[5] At the French Open, Anastasia Myskina became the first woman from Russia to win a Grand Slam singles title, by defeating compatriot Elena Dementieva in the final, 6–1, 6–2.
[6] A mere four weeks later, at Wimbledon, 17–year-old Maria Sharapova became the nation's second female Grand Slam winner, defeating two-time champion Serena Williams in the final, 6–1, 6–4, and becoming the third-youngest woman (after Lottie Dod and Martina Hingis) to win Wimbledon.
Nadia Petrova cracked the WTA's Top 10 for the first time, and also achieved her biggest result that year, defeating defending US Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the fourth round, before losing to Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.
[9] Vera Zvonareva also continued to improve on the Tour before injuries briefly derailed her career the following year.
[10] Houston, United States Los Angeles, USA Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo, Japan Pacicic Life Open, Indian Wells, United States NASDAQ-100 Open, Miami, United States Family Circle Cup, Charleston, United States Qatar Total German Open, Berlin, Germany Telecom Italia Masters Roma, Rome, Italy Acura Classic, San Diego, United States Rogers Cup presented by American Express, Montreal, Canada Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Zurich Open, Zürich, Switzerland