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+ | ====== Svetlana Ganina & Table Tennis ====== | ||
+ | **Womens table tennis is attracting more and more attention. | ||
+ | Svetlana Ganina is certainly one of the reasons why ...** | ||
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+ | Svetlana Grigoryevna Ganina, Светлана Григорьевна Ганина, | ||
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+ | Although the womens world rankings are dominated by the Asian countries, particularly China, it's Russia' | ||
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+ | Svetlana is currently ranked at number 84 in the womens world ranking list, although she has been as high as 34 (June 2007). | ||
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+ | ===== A star is born ===== | ||
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+ | Born on 11 July 1978, Svetlana first came to prominence as a cadet and junior player, winning several prestigous titles. | ||
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+ | In singles, Svetlana won the European Youth Championships (Cadet) in 1992 in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia and the 1994 European Youth Championships (Junior) in Paris, France. | ||
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+ | She was also runner-up in the 1995 European Youth Championships (Junior) in Den Haag, Netherlands. \\ | ||
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+ | ===== A milestone ... ===== | ||
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+ | But it was on 14th April 2007 at the Liebherr Brazilian Open, that Svetlana reached a new milestone in her table tennis career. | ||
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+ | She beat Korea’s Jee Min Hyung in five games to earn a place in the semi-finals of a Women' | ||
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+ | Prior to that victory, her best performance in singles at a Pro Tour event was a quarter final in 2004 in St. Petersburg, Russia and again in Zagreb, Croatia in 2007. | ||
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+ | ===== Impressive record ... ===== | ||
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+ | Despite her lack of womens singles titles, Svetlana has an impressive record in doubles and team events. | ||
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+ | Her achievements in womens table tennis doubles events are ... | ||
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+ | * Womens table tennis - Svetlana Ganina1994 European Youth Championships (Junior) - Runner-up | ||
+ | * 2000 Pro Tour in Croatia - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2002 European Championship - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2003 European Championship - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2004 Pro Tour in Denmark - Winner | ||
+ | * 2004 Pro Tour in Russia - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2005 European Championship - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2006 Pro Tour in Poland - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2006 Pro Tour in Russia - Semi-finalist | ||
+ | * 2007 European Championship - Winner | ||
+ | * 2008 Pro Tour in Kuwait - Semi-finalist | ||
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+ | * Womens table tennis - Svetlana Ganina1991 European Youth Championships (Cadet) - Winner | ||
+ | * 1993 European Youth Championships (Cadet) - Winner | ||
+ | * 1995 European Youth Championships (Junior) - Winner | ||
+ | * 1996 European Youth Championships (Junior) - Winner | ||
+ | * 2007 European Championship - Runners-up | ||
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+ | 2004 Summer Olympics Greece | ||
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+ | * Age: 26 City: Athina Event: Table Tennis Womens Singles Team: Russia RUS Rank: 17T | ||
+ | * Age: 26 City: Athina Event: Table Tennis Womens Doubles Team: Russia-2 RUS Rank: 9T | ||
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+ | * Round Three Match 2 Rank: 2 Date: 2004-08-17 Result: Lau(HKG) 4 Ganina(RUS) 1 GW: 1 | ||
+ | * Round Two Match 2 Rank: 1 Date: 2004-08-15 Result: Ganina(RUS) 4 Negrisoli(ITA) 2 GW: 4 | ||
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+ | * Partner: Irina Palina Phase: Round Four Match 3 Rank: 2 Date: 2004-08-16 Result: HKG-2 4 RUS-2 0 GW: 0 | ||
+ | * Partner: Irina Palina Phase: Round Three Match 3 Rank: 1 Date: 2004-08-16 Result: RUS-2 4 CAN 0 GW: 4 | ||
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+ | ===== Very attractive ... ===== | ||
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