Daria Kasatkina

At 26 years old, Daria Kasatkina has this physical status:

Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina (born 7 May 1997), a Russian professional tennis player, is a Russian professional tennis player.

Around the 2018 season, she made her top ten debut in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.

She has won two WTA singles as well as one in doubles. Kasatkina's older brother played tennis at age six and was nationally ranked in athletics and ice hockey.

At the 2014 French Open, she excelled as a junior, winning the European 16s championship and one junior Grand Slam singles title.

Kasatkina soared to the top of the national charts, achieving No. 1 in the first week. Although 18 years old and winning her first WTA title as a teen at the Charleston Open, she is still 32nd in the world.

She came to fame in 2018 when she finished second behind fellow up-and-coming player Naomi Osaka at the Premier Mandatory Indian Wells Open, a match that is regarded as the start of a new wave of women's tennis.

Kasatkina also won the Kremlin Cup at home in Russia towards the end of the season.

Kasatkina had a rough year on the WTA Tour in 2019, falling into the bottom half of the top 100 after three years on the WTA Tour.

Early life and background

Daria was born in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast, to Tatyana Borisovna (née Timkovskaya) and Sergey Igorevich Kasatkin. Tolyatti is a manufacturing city about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) southeast of Moscow. Her father works as an engineer at the Volga Automotive Plant, and her mother was a solicitor. Both of her parents were nationally ranked athletes in Russia (formally known as Candidates for Master of Sports); her mother worked in athletics; and her father played in ice hockey. Alexandr, Kasatkina's older brother, is also a member of the Russian Federation. Her brother had played tennis casually and had begged for her to try it out when she was six years old. She played two to three times a week for two years. In time, she had been competing in higher-level tournaments.

Personal life

Rafael Nadal, Kasatkina's most popular tennis player, is his favourite tennis player. She is a fan of Petra Kvitová and Maria Sharapova in the women's game. According to her, the players are more adept at serving and moving around the court than women's tennis. Kasatkina is a fan of football in general, including football. She is a fan of FC Barcelona.

Kasatkina has been sponsored by Nike, Tecnifibre, and Instaforex throughout her career. Due to a string of disappointing results, Nike's relationship with her came to an end in 2021. Kasatkina also signed an endorsement agreement with Adidas for clothes, boots, and clothing in August 2021.

Kasatkina made remarks in an interview with Sofya Tartakova in 2021 that she was supposed to be discussing her bisexuality. She clarified these remarks in 2022, emerging lesbian and revealing in an interview that she is in a relationship with figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. After Kasatkina posted a snapshot with her girlfriend on Instagram, it became public. On her Instagram account, Zabiiako posted many images with Kasatkina.

She said she "found life in the closet impractical," as well as speaking out against the LGBTQ+ community's attitudes and restrictions on human rights in Russia. Kasatkina condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the same interview, calling for an end to Russian aggression and showing sympathy with the Ukrainian people.

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Junior career

Kasatkina was ranked No. 1 as a junior when she was ranked No. 1. In the world, the United States ranks 3rd highest. She started competing on the ITF Junior Circuit shortly after turning 14 years old and winning her first title in just her second appearance in the low-level Grade 4 Samara Cup, the low-level Grade 4 Samara Cup. Kasatkina won two high-level Grade 2 tournaments in Moldova and France in early 2012, the first Grade 2 tournament she participated in. Elizaveta Kulichkova and Alina Silich, who finished runners-up to the United States, helped Russia reach the final of the Junior Fed Cup earlier this year.

Kasatkina debuted at the highest level junior tournaments in 2013. In January, she reached her first Grade-1 final in singles, and in April, she returned to the octagon to her first Grade-1 final in singles. Kasatkina finished runner-up to Belinda Bencic at the Trofeo Bonfiglio in May after struggling to win a match in her first two Grade A tournaments the previous year. She then won her first grand Slam competitions the following month, making the French Open quarterfinals. Following this appearance, she did not compete in another tournament until late August, when she won her first Grade-1 title at the International Hard Court Championship in the United States in the United States. The Junior Fed Cup was Kasatkina's last event of the year, where she competed for the No. 1 position. 1 singles matches were played. The top-seeded Russian team won the tournament, beating Australia in the final, with Veronika Kudermetova and Aleksandra Pospelova.

Despite participating in only five tournaments, Kasatkina had her best year on the junior tour in 2014. She qualified in singles and doubles finals at the Grade 1 Trofeo Sabatini, and she took the trophy in singles. Kasatkina claimed her first and only junior Grand Slam title in the French Open girls' singles event of her career. As the No. 1, we have come to a place. She defeated top seed Ivana Jorovi in the final, overcoming a set down in the final. She was the first Russian girl to win the competition after Nadia Petrova in 1998, and she helped Russia dominate both junior singles and junior singles titles, with fellow European 16s champion Andrey Rublev winning the boys' singles title. Kasatkina competed in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing in August. She and compatriot Anastasiya Komardina received a silver medal in doubles. They came in runners-up to Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina and Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich.

Professional career

Kasatkina began her professional career as a wildcard qualifying participant in the 2013 Kremlin Cup, where she lost her first match. She made her professional main-drawning debut on the ITF Circuit in November, and later won her first career crown at a low-level $10K tournament in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt a few months later. She then went on to win a $25K title in Telavi, Georgia, the following September. Kasatkina was once more in the 2014 Kremlin Cup, this time for the main draw. Alison Riske lost her WTA Tour debut to her.

Kasatkina debuted in 2015 at No. 20 in the United States. 354, but slowly increased to No. No. No. 1, but steadily rose to No. 0 climbed to No. No. On the strength of four $25K titles, the 161 at the end of June became the first 161 at the end of June. In July, she defeated Aleksandra Kruni of the Gastein Ladies for their first WTA Tour match-win, en route to the quarterfinals. Kasatkina qualified at a Grand Slam event for the first time at the US Open, thanks to her rankings and success. Despite losing in the last round, she made it to the third round as a lucky loser and upsetting compatriot and world No. 1. Daria Gavrilova, 38, as well as No. 93, are among the numerous people to work. Ana Konjuh, 79, is a student at the University of Ana Konjuh. Kasatkina claimed her top titles to date in both singles and doubles before the year's end. She won the L'Open de Saint-Malo $50K singles event in September. Elena Vesnina and she won the doubles event at the Kremlin Cup in October for her first WTA title. She also reached semifinals in singles as a qualifier, her best singles result on the WTA Tour at the time. She defeated the world No. 2 during the competition. Carla Suárez Navarro, 14, won the quarterfinals for the first time in her career. She came in No. 83, the highest ranking in the year. It's 72.

Kasatkina continued to rise in the WTA rankings during the 2016 season, finishing No. 79. While being 18 years old and as high as No. 1, the 32nd in the world is still the world's best-ranked world, despite being high as No. 1. The 24th of May will be released later this year. She began the year at the Auckland Open, where she earned her first top-ten victory over world No. 2 in her career. Venus Williams, 7. Kasatkina made her Australian Open debut on her first attempt in the third round before being eliminated from the competition. She defeated No. 10 and No. 67. Anna Karolna Schmiedlová, 27, was in the first round of the competition before losing to world No. 6. Serena Williams, 1, Serena Williams. She returned to Russia for the St. Petersburg Trophy and qualified in the semifinals, losing to Belinda Bencic. Kasatkina made it to the quarterfinals of her first Premier Mandatory tournament at the Indian Wells Open. Elena Vesnina and her teammates also had a good showing in doubles, winning the Qatar Open in semifinals. The Russian pair notably beat Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza to snap their 41-match streak, the longest on the WTA Tour since 1990.

Kasatkina reached the third round of two other Grand Slam tournaments, the French Open and Wimbledon, in the middle of the season. She lost close matches in the third set that ended 10–8 for both teams, the former against Kiki Bertens and the latter against No. 1. Venus Williams, 8, 8 people. She had two chances to miss out the match against Bertens. Kasatkina continued her success at the Premier 5 Canadian Open, where she advanced to the quarterfinals. She beat the world No. 1 in the world no. 1. In the third round, Roberta Vinci was defeated by ten people in her second run at the top ten for her second time. The Rio Olympics was her next tournament. Margarita Gasparyan qualified for the singles draw through her ranking, as well as the doubles tournament with Svetlana Kuznetsova, after she missed out due to sickness. Both events saw Kasatkina advance to the quarterfinals, but just shy of the medal rounds. In singles and doubles, she lost to American Madison Keys and the Czech team of Andrea Hlavá and Lucie Hradecká. Wang Qiang ended her streak of four straight third-round appearances at majors in the first round of the US Open.

Kasatkina's best singles result of the season came at the Premier 5 Wuhan Open, where she progressed to the third round. After forgetting to register for the tournament, she had to qualify for the main draw. Kasatkina reached the Kremlin Cup doubles final for the second year in a row, this time with Daria Gavrilova. Hlavá and Hradecká finished runners-up to Hlavá and Hradecká. Kasatkina's season came at a world ranking of No. 67. 27.

Kasatkina maintained a stable ranking throughout 2017, falling no lower than No. 10. 42nd in the world and the same season-best of No. As of 2016, there were 24 people on the planet. Nonetheless, she had a slow start to the season, not winning a single match at either the Australian Open or the two National Mandatory tournaments in the United States, the three major tournaments through March. At mid-level two Premier Tournaments, the Sydney International and the Qatar Open, she had her best results. Angelique Kerber was also defeated in Sydney for her first match over a reigning world No. 4 for her first career victory. 1 player is a fan.

Kasatkina had a better clay-court season than those on the surface, despite having to fight in difficult courts. She captured her first WTA singles title shortly before turning 20 years old at the Charleston Open. In the final in straight sets, she defeated Jeena Ostapenko, a fellow teen. Kasatkina finished the clay-court season with a third-round appearance at the French Open, where she lost to eventual champion and world No. 216. Simona Halep is a student at the University of On a Sunday, she was born in England. Wimbledon was her first grass-court tournament, in which she made it to the second round of the tournament.

Kasatkina began to have more success on hardcourts as the year comes to an end. For the first time, she made it to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament in the United States Open. Despite being able to beat Ostapenko, who had won the French Open, Kaia Kanepi was furious. Despite this triumph in Asia, she continued her good work by winning another WTA doubles final with Gavrilova at the Pan Pacific Open. She defeated the world No. 1 in singles at the Wuhan Open. Halep, 2 Halep. She also reached the Chinese Open quarterfinals for the second time in her career, this time losing to Halep. Kasatkina's second best singles result of the year, as a runner-up finish at her hometown Premier tournament, the Kremlin Cup, brought her second best singles result of the year. She defeated the fifth seed and world No. 1 in this category. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 18, was in the first round of the first round, but seventh seed Julia Görges defeated her in the final.

Kasatkina's late-season success continued from the previous year into 2018. She only won one match out of three tournaments in Australia, then progressed to the semifinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships, two Premier tournaments. She notably defeated the world No. 1 in St. Petersburg. Caroline Wozniacki, 1, Caroline Wozniacki. She saved three match points in Dubai on her way to defeating another top-five player in the world No. 1. Garbie Muguruza defeated the defending champion and world No. 3 before losing to the defending champion and world No. 1. Elina Svitolina, a 4-year-old girl from Elina Svitolina. Kasatkina's breakthrough came at Indian Wells, where she reached her second final of the season. Wozniacki was among the top-15 players at the tournament, as well as No. 1 and No. 1. Venus Williams 8, 8 in a close three-set match. Naomi Osaka, a 20-year-old girl, came in runner-up. With this achievement, she climbed to No. No. Among other things. In the WTA rankings, 11 is currently No. 11 and he also became the Russian No. 1. Kuznetsova's long career as Russia's top women's singles player came to an end.

Kasatkina also had good clay- and grass-court seasons. She reached the quarterfinals of the Charleston Open and the third round of the Premier 5 Italian Open. She had a second good showing at a Premier Mandatory tournament, winning the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open. She defeated hometown hero and world No. 1 during the competition. Garbi Muguruza, a 3 year-old boy. The French Open clay tournament, where she reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinals, was her best tournament on clay. She defeated No. 5 at No. 76. Wozniacki, the third time in 2018 in a match that was postponed due to darkness, then lost to eventual runner Sloane Stephens for the third time in 2018. Another Grand Slam quarterfinal will be held at Wimbledon, losing to the eventual champion and world No. 1. Angelique Kerber was the 11, an 11-year-old girl.

Kasatkina was unable to repeat her Grand Slam triumph at the US Open in the second round, losing in the second round. She returned to Russia in October and captured the Kremlin Cup for her first title of the season. In the final, she defeated Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur. She made her top-ten debut with the title, as well as her debut in the top ten. Kasatkina was initially selected second alternate for the WTA Finals. She later participated in the WTA Elite Trophy, where she was grouped with Madison Keys and Wang Qiang, despite just one withdrawal. She opened the round robin with a victory over Wang but lost to Keys in a match in which she had to spend a short amount of rest while Keys was playing her first match. As a result, she finished in last place in the group due to tiebreak policies. Kasatkina finished the year No. 4 in the world in No. 10. The world's best-ranked countries.

Kasatkina could not repeat her success on the WTA Tour in 2019 after she spent all of her seasons on the tour. After starting the year in the top ten, she dropped all the time to a low as No. 99. At the end of the year, I was 70 years old. She lost in 2019 after winning at least 60% of her matches in each of her three previous years. Philippe Dehaes, her long-serving coach, was fired in February and replaced by Carlos Martinez in April.

Kasatkina's results did not improve with Martinez as her mentor. At no time, she did not qualify for the semifinals. Kasatkina has competed in many tournaments over the years, including the Premier 5 Italian Open in May and the Premier Mandatory China Open in October, where she won three matches and advanced to the quarterfinals. She took home the No. 1 at the China Open after defeating No. 1. Aryna Sabalenka and No. 14 are the 14th owners of Aryna Sabalenka and No. Ekaterina Alexandrova, 38, before losing to No. 2 after losing to No. Caroline Wozniacki, 19. Kasatkina's losses were mostly against strong opposition, with only seven of her 21 losses coming against players ranked outside the top 50. No. 1 was the highest-ranked opponent she defeated during the year. In the first round of the Canadian Open, 13. Angelique Kerber. Kasatkina remained in the top 50 until the very end of the season, when she lost the points she was defending from the previous year's WTA Elite Trophy.

Kasatkina appeared in Auckland for the first time in 2020, defeating Carla Suárez Navarro before falling to Amanda Anisimova in the second round. She progressed through qualifying before being disqualified by Belinda Bencic in the first main-draw round at Adelaide. She lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Madison Keys. She failed in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova, and she was forced to enroll in qualifying at Dubai. In the first round, she defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva but lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the second qualifying round. She qualified in qualifying at Doha, defeating Vikhlyantseva and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, but she failed in the first round of the main draw to Garbi Muguruza. She reached her first semifinal appearance since 2018, at Lyon, where she defeated Pauline Parmentier, Irina Bara, and Camila Giorgi before being defeated in three sets by Anna-Lena Friedsam. Kasatkina's ranking climbed to No. 1 by virtue of her appearance in this tournament. Before the WTA Tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was 66 years ago.

This was Kasatkina's first tournament since her suspension, which was in Palermo, where she lost in the first round to Jasmine Paolini in a match that lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes; this match was the fourth longest on the WTA Tour in the entirety of 2020. She then qualified for the Cincinnati Open, defeating Kateryna Bondarenko and Christina McHale before losing in the first round to Anett Kontaveit. She lost in the first round to Marta Kostyuk in the US Open Championship, winning only three games. She qualified for the Italian Open, defeating Arina Rodionova and Gabriela Dabrowski, and progressing to the third round after defeating Vera Zvonareva and Kate Siniaková. However, she was forced to miss the tournament after suffering herself during a first-set tiebreak against Victoria Azarenka. She recovered in time for the French Open, defeating Harmony Tan in the first round before falling to Aryna Sabalenka. She competed against Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Marie Bouzková to qualify in Ostrava, her final competition of the year. Elena Rybakina in the first round before losing by 5–2 in the first set and eventually losing the match 7–5. She ended the year at No. 81, the highest ranking in the country. The 72-year-old girl's lowest year-end ranking since 2015.

Kasatkina began her 2021 career at the Abu Dhabi Open, where she defeated Wang Qiang in the first round in three sets. She had intended to face 12th seed Karolna Muchová, but the Czech pulled the Czech forward, sending Kasatkina into the third round. Elena Rybakina was disqualified in straight sets over her sixth seed.

She then competed in the Gippsland Trophy, winning in straight sets over Mihaela Buzarnescu, who lost just two games and Polona Hercog. Despite this, she lost in straight sets to Estonian veteran and eventual champion Kaia Kanepi. She stunned Briton Katie Boulter in straight sets before losing in two close sets to Aryna Sabalenka despite winning more points in the first set. Kasatkina recovered from that humiliating defeat at the Phillip Island Trophy, which took place in the second week of the Australian Open. Varvara Gracheva won in straight sets for the second time in three events this season, beating Katie Boulter for the second time in five days. The Russians then jumped from a vantage point to edge Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova before dominating Petra Marti to earn her first WTA semifinal appearance since Lyon in 2020. She then defeated Danielle Collins and Marie Bouzková in three sets for her third title and first since Moscow 2018. Kasatkina climbed to No. 1 after winning. In the world, 57th ranked 57th.

However, she was disqualified in her first round match against Alizé Cornet in Dubai. Clara Tauson, a rising star, recovered from her win streak in the first round at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy. Kasatkina defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich, who was in charge of the match, then fought vainly for three sets. Veronika Kudermetova and Svetlana Kuznetsova were defeated by back-to-back victories over back-to-back victories. After Gasparyan was forced to withdraw early in the second set, she stunned wildcard Margarita Gasparyan in the final. Kasatkina's second title at home, as well as her first two-time champion of the 2021 season, pushed herself back into the top 50 for the first time since October 2019.

Kasatkina lost out on a quarter-final appearance throughout the clay-court season despite clay being her favoured surface. Marta Kostyuk shocked her in the second round of the stanbul Cup before losing to Sabalenka in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open. Kasatkina advanced to the third round for the first time since 2018. In straight sets, Sorana Córstea defeated her in straight sets.

Kasatkina, who was seeded fourth, qualified for the final at the Birmingham Classic. This was her eighth grand final appearance, first on grass and third of 2021. She began her run against Polona Hercog in the first round with a 4-6, 0-3 record before winning over Tereza Martincová and CoCo Vandeweghe to advance to the final. However, she lost in straight sets to Ons Jabeur. Jeena Ostapenko lost in the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne International Cricket Association after winning her first top ten victory in two years over Iga wriwi, losing only one game after dropping the first set. Kasatkina's grass-court season came to an end with his second-round appearance at the Wimbledon Championships, losing 6-8 to Ostapenko in the final set.

Kasatkina reached her fourth final of the year in three sets over former top ten player Caroline Garcia before returning to prevent a tie against Magda Linette in the quarterfinals. She then defeated top seed Elise Mertens without being broken, but she lost to home favourite Danielle Collins in the final. From early losses at the National Bank Open and Western & Southern Open to Jabeur and World No. 2, the world No. 1 has risen. 10, Barbora Krejková, respectively, and Kasatkina advanced to the third round of the US Open with victories over defending quarterfinalist Tsvetana Pironkova and Olympics silver medalist Markéta Vondrouová, but lost in straight sets to fifth seed Elina Svitolina.

Her season came to an end with a third-round defeat at the Indian Wells Open to Angelique Kerber in three sets, as well as a stunning first-round exit to Anhelina Kalinina in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.

Kasatkina debuted at No. 1 in the year's year, the first time ever. 26 people have died. She appeared in the Melbourne Summer Set 2, a WTA 250 event, as the third seed, but she advanced to the semifinals by defeating Anna Kalinskaya, Madison Keys, and Nuria Párriza Daz, eventual champion Amanda Anisimova. She reached her second straight semifinal appearance, this time at the Sydney International, a WTA 500 event. Sofia Kenin, Elise Mertens, and second seed Garbie Muguruza were defeated in fourth seed and eventual champion Paula Badosa. Kasatkina qualified as the 25th seed of the 2022 Australian Open, defeating qualifier Stefanie Vögele and Magda Linette before falling to seventh seed Iga witek.

In both Dubai and Doha, Kasatkina failed badly in the upcoming hard court trials, losing Iga Swiatek in both Dubai and Doha respectively. In the first round byes, she lost to Angelique Kerber in the 3rd round and to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in Miami.

She reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal of the season and her second of her career, beating Ons Jabeur after having a match point. As a result, she climbed to the top of the charts, establishing herself as the No. 1 in the nation once more. On May 20, 2022, 1 Russian player was born in 2022.

Kasatkina came in 20th seed in the French Open. Rebecca ramková, qualifier Fernanda Contreras, Shelby Rogers, and Camila Giorgi, the 18th seed, defeated her best result at the tournament since 2018. She went one step farther, defeating compatriot and 29th seed Veronika Kudermetova to advance to her first Grand Slam semifinal appearance. She then lost in straight sets to world No. 1 in straight sets. For the fourth time this year, Iga witek is the highest point in the region. For the first time since early 2019, this run has landed her in the top 15 rankings for the first time since early 2019.

Kasatkina participated in two tournaments on grass, in Berlin and Bad Homburg; she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Maria Sakkari and Bianca Andreescu, respectively; In reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she did not participate in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships due to the All England Club's decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian players.

She reached the semifinals for the second time at the Silicon Valley Classic, defeating Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, qualifier Taylor Townsend, and World No. 1 Eva Perpetu. Aryna Sabalenka, a fourth seed, defeated 6 and 4 in three sets. In the last set of the match, she bagged each opponent. After defeating the world No. 2, she advanced to the back-to-back finals. Paula Badosa, the 4th seed and second seed. She defeated Shelby Rogers in the final and landed in the top ten in the rankings at a new career record No. 1 in the world No. 119. On August 8, 2022, the 9th anniversary of the founding of the 9th. With 32 wins, she tied for third place in wins this season, behind only No. Ons Jabeur, an Iga Swiatek and Wimbledon finalist.

Daria Kasatkina won her sixth WTA title in Granby after being knocked out by Bianca Andreescu and Amanda Anisimova in the first rounds of Toronto and Cincinnati respectively. Greet Minnen, Magdalena Frch, Nuria Párrizas Daz, Diane Parry, and Daria Saville all advanced to the title, but she won by just one set. In the first round of the US Open, she lost to Harriet Dart.

Kasatkina defeated Emma Raducanu in the first round before falling to Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets, seeded fifth at the Ostrava Open. She breezed past Leylah Fernandez before losing to Madison Keys in the second round, finishing 8th at the San Diego Open. Anna Kalinskaya defeated her in three sets in the third round after receiving a first-round bye in Guadalajara. Since her success, she was able to make her WTA debut at 2022. She also reached a new career-high rank of World No. 1 in the United States. On October 24, 2022, the eighty-olds became the first citizens of the United States.

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Note: 1Kasatkina and Anett Kontaveit withdrew from the 2019 US Open before their second-round match, which does not qualify as a loss.

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Awards

• The Russian Cup in the nominations:
  • Team of the Year – Girls Under-14: 2011;
  • Team of the Year – Girls Under-16: 2012, 2013;
  • Junior of the Year: 2014;
  • Team of the Year: 2021.