Russian Rackets: The Best From The Motherland

Hi-res photos of the top female tennis players who hail from Russia.

STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia returns the ball to Nadia Petrova of Russia during the final match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at the Porsche Arena...

Nadia Petrova, of Russia, holds the championship trophy after she defeated Nathalie Dechy, of France, at the Western...

Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, returns a hot to Nadia Petrova, of Russia, during their match at the East West Bank Classic tennis tournament in Carson, Calif...

...Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia hits a backhand during the Women's Singles third round match against Nadia Petrova of Russia on day seven of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2008...

...in Melbourne, 18 January 2008. Mirza and her partner Alicia Molik of Australia were tied with Nadia Petrova and Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3, 5-7, 1-1 as rain postponed play in...

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Martina Navratilova hits a backhand while playing with Nadia Petrova of Russia against Samantha Stosur of Australia and Lisa Raymond during the U.S. Open at...

Yuri Sharapova urges on his daughter, Maria Sharapova of Russia during her match against Nadia Petrova at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005. Sharapova won 7...

Yuri Sharapov urges on his daughter, Maria Sharapova of Russia during her match against Nadia Petrova at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday Sept. 6, 2005. Sharapova won 7...

Russia's Nadia Petrova, right, and Elena Vesnina stand with the Russian flag on the court after beating United States...

Nadia Petrova keyed Russia's victories Sunday that dispatched the U.S. from the Fed Cup

NADIA PETROVA

Nadia Petrova has seven career singles titles, six of which have come since March 2006. Last year, she...

...JANUARY 19: Serena Williams of the USA feels the pressure during her third round match against Nadia Petrova of Russia on day five of the Australian Open 2007 at Melbourne Park on January 19...

Nadia Petrova overcame an injury in the second-set tiebreaker to win

Nadia Petrova leads the WTA Tour with 33 match wins and four titles in 2006