Anna Danilina

Anna Sergeyevna Danilina (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Данилина;[1] born 20 August 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakh tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 10 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). In singles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 269.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Danilina.
Anna Danilina
Анна Данилина
Danilina at the 2014 Moscow Cup
Country (sports) Russia (2009–Nov 2010)
 Kazakhstan (March 2011–)
Born (1995-08-20) 20 August 1995
Moscow, Russia
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 650,827
Singles
Career record164–163 (50.2%)
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 269 (14 September 2020)
Current rankingNo. 549 (24 April 2023)
Doubles
Career record252–141 (64.1%)
Career titles3 WTA, 26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 10 (9 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 27 (24 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2022)
French Open2R (2022)
US Open3R (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French Open1R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4–4 (50.0%)
Last updated on: 29 April 2023.

Danilina represented her nation of birth, Russia, until March 2011, when she switched allegiances to represent Kazakhstan. As a junior, she reached a combined world ranking of No. 3 in February 2013.[2] Since turning professional, Danilina has won three WTA doubles titles. She has also won one singles title and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Along with Beatriz Haddad Maia, Danilina attained her Grand Slam doubles breakthrough, reaching the women's doubles final of the 2022 Australian Open.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance

Singles:

  • Australian Open: 3R (2013)
  • French Open: 2R (2012, 2013)
  • Wimbledon: 2R (2012)
  • US Open: QF (2012)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: SF (2013)
  • French Open: QF (2012)
  • Wimbledon: QF (2012)
  • US Open: SF (2012)

College tennis

With the beginning of her professional career hampered by injuries, in 2015 Danilina decided to attend an American university so she could study and play college tennis.[3] Danilina went to University of Florida, graduating in 2018 with a degree in Economics. As part of the Florida Gators women's tennis team, she won the 2017 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships.[4]

Tennis career

2018

Partnering Berfu Cengiz, she won her first $80k tournament in July 2018 at the President's Cup, defeating Akgul Amanmuradova and Ekaterine Gorgodze in the final.

2021: First WTA Tour title, major & WTA 1000 debuts, top 100

At the Poland Open held in Gdynia, Danilina reached the final and won her first WTA doubles title, partnering with Lidziya Marozava.[5] As a result, she made her top 100 debut in doubles at world No. 96, on 26 July 2021. Afterwards she made her Grand Slam debut at the US Open, partnering Yaroslava Shvedova.

2022: Historic Australian Open final & top 15 & WTA Finals

Danilina was playing an ITF tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, when Beatriz Haddad Maia invited her to serve as her partner in the 2022 Australian Open, following an injury to Nadia Podoroska. The team proved to work as they won the warm-up event Sydney International.[6][7] At major-level, Danilina became the first Kazakh woman to reach the final of the Australian Open, upsetting No. 2 seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the semifinal.[8] Danilina and Haddad Maia won the first set against Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková, but following a comeback from the Czech duo lost the final.[9] However, with this performance, Danilina made her top-25 debut in the doubles rankings, and on 28 February 2022, she reached top 20. Danilina and Haddad appeared in most major tournaments afterwards, but did not go further than the second round, including at the French Open. She still got to two ITF titles in-between, Biarritz, partnering Valeriya Strakhova, and Madrid, with Anastasia Tikhonova.[10] She declined to appear at Wimbledon once the tournament was stripped of its ranking points for banning Russians and Belarusians.[11] Afterwards, she won the Poland Open for the second time, partnering Anna-Lena Friedsam,[12] and reached the final of the Cleveland Open with Aleksandra Krunić,[13] while also reaching the quarterfinals of Cincinnati and the US Open alongside Haddad.[14][15]

At the WTA 1000 in Guadajalara, Danilina and Haddad Maia reached the final in a rematch with Krejčíková and Siniaková. With that, she became the first Kazakh woman since Yaroslava Shvedova in 2016 to qualify for the WTA Finals.[16][17] Thanks to this result, she also entered the world's top 15 in doubles for the first time.[18][19]

2023: Top 10 debut

She reached the top 10 in doubles on 9 January 2023 before the Australian Open.

Performance timeline
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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2023 Dubai.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A Q1 A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 3 1 0 Career total: 5
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Year-end ranking 309 278 341 517 $583,141

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A F 2R 0 / 2 6–2 75%
French Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 8–3 1–1 0 / 5 9–5 64%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ RR 0 / 1 1-2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Indian Wells Open A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A NH A 1R 2R 1 / 2 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A NH A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Canadian Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A 1R QF 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wuhan Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH F 0 / 1 4–1 80%
Career statistics
Tournaments 6 2 13 24 7 Career total: 52
Titles 0 0 1 2 0 Career total: 3
Finals 0 0 1 5 0 Career total: 6
Overall win–loss 2–6 1–2 11–12 33–26 1–8 3 / 52 48–54 49%
Year-end ranking 124 135 83 11

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková		 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2022 Guadalajara Open Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Australia Storm Sanders
Brazil Luisa Stefani		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [8–10]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–1)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Poland Open WTA 250 Clay Belarus Lidziya Marozava Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Poland Katarzyna Piter		 6–3, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jan 2022 Sydney International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Germany Vivian Heisen
Hungary Panna Udvardy		 4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Loss 2–1 Jan 2022 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková		 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Jul 2022 Poland Open (2) WTA 250 Clay Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam Poland Katarzyna Kawa
Poland Alicja Rosolska		 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 3–2 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard Serbia Aleksandra Krunić United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 2022 Guadalajara Open, Mexico WTA 1000 Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia Australia Storm Sanders
Brazil Luisa Stefani		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2012 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 10,000[lower-alpha 2] Clay Germany Laura Siegemund 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2018 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Clay Belarus Yuliya Hatouka 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 2–6
Loss 1–3 May 2019 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Russia Varvara Gracheva 3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Aug 2019 ITF Sezze, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Stefania Rubini 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–5 Sep 2021 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France 25,000 Clay France Amandine Hesse 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 37 (26 titles, 11 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (18–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2011 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Kazakhstan Kamila Kerimbayeva Czech Republic Nikola Fraňková
Kazakhstan Zalina Khairudinova		 6–3, 6–1
Win 2–0 Jun 2013 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay Russia Olga Doroshina United States Julia Cohen
France Alizé Lim		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Nov 2013 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Olga Doroshina Belarus Ilona Kremen
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich		 6–7(3), 0–6
Win 3–1 Mar 2014 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Russia Olga Doroshina Kazakhstan Alexandra Grinchishina
Ukraine Kateryna Sliusar		 6–3, 7–6(4)
Win 4–1 May 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll Russia Ekaterina Bychkova
Russia Evgeniya Rodina		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Jun 2014 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll Slovenia Nastja Kolar
Austria Yvonne Neuwirth		 6–7(3), 6–3, [6–10]
Win 5–2 Sep 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Russia Yuliya Kalabina		 6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 6–2 Jun 2018 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Australia Genevieve Lorbergs United States Rasheeda McAdoo
United States Katerina Stewart		 6–3, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss 6–3 Jun 2018 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Switzerland Karin Kennel Chinese Taipei Chen Pei-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Wu Fang-hsien		 5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 7–3 Jul 2018 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 80,000 Hard Turkey Berfu Cengiz Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze		 3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 7–4 Aug 2018 ITF Woking, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott Hungary Dalma Gálfi
Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou		 0–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 8–4 Oct 2018 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard Norway Ulrikke Eikeri United Kingdom Tara Moore
Switzerland Conny Perrin		 6–7(9), 6–2, [10–8]
Loss 8–5 Oct 2018 Classic of Macon, United States 80,000 Hard United States Ingrid Neel United States Caty McNally
United States Jessica Pegula		 1–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss 8–6 Nov 2018 ITF Lawrence, United States 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Ksenia Laskutova Montenegro Vladica Babić
United States Ena Shibahara		 4–6, 2–6
Win 9–6 Jun 2019 ITF Grado, Italy 25,000 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Romania Cristina Dinu		 6–2, 6–3
Win 10–6 Jun 2019 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Russia Anastasiya Komardina		 3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss 10–7 Jul 2019 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay Netherlands Eva Wacanno Spain Georgina García Pérez
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova		 3–6, 3–6
Win 11–7 Aug 2019 ITF Sezze, Italy 25,000 Clay Russia Ekaterina Yashina Italy Nuria Brancaccio
Italy Federica Sacco		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 11–8 Aug 2019 ITF Leipzig, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Vivian Heisen Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 11–9 Sep 2019 Oeste Ladies Open, Portugal 60,000 Hard Germany Vivian Heisen France Jessika Ponchet
Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova		 1–6, 3–6
Win 12–9 Oct 2019 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 60,000 Clay United States Ingrid Neel Montenegro Vladica Babić
United States Caitlin Whoriskey		 6–1, 6–1
Win 13–9 Oct 2019 ITF Hilton Head, United States 25,000 Clay United States Ingrid Neel United States Katharine Fahey
United States Elizabeth Halbauer		 6–3, 6–2
Win 14–9 Oct 2019 Waco Showdown, United States 25,000 Clay Montenegro Vladica Babić United States Savannah Broadus
United States Vanessa Ong		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 14–10 Nov 2019 Asunción Open, Paraguay 60,000 Clay Switzerland Conny Perrin Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Spain Georgina García Pérez		 4–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Loss 14–11 Nov 2019 Copa Colina, Chile 60,000 Clay Switzerland Conny Perrin United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani		 7–5, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 15–11 Apr 2021 Bellinzona Open, Switzerland 60,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Canada Rebecca Marino
Japan Yuki Naito		 7–5, 6–3
Win 16–11 May 2021 ITF Charlottesville, United States 60,000 Clay Australia Arina Rodionova New Zealand Erin Routliffe
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi		 6–1, 6–3
Win 17–11 Jun 2021 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Hungary Dalma Gálfi
Argentina Paula Ormaechea		 7–5, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 18–11 Jul 2021 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Hungary Dalma Gálfi
Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann		 6–0, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 19–11 Aug 2021 Reinert Open, Germany 60,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Sweden Mirjam Björklund
Australia Jaimee Fourlis		 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Win 20–11 Sep 2021 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France 25,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova France Audrey Albié
France Léolia Jeanjean		 6–7(7), 6–2, [10–4]
Win 21–11 Nov 2021 Dubai Challenge, U.A.E. 100,000+H Hard Slovakia Viktória Kužmová Russia Angelina Gabueva
Russia Anastasia Zakharova		 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 22–11 Jun 2022 Open de Biarritz, France 60,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Argentina María Carlé
Russia Maria Timofeeva		 2–6, 6–3, [14–12]
Win 23–11 Jun 2022 Open de Madrid, Spain 60,000 Hard Russia Anastasia Tikhonova China Lu Jiajing
China You Xiaodi		 6–4, 6–2
Win 24–11 Jul 2022 Reinert Open, Germany 100,000 Clay Netherlands Arianne Hartono India Ankita Raina
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek		 6–7(4), 6–4, [10–6]
Win 25–11 Aug 2022 Landisville Challenge, United States 100,000 Hard United States Sophie Chang South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Jang Su-jeong		 2–6, 7–6(4), [11–9]
Win 26–11 Sep 2022 ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova Germany Lena Papadakis
Czech Republic Anna Sisková		 7–5, 6–1
Win 27–11 Mar 2023 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 40,000 Hard (i) Belarus Iryna Shymanovich South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Jang Su-jeong		 6–4, 6–7(8), [10–7]

Notes
  1. The 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.
  2. The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15,000 even before 2017.

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