WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—Thumbnail glances of the women's singles finalists at Wimbledon:
No. 1 Serena Williams of the United States
Right-handed/two-handed backhand; 28, born in Saginaw, Mich., and lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. … Has 12 major titles, including Wimbledon in 2002, 2003 and 2009, each time defeating sister Venus. … Beaten by Maria Sharapova in 2004 final, and by Venus in 2008 final. … Has won 198 Grand Slam matches, second behind Venus among active players. … This is her 51st tour final and first since this year's Australian Open, which she won. … Finished year on top of rankings twice, in 2002 and 2009, and in top 10 nine times out of past 11 years. … 24-4 this year, with only title at Melbourne. … Has yet to drop a set this tournament. … Has beaten Michelle Larcher de Brito, Anna Chakvetadze, Dominika Cibulkova, No. 16 Maria Sharapova, No. 9 Li Na and Petra Kvitova en route to the final. … Won 34 of her past 36 matches at Wimbledon, including doubles, since 2008. … Owns fashion design label Anares. … Won 12 major doubles titles with Venus, plus doubles gold medals at 2000 and 2008 Olympics. … Coached by her parents, Richard Williams and Oracene Price.
No. 21 Vera Zvonareva of Russia
Right-handed/two-handed backhand; 25, born and lives in Moscow. … Playing in her 30th Grand Slam tournament and first final. Previous best was Australian Open semifinal in 2009. … Has 10 titles, most recently at Pattaya City in February. … Has beaten Nuria Llagostera Vives, Andrea Hlavackova, No. 15 Yanina Wickmayer, No. 4 Jelena Jankovic, No. 8 Kim Clijsters and Tsvetana Pironkova en route to the final, coming back after losing the first set in the quarterfinals and semifinals. … Would become Russia's fourth Grand Slam women's champion since 2004 if she wins Saturday, joining Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova. … Reached career-best ranking of No. 5 on Feb. 2, 2009. … Is Russia's fifth-ranked player, behind Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova, Sharapova and Kuznetsova. … Finished in top 10 in 2008 and 2009. … 27-10 this year and playing in her third tour final of 2010. … Has no full-time coach. … Graduated from Russian State Academy of Physical Education. … Studying for second degree, in international economic relations at Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow. … Mother, Natalia, is a former Olympic bronze medalist in field hockey.
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