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From Russia, Without Quarterfinalists

Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Vera Zvonareva secure a Russian sweep of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Women's Singles

Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, and Vera Zvonareva secure a Russian sweep of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Women's Singles

One of the stories that hasn't been getting any coverage in mainstream media is how poor a tournament the 2009 US Open was for Russian tennis. 

With Svetlana Kuznetsova and Nadia Petrova falling in the fourth round Monday, the 2009 US Open became the first grand slam without a Russian quarterfinalist in women's singles since the 2002 French Open, breaking an incredible and unparalleled streak of twenty-nine straight grand slams.

Since none of the Russian men have made the quarterfinals at this tournament either, it's also the first time there has been no Russian quarterfinalist in either the men's or women's draw since Wimbledon 2000, breaking a streak of thirty-six straight Grand Slams.

Here are the Russian women who kept the streak alive for twenty-nine consecutive grand slams:

Star-divide

  • 2002 French Open - None
  • 2002 Wimbledon - Elena Bovina
  • 2002 US Open - Elena Likhovtseva
  • 2003 Australian Open - Anastasia Myskina
  • 2003 French Open - Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva
  • 2003 Wimbledon - Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • 2003 US Open - Anastasia Myskina
  • 2004 Australian Open - Anastasia Myskina
  • 2004 French Open - Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva, Maria Sharapova
  • 2004 Wimbledon - Maria Sharapova
  • 2004 US Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova
  • 2005 Australian Open - Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • 2005 French Open - Elena Likhovtseva, Nadia Petrova, Maria Sharapova
  • 2005 Wimbledon - Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Myskina
  • 2005 US Open - Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova
  • 2006 Australian Open - Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova
  • 2006 French Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Dinara Safina
  • 2006 Wimbledon - Maria Sharapova, Anastasia Myskina, Elena Dementieva
  • 2006 US Open - Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva
  • 2007 Australian Open - Maria Sharapova, Anna Chakvetadze
  • 2007 French Open - Maria Sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze
  • 2007 Wimbledon - Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • 2007 US Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze
  • 2008 Australian Open - Maria Sharapova
  • 2008 French Open - Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva
  • 2008 Wimbledon - Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova
  • 2008 US Open - Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva
  • 2009 Australian Open - Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • 2009 French Open - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Dinara Safina, Maria Sharapova
  • 2009 Wimbledon - Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva
  • 2009 US Open - None

To break the streak carrying down by player (how many quarterfinals each has made since the French Open 2002 in parentheses): Maria Sharapova (13), Elena Dementieva (11), Svetlana Kuznetsova (11), Nadia Petrova (7), Dinara Safina (7), Anastasia Myskina (6), Anna Chakvetadze (3), Vera Zvonareva (2) Elena Likhovtseva (2), Elena Bovina (1).

Whether or not this marks the end of an era is debatable, but it's certainly a milestone worth noting.

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