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Russian Tennis Star Anna Chakvetadze Unharmed in Home Robbery

posted December 18, 2007 - 9:16pm
Russian Tennis Star Anna Chakvetadze Unharmed in Home Robbery

Being a wealthy and high-profile athlete can be dangerous to your health in today's Russia. 20-year-old Russian tennis star Anna Chakvetadze emerged unharmed when several men broke into her home in Moscow early Tuesday and stole about $200,000 worth of belongings.

As many as six masked men climbed over a a fence at a country house where Anna Chakvetadze was staying, and tied her parents up while taking money and valuables.

Her father Jamal Chakvetadze was shown on TV in Russia, with bruises on his face. He says the robbers beat him with their hands or a gun, but that daughter Anna Chakvetadze, though tied up, was not harmed.

Moscow police are looking for suspects in the robbery at the home of Chakvetadze, winner of four singles titles this year on the women's WTA Tour. Her earnings from tennis this year are more than $1.4 million, and she is ranked Number 6 in the world in women's singles.

She reached a career-high ranking for Number 5 in September after reaching the semifinals of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament this summer, her best showing at the Grand Slam tennis tournament in New York City.

Anna Chakvetadze has a record of 59-20 this year.



Comments

Photos with Anna Chakvetadze and Daniela Krajnc

thanks for your comment. Yes, it was great to make the photos with Anna Chakvetadze in Holland. An absolut special photoshooting for me. Anna is such a nice girl. So I was shocked about yesterdays news. Also Daniela Krajnc is beautiful, I love it absolutely to make photos with her.

Nice photos

Good photos you have there. Must be enjoyable to be taking pictures of beautiful young women! (even though it can be hard work to set up the shots, arrange photo shoot sessions, etc.)

Anna Chakvetadze

First best wishes for Anna Chakvetadze. As photographer I have made this year so many photos of Anna Chakvetadze. to see on the website: www.annachakvetadze.com she is a really beautiful girl I hope she will manage this bad moment in her life.

Anna, meet Yuri...

Well, I'm betting those other Russian millionaires aren't tennis players, so Anna is out of luck as far as that goes. But I've always thought that Maria Sharapova's father, Yuri, had the look of a Russian wheeler-dealer/mobster (not that he is; he just looks that way to me). Maybe Anna should get in touch with Yuri and get some advice on putting together a team of bodyguards/ security forces/kneecappers.

It also shows that she isn't "connected" in her country

If she made her money the way many other people in Russia made their money, the people who broke into her home would be dead right now. She can either get connected or this thing could happen again. Click here if you have something to say and want to get paid to say it!

Security In Russia

I understand that private security forces are a big business in Russia. Angel

The danger of being successful in Russia

Yeah, I read that Andrei Chesnikov, a former Russian men's tennis star, was robbed a couple of years ago. It seems many wealthy businessmen and other rich people in Russia have bodyguards to help prevent this kind of thing. It's a good thing Anna herself wasn't harmed in this home invasion.

That's terrible. They must

That's terrible. They must have been targeting her because of her success.

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