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Kuznetsova wins place in WTA year-ender
Oct 5, 2009, 4:10 GMT
Beijing - Six-time world number one Svetlana Kuznetsova will make her fifth appearance at the 4.55-million-dollar WTA year-end championships from October 27 to November 1 in Doha after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the wrap-up.
She will be the third Russian in the field along with world number one Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva. American Serena Williams and Denmark's US Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki have also qualified..
'In the last year I've worked really hard on my game and fitness and I am proud of the season I've had. I look forward to competing with the best tennis players in the world in Doha,' Kuznetsova said in a statement relased Monday in Beijing, where she plays in the China Open.
The field features the top eight singles players in the world as well as the four best doubles pairings.
Kuznetsova, 2004 US Open winner, had one of her best seasons this year, capturing titles at Roland Garros, Rome and Stuttgart. She won all three titles at the expense of Safina.
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