Aleksandra Wozniak

Wozniak was upset by German Sabine Lisicki, also of Polish heritage, in the first round of the Australian Open where Wozniak was the 30th seed. Wozniak joined up with compatriot Daniel Nestor in the mixed doubles, where they made it to the quarterfinals before losing to Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi of India.

In March she defeated world no. 48 Lucie Šafářová in Indian Wells. That month she moved up to a career-best world no. 29. She reached her third singles final in April in the Ponte Vedra Beach, beating world no. 10 Nadia Petrova in the semi-finals, but was then defeated by world no. 12 Caroline Wozniacki. In May, she upset world no. 13 Marion Bartoli of France at the Madrid Open.

At the French Open, Wozniak was 24th seed and became the first Québécoise to ever be seeded at Roland-Garros. Wozniak made it to the round of 16, before losing to Serena Williams. With her French Open success, Wozniak became Canada's first representative in the fourth round of the French Open women's draw in 17 years, and the first Canadian woman to survive into the second week at the French Open since Patricia Hy-Boulais in 1992. Wozniak was also the first Canadian to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam event since Maureen Drake qualified for the round of 16 at the 1999 Australian Open. "That's awesome for Canada and I hope to keep going", said Wozniak. Read Less