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Biography
On Court
- Kasatkina was inspired to take up tennis by her brother, Alexsandr, at age six.
- Her favourite surface is clay, and her favourite shot is the forehand.
- She was ranked world No.3 in ITF juniors.
- Reached the third round of US Open 2015 in her Grand Slam debut.
- She recorded her first top-10 win against world No.7 Venus Williams at the Auckland Open in January 2016.
- Won her first WTA title at the Charleston Open in April 2017, winning the title four weeks prior to her 20th birthday.
- Became a WTA 1000 finalist for the first time at Indian Wells in March 2018.
- Made her top-10 debut in October 2018 after winning the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
- Won her first WTA 500 trophy in St Petersburg in March 2021.
- Advanced to her maiden Grand Slam semifinal at Roland Garros 2022.
- Featured at the WTA Finals for the first time in 2022, where she defeated Coco Gauff; finished the year at a career-high world No.8
- Reached two finals in 2023 - Adelaide and Eastbourne - and semifinals at Charleston, Zhengzhou and at the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai event
- Ended 2024 at world No.9, her second career top 10 finish in a season that included titles at Ningbo and Eastbourne, and finals at Seoul, Adelaide, Abu Dhabi and Charleston
- Claimed a tour-leading 26 matches at WTA 500 level and played one match as an alternate at the WTA Finals, which she lost to Iga Swiatek
Off Court
- Her parents are Sergey and Tatiana; brother Alexsandr is a fitness trainer.
- She loves soccer. Her favourite team is FC Barcelona.
- Her best tennis memories are winning the Roland Garros girls’ singles title in 2014 and reaching the third round of the US Open in 2015.
- In March 2025, the Russian-born Kasatkina started competing under the Australian flag.
Statistics
Key statistics
Age
| 28 |
Height | 1.70m |
Born | 7 May 1997 |
Birthplace | Togliatty, Russia |
Plays | Right-handed, two-handed backhand |
Coach | Flavio Cipolla |
Singles finals
- Singles titles
- 2024: Ningbo, Eastbourne
- 2022: San Jose, Granby
- 2021: Phillip Island Trophy, St. Petersburg
- 2018: Moscow
- 2017: Charleston
Singles finals
- 2024: Seoul, Adelaide, Abu Dhabi, Charleston
- 2023: Adelaide 2, Eastbourne
- 2021: Birmingham, San Jose
- 2018: Dubai, Indian Wells
- 2017: Moscow
Doubles titles
- 2015: Moscow (w/Elena Vesnina)
Doubles finals
- 2017: Tokyo (Pan Pacific) (w/Daria Saville)
- 2016: Moscow (w/Daria Saville)
Year-end singles ranking history
Year | Australian ranking |
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2024 | 9 |
2023 | 18 |
2022 | 8 |
2021 | 26 |
2020 | 71 |
2019 | 69 |
2018 | 10 |
2017 | 24 |
2016 | 27 |
2015 | 72 |
2014 | 370 |