...the Division for Gender Equality of the Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO announces the nomination of Vera Zvonareva of Russia as the fourth Promoter of Gender Equality for the UNESCO-Sony Ericsson WTA Tour...

Vera Zvonareva of Russia celebrates her win over Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the final at the Indian...

Vera Zvonareva of Russia poses with the trophy after defeating over Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in the final...

Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, returns the ball against Victoria Azarenka during a semifinal match at the BNP Paribas...

Russia's Vera Zvonareva celebrates after defeating India's Sania Mirza in the final of the Pattaya Tennis Open in...

Russian Vera Zvonareva returns the ball to French Virginie Razzano during their WTA Dubai Tennis Championships quarter final match...

Israel's Shahar Peer hits a return against Russia's Vera Zvonareva during a semi-final match at the Pattaya Tennis Open, in Pattaya on February 14, 2009...

Israel's Shahar Peer hits a return against Russia's Vera Zvonareva during a semi-final match at the Pattaya Tennis Open, in Pattaya on February 14, 2009...

Israel's Shahar Peer hits a return against Russia's Vera Zvonareva during a semi-final match at the Pattaya Tennis Open, in Pattaya on February 14, 2009...

...Russia applauds the crowd after victory in her women's singles semi-final match against compatriot Vera Zvonareva at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 29, 2009. Safina will play Serena...

...AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Dinara Safina of Russia celebrates winning a point in her semifinal match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during day eleven of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29...

...AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Dinara Safina of Russia celebrates winning a point in her semifinal match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during day eleven of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Vera Zvonareva of Russia towels down between games in her semifinal match against Dinara Safina of Russia during...

Vera Zvonareva of Russia plays a return stroke during her women's singles match against Marion Bartoli of...

...finals in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 thriller. Safina will meet seventh seeded compatriot Vera Zvonareva for a place in the final