{{Infobox Tennis player
|playername= Anna Chakvetadze
|image=200px|Anna Chakvetadze
|country= 
|residence= Russia
|datebirth= 
|placebirth= Moscow, Soviet Union<br><small>now Russia
|height= 
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|turnedpro= 2003
|plays= Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= $2,845,635 
|singlesrecord= 218-105
|singlestitles= 7 WTA, 1 ITF
|highestsinglesranking= No. 5 (September 10, 2007)
|AustralianOpenresult= QF (2007)
|FrenchOpenresult= QF (2007)
|Wimbledonresult= 4R (2008)
|USOpenresult= SF (2007)
|doublesrecord=  24-42
|doublestitles= 0 WTA, 1 ITF
|highestdoublesranking= No. 53 (August 6, 2007)
|updated= July 21, 2008
}}

'''Anna Djambulilovna Chakvetadze''' (; born Georgian roots<ref>Her father was born in Moscow, but her grandfather is from Georgia [http://www.tennisconfidential.com/anna-chakvetadze.html]</ref>). On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high pro singles ranking of World No. 5. She in now ranked World No. 8.

She began playing tennis at the age of eight after being introduced to the sport by her mother, Natalia. She travels for tournaments with her father. She speaks both Russian and English.

==Career==

Chakvetadze, ranked World No. 8 as of US Open.  Also in that year, she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the French Open, both of which were career bests for those events. Four of her seven career singles titles also occurred in 2007.

===2001-2006===

====Junior tournaments====

In 2003, she made it to the final of the Junior Championships at Wimbledon before falling to Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. The same year, she won the International Bavarian Junior Challenge, defeating Marta Domachowska of Poland 7–6, 6–5.  Her record as a junior was 67-19 in singles, and 22-14 in doubles. Her highest world ranking as a junior was #22 achieved in December 2003.

====Professional tournaments====

Chakvetadze debuted on the ITF circuit in November 2001, losing in the first round in Minsk, Belarus. In July 2002, she won her first ITF doubles title in Istanbul, teaming with fellow Russian Irina Kotkina.

At the Grand Slam singles tournament. In the second round, she defeated World No. 3 Anastasia Myskina 7–6(3), 6–3 before losing in the third round to Eleni Daniilidou.  With this result, she became tied for the second fastest player to defeat a world top 10 in WTA history, tying Serena Williams.  She broke into the top 100 in the WTA rankings on September 13, reaching World No. 91. She reached the top 50 on June 6, 2005, coming in at World No. 44.

On September 25, 2006, Chakvetadze won her first WTA singles tournament at the Tier III event in Guangzhou, China, defeating Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final. Two weeks later, she won her second WTA tournament at the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow even though she was unseeded, beating Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova en route to the title.<ref></ref> These wins helped boost her ranking to World No. 16.

===2007===

Chakvetadze started the year by winning the Tier IV WTA tournament title.  She defeated fellow Russian Australian Open, where she was seeded twelfth, she defeated eight-seeded Patty Schnyder in the fourth round before losing in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Maria Sharapova 7–6(5), 7–5.

In February, Chakvetadze reached the quarterfinals of the Open Gaz de France in Proximus Diamond Games in Antwerp, where she lost in the semifinals to Mauresmo 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. On February 19, she made her top 10 debut on the WTA rankings, at World No. 10. At the Tier I Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, she lost in the fourth round to Shahar Pe'er 6–4, 7–6. She then reached the semifinals of the Tier I Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where she was defeated by World No. 1 Justine Henin 6–2, 6–3.

Chakvetadze then played four tournaments in Europe on red French Open, Chakvetadze lost to second-seeded Sharapova in the quarterfinals.

200px|thumb|left|At Wimbledon 2007

Chakvetadze won her second title of the year, and first Wimbledon, however, she was defeated in the third round by 31st-seeded Michaella Krajicek in three sets.

Chakvetadze then played five tournaments during the North American summer hard court season.  At the Tier III Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Rogers Cup in U.S. Open, Chakvetadze was the sixth seed and reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1.

Chakvetadze was the defending champion at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, but lost her second round match to Dinara Safina 7–6, 6–2.

Chakvetadze became the sixth player in 2007 to qualify for the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships. She reached the semifinals of that tournament by winning two of her three round robin matches, defeating Serena Williams and Jankovic before losing to Henin 6–1, 7–6(4). She then lost her semifinal match with Sharapova 6–2, 6–2.

===2008===

At the Australian Open, Chakvetadze lost in the third round to Maria Kirilenko 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–2. She then helped defending champion Russia win its first round tie against Israel in the Fed Cup by defeating Tzipora Obziler 6–4, 6–2.

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| Geburtstag = 5. März 1987
| Größe = 170
| Gewicht = 58
| ErsteProfisaison = 2003
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| HoechsteEinzelPlatzierung = 5 (10. September 2007)
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| FrenchOpenErgebnisEinzel = VF (2007)
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'''Anna Tschakwetadse''' (* russische Tennisspielerin georgischer Abstammung. Sie ist seit 2003 Tennisprofi.

== Karriere ==
2004 erreichte Tschakwetadse bei ihrem Grand-Slam-Debüt mit einen Sieg über die damalige Nummer 3 der Welt, Anastasia Myskina, die dritte Runde der US Open. Im selben Jahr stand sie erstmals unter den Top 100 der Welt.

2005 erreichte die Russin die dritte Runde der French Open sowie erneut die dritte Runde der US Open und stieß erstmals in die Top 50 der Welt vor. Am Ende des Jahres stand sie auf Rang 33.

2006 gewann Tschakwetadse das Tier-I-Event in Moskau. Auf dem Weg zum Titel bezwang sie mit Dinara Safina, Jelena Dementjewa und Nadia Petrowa drei Top-10-Spielerinnen. Außerdem gewann sie das Turnier von Guangzhou und erreichte bei den US Open das Achtelfinale. Am Ende des Jahres stand die Russin auf Platz 13 der Weltrangliste.

2007 gewann Tschakwetadse die WTA-Turniere in Hobart und 's-Hertogenbosch. Zudem erreichte sie bei den Maria Scharapowa in zwei Sätzen. Bei den US Open erreichte sie das Halbfinale und damit das erste Grand-Slam-Halbfinale ihrer Karriere. Dort unterlag sie ihrer Landsmännin Swetlana Kusnezowa mit 6:3, 1:6 und 1:6. Am 10. September 2007 stand die Russin auf Platz 5 der Weltrangliste, ihre bislang beste Platzierung. Auch dank des Erfolges von Anna Tschakwetadse über Francesca Schiavone (6:4, 4:6, 6:4) gewann Russland gegen Titelverteidiger Italien den Fed Cup.

Beim Porsche-Cup in Stuttgart hat Tschakwetadse ihr erstes Spiel gegen Tatiana Golovin mit 6:7, 1:6 und beim Kremlin-Cup in Moskau ihr erstes Spiel als Titelverteidigerin gegen Dinara Safina mit 6:7, 2:6 verloren. Beim Masters der achtbesten Spielerinnen der Saison 2007 in Madrid erreichte sie das Halbfinale mit Siegen über Jelena Janković und Serena Williams. Im Halbfinale musste sie sich ihrer Landsmännin Maria Scharapowa beugen. Anna Tschakwetadse beendete das Jahr 2007 als Nummer 6 der Weltrangliste.

Nach dem erfolgreichen Jahr 2007 war der Start in die Saison 2008 eher bescheiden. Einer Erstrundenniederlage in Sydney gegen Maria Kirilenko mit 7:6, 1:6 und 2:6. Im Februar 2008 konnte sie im Finale von Paris gegen Ágnes Szávay ihren siebten Turniersieg feiern. 