Year 2005 in review

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Maria Kirilenko (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/kiri2445.htm)
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2005


* Jan 25 1987
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Sydney (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/sydn1844.htm) Jan 16 2005
Qual 1 M Kirilenko - C Horiatopoulos (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/hori5143.htm)-WC 6-1 6-2
Qual 2 D Chladkova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/chla364.htm)(4) - M Kirilenko 6-0 6-2

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Australian Open (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/aust1850.htm) Jan 30 2005
1 M Kirilenko - A Kapros (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/kapr932.htm) 5-7 6-2 6-4
2 A Ivanovic (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/ivan4697.htm) - M Kirilenko 6-1 6-1

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Pan Pacific Open (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/panp1859.htm) Feb 6 2005
1 M Kirilenko - S Peng (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/peng1589.htm) 6-3 6-2
2 D Hantuchova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/hant953.htm)(8) - M Kirilenko 4-6 6-0 6-2

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Hyderabad (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/hyde1867.htm) Feb 13 2005
1 M Kirilenko(8) - T Poutchek (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/pout412.htm)-LL 6-3 6-1
2 M Kirilenko(8) - M Santangelo (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/sant2572.htm) 3-6 6-3 7-64
QF M Kirilenko(8) - N Li (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/li1349.htm)(1) 6-4 6-3
SF S Mirza (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/mirz3266.htm) - M Kirilenko(8) 6-4 7-64

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Doha (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/doha1881.htm) Feb 27 2005
Qual 1 M Kirilenko(8) - A Kapros (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/kapr932.htm) 6-1
Qual 2 M Kirilenko(8) - A Kremer (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/krem257.htm) 6-4 6-2
Qual 3 M Kirilenko(8) - S Stosur (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/stos1155.htm)(2) 6-2 6-1
1 M Kirilenko-Q - L Safarova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/safa1738.htm)-Q 6-3 6-1
2 M Kirilenko-Q - P Schnyder (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/schn145.htm)(5) 6-0 1-6 6-2
QF A Mauresmo (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/maur131.htm)(1) - M Kirilenko-Q 6-2 6-2


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Dubai (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/duba1887.htm) Mar 6 2005
Qual 1 M Kirilenko - T Li (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/li212.htm) 6-74 7-65 6-1
Qual 2 A Ivanovic (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/ivan4697.htm)(8) - M Kirilenko 7-5 6-1

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Indian Wells (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/indi1897.htm) Mar 20 2005
Qual 1 M Kirilenko(1) - T Pisnik (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/pisn519.htm) 6-74 6-3 4-0
Qual 2 M Kirilenko(1) - K Mc Cain (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/mcca3317.htm)(23) 6-1 6-3
1 M Kirilenko-Q - T Perebiynis (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/pere984.htm) 6-0 6-1
2 M Kirilenko-Q - E Bovina (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/bovi1209.htm)(8) 6-3 6-1
3 M Kirilenko-Q - A Medina Garrigues (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/medi1335.htm)(28) 6-4 6-4
4 C Martinez (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/mart44.htm)(23) - M Kirilenko-Q 7-5 6-3

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Miami (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/miam1912.htm) Apr 3 2005
1 M Kirilenko - A Chakvetadze (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/chak2464.htm) 7-5 6-3
2 A Mauresmo (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/maur131.htm)(1) - M Kirilenko 4-6 6-4 6-1

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Warsaw (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/wars1955.htm) May 1 2005
Qual 1 M Kirilenko(1) - R Kuti Kis (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/kuti284.htm) 6-0 6-0
Qual 2 M Kirilenko(1) - G Navratilova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/navr1736.htm) 6-3 6-2
Qual 3 M Kirilenko(1) - M Pastikova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/past768.htm)(6) 2-6 6-1 6-4
1 M Kirilenko-Q - I Benesova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/bene774.htm) 6-1 6-2
2 K Clijsters (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/clij125.htm)-WC(7) - M Kirilenko-Q 6-2 6-1

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Berlin (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/berl1969.htm) May 8 2005
1 M Kirilenko - F Zuluaga (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/zulu24.htm) 6-3 6-1
2 J Henin-Hardenne (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/heni962.htm)(12) - M Kirilenko 2-6 6-1 6-3

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Rome (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/rome1981.htm) May 15 2005
1 S Farina Elia (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/fari47.htm)(13) - M Kirilenko 6-4 6-1

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Roland Garros (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/rola2005.htm) June 5 2005
1 E Birnerova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/birn1596.htm)-Q - M Kirilenko 2-6 7-5 6-3

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Birmingham (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/birm2025.htm) June 12 2005
1 M Kirilenko(15) - Y Fedak (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/feda1629.htm) 6-3 6-2
2 J Jackson (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/jack1444.htm)-Q - M Kirilenko(15) 6-2 6-3

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Hertogenbosch (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/hert2038.htm) June 19 2005
1 M Kirilenko - K Peschke (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/pesc665.htm) 6-4 6-3
2 D Safina (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/safi1502.htm)(4) - M Kirilenko 6-4 7-62

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Wimbledon (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/wimb2046.htm) July 3 2005
1 M Kirilenko - E Callens (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/call97.htm)-Q 6-2 7-63
2 M Maleeva (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/male38.htm) - M Kirilenko 6-2 6-3

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San Diego (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/sand2109.htm) Aug 7 2005
1 D Hantuchova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/hant953.htm)(14) - M Kirilenko 7-65 6-1

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Los Angeles (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/losa2119.htm) Aug 14 2005
1 M Kirilenko - M Irvin (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/irvi789.htm)-WC 4-6 7-5 6-2
2 M Sharapova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/shar1638.htm)(1) - M Kirilenko 7-67 6-2


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Toronto (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/toro2128.htm) Aug 21 2005
1 M Bartoli (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/bart1458.htm) - M Kirilenko 6-4 3-0

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New Haven (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/newh2138.htm) Aug 28 2005
Qual 1 M Kirilenko(4) - A Parra Santonja (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/parr2600.htm) 7-5 7-5
Qual 2 M Kirilenko(4) - C Gullickson (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/gull2252.htm)-WC 7-5 7-67
Qual 3 J Jackson (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/jack1444.htm) - M Kirilenko(4) 6-1 6-1
1 M Kirilenko-LL - S Farina Elia (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/fari47.htm) 6-1 6-3
2 A Chakvetadze (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/chak2464.htm) - M Kirilenko-LL 6-3 6-3

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US Open (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/usop2148.htm) Sep 11 2005
1 M Kirilenko - L Pous Tio (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/pous1892.htm) 6-2 6-3
2 V Williams (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/will43.htm)(10) - M Kirilenko 6-1 6-3

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Beijing (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/beij2176.htm) Sep 25 2005
1 M Kirilenko - J Jackson (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/jack1444.htm)-Q 7-5 7-5
2 M Kirilenko - A Nakamura (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/naka2154.htm)-Q 6-1 7-63
QF M Kirilenko - T Sun (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/sun1413.htm)-WC 6-1 6-3 S
F M Kirilenko - M Sharapova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/shar1638.htm)(1) 6-4 2-1
F M Kirilenko - A Groenefeld (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/groe3860.htm)(9) 6-3 6-4 :worship:

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Guangzhou (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/guan2189.htm) Oct 2 2005
1 M Kirilenko(4) - M Camerin (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/came942.htm) 6-4 7-61
2 M Kirilenko(4) - A Parra Santonja (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/parr2600.htm) 6-4 6-2
QF J Zheng (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/zhen1586.htm)(5) - M Kirilenko(4) 6-3 6-710 6-1

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Japan Open (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/japa2203.htm) Oct 9 2005
1 M Kirilenko(4) - A Morita (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/mori6441.htm)-WC 6-4 6-4
2 M Kirilenko(4) - H Nagyova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/nagy278.htm) 6-4 6-2
QF M Kirilenko(4) - J Craybas (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/cray462.htm) 6-2 4-6 6-2
SF N Vaidisova (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/vaid5048.htm)(2) - M Kirilenko(4) 6-4 6-2

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Moscow (http://angelfire.com/space2/wta2/tur2005/mosc2213.htm) Oct 16 2005
1 V Zvonareva (http://home17.inet.tele.dk/wta/sp/zvon1425.htm) - M Kirilenko-WC 6-2 6-3

2005 IN DETAIL

JANUARY
Made debut at Australian Open, defeating Kapros in 1r before loss to Ivanovic in 2r.

FEBRUARY
Advanced to 2r at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] with win against Peng before falling to No.8 seed Hantuchova in three sets; for second straight year, showed impressive form at Hyderabad (finalist in '04), reaching second career Tour SF as No.8 seed; defeated lucky loser Poutchek, Santangelo and top seed Li Na to reach SF before falling to Mirza in straight sets; solid week produces a new career-high of No.73 on Feb. 14 rankings; also reached SF in doubles at same event (w/Tanasugarn); as qualifier at Doha, reached fourth career QF and first at Tier II event with victories against qualifier Safarova and No.5 seed Schnyder before loss to top seed Mauresmo; victory against No.14-ranked Schnyder was career-best victory in only fourth match versus Top 20 player; moves to career-best No.67 on February 28 rankings.

MARCH
As qualifier at Indian Wells, had best career Tier I performance by reached 4r; defeated Perebiynis, No.8 seed Bovina and No.28 seed Medina Garrigues before loss to No.23 seed Martinez; also reaches SF in doubles at Indian Wells as qualifier with Salerni, falling to No.2 seeds Petrova/Shaughnessy; breaks into Top 50 in singles for first time on March 21 at No.48; defeated Chakvetadze in 1r at Miami before taking top seed Mauresmo to three sets in 2r loss.

APRIL
As qualifier at Warsaw, defeated Benesova in 1r match before straight sets loss to No.7 seed Clijsters in 2r match; also reached SF in doubles at Warsaw (w/Domachowska).

MAY
After 1r victory against Zuluaga in Berlin, fell to No.12 seed and eventual winner Henin-Hardenne in 2r; continues successful climb in singles rankings, moving to a new career-high of No.45 on May 9; in Rome singles debut, falls to No.13 seed Farina Elia in 1r; reached first doubles final of season at Rome (w/Medina Garrigues), losing to No.2 seeds Black/Huber in championship match; fell in 1r at Roland Garros for first time, losing to qualifier Birnerova in three sets.

JUNE
As No.15 seed at Birmingham, defeated Fedak in 1r before falling to Jackson in next match; defeated Peschke in 1r at 's-Hertogenbosch before falling to No.4 seed Safina in next round; records first singles victory at Wimbledon, defeating qualifier Callens in 1r before falling to Maleeva in next match.

AUGUST
Lost to No.14 seed Hantuchova in 1r at San Diego; defeated wild card Irvin in 1r at Los Angeles before falling to top seed Sharapova in straight sets; retired during 1r match at Toronto vs. Bartoli in 2nd set due to right knee pain; as lucky loser at New Haven, defeated Farina Elia in 1r before loss to countrywoman Chakvetadze in 2r; reached final in doubles at New Haven (w/Dulko), falling to Raymond/Stosur in championship match.

SEPTEMBER
Advanced to 2r at US Open, defeating Pous Tio in 1r before straight sets loss to No.10 seed Venus Williams; victory vs. Pous Tio was win No.100 of career; captures first career Tour title in first final of year at Beijing, defeating No.9 seed Groenefeld in final, 63 64; did not drop a set en route to title, defeating qualifiers Jackson and Nakamura, along with wild card Sun to reach SF; faced world No.1 Sharapova in SF, but advanced when Sharapova retired midway through second set with right pectoral muscle strain; makes Top 40 debut following Beijing title, reaching new career-high of No.28 on September 26; carried winning streak with her to Guangzhou and reached QF as No.4 seed, defeating Camerin and Parra Santonja before falling in three sets to Zheng.

OCTOBER
Continued strong play in Asia with SF finish as No.4 seed at Tokyo [Japan Open], falling to No.2 seed and eventual champion Vaidisova, also won second career Tour doubles title at Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Dulko); fell in 1r for first time in last six Tour events at Moscow (as WC, l. to Zvonareva).

Year Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1):
2005 - Beijing
Finalist (0)

Semifinalist (2):
2005 - Hyderabad, Tokyo [Japan Open].

Quarterfinalist (2):
2005 - Doha, Guangzhou

DOUBLES
Winner (1):
2005 - Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Dulko)

Finalist (2):
2005 - Rome (w/Medina Garrigues), New Haven (w/Dulko).

Semifinalist (4):
2005 - Sydney (w/Yakimova), Hyderabad (w/Tanasugarn), Indian Wells (w/Salerni), Warsaw (w/Domachowska).

Grand Slam History

Australian Open: 2nd. Round
Roland Garros: 1st. Round
Wimbledon: 2nd. Round
US Open: 2nd. Round

Year To Date Achievements

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles 1
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles titles 1
Prize Money $382,559
Win Loss Record - Singles 41-24
Win Loss Record - Doubles 27-16

WTA Ranking History
Season-Ending Singles 2005-25:speakles:; 2004-111; 2003-122; 2002-417
Career-High Singles No. 25 (October 31, 2005)
Career-High Doubles No. 25 (October 17, 2005)

Finally is done... Hopefully it becomes useful to you.

Thanks Luis :)

A lot of time and effort must have been put into that, great work!

No problem... it is all for Maria and her fans... :)

Great work, DZ, great work!

Luis - Awesome!!!! We all know this was a labor of love for you, thanks for sharing.

Labor of love for myself? Sure :p What ever that means...

I am impressed by her ranking jump

2004-111 -> 2005-25

we could be having Maria in the top 15 by the end of this year to come...

Ehem, labor of love for you to do this for Makiri.

I don't htink she cares about my work... :rolleyes: At leawst it can be useful if we have to go to defend her at the GM ... :armed:

To be honest i have been so impressed by her year i wasnt expecting her to improve sooo much and play so well this year was a real suprise.

I don't htink she cares about my work... :rolleyes:
I think you underestimate how much someone like Maria probably appreciates her true, die-hard fans. And to be honest, looking at all of the English sites for Maria, how many people would say that Makiri is clearly their favorite woman tennis player, not a favorite, but the favorite? My take is you would not have to use much more than your fingers and toes to count them all. Makiri probably has more fans that would say Big Maria comes first, and yes I follow Makiri as well cause she is Big Maria's cute, little friend.

I think you underestimate how much someone like Maria probably appreciates her true, die-hard fans. And to be honest, looking at all of the English sites for Maria, how many people would say that Makiri is clearly their favorite woman tennis player, not a favorite, but the favorite? My take is you would not have to use much more than your fingers and toes to count them all. Makiri probably has more fans that would say Big Maria comes first, and yes I follow Makiri as well cause she is Big Maria's cute, little friend.

Yeah... No offense... but I knew a followed to death Maria Sharapova before Kirilenko. I started following Kirilenko since like one year and a half.. But Sharapova is still my number one..

To be honest i have been so impressed by her year i wasnt expecting her to improve sooo much and play so well this year was a real suprise.

I believe the key to the success... Was consistency.. she played tournament after tournament... she tried and kept trying...

I started following Kirilenko since like one year and a half.. But Sharapova is still my number one.. Gasp, I now need one less finger or toe to count those that place Makiri as their #1 favorite. So when Big Maria plays Makiri Luis cheers for Big Maria, hmmm. This is off topic, but I dare not start a new thread on this. For me, Makiri is by far my #1, where the passion lies. I also root for "friends of Makiri", including Big Maria. And Michaella K too. Like you, many seem to have discovered Makiri at the French 2004. She got a lot of TV time with the Williams match.

Thanks Duiz for the great work :worship: :kiss:
Dani has been my #1 for yrs but I guess that Maria is first now :o

I believe the key to the success... Was consistency.. she played tournament after tournament... she tried and kept trying...My recollection of 2005 is Makiri started slowly (January was not so hot), but she was coming off the late 2004 injury. Then she started rolling at Hyderabad and continued on strong during the spring through Warsaw. But then had a pretty tough summer, the losses to Jackson in Birmingham and New Haven being especially painful. I love Makiri, but objectively after Warsaw through the USO must have been a discouraging time for her. And I do recall her displaying some frustrations at New Haven or Toronto. But then she changed coaches, got more aggressive in her style and then caught fire after the USO. And her tour of Asia was nothing short of spectacular! Seems to me kind of an up and down year until she hit Asia. Good news is she does not have a lot of points to defend from the January tournaments, so a strong January this year will move her up in the rankings. She started 2005 at 111, as I recall moved up into the 60's/50s on the strength of her spring results, then rocketed into the 20s on her awesome Asia tour in the fall.

Maria is in my Top 4 :D (it's hard to do a top :p ).

Maria is #2 for me...but I'd like her regardless of whether she was big Maria's friend.

I think Maria had a great finish to the year...there were signs earlier in the year that she was finding some good form, with wins over Bovina and Schnyder then the run at Indian Wells. Hopefully next year with the confidence she gained with her 1st title she can go on with it. Her progression with her Doubles play this year was also great.

Maria is #2 for me...but I'd like her regardless of whether she was big Maria's friend.

I think Maria had a great finish to the year...there were signs earlier in the year that she was finding some good form, with wins over Bovina and Schnyder then the run at Indian Wells. Hopefully next year with the confidence she gained with her 1st title she can go on with it. Her progression with her Doubles play this year was also great.

Indeed her doubles matches have helped her in certain way. I have noticed that her game is a little bit weak on power, but doubles mind set's advantage is that evne though she is not a heavy striker... she can still be offensive.

Walt, even thou Kirilenko isn't my number one favorite, doesn't mean I will cheer hfor her if she plays agaisnt Sharapova. Fanship is not about desiring perfect success, but satisfactory experiences.

Great job!!

She's by a whole lot my #1. :D

She's by a whole lot my #1. :D
:woohoo: Didn't want to take you for granted, but given your name and avitar... it would seem if you have Kirilenko in your name and Makiri as your avitar you are making a statement. So we have at least 4: Cecilia, Kirilenko#1fan, KirilenkoRulz (Walt), and I would bet Langers (Daniel). BTW, any Makiri fan is a friend of mine, whether she is #1 on the cheering list or #100. Just thought it fun to find out who on the forum considers Makiri to be their #1 favorite. My guess was that it is not a large number. That said Luis' passion for Makiri is second to none, and Dan's incredible support for her is awesome, and henner's posts wow...only with every member of the orchestra playing will we make beautiful music.

I agree with all that. Your posts are awesome. :)

You can call me Joao by the way. Luis and Derek already do so.

:woohoo: Didn't want to take you for granted, but given your name and avitar... it would seem if you have Kirilenko in your name and Makiri as your avitar you are making a statement. So we have at least 4: Cecilia, Kirilenko#1fan, KirilenkoRulz (Walt), and I would bet Langers (Daniel). BTW, any Makiri fan is a friend of mine, whether she is #1 on the cheering list or #100. Just thought it fun to find out who on the forum considers Makiri to be their #1 favorite. My guess was that it is not a large number. That said Luis' passion for Makiri is second to none, and Dan's incredible support for her is awesome, and henner's posts wow...only with every member of the orchestra playing will we make beautiful music.

Thanks for diminishing my level of fanship... I made this thread, spend over an hour furnishing with statistics and other stuff.

Luis' passion for Makiri is second to noneAlthough I have said this in many posts over the past months, I am grateful to Luis for the time and energy he spent to work to create the Kirilenko Orchestra, we all enjoy the fruits of his labor. And as per posts #11, 13 and 16 above, Luis' 2005 Year in Review is absolutely awesome, I thank him. Peace.

:lol: @ Luis

Now is a great time to be a fan of lil Masha...and its good to know weve all been around to see Maria improve so much

:lol: @ Luis

Now is a great time to be a fan of lil Masha...and its good to know weve all been around to see Maria improve so much

That sounds very religious... :lol:

But indeed it isa good time. She is growing, and she is become much more of a better player. She should keep growing as well on ranking by next year... I am hoping she becomes top 15 player...