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Daria Gavrilova of Australia plays a backhand against Serena Williams of the United States in their first round match on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Tennis Centre on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskil

Daria Saville

Age

30

Place of Birth

Moscow

Olympic History

Rio 2016

Career Events

Tennis Womens Doubles

Tennis Womens Singles

 

Daria's Story

Daria Saville (nee Gavrilova) took up tennis at age six in her birthplace of Moscow, Russia. 16 years later she made her Olympic debut in Rio for her adopted country of Australia.

Daria, a former ITF world No.1 junior, came up against one of the most dominant tennis players ever, Serena Williams, in the first round where she lost 2-0. She paired up with Aussie Sam Stosur in the women’s doubles where they lost in the first round to Switzerland.

She won the US Open juniors in 2010 and a 2010 Youth Olympic gold medal for Russia.

She made the move to Australia in 2013 and first played for Australia at the Hopman Cup in early 2015.

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