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| Nickname | Dina, Marat's Sister | |
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| Country | Russia | |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | |
| Date of birth | April 27, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in | |
| Weight | 70 kg | |
| Turned pro | 2001 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$8,877,828 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record | 333-144 | |
| Career titles | 12 WTA, 4 ITF | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | F | |
| French Open | F | |
| Wimbledon | SF | |
| US Open | SF | |
| Major tournaments | ||
| WTA Championships | RR | |
| Olympic Games |  Silver medal |
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| Doubles | ||
| Career record | 168–87 | |
| Career titles | 8 WTA, 3 ITF | |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | ||
| Australian Open | QF | |
| French Open | 3R | |
| Wimbledon | 3R | |
| US Open | W | |
| Major doubles tournaments | ||
| Olympic Games | QF | |
| Last updated on: August 17, 2009. | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Women's Tennis | ||
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Competitor for  Russia |
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| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Singles |
Safina at the 2006 Australian Open.
Dinara Mikhailovna Safina Са́фина, born April 27, 1986 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player and the current World No. 1.
She has been the runner-up in three Grand Slam singles tournaments and won the women's doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Her most recent achievement is runner-up in the 2009 French Open.
She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve #1 rankings.
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