Venus Williams of the U.S hits a ball to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (out of camera range) during their WTA Tour Championships tennis match in Doha on...

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 25: (L-R) Serena Williams of United States, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, Elena Dementieva of Russia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Dinara Safina of Russia, Jelena Jankovic...

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia returns a shot against Julia Goerges of Germany during day two of the 2009...

Russian Rackets: The Best From The Motherland

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

Kim Clijsters, from Belgium, hits a backhand return against Svetlana Kuznetsova, from Russia, at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, in Mason, Ohio. (AP...

...of Germany (R) celebrates victory during the women's singles third round match against a dejected Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (L) on Day Six of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England...

WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia serves during the women's singles second round match against Pauline Parmentier of France...

...France. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) US Serena Williams returns a ball to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during a French Open tennis quarter final match on June 3, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium...

US Serena Williams returns a ball to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during a French Open tennis quarter final match on June 3, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium...

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova returns a ball to US Serena Williams during a French Open tennis quarter final match on...

...06: Dinara Safina of Russia hits a backhand during the Women's Singles Final match against Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia on day fourteen of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 6, 2009...

Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova returns the ball to Australia's Samantha Stosur during their semifinal match of the French Open...

PARIS - JUNE 04: Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia serves during the Women's Singles Semi Final match against Samantha Stosur of Australia...

PARIS - JUNE 06: Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia hits a forehand during the Women's Singles Final match against Dinara Safina of...

Russia's Dinara Safina reacts to play against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during a French Open tennis final match on June 6, 2009 at Roland Garros Stadium in...