Background
Father is Gregori (former ice hockey coach who moved family from Moscow to Lyon when Tatiana was 8 months old); mother is Lioudmila; older sisters are Olga, Oxanaю Moved to Miami after 2005 Wimbledon.
Tatiana Golovin of France returns to Ahsha Rolle during day one of the U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2007 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
Tennis players Tatiana Golovin of France and James Blake of the USA attend the IMG Tennis Party ahead of the Australian Open, at Breezers at The Crown on January 14, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia.
Tatiana Golovin of France in action during her third round match against Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on June 28, 2004 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
Tatiana Golovin of France plays a backhand during her first rounds match against Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France on day one of the Australian Open 2008 at Melbourne Park on January 14, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
Tatiana Golovin arrives at the Gala dinner of the Peace & Sport 4th International Forum on December 2, 2010 in Monaco, Monaco.
Actors Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson enjoy the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, France on May 31, 2012. Former tennis star Tatiana Golovin also took in the day's matches.
Tatiana Golovin of France is given Oakland Raider apparel from Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland Raiders in exchange for one of Golovin's tennis racquets at the Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament at Stanford University on July 25, 2007 in Stanford, California.
Tatiana Golovin of France plays a backhand during the Women's Singles second round match against Tamira Paszek of Austria during day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2007 in London, England.
Father is Gregori (former ice hockey coach who moved family from Moscow to Lyon when Tatiana was 8 months old); mother is Lioudmila; older sisters are Olga, Oxanaю Moved to Miami after 2005 Wimbledon.
2002 - Played first WTA qualifying at French Open (as WC).
2003 - Played first four WTA main draws (all as WC), reaching 2r once (Indian Wells) but falling 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros).
2004 - First Top 30 season (finished No.27); reached first WTA final at Birmingham (l. to Sharapova); SF at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Pierce); QF twice, at Montreal and Luxembourg; reached 4r three times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon), 3r once (US Open) and 2r four times; fell 1r three times (incl. Roland Garros); having finished 2003 at No.345, made Top 100 debut on February 16 (rose from No.135 to No.91) and Top 50 debut on June 14 (rose from No.71 to No.50); won first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at Roland Garros (w/Gasquet).
2005 - Another Top 30 season (finished No.24); reached second WTA final at Tokyo [Japan Open] (ret. vs. Vaidisova in final w/left Achilles tendonitis); SF five times, at Gold Coast (l. to Schnyder), Paris [Indoors] (l. to Safina), Charleston (l. to Henin), Birmingham (l. to Sharapova) and Seoul (l. to Jankovic); QF at Linz; reached 4r twice, 3r twice (Roland Garros, US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon); made Top 20 debut on April 18 (after Charleston; rose from No.25 to No.18).
2006 - Another Top 30 season (finished No.22); reached third WTA final at Stuttgart (l. to Petrova in final); SF three times, at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Mauresmo), Miami (ret. vs. Sharapova w/left ankle injury) and Stanford (l. to Schnyder); QF twice, at Gold Coast and US Open (first Grand Slam QF - l. to Sharapova); reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors); played Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but missed all other events during clay and grass court seasons w/left ankle injury suffered in Miami.
2007 - First Top 20 season (peaking at No.13 on year-end rankings); won first two WTA titles at Amelia Island (d. Petrova in final) and Portoroz (d. Srebotnik in final); runner-up twice, at Stuttgart and Zürich (l. to Henin in both finals); SF twice, at Antwerp (l. to Clijsters) and Toronto (l. to Jankovic); QF four times, at Paris [Indoors], Indian Wells, Charleston (ret. vs. Safina w/right ankle injury) and Luxembourg; reached 3r three times (incl. Australian Open) and 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r three times (incl. US Open); missed two months between April and June - most of clay court season - w/right ankle injury suffered in Charleston.
2008 - Injury-marred season (finished No.251); played three WTA events early on, falling early at all three (Sydney, Australian Open, Memphis); set career-high No.12 on February 4 (rose from No.13 to No.12); missed two months from late February to late April w/back injury (withdrew from Antwerp, Indian Wells, Miami, Amelia Island and Charleston); played two events in spring, falling early at both (ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA and Berlin); withdrew from all events rest of season w/back injury (incl. other three majors and Olympics).
2009 - Did not play.
2010 - Did not play.
2011 - Did not play.
Favorite cuisine is Mexican, French, Japanese; enjoys cooking at home. Enjoys shopping, seeing friends and family, horseback riding, skating, playing piano, ballroom dancing and spending time with nephew Paul, her Persian cat Cherie, labrador Missy and Yorkie, Belle. Favorite cities are Paris and New York. Favorite movies are Dirty Dancing and Grease.