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French-Iranian tennis player

Aravane Rezaï (French:[aʁavanʁɛza.i]; Persian: ارغوان رضاییArghavān-e Rezāyipronounced[æɾɣævɒːn(-e)ɾezɒːjiː], born 14 March 1987) is an Iranian–French professional tennis player.

She has defeated many top players on the WTA Tour, such as Justine Henin, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, Francesca Schiavone, Caroline Wozniacki, Marion Bartoli, Flavia Pennetta, Jelena Janković and Ai Sugiyama.

Her career-high ranking is world No. 15, achieved on 11 October 2010.

Personal life

Rezaï was born to Iranian parents in Saint-Étienne.

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She took up tennis after a childhood stint as her older brother's ball girl.^{[citation needed]}

Career

2001–2008

Rezaï competed for Iran at the Women's Islamic Games, winning gold in 2001 and 2005.^[1][2] She also won the Chambon-sur-Lignon Open in 2004.

Rezaï started playing for France in 2006. For the second year in a ro