Meet the lesser known beauty of tennis Maria Kirilenko

New Delhi: The world of tennis has many beautiful women players. While some are famous, there are lesser known beauties too.One such lesser known beauty in lawn tennis is Russian pro player, Maria Kirilenko. Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko won the 2002 U.S. Open Girls Singles and won her first WTA Tour title in 2005 by defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the China Open. In 2002, Kirilenko became one of the youngest winners of the Canadian Open and US Open junior tournaments. She has reached three Grand Slam singles quarterfinals, at the 2010 Australian Open the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and the 2013 French Open. In doubles, she has reached two Grand Slam doubles finals, at the 2011 Australian Open and the 2012 French Open, won the 2012 WTA Tour Championships.She was a Bronze Medalist at the 2012 London Olympics. At the 2013 Australian Open, Kirilenko cruised into the round of 16 where she was defeated by Serena Williams in straight sets. She then won her first singles match in Fed Cup when Russia beat Japan in the 1st round in straight sets against Kimiko Date-Krumm. Maria's next tournament was the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. After getting a bye into the second round, she defeated Christina McHale and Mallory Burdette before upsetting the third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the fourth round with another upset victory over Petra Kvitova in the quarter-finals. However, her feat came to an end in the semi-finals with a straight sets defeat to ultimate champ Maria Sharapova. She then endured a knee injury at the AEGON International but still made it through the quarterfinals losing to Yanina Wickmayer.At Wimbledon 2013, Kirilenko was defeated in the first round by British player Laura Robson in straight sets. Kirilenko is not listed on any entry lists for 2014 tournaments, most probably still recovering from the knee injury suffered in the Tournament of Champions in Sofia. She also missed the Australian Open due to the injury.