Daria Snigur Explained

Daria Snigur
Native Name:Дарія Сергіївна Снігур
Fullname:Daria Serhiivna Snigur
Residence:Kyiv, Ukraine
Birth Date:2002 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Kyiv, Ukraine
Height:1.73 m
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 603,379
Coach:Larisa Neiland
Singlestitles:7 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 105 (14 November 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 130 (1 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2024)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2024)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2024)
Usopenresult:2R (2022)
Doublestitles:0
Updated:29 February 2024
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2019)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2018) -->

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.

Junior career

In 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]

Professional career

2022: WTA, Grand Slam debuts & first Top 10 win

She made her WTA 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 2022 US Open.[4] 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.[5] In the second round, Snigur made 48 unforced errors and lost to Rebecca Marino, in straight sets.[6]

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 quarterfinal

At 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.

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 in the rankings on 23 October 2023.

2024: Australian, Wimbledon debut and first win

She made her debut at the Australian Open after qualifying.[7] 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 the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this Major and defeated Océane Dodin in the first round.

Performance timelines

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 through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament20202021202220232024Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1Q2Q21R0 / 10–1
French OpenQ1Q1Q1Q1Q20 / 00–0
Wimbledonstyle=color:#767676NHQ1Q2Q12R0 / 11–1
US OpenAQ12RQ1Q20 / 11–1
Win–loss0–00–01–10–01–20 / 32–3
WTA 1000
Qatar OpenAAA0 / 00–0
DubaiAAA0 / 00–0
Indian Wells OpenAAAbgcolor=fof8ffQ10 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAbgcolor=fof8ffQ10 / 00–0
Madrid OpenAAA0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAAA0 / 00–0
Canadian OpenAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAA0 / 00–0
Guadalajara OpenNHA0 / 00–0
Wuhan OpenNH0 / 00–0
China OpenNH0 / 00–0
Career statistics
20202021202220232024Win %
Tournaments003Career total: 3
Titles000Career total: 0
Finals000Career total: 0
Hard win–loss0–00–01–22–30 / 53–5
Clay win–loss0–00–00–00 / 00–0
Grass win–loss0–00–00–11–10 / 21–2
Overall win–loss0–00–01–33–40 / 74–7
Win %Career total:
Year-end ranking218183106121$241,479

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups, 1 not played)

Legend
W100,000 tournaments (2–1)
W60,000 tournaments (1–2)
W40 tournaments (1–0)
W25,000 tournaments (3–1)
W15,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–3)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Hard Zeynep Sönmez3–6, 7–6(3), 6–3
Dec 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000Hard Oona Orpanacanc.
Win2–0Mar 2019ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Oona Orpana3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win3–0Apr 2019bgcolor=lightblueITF Kashiwa, Japanbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Rebecca Marino6–4, 6–2
Win4–0Aug 2019bgcolor=lightblueITF Kiryat Shmona, Israelbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Maia Lumsden6–1, 6–4
Loss4–1Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE100,000+HHard Ana Bogdan1–6, 2–6
Win5–1Feb 2021bgcolor=lightblueITF Poitiers, Francebgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard (i) Clara Burel6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Loss5–2Sep 2021bgcolor=lightblueITF Santarém, Portugalbgcolor=lightblue25,000Hard Raluca Șerban3–6, 4–6
Win6–2Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE100,000+HHard Kristína Kučová6–3, 6–0
Loss6–3AK Ladies Open, Germany60,000Carpet (i) Greet Minnen4–6, 3–6
Win7–3Open Araba en Femenino, Spain100,000Hard Jessika Ponchet3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win8–3Scottish Open, UK60,000Hard (i) Mona Barthel6–4, 6–4
Loss8–4Mar 2024Říčany Open, Czech RepublicW75Hard (i) Tereza Valentová7–6(4), 6–2
Win9–4Apr 2024ITF Calvi, FranceW50Hard Valentina Ryser6–3, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

Snigur's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10 (active players are in boldface):

PlayerRecordWin%HardClayGrassLast match
align=left Number 1 ranked players
align=left Simona Halep1–0bgcolor=lime 1–00–00–0align=left bgcolor=ccffcc Won (6–2, 0–6, 6–4) at 2022 US Open
align=left Number 10 ranked players
align=left Beatriz Haddad Maia1–0bgcolor=lime 0–00–01–0align=left bgcolor=ccffcc Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2023 Nottingham
align=left Kristina Mladenovic1–0bgcolor=lime 1–00–00–0align=left bgcolor=ccffcc Won (6–3, 7–6(8–6)) at 2019 Dubai Challenge
Total3–02–0
0–0
1–0

Top 10 wins

Season20222023Total
Wins112
PlayerRankEventSurfaceScore
2022
1. Simona HalepNo. 7US OpenHard1R6–2, 0–6, 6–4No. 124
2023
2. Beatriz Haddad MaiaNo. 10Nottingham Open, UKGrass1R6–4, 6–3No. 157

Record against No. 11–20 players

Snigur's record against players who have been ranked world No. 11–20.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Українська тенісистка з розгромом вийшла у фінал юніорського Вімблдону. UNIAN. uk. 2019-07-12. 2021-01-06.
  2. Web site: Unseeded Snigur caps junior career with Wimbledon win . wtatennis.com . 13 July 2019 . 13 July 2019.
  3. Web site: October 6, 2022 . Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes . 24 October 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  4. Web site: Alex Macpherson . 27 August 2022 . The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more . 27 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  5. Web site: Snigur outlasts Halep at US Open for first tour-level win of career . 29 August 2022 . Women's Tennis Association . en.
  6. Web site: The Canadian Press . 2022-08-31 . Andreescu, Marino advance; Fernandez, FAA bounced at US Open - TSN.ca . 2022-09-01 . TSN . en.
  7. Web site: Zarazua, Korneeva, Yastremska qualify for Australian Open.