Daria Kasatkina

Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina[a] (Russian: Дарья Сергеевна Касаткина; born 7 May 1997[1]) is a Russian tennis player. On 6 June 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 31, and on 11 April she peaked at world number 53 in doubles.

Kasatkina, coached by Vladimir Platenik from Slovakia, has won seven singles titles on the ITF tour and one WTA doubles title on in her career. She also won the girls' singles tournament at the French Open in June 2014, defeating Ivana Jorović in three sets in the final.[2][3]

Contents [hide] 1 Career 1.1 Early life 1.2 2015: Grand Slam debut, first WTA doubles title 1.3 2016: First Top-10 win, Fed Cup debut 2 Personal life 3 WTA career finals 3.1 Doubles: 1 (1 title) 4 ITF finals (7–2) 4.1 Singles (7–0) 4.2 Doubles (0–2) 5 Junior Grand Slam finals 5.1 Girls' Singles 6 Fed Cup participation 6.1 Singles (1–1) 6.2 Doubles (2–0) 7 Performance timelines 7.1 Singles 7.2 Doubles 8 Record against top 10 players 8.1 Top 10 wins 9 Awards and nominations 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links

Career
Early life

Daria was born 7 May 1997 in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. Her father Sergey works at the Volga Automobile Plant, and her mother Tatyana is a house wife.[4][5] Tatyana and Sergey are both Candidates for Master of Sports—Tatyana in athletics and Sergey in ice hockey. Her brother Aleksandr brought her to tennis.[6]

Kasatkina took the racket at age six. When she was 11 she was coached by Maxim Prasolov.[7] Three years later her new coach became Damir Rishatovich Nurgaliev, a well-known tennis coach in the Samara Oblast. The fourteen-years old won her first tournament at the fourth-graded Samara Cup. A year later she debuted at Grand Slam junior tournaments. She started her professional career in 2013.[4][5] Within a year, from year-end 2014 to 2015, Kasatkina jumped 300 ranking positions.[6]

2015: Grand Slam debut, first WTA doubles title

Kasatkina made her senior Grand Slam debut at the US Open in the main draw as a lucky loser in 2015, after Maria Sharapova withdrew due to injury. She beat Daria Gavrilova and Ana Konjuh to make the third round, losing to Kristina Mladenovic.[8] She won her first career doubles title at the 2015 Kremlin Cup with Elena Vesnina. She also reached semifinals in singles as a qualifier, defeating Carla Suárez Navarro in the quarterfinals before falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[9]

2016: First Top-10 win, Fed Cup debut

At the 2016 ASB Classic, Kasatkina scored the biggest victory of her career, defeating defending champion, seven-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one Venus Williams in the first round in three sets. At the Australian Open she was drawn against 27th seed Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round and won in straight sets. She then won in straight sets over Konjuh in the second round, but lost to world no. 1 Serena Williams in the third round in 44 minutes.

Kasatkina debuted at the 2016 Fed Cup against the Netherlands in the first round, winning the dead rubber in doubles with Ekaterina Makarova. Then, in St. Petersburg, she had the best result among the Russian participants, reaching the semifinals in singles, falling to Belinda Bencic.

At the 2016 Qatar Total Open, Kasatkina and doubles partner Elena Vesnina rematched No. 1 duo Hingis/Mirza, whom they previously lost to in St. Petersburg. The Russian duo also broke the best-ranked duo's winning-streak record of 41 winning matches in a row.[10]

Following this, Kasatkina debuted at the 2016 BNP Paribas Open where she reached her first Premier Mandatory quarterfinal with wins over Daniela Hantuchová, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Mónica Puig and twelfth seed Timea Bacsinszky before falling to eighteenth seed Karolína Plíšková in straight sets. Kasatkina also paired up with compatriot Elena Vesnina in the doubles but the pair lost in the second round to eventual finalists Karolína Plíšková and Julia Görges in three sets. Following this tournament, Kasatkina reached a career high in singles and doubles.

The next tournament Kasatkina entered for was the 2016 Miami Open where she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko in the first round.[11] In the second round she lost to Simona Halep.[12] Kasatkina's rankings in singles and doubles again reached a new career high.

In Charleston, Kasatkina won her 100th match in WTA and ITF combined, by defeating the Chinese Zheng Saisai in straight sets.[13] She reached the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by eventual champion Sloane Stephens. At the 2016 French Open, Kasatkina won her first two matches in three sets. She beat Anna-Lena Friedsam and Virginie Razzano in the first two rounds. In the third round, she lost to Kiki Bertens in a hard fought three set match, 2–6, 6–3, 8–10.

Kasatkina again reached the 3rd round of a Grand Slam at Wimbledon. Venus Williams returned the favour in three tight sets. Shortly before the matchball for Williams it began to shower.[14]

Personal life
Kasatkina prefers watching men's over women's tennis, her favourite tennis player is Rafael Nadal.[15] She also enjoys watching football, and is a fan of FC Barcelona.[16]

WTA career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend

Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (1–0) International (0–0)

Titles by Surface

Hard (1–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponent

Score

Winner 1. 23 October 2015 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Russia Elena Vesnina Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Romania Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]

ITF finals (7–2)
Singles (7–0)

Legend

$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface

Hard (1–0) Clay (6–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Opponent

Score

Winner 1. 27 January 2014 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Hard Czech Republic Pernilla Mendesová 6–3, 6–4 Winner 2. 15 September 2014 Telavi, Georgia Clay Italy Jasmine Paolini 6–1, 4–6, [10–7] Winner 3. 19 January 2015 Daytona Beach, United States Clay Belgium Elise Mertens 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 Winner 4. 18 May 2015 Caserta, Italy Clay Turkey İpek Soylu 7–6(7–4), 6–1 Winner 5. 8 June 2015 Minsk, Belarus Clay Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 4–3, ret. Winner 6. 15 June 2015 Minsk, Belarus Clay Belarus Iryna Shymanovich 6–1, 6–1 Winner 7. 14 September 2015 Saint-Malo, France Clay Germany Laura Siegemund 7–5, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles (0–2)

Legend

$100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface

Hard (0–0) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponents

Score

Runner-up 1. 25 May 2015 Moscow, Russia Clay Ukraine Olga Ianchuk Germany Carolin Daniels Ukraine Alyona Sotnikova 2–6, 6–7(10–12) Runner-up 2. 8 June 2015 Minsk, Belarus Clay Ukraine Olga Ianchuk Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko Russia Polina Monova 6–4, 0–6, [10–12]

Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' Singles

Outcome

Year

Championship

Surface

Opponent

Score

Winner 2014 French Open Clay Serbia Ivana Jorović 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3

Fed Cup participation
This Table is current through the 2016 Fed Cup[17]

Legend

World Group World Group Play-off World Group II World Group II Play-off Europe/Africa Group

Singles (1–1)

Edition

Round

Date

Against

Surface

Opponent

W/L

Result

Team Result

2016 Fed Cup WG PO 16 April 2016 Moscow, Russia Belarus Belarus Clay (i) Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Win Loss 2–3 17 April 2016 Moscow, Russia Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 Loss

Doubles (2–0)

Edition

Round

Date

Against

Surface

Partner

Opponents

W/L

Result

Team Result

2016 Fed Cup WG QF 7 February 2016 Moscow, Russia Netherlands Netherlands Hard (i) Ekaterina Makarova Cindy Burger/Arantxa Rus Win 6–0, 6–2 Loss 1–3 2016 Fed Cup WG PO 17 April 2016 Moscow, Russia Belarus Belarus Clay (i) Elena Vesnina Olga Govortsova/Aryna Sabalenka Win 6–4, 6–2 Loss 2–3

Performance timelines
Key

W F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH

(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent from tournament; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Singles

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.

This table is current through the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament

2013

2014

2015

2016

SR

W–L

Win %

Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67% French Open A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67% Wimbledon A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67% US Open A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%

Win–Loss

0–0

0–0

2–1

6–3

0 / 4

8–4

67%

Olympic Games Summer Olympics Not Held 0 / 0 0–0 0% Year-End Championships Tour Championships Did Not Qualify 0 / 0

0–0

0%

Elite Trophy1 Did Not Qualify 0 / 0 0–0 0% WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments Indian Wells A A A QF 0 / 1 4–1 80% Miami A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50% Madrid A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0% Beijing A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% WTA Premier 5 Tournaments Dubai NP5 A A NP5 0 / 0 0–0 0% Doha A A NP5 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50% Rome A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67% Montreal / Toronto A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% Cincinnati A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% Tokyo A NP5 0 / 0 0–0 0% Wuhan NH A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%

2013

2014

2015

2016

SR

W–L

Win %

Tournaments 0 2 5 11 18

Titles

0

0

0

0

Finals reached

0

0

0

0

Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 5–2 12–6 0 / 8 17–8 70% Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–3 7–4 0 / 7 9–7 56% Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0 / 2 2–2 50%

Overall Win–Loss

0–0

0–0

7–5

21–12

0 / 17

28–17

62%

Year-end ranking — 370 72 35

1 Before 2015 known as WTA Tournament of Champions.

Doubles

Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.

This table is current through the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament

2013

2014

2015

2016

SR

W–L

Win %

Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50% French Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0% Wimbledon A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67% US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%

Win–Loss

0–0

0–0

0–0

3–2

0 / 2

3–2

60%

Olympic Games Summer Olympics Not Held 0 / 0 0–0 0% Year-End Championships Tour Championships Did Not Qualify 0 / 0

0–0

0%

Elite Trophy1 Did Not Qualify 0 / 0 0–0 0% WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments Indian Wells A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50% Miami A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50% Madrid A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0% Beijing A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% WTA Premier 5 Tournaments Dubai NP5 A A NP5 0 / 0 0–0 0% Doha A A NP5 SF 0 / 1 3–1 75% Rome A A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% Montreal / Toronto A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% Cincinnati A A A 0 / 0 0–0 0% Tokyo A NP5 0 / 0 0–0 0% Wuhan NH A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%

2013

2014

2015

2016

SR

W–L

Win %

Tournaments 0 0 1 10 11

Titles

0

0

1

1

Finals reached

0

0

1

1

Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 4–0 7–5 1 / 6 11–5 75% Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0 / 3 1–3 25% Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0 / 2 2–2 50%

Overall Win–Loss

0–0

0–0

4–0

10–10

1 / 11

14–10

56%

Year-end ranking — — 118 55

1 Prior 2015 known as WTA Tournament of Champions.

Record against top 10 players
Kasatkina's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 with those who have been No. 1 in boldface

Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 1–0 Slovakia Dominika Cibulkova 1–0 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchova 1–0 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 1–0 Czech Republic Karolina Pliskova 1–1 United States Venus Williams 1–1 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 0–1 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 0–1 Italy Sara Errani 0–1 Romania Simona Halep 0–1 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 0–1 Italy Roberta Vinci 0–1 United States Serena Williams 0–1

Top 10 wins



Player

Rank

Event

Surface

Round

Score

2016 1. United States Venus Williams No. 7 ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand Hard 1st Round 6–7, 6–3, 6–3

Awards and nominations
Russian Cup: 2014 Junior of the Year[18] WTA Breakthrough of the Month – Thrice nominated for January, February and March 2016.