Following is a factbox on Anastasia Myskina [ Images ], who became the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title on Saturday following her 6-1, 6-2 win over compatriot Elena Dementieva [ Images ].

Born: July 8, 1981 in Moscow [ Images ]

1995: Makes debut on the ITF circuit, playing in three events

1997: Wins first professional title at ITF event in Batumi, Georgia, beating Dementieva in the final

1998: Wins ITF event in Tallinn, Estonia and reaches two other ITF Circuit finals, moving up 329 places in the rankings to number 293

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1999: Moves into the top 100, qualifies for her first WTA tour event in Tashkent

Wins ITF event in Gorizia, Italy [ Images ]

Wins first WTA tour title in Palermo, Italy, in only her second event on the tour

Makes Grand Slam debut at the U.S. Open, reaching the second round

2000: Reaches third round on Wimbledon [ Images ] debut, beating Kim Clijsters [ Images ]

Represents Russia [ Images ] at Sydney Olympics [ Images ], reaching second round

2001: Misses Australian Open [ Images ] after undergoing left wrist surgery

Becomes first Russian to beat Anna Kournikova [ Images ] since 1996 on way to the quarter-finals in Leipzig, Germany [ Images ]

Finishes year ranked number 59

2002: Reaches quarter-finals in Rome, beating Jelena Dokic [ Images ] for her first win over a top-10 player

Wins second career title at Tier II event in Bahia

Runner-up at Birmingham, Eastbourne and Leipzig

Takes over as top-ranked Russian for the first time after U.S. Open, qualifies for season-ending WTA Championships

Ends year as world number 11

2003: Wins four singles titles, in Doha, Sarasota, Leipzig (where she beat Justine Henin-Hardenne in final) and Moscow

Ends year at career-high number seven, after winning 46 of 68 matches

Regains top-Russian ranking from Dementieva

Reaches first Grand Slam quarter-final at Australian Open and repeats the feat at U.S. Open

2004: January: Reaches quarter-finals at Australian Open for second year in succession

March: Beats former world number one Jennifer Capriati [ Images ] on way to winning Doha title for second successive year - becomes first Russian to enter world's top five

April: Helps Russia beat Australia [ Images ] 4-1 in Fed Cup first round. Misses Warsaw event with left-foot toe-sprain

June: Becomes first Russian woman to win Grand Slam singles title at the French open [ Images ], beating former world number ones Venus Williams [ Images ] and Jennifer Capriati en route to the final, where she thrashed compatriot Dementieva.