Biography  Viktoriya Fiodorovna Azarenka was born in 1989 in Minsk.  Viktoriya Fiodorovna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 6, which she achieved on October 26, As of October 4, 2010, Azarenka is ranked World No. 12.

Biography  Azarenka has won two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles — 2007 US Open with Maxim Mirnyi and 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan. She has won five singles titles, including the Premier Mandatory 2009 Sony Ericsson Open and has made three Grand Slam quarterfinal appearances.

2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi

Personal  Her move to Scottsdale from Minsk, Belarus was aided by National Hockey League goalie Nikolai Khabibulin and his wife, who is a friend of Azarenka's mother. In 2009 she posed in the French edition of FHM.

Playing style  Azarenka is an aggressive baseliner. Her best shot is her backhand which is regarded as one of the strongest currently in the women's game. She can be effective at net, as her drive volley is one of the best in the women's game. Her main weakness' are considered to be her serve, lacking both power and stability on second serve, and her movement due to a lack of sprinting power. Her forehand can also sometimes break down and produce unforced errors, although this has improved over the years.

Playing style

Criticism

 Azarenka has been criticized by ex-professionals for the noise she makes when hitting the ball. During the 2010 Australian Open quarterfinal between Azarenka and Serena Williams, ex-pro Pam Shriver, who was providing court-side commentary, noted that Azarenka's screams were so long that she was still yelling when Williams returned the ball. She has also been noted for her tendency to lose her temper during matches.

Career Highlights  World No 12 in the current WTA rating list  The best WTA singles ranking – No. 6 in October  In 2005 Azarenka won the junior competition at both the Australian and US Open, and was subsequently named ITF Junior Girl’s World Champion of the year, a title never before earned by a player from Belarus.  The winner of the two Grand Slam mixed doubles – the 2007 US Open (teaming up with Maxim Mirnyi) and the 2008 French Open (with Bob Bryan).  The winner of the singles titles in Brisbane, Miami (2009) and Stanford (2010)  In 2009 Victoria Azarenka won a spot at the WTA Tour’s Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar

ITF victory

Miami 2009

Stanford 2010

Stunning victories over Martina Hingis at the US Open (2007) over Nadezhda Petrova in Luxembourg(2007) over Maria Sharapova at the Kremlin Cup (2007) over Dinara Safina in Indian Wells (2009) over Serena Williams in Miami (2009) over Maria Sharapova in Stanford (2010)