Daria Kasatkina

Daria Kasatkina
Дарья Касаткина

Full name Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina
Country (sports)  Russia
Born (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997
Tolyatti, Russia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es) Maxim Prasolov (2008–2011)
Damir Nurgaliev (2011–2014)
Vladimir Platenik (2014–present)
Prize money $ 1,068,752
Singles
Career record 119–45
Career titles 0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking No. 24 (15 August 2016)
Current ranking No. 24 (3 October 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 3R (2016)
French Open 3R (2016)
Wimbledon 3R (2016)
US Open 3R (2015)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games QF (2016)
Doubles
Career record 27–21
Career titles 1 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking No. 43 (15 August 2016)
Current ranking No. 43 (3 October 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2016)
French Open 1R (2016)
Wimbledon 3R (2016)
US Open 2R (2016)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games QF (2016)
Last updated on: 3 October 2016.

Daria Sergeyevna Kasatkina[lower-alpha 1] (Russian: Дарья Сергеевна Касаткина; born 7 May 1997[1]) is a Russian tennis player. On 15 August 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 24 and her best doubles ranking of world number 43.

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] Kasatkina was part of the Russia team that won the Junior Fed Cup in 2013.[4][5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8]

Kasatkina took the racket at age six. When she was 11 she was coached by Maxim Prasolov.[9] 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. The Russia team of Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova and Aleksandra Pospelova won the Junior Fed Cup in 2013 defeating Australia in final in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.[4][5]

She started her professional career in 2013.[6][7] Within a year, from year-end 2014 to 2015, Kasatkina jumped 300 ranking positions.[8]

In 2014 she won the junior Grand Slam title at the French Open defeating Ivana Jorović in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3.

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.[10] 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.[11]

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. But in the second round she lost to Japanase Nao Hibino in tight 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.[12]

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.[13] In the second round she lost to Simona Halep.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16]

Kasatkina reached her second Premier quarterfinal at the Rogers Cup, losing there to Angelique Kerber. On the way she beat 13th-seeded Samantha Stosur and 7th-seeded Roberta Vinci. She has qualified for the Olympic Games in singles, and in doubles she replaced injured Margarita Gasparyan to team up with Kuznetsova. In her first Olympics, she has beaten youngster Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in three sets. In the second record she easily beat Saisai Zheng and recorded her third win in Rio with a two setter against Sara Errani. She lost against seventh seed Madison Keys in the quarterfinal. In the doubles she paired with Svetlana Kuznetsova. The duo has lost in the quarterfinal to the Czech pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka.

Personal life

Kasatkina prefers watching men's over women's tennis, her favourite tennis player is Rafael Nadal.[17] She also enjoys watching football, and is a fan of FC Barcelona.[18]

WTA career finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (1–1)
International (0–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–1)
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]
Runner-up 1. 21 October 2016 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Australia Daria Gavrilova Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká		 6–4, 0–6, [7–10]

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[19]

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; 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 Kremlin Cup.

Tournament2013201420152016SRW–LWin %
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 1R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–1 6–4 0 / 5 8–5 62%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
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 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
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 QF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Cincinnati A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Tokyo A NP5 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Wuhan NH A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 75%
2013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Tournaments 0 2 5 20 26
Titles 0 0 0 0 0
Finals reached 0 0 0 0 0
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 5–2 23–15 0 / 17 28–17 61%
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 32–21 0 / 26 39–26 67%
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 Kremlin Cup.

Tournament2013201420152016SRW–LWin %
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 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–3 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
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 1R 0 / 1 0–1 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 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Tokyo A NP5 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Wuhan NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
2013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Tournaments 0 0 1 17 18
Titles 0 0 1 0 1
Finals reached 0 0 1 1 2
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 4–0 13–12 1 / 13 17–12 71%
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 16–17 1 / 18 20–17 85%
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

Top 10 wins

# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2016
1. United States Venus Williams No. 7 Auckland, New Zealand Hard 1st Round 6–7, 6–3, 6–3
2. Italy Roberta Vinci No. 8 Montréal, Canada Hard 3rd Round 7–5, 6–3

Awards and nominations

Notes

  1. ↑ Also transliterated as Darya Kasatkina

References

  1. ↑ Касаткина Дарья Сергеевна — РНИ 14136. Russian Tennis Tour (in Russian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Roland-Garros: Darya Kasatkina sacrée au tournoi féminin juniors". Eurosport (in French). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Kasatkina Crowned Junior Champion
  4. 1 2 "Russia crowned Junior Fed Cup champion". ITF. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas" (PDF). ITF. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Поколение Next: Дарья Касаткина" [Generation Next: Daria Kasatkina] (in Russian). SportBox.ru. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Теннисистка Дарья Касаткина: биография и спортивные достижения" [Tennis player Daria Kasatkina: Biography and sports achievements] (in Russian). SportObzor.ru. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 Anton Baboshin (19 January 2016). "Дарья Касаткина: Триста строчек рейтинга за один год!" [Daria Kasatkina: Three hundred rating positions within a year!] (in Russian). SportBox.ru. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Anastasia Filippova (7 May 2016). "Дарья Касаткина — девчонка с характером" [Daria Kasatkina – Girl with Character] (in Russian). Championat.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Kasatkina Embracing Lucky Loser Role
  11. ↑ Pavlyuchenkova Hits Nifty 19 In Moscow
  12. ↑ Santina Streak Ends At 41
  13. ↑ "Kasatkina Sets Up Halep Showdown". 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Halep Handles Surging Kasatkina". 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Касаткина: вроде только начала играть среди взрослых, а уже одержала 100 побед" [Kasatkina: It seemed like I just started playing among adults, but I already have 100 victories]. Championat.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Venus Holds Nerve To Defeat Kastakina
  17. ↑ Nikolay Ryazantsev (5 February 2016). "Дарья Касаткина: на других теннисисток не смотрю, равняюсь на Рафаэля Надаля" [Darya Kasatkina: I try to match with Rafael Nadal and don't watch other tennis players] (in Russian). R-Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  18. ↑ Darya Tuboltseva (11 February 2016). "Касаткина: люблю Надаля и Месси" [Kasatkina: I love Nadal and Messi] (in Russian). Championat.com. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  19. ↑ Kasatkina's Profile at Fed Cup
  20. ↑ Дарья Касаткина и Андрей Рублёв стали обладателями премии "Русский Кубок" в номинации "Юниор года". GoTennis (in Russian). 10 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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