Akgul Amanmuradova (born June 23, 1984 in Tashkent) is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan. At 1.90m she used to be the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. She was dethroned of this title by Czech player Eva Hrdinova, who stands at 1.91m.In 2005, she reached her first ever WTA singles final in Tashkent, the capital of her home country. In the final she lost to 16-year old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands. Her first WTA Tour doubles win was 2009 AEGON International at Eastbourne, where she and partner Ai Sugiyama defeated Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur in the final.
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul began the year by reaching the second round at the Australian Open, defeating Melanie Oudin in the first round before falling to Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
Akgul and partner Ai Sugiyama won the 2009 AEGON International at Eastbourne. This is the only WTA Premier event played on grass.
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Amanmuradova