Diana_Shnaider

Diana Shnaider

Diana Shnaider

Russian tennis player


Diana Maximovna Shnaider (Russian: Диа́на Макси́мовна Шна́йдер; Russian pronunciation: [dʲɪˈanə ˈʂnaɪ̯dɛr]; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional tennis player.[2] She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 60, achieved on 23 October 2023, in doubles of No. 135 achieved on 29 January 2024. She played college tennis for North Carolina State. Shnaider won her first WTA title at the 2024 Thailand Open.

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Junior career

She won the girls' doubles titles at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Belarusian Kristina Dmitruk, and the 2022 Australian Open, partnering with American Clervie Ngounoue.[3]

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Shnaider has a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 13 December 2021.

Grand Slam performance

Singles:

  • Australian Open: QF (2022)
  • French Open: SF (2021)
  • Wimbledon: 1R (2019, 2021)
  • US Open: SF (2022)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: W (2022)
  • French Open: F (2020)
  • Wimbledon: W (2021)
  • US Open: W (2022)

Professional career

2023: Grand Slam debut, first WTA final, top 60

Shnaider made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open, after qualifying into the main draw.[4] She defeated Kristína Kučová, who was using a protected ranking, for her first win at a major, before losing in the second round to sixth seed Maria Sakkari. As a result, she reached the top 100, at world No. 94, on 30 January 2023.

After the Australian Open, Shnaider played one season of college tennis for North Carolina State.[5] She went 20–3 in singles to help the Wolfpack win the ACC tournament and reach the 2023 NCAA Championships final.[6] She was named the ACC tournament's most valuable player and ACC Freshman of the Year and received first-team All-ACC and All-American honors in singles and doubles.[6]

At the Budapest Grand Prix, she defeated top seed Bernarda Pera.[7] She reached the semifinals at the Hamburg Open defeating again third seed Bernarda Pera before losing to home favorite, wildcard Noma Noha Akugue, in the semifinal.

In her debut at the Asian swing, she defeated eight seed Claire Liu at the Guangzhou Open. At the next tournament, she reached the semifinals second seed Petra Kvitová at the Ningbo Open.[8] Next she defeated Linda Fruhvirtová to reach her first WTA final,[9] but lost to top seed Ons Jabeur.[10] She entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Zhengzhou Open as a lucky loser but lost to Lesia Tsurenko. Following a semifinal showing at the Jiangxi Open, she reached the top 60 on 23 October 2023.

2024: Maiden WTA Tour title

In Hua Hin, Thailand, she reached her fourth career quarterfinal, defeating top seed Magda Linette and Paula Badosa by retirement.[11] Next, she defeated qualifier Dalma Gálfi and third seed Wang Xinyu to reach her second career final. Shnaider then defeated second seed Zhu Lin in three sets to win her first ever WTA Tour title.[12] At the Miami Open, she lost in the second round to 17th seed Madison Keys, in a little over an hour.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Thailand Open.

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Doubles

Current after the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix.

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WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–1 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
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Notes

  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. 2021: WTA ranking-1065, 2022: WTA ranking-182.
  3. 2021: WTA Ranking-1672,
    2022: WTA Ranking-288.

References

  1. Veyovich, Kirill (25 July 2023). "Вот так старт! Шнайдер уверенно прошла в 1/4 финала Гамбурга, не оставив шансов сопернице". championat.com (in Russian). Moscow: Championat (Russian website). Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. Clarey, Christopher (27 February 2023). "Diana Shnaider is mixing college with the Pro tennis tour, for now". New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. Sports+, DH Les (July 11, 2021). "Wimbledon : Sofia Costoulas battue en finale du double juniores". DH Les Sports +.
  4. "Diana Shnaider's fearless approach to tennis and fashion". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. "Shnaider triumphs over Kvitova in Ningbo battle of lefties". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. "Jabeur to face first-time finalist Shnaider for Ningbo title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. "Jabeur defeats Shnaider in Ningbo to win first hard-court title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  8. "Shnaider, 19, stuns Zhu Lin in Hua Hin to win first WTA title". 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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