Daria Kasatkina

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It’s my 10th professional Roland Garros. Every time I’m coming here, I feel comfortable. I know every corner of the stadium. I don’t know how it works, honestly, on a spiritual level, but somehow this place, it’s been always nice to me.

Daria Kasatkina celebrates a tough point

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
Height1.70m
Born7 May 1997
BirthplaceTogliatty, Russia
PlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand
CoachFlavio 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

YearAustralian ranking
20249
202318
20228
202126
202071
201969
201810
201724
201627
201572
2014370