Diana Maximovna Shnaider (Russian: Диа́на Макси́мовна Шна́йдер; Russian pronunciation:[dʲɪˈanəˈʂnaɪ̯dɛr]; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional
tennis player.[2] She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 47, achieved on 20 May 2024, in doubles of No. 88 achieved on 10 June 2024.
Personal life
Shnaider's father, Maxim, is of German descent, worked as a lawyer, and was a professional boxer. Her mother, Yulia, is an English teacher. Born in Zhigulevsk, she became interested in tennis at the age of 4 in Tolyatti, where her family had later moved. She began playing tennis professionally at the age of 8 with coach Samvel Minasyan in Moscow.[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.[6] 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.[7] She went 20–3 in singles to help the Wolfpack win the
ACC tournament and reach the
2023 NCAA Championships final.[8] 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.[8]
In
Hua Hin, Thailand, she reached her fourth career quarterfinal, defeating top seed
Magda Linette and
Paula Badosa by retirement.[13] 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.[14] 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.
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abThe 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.