Nadia was born June 8th 1982 in Moscow, Russia where she still resides by the way:) Both parents were athletes, her father Victor, who travels with her on the tour, threw the hammer while Nadejda, her mother, won a bronze medal at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games in the relay.

Nadia started off her pro career in 1996 plating two ITF events including a quarterfinal in Cairo, Egypt. The following year, she won her first ITF