Elena Vesnina

Elena Vesnina is a professional tennis player and one of the hottest female athletes in the world. Born on January 26, 1985, in Moscow, Russia, to her father, Dmitriy Vesnin, and mother, Olga Yuva. Elena was raised in an athletic family where she spent much time playing sports with her parents. She started playing tennis at age five and quickly excelled, becoming a Russian Junior Champion by age 10.

Currently ranked number 18th in singles rankings for women’s players worldwide, she has won 27 WTA tournaments, including three Grand Slams: Wimbledon (2012), French Open (2014), and US Open (2016). Her best doubles ranking is number 3rd in the world which helped to earn her two Olympic medals: bronze (2012) and silver (2016). Elena was the first woman ever to win both of these medals in doubles tennis.

She currently lives in North Miami Beach, Florida, USA staying close to her family, who still lives in Moscow. Married to fellow Russian professional tennis player Alexander “Sascha” Zverev on December 15, 2016, the couple is taking some time off due to pregnancy (expecting their first child sometime around September 2017).