She returned to the main tour in 2006 after a long injury absence, and in
Kolkata in September 2006, she reached the semifinals as a qualifier, leaping more than 120 places in the rankings to No. 222 after her success. The following week, she reached the final of her home event in Tashkent, beating a string of players including top 60-ranked
Olga Poutchkova. She also won the women's singles gold medal in the
2002 Asian Games in Busan by defeating
Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, and the mixed-doubles bronze medal in the same event. ==WTA Tour career finals==