttgart Grand Prix without playing a match, suffering from a right shoulder strain.\n
The Russian pulled out of the tournament because of a foot injury.
The 23-year-old Federer dominated the men's game this year, winning 11 titles including three Grand Slams and the Masters Cup.
Martina Hingis beat top seed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open
Serena Williams' scored a ruthless 6-3, 6-1 win over Bethanie Mattek to advance to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open
The Former French Open champion lost to 17-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska in the first round of the Warsaw Cup.
"If someone wants to make a fashion statement they should go on stage, not on a tennis court," she said with Sharapova in mind.
Anastasia Myskina kept Russia's Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin in the second singles of the competition final against holders France.
Hot favourites Russia will take on an under-strength France in the Fed Cup final after both nations completed 5-0 wins in the semis.
The world number two said she wants to concentrate on the 2005 season.
Russian second seed Anastasia Myskina made a disappointing start to her 2007 campaign on Monday, falling at the first hurdle in the Auckland Classic to Argentina's Gisela Dulko
After losing a 38-stroke exchange midway through the second set, Myskina responded by cracking her racket.
Anastasia Myskina won the singles and doubles titles at the Sunfeast Open
The women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American gristle.
Patty Schnyder's hopes of qualifying for the WTA Championship in Madrid were dealt a blow when she was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the first round of the Zurich Open.
The Parisian crowd has adopted the 22-year-old Russian as one of theirs.
The duo's feat of setting up the first all-Russian Grand Slam final at the French Open was hailed as a great victory for all of Russian sport.
Sania Mirza, world No. 17 Karolina Sprem of Croatia and Thai star Tamarine Tanasugarn have also confirmed for the September 19 to 25 WTA tournament.
She will face the Serbian in the first round of Cincinnati Open in Ohio on Monday.
Sania Mirza slipped to 41 in WTA rankings after a first round exit at the French Open
The Russian ace was beaten by Nicole Vaidisova in the Family Circle Cup second round.
French Open champion Anastasia Myskina lost to 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the second round of the Family Circle Cup.
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