Daria Serhiivna Snigur (Ukrainian: Дарія Сергіївна Снігур; born 27 March 2002) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 105 in singles, achieved on 14 November 2022. Snigur has won seven singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
.jpg) Snigur at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Daria Serhiivna Snigur |
|---|---|
| Native name | Дарія Сергіївна Снігур |
| Country (sports) |  Ukraine |
| Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Born | 27 March 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Larisa Neiland |
| Prize money | US$804,484 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 206–110 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 105 (14 November 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 158 (4 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2024) |
| French Open | Q2 (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Last updated on: 4 November 2024. | |
Career
editJuniors
editIn 2017, the champions of tennis tournaments in the junior group Daria Snigur and Maria Dolzhenko signed contracts with the International Tennis Academy (ITA), established with the support of people's deputy Ihor Kononenko, according to which the ITA should fund training and away tournaments for young tennis players to reach 18 age.[1]
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Snigur reached a career-high ranking of No. 2, achieved on 28 October 2019, after reaching the final of the ITF Junior Finals.
On 12 July 2019, Snigur became the second Ukrainian junior champion at Wimbledon after Kateryna Volodko. After reaching her first Grand Slam junior singles final, she defeated Alexa Noel, in straight sets.[2]
2022: Professional debut & first top 10 win
editShe made her WTA Tour debut on grass courts at the 2022 Nottingham Open as a qualifier.[3] She also made her Grand Slam main-draw debut as a qualifier at the US Open.[4][5] In the first round, she upset two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1, Simona Halep. This was Snigur's first top-10 and career win at a major event.[6][7] In the second round, Snigur made 48 unforced errors and lost to Rebecca Marino, in straight sets.[8]
She finished the year ranked No. 106, on 7 November 2022, and reached a career-high ranking of No. 105 a week later.
2023: WTA Tour quarterfinal
editAt the Nottingham Open, she entered as a lucky loser and defeated French Open semifinalist, top 10 player and defending champion, second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.[9]
At the 2023 Transylvania Open, she reached the quarterfinals with wins over third seed Greet Minnen and Anna-Lena Friedsam but lost to eventual champion Tamara Korpatsch. As a result, she returned to the top 150 on 23 October 2023.
2024: Australian, Wimbledon debut and first win
editShe made her debut at the Australian Open after qualifying.[10] She lost to Alycia Parks in the first round in three sets.
At the Nottingham Open, she recorded her first top 20 win of the season by defeating compatriot and second seed, Marta Kostyuk. She qualified for Wimbledon making her debut at this major and defeated Océane Dodin in the first round.
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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
editCurrent through the 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | NH | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Dubai[a] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| China Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | ||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 3 | Career total: 3 | ||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | ||
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 218 | 183 | 106 | 121 | $241,479 | |||
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard |  Zeynep Sönmez
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3–6, 7–6(3), 6–3 |
| DNP | — | Dec 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard |  Oona Orpana
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canc. |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Oona Orpana
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard |  Rebecca Marino
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 2019 | ITF Kiryat Shmona, Israel | 25,000 | Hard |  Maia Lumsden
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Dec 2019 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 100,000+H | Hard |  Ana Bogdan
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Poitiers, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Clara Burel
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6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Sep 2021 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard |  Raluca Șerban
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Nov 2021 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 100,000+H | Hard |  Kristína Kučová
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 2022 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 60,000 | Carpet (i) |  Greet Minnen
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Jul 2023 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | 100,000 | Hard | Jessika Ponchet
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3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 2023 | Scottish Open, UK | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Mona Barthel
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Mar 2024 | Říčany Open, Czech Republic | W75 | Hard (i) |  Tereza Valentová
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7–6(4), 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | Apr 2024 | ITF Calvi, France | W50 | Hard |  Valentina Ryser
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–4 | May 2024 | ITF Lopota, Georgia | W50 | Hard |  Kira Pavlova
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–5 | Nov 2024 | Ismaning Open, Germany | W75 | Carpet (i) | Susan Bandecchi
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7–6(8), 2–6, 5–7 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
edit| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Alexa Noel
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6–4, 6–4 |
Head-to-head records
editRecord against top 10 players
editSnigur's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (active players are in boldface):
| Player | Record | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match | |
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
| Simona Halep
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1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–2, 0–6, 6–4) at 2022 US Open | |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
 Beatriz Haddad Maia
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1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2023 Nottingham | |
| Kristina Mladenovic
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1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 7–6(8–6)) at 2019 Dubai Challenge | |
Top 10 wins
edit| Season | 2022 | 2023 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | |||||||
| 1. | Simona Halep
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No. 7 | US Open | Hard | 1R | 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | No. 124 |
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2. | Beatriz Haddad Maia
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No. 10 | Nottingham Open, UK | Grass | 1R | 6–4, 6–3 | No. 157 |
Record against No. 11–20 players
editSnigur's record against players who have been ranked world No. 11–20.
Yanina Wickmayer 2–0
Peng Shuai 0–1
- * statistics correct as of 10 December 2019[update].
Notes
edit- ^ a b 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 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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.
References
edit- ^ "Українська тенісистка з розгромом вийшла у фінал юніорського Вімблдону". UNIAN (in Ukrainian). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Unseeded Snigur caps junior career with Wimbledon win". wtatennis.com. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ Alex Macpherson (27 August 2022). "The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Chiesa, Victoria (26 August 2022), "Meet the 2022 US Open women's qualifiers", US Open (tennis)
- ^ "Snigur outlasts Halep at US Open for first tour-level win of career". Women's Tennis Association. 29 August 2022.
- ^ Nguyen, Courtney (30 August 2022), "Getting to know Daria Snigur, Halep's US Open conqueror", WTA Tennis
- ^ "Andreescu, Marino advance; Fernandez, FAA bounced at US Open - TSN.ca". TSN. The Canadian Press. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Defending champion, Roland Garros semifinalist Haddad Maia loses opener in Nottingham", tennis.com, Associated Press, 13 June 2023
- ^ "Zarazua, Korneeva, Yastremska qualify for Australian Open".
