Maria Kirilenko: Cute As A Button

Coached by former WTA Tour pro Elena Brioukhovets...Started playing at age seven when father introduced her to the game at Dinamo Moscow Central Stadium...Parents are Olga and Yuri...Speaks Russian and English...Favorites include movies Barber of Siberia and Story of a Knight, classical music, especially by Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach or Beethoven, books The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, Notre-Dame de Paris, White Fang and short stories by O'Henry, and baked potatos...Enjoys other sports, especially soccer...Relaxes by reading books, watching movies, fishing and cooking...Most memorable experience was the US Open junior awards ceremony...Admires tennis players Roger Federer and Jennifer Capriati for their styles and attitudes on the court...Considers herself "nice" and "outgoing."