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Diana Maximovna Shnaider (, ; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional
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player. She has a career-high rankings of world No. 11 in singles and No. 9 in doubles, achieved in May 2025. Shnaider won women's doubles silver at the
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with partner Mirra Andreeva.


Early life

Shnaider was born in Zhigulevsk to father Maxim and mother Yulia. Her father is a lawyer and former boxer of
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descent, while her mother is an English teacher. Her family later moved to
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. She began playing tennis at the age of four. At the age of eight, she began pursuing the sport seriously, training with coach Samvel Minasyan in
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. In 2022, she moved to the United States and enrolled at
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, where she played college tennis for the
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. Shnaider's signature on-court look features a blue polka-dot bandana. She began wearing headscarves as a child to prevent sunburn, preferring them over caps and visors.


Junior career

She won the girls' doubles titles at the
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, partnering Belarusian Kristina Dmitruk, and the
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, partnering with American
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. On the ITF Junior Circuit, Shnaider had 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


2022: First WTA 125 title

Shnaider won her first WTA 125 title at the Montevideo Open, defeating
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in straight sets in the final.


2023: Major debut, WTA Tour final, top 60

Shnaider made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the
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, after qualifying into the main draw. She defeated
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for her first win at a major, before losing in the second round to sixth seed
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. 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
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. She went 20–3 in singles to help the Wolfpack win the ACC tournament and reach the 2023 NCAA Championships final. 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. At the Budapest Grand Prix, she defeated top seed
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, but lost in the second round to lucky loser and eventual champion
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. Shnaider reached the semifinals at the
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defeating third seed Bernarda Pera in the quarterfinals, before losing to home favorite, wildcard Noma Noha Akugue. In her debut at the Asian swing, she defeated eighth seed
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at the Guangzhou Open. She lost in the second round to
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At the next tournament, she reached the semifinals second seed
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at the Ningbo Open. Next, she defeated
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to reach her first WTA Tour final but lost to top seed
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. Following a semifinal showing at the Jiangxi Open,she reached the top 60 on 23 October 2023.


2024: Four WTA titles, doubles Olympic silver, top 20

In
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, Thailand, she reached her fourth career quarterfinal, defeating top seed
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and
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by retirement. Next, she defeated qualifier
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and third seed
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to reach her second career final. Shnaider then defeated second seed Zhu Lin in three sets to win her first ever WTA Tour title. At the Miami Open, she lost in the second round to 17th seed
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. She won her second career title at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open defeating
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in the final. As a result, she reached the top 30 on 1 July 2024. On her
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debut, she advanced to the third round with wins over former finalist
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, before losing to 19th seed
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. Shnaider won her third title of the year at the Budapest Grand Prix, defeating
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in straight sets in the final. Subsequently, she moved up to a career-high singles ranking No. 18 on 19 August 2024. At the Paris Olympics, Shnaider partnered with Mirra Andreeva to win silver in the women's doubles, losing in the final to
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. Seeded sixth at the
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in October, she reached the semifinals with a win over
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along with a quarterfinal walkover against injured qualifier Sayaka Ishii. She lost in the last four to top seed and eventual champion
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. At the Hong Kong Open, where she was top seed, Shnaider defeated qualifier Kyoka Okamura,
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, Suzan Lamens and defending champion and third seed
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to reach the final where she overcame second seed
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in straight sets to claim her fourth title of the season.


2025: Brisbane and Miami doubles titles

Partnering Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the
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, defeating
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and
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in the final. The following week, at the Adelaide International, she defeated qualifier
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to reach the second round, where she advanced after
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retired due to injury. Shnaider lost in the quarterfinals to
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. Alongside Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider won her first WTA 1000 doubles title at the Miami Open, defeating
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and Miyu Kato in the final.


Career statistics


Grand Slam singles performance timeline

''Current through the
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Summer Olympics


Doubles: 1 (silver medal)


WTA 1000 tournaments


Doubles: 1 (1 title)


References


External links

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on
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