Daria Kasatkina's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Daria Kasatkina.

Daria Kasatkina is a Russian professional tennis player who has achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 8 in singles. She has won eight WTA Tour singles titles and one doubles title, demonstrating her skill and success on the professional tennis circuit.

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1990: Longest WTA Tour win streak

In 2016, the Russian duo Daria Kasatkina and Elena Vesnina defeated Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza to end their 41-match-win streak, the longest streak on the WTA Tour since 1990.

2008: Russia secures first title since 2008 in Billie Jean King Cup Finals

In the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Kasatkina beat Jil Teichmann in the final, helping Russia secure their first title since 2008.

2012: Junior Achievements in 2012

In early 2012, Daria Kasatkina won two higher-level Grade 2 tournaments in Moldova and France. Towards the end of 2012, she helped Russia reach the final of the Junior Fed Cup.

2013: Junior Achievements in 2013

In 2013, Daria Kasatkina reached her first Grade-1 final in doubles and singles. She finished runner-up at the Trofeo Bonfiglio in May and reached the quarterfinals at the French Open. She won her first Grade-1 title at the International Hard Court Championship and led the Russian team to win the Junior Fed Cup.

2013: Kasatkina Wins Junior Fed Cup

In 2013, Kasatkina won the Junior Fed Cup.

2014: French Open Junior Title

In 2014, Daria Kasatkina won a junior Grand Slam singles title at the French Open.

2014: Junior Grand Slam Title and Youth Olympic Medal in 2014

In 2014, Daria Kasatkina won the girls' singles title at the French Open, her first junior Grand Slam title, and earned a silver medal in doubles at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.

2015: Breakthrough Year in 2015

In 2015, Daria Kasatkina steadily climbed the rankings, recorded her first WTA Tour match-win, reached the third round of the US Open as a lucky loser, won the Open de Saint-Malo, and won her first WTA doubles title at the Kremlin Cup. She finished the year ranked No. 72.

2016: Continued Rise in 2016

In 2016, Daria Kasatkina reached No. 32 in the world, recorded her first top ten victory against Venus Williams at the Auckland Open, made her Australian Open debut reaching the third round, and reached the semifinals at the St. Petersburg Trophy. She also made it to the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells Open and reached the semifinals at the Qatar Ladies Open.

2017: Steady Ranking in 2017

In 2017, Daria Kasatkina maintained a steady ranking, not falling below No. 42. Her best results were two quarterfinals at the Sydney International and the Qatar Ladies Open, and she defeated Angelique Kerber for her first victory over a current world No. 1 player.

2017: First WTA Title

In 2017, Daria Kasatkina won her first WTA title at the Charleston Open as a teenager.

2018: Continued Success in 2018

In 2018, Daria Kasatkina had strong clay- and grass-court seasons, reaching the quarterfinals at the Charleston Open, the third round at the Italian Open, the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open, and her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open. She also reached another Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon.

2018: Breakthrough in 2018

In 2018, Daria Kasatkina reached the semifinals at the St. Petersburg Trophy and the final at the Dubai Championships. She reached the final at Indian Wells, climbing to No. 11 in the WTA rankings and becoming the Russian No. 1.

2018: Kasatkina wins Moscow title

In 2018, Daria Kasatkina won a title in Moscow. This was her first title since 2018. She advanced to the semi-finals, then defeated Danielle Collins and Marie Bouzková to claim the title. The win pushed Kasatkina up to No. 57 in the world.

2020: Billie Jean King Cup Victory

In 2020, Daria Kasatkina led the Russian team to victory at the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup, winning all her matches in the tournament.

2021: Return to Top 30

In 2021, Daria Kasatkina had a resurgent year, claiming two titles to return to the top 30.

2021: Kasatkina wins St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy

In 2021, Daria Kasatkina won the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy. She halted Clara Tauson's winning streak, and then won against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Veronika Kudermetova, and Svetlana Kuznetsova. In the final, she defeated Margarita Gasparyan, marking Kasatkina's second title at home and making her the first two-time champion of the 2021 season. This also moved her back into the top 50 for the first time since October 2019.

August 2022: Kasatkina wins Silicon Valley Classic and Returns to Top 10 in August 2022

In August 2022, Kasatkina reached the semifinals of the Silicon Valley Classic, defeating Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka. She then defeated Paula Badosa to reach back-to-back finals. She won against Shelby Rogers in the final, securing a WTA 500 title and returning to the top 10 in the rankings at a new career-high of world No. 9 on August 8, 2022.