the loss, Safina went on to enjoy the best grass court season of her career to date. After reaching her third semifinal at the Ordina Open, Safina defeated former champion and 17nth seed, Amélie Mauresmo and future finalist, Sabine Lisicki en route to her first Wimbledon semifinal where she fell in straight sets to the third seed, two-time defending champion and eventual runner-up, Venus Williams. She recovered by winning the 12th and final singles title of her career at the Slovenia Open before reaching a career-best eighth singles final that season, at the Western & Southern Open, where she lost to former world No. 1, Jelena Janković. Significant finals Grand Slam tournament finals Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Olympic finals Singles: 1 (silver medal) Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 finals Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 1 (1 title) WTA career finals Singles: 23 (12 titles, 11 runner-ups) Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner-ups) ITF finals Singles (3–1) Doubles (3–1) Performance timelines ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. Singles Doubles WTA Tour career earnings *As of October 31, 2011 Record against top 10 players Safina's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Top 10 wins Longest winning streak 16-match win streak (2009) References Safina, Dinara