Svetlana Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who has won two singles Grandslam titles in her career. She has made her appearance in four grand slam singles finals, winning two, and appeared in seven double finals.
Kuznetsova has won 16 WTA titles with a career record of 259–135 in doubles and has 18 singles career titles with a 670–345 record. To know about her early life, career, net worth, personal life, and more, take a look until the end.
The 34-year-old Russian professional tennis player, Svetlana Kuznetsova, as of 2019 has an estimated net worth of over $30 million. She has made over $24,554,997 from her career winning prize money.
Svetlana's WTA career earnings are tabulated below:
| YEAR | EARNINGS |
| 2000–01 | $14,546 |
| 2002 | $175,470 |
| 2003 | $564,484 |
| 2004 | $2,060,590 |
| 2005 | $1,246,818 |
| 2006 | $2,018,304 |
| 2007 | $2,287,487 |
| 2008 | $1,771,119 |
| 2009 | $3,658,841 |
| 2010 | $1,345,564 |
| 2011 | $830,935 |
| 2012 | $549,968 |
| 2013 | $846,733 |
| 2014 | $818,546 |
| 2015 | $1,136,803 |
| 2016 | $2,396,479 |
| 2017 | $2,343,699 |
| 2018 | $341,412 |
| 2019 | $472,215 |
She is also involved in the endorsement of several branded products. Her deals include with Guinot, a Chinese company called Qiaodan, and many more. Apart from earning an endorsement, she has also made her appearance in several video games.
Analyzing her socials, she is living a lavish lifestyle.
Svetlana Kuznetsova's income primarily comes from three sources. Her largest source of earnings is the prize money she has collected from the WTA Tour, totaling around $20 million. Throughout her 20-year career on the WTA Tour, she has achieved remarkable success, securing 20 singles titles and 19 doubles titles, which has contributed significantly to her financial well-being.
The second major source of income for Kuznetsova is her sponsorship deals, which add up to approximately $10 million. Renowned companies like Nike, Adidas, and Rolex have sponsored her, bolstering her income and providing her with substantial financial support.
Additionally, Kuznetsova generates income from various other sources, including speaking engagements, television appearances, and merchandise sales, amounting to around $1 million. Her accumulated wealth positions her as one of Russia's most accomplished tennis players and one of the world's wealthiest athletes.
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Svetlana is a happily married woman. She tied the knot with her boyfriend Vladimir Solodovnik in 2003; her husband is loving and caring. They have been doing well in their relationship. The couple walked down the aisle in August 2003 in Denver.
Besides, Svetlana's husband is her life savior as he has donated his kidney to his beloved wife. Svetlana was diagnosed with kidney failure and luckily her husband’s kidney was exactly the same as hers'.
Svetlana Kuznetsova's Husband Vladmir Solodovnik SOURCE: Fabwags.com It is about 16 years of their married life and there are no rumors spread about their divorce. They are living a happy life together despite living together they haven't parented any child yet.
The couple is loyal to each other. Despite being such a popular celebrity, she never cheated on her husband and hasn't ever engaged in an extramarital affair.
She has a height of 5 feet and 8 inches and her body weight is 73 kg. There is no info about her breast-waist-hips. She has many tattoos including a fullback tattoo of wings.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova was born as Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova on 27th of June, 1985, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR Soviet Union. She is of Russian by her nationality, and her ethnicity is white. Her birth sign is Cancer. She started playing tennis at the age of 7.
The tennis star belongs to the family of Olympians and pro-cyclists. Svetlana was born to a cyclist father who coached cycling to Olympic players. Her mother was also a cycling champion and her brother bagged a silver medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in Atlanta, for cycling.
In 2001, Svetlana took part in the WTA Tournament and she bagged the title. She made her first appearance in Grand Slam at the 2002 Australian Open, and two years later, she won the 2004 US Open. She was the third Russian woman who accomplished the grand slam title. Before her, Anastasia, Myskina, and Maria Sharapova had won the title.
CAPTION: Svetlana Kuznetsova SOURCE: Score and Change She was also the runner-up at the 2006 French Open and the 2007 US Open in singles. Therefore, she achieved a career-high number 2 WTA ranking; she held the position for 24 weeks in 2007 and 2008.
She did well in her double game by playing along with Arantxa Sanchez Vicario; she managed to win her first five WTA doubles titles. She is a technically strong player and is noted for her speed on the court and her strong forehand with much topspin.
Kuznetsova struggled with her form in 2010. She reached the 2013 Australian Open quarterfinal unseeded however, she lost to Victoria Azarenka.
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Kuznetsova showed low results by the end of the 2017 season due to her hand injury. She withdrew from the Kremlin Cup and her rankings suffered. After her first-round loss at 2018 Wimbledon, she rebounded winning the Citi Open in Washington D.C. Currently, she ranks at no. 294. She is set to play in the Guangzhou Open now.
