The Inspiring Story of Anna Chakvetadze
Posted on August 21, 2009
Filed Under Tennis
The following story is one of persistence and perseverance. Through a lot of hard work over the years, Anna Chakvetadze has made it in the tennis world. Outranked by many on the junior circuit and never the most able player in Russia during her childhood, Chakvetadze fought hard to climb the ranks as a junior.
Chakvetadze took a few years as a pro before finally finding her way in 2006. With wins in Guangzhou and Moscow at the end of the year, Chakvetadze broke through as a pro. This was the beginning of a run that would bring her game to another level.
The proximity of Anna’s family during her ascent on the WTA tour has always been beneficial to her. Additionally, Chakvetadze embraced her beauty by posing for various model shoots and magazine spreads. She’s also a big fan of sports cars.
The 2007 tennis year was the best of Anna’s career. She aced her return of serve, one of the strongest in tennis, and reached a career-high ranking of number five in the world. Having made the semifinals at the US Open, this was her best grand slam result to date.
A horrible event occurred just a few short months later, right when it looked like things couldn’t get much better for Chakvetadze. During the off-season in December 2007, Chakvetadze was at her home in Russia, which was intruded upon by burglars. They tied her up and threatened her with a gun, severely beat her father, and stole over $300,000 in jewelry and other things from Chakvetadze’s house. Needless to say, she was very shaken up.
2008 was a struggle to say the least. Anna tried focusing on tennis and living life, but the nerves of steel that brought her to #5 quickly dissipated. Many tennis fans go out of their way to show support to Anna and try and lift her spirits and belief, which has not gone unnoticed by Chakvetadze.
She continues to fight on the court and with herself to regain her former form. This uphill battle is likely to be a challenge for the remainder of the season, but the US Open crowd will do their best to elevate her nonetheless.
Anna continues her quest for tennis glory and living life. She tries daily to move on from the traumatic event on Dec 18, 2007 and one can only hope she does. The criminals may have taken some of her things, but she has hope, health and dignity and the support of crowds where she goes.
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