Anna Sergeyevna Danilina (Russian : Анна Сергеевна Данилина ;[ 1] born 20 August 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 8 in doubles by the WTA . She is a Grand Slam mixed-doubles champion, having won the 2023 US Open with Harri Heliövaara . She is also a finalist at the 2022 Australian Open , with Beatriz Haddad Maia , the first Kazakhstani woman to reach the final of the tournament,[ 2] and at the 2025 French Open with Aleksandra Krunić .[ 3] Danilina has won ten WTA Tour and three WTA Challenger doubles titles. She has also won one singles title and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit . In singles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 269.
Danilina represented Russia, her nation of birth, until March 2011 when at the age of 15 she switched allegiance to represent Kazakhstan. As a junior, she reached a combined world ranking of No. 3 in February 2013.[ 4] Along with Haddad Maia, Danilina attained her women's doubles breakthrough, reaching the final of the 2022 Australian Open , before falling to Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková , in three sets.[ 5]
Juniors
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, Danilina decided in 2015 to attend an American university so she could study and play college tennis.[ 6] 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 .[ 7]
Professional
2018: ITF Circuit success 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 title, Major & WTA 1000 debuts, top 100 At the Poland Open held in Gdynia, Danilina reached the final and won her first WTA Tour doubles title, partnering with Lidziya Marozava .[ 8] As a result, she made her top 100 debut in doubles at world No. 96 on 26 July 2021. Afterwards, she made her Major debut at the US Open , partnering with Yaroslava Shvedova .
2022: Historic Australian Open final, top 15 and WTA Finals Danilina was playing an ITF tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, when Beatriz Haddad Maia invited her to serve as her partner during the Australian Open , following an injury to Nadia Podoroska . The team proved to work as they won the warm-up event Sydney International .[ 9] [ 10] At the 2022 Australian Open, Danilina became the first Kazakhstani woman to reach the final, upsetting second seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the semifinals.[ 11] 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.[ 12] However, with this performance, Danilina made her top-25 debut in the doubles rankings, and on 28 February 2022, she reached the 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 won two ITF titles in-between, Biarritz , partnering Valeriya Strakhova , and Madrid , with Anastasia Tikhonova .[ 13] She declined to appear at Wimbledon once the tournament was stripped of its ranking points for banning Russians and Belarusians .[ 14] Afterwards, she won the Poland Open for the second time, partnering Anna-Lena Friedsam .[ 15]
She also reached the final of the Cleveland Open with Aleksandra Krunić ,[ 16] while also reaching the quarterfinals of Cincinnati and the US Open alongside Haddad.[ 17] [ 18]
At the WTA 1000 in Guadalajara , Danilina and Haddad Maia reached the final in a rematch with Krejčíková and Siniaková. Thanks to this result, She became the first Kazakhstani woman since Yaroslava Shvedova in 2016 to qualify for the WTA Finals .[ 19] [ 20] Thanks to this result, she also entered the world's top 15 in doubles for the first time.[ 21] [ 22]
2023-2024: Top 10, Wimbledon debut & mixed champion, WTA 500 singles debut She reached the top 10 in doubles on 9 January 2023 before the Australian Open .
She made her debut at Wimbledon with Xu Yifan and in mixed doubles with Nicolas Mahut as an alternate pair.
Danilina at the 2023 Washington Open At the 2023 US Open , she won the mixed doubles with Finn Harri Heliövaara , who she met at the sign-in line and decided to make a pair that wound up winning the entire event at Flushing Meadows.[ 23] [ 24]
She qualified into the main draw of the newly upgraded WTA 500 2024 Monterrey Open making her singles debut at this level, losing in the first round to sixth seed and eventual champion Linda Nosková [ 25] At the same 500-level at the 2024 Guadalajara Open , she won the doubles title with Irina Khromacheva , defeating Oksana Kalashnikova and Kamilla Rakhimova in the final in a champions tie-break.[ 26] [ 27] The pair also won the title at the WTA 250 2024 Thailand Open 2 , defeating Eudice Chong and Moyuka Uchijima in the final.[ 28] Their good form continued as they won their first WTA 1000 title at the Wuhan Open , defeating Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula in the final.[ 29]
2025: Second major final at Roland Garros, World No. 8 At the 2025 French Open , she reached the doubles final with Aleksandra Krunić . They lost in three sets to No. 2 seeds Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini .[ 30]
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 through the 2023 French Open.
Doubles Current through the 2023 US Open .
Grand Slam tournament finals
Women's doubles: 2 (runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 1 (title)
Significant finals
WTA 1000 tournaments
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups ) Finals by surface Hard (5–4) Grass (1–2) Clay (4–3) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Poland Open , Poland WTA 250 Clay Lidziya Marozava Kateryna Bondarenko Katarzyna Piter 6–3, 6–2 Win 2–0 Jan 2022 Sydney International , Australia WTA 500 Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia Vivian Heisen Panna Udvardy 4–6, 7–5, [10–8] Loss 2–1 Jan 2022 Australian Open , Australia Grand Slam Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 7–6(7–3) , 4–6, 4–6 Win 3–1 Jul 2022 Poland Open, Poland (2) WTA 250 Clay Anna-Lena Friedsam Katarzyna Kawa Alicja Rosolska 6–4, 5–7, [10–5] Loss 3–2 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland , United States WTA 250 Hard Aleksandra Krunić Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez 5–7, 3–6 Loss 3–3 Oct 2022 Guadalajara Open , Mexico WTA 1000 Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia Storm Sanders Luisa Stefani 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–2) , [8–10] Win 4–3 Jul 2023 Hamburg European Open , Germany WTA 250 Clay Alexandra Panova Miriam Kolodziejová Angela Kulikov 6–4, 6–2 Win 5–3 Jan 2024 Auckland Classic , New Zealand WTA 250 Hard Viktória Hrunčáková Marie Bouzková Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [10–8] Loss 5–4 May 2024 Rabat Grand Prix , Morocco WTA 250 Clay Xu Yifan Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova 3–6, 2–6 Loss 5–5 Jul 2024 Budapest Grand Prix , Hungary WTA 250 Clay Irina Khromacheva Fanny Stollár Katarzyna Piter 3–6, 6–3, [3–10] Win 6–5 Jul 2024 Iași Open , Romania WTA 250 Clay Irina Khromacheva Alexandra Panova Yana Sizikova 6–4, 6–2 Win 7–5 Sep 2024 Guadalajara Open , Mexico WTA 500 Hard Irina Khromacheva Oksana Kalashnikova Kamilla Rakhimova 2–6, 7–5, [10–7] Win 8–5 Sep 2024 Hua Hin Championships , Thailand WTA 250 Hard Irina Khromacheva Eudice Chong Moyuka Uchijima 6–4, 7–5 Win 9–5 Oct 2024 Wuhan Open , China WTA 1000 Hard Irina Khromacheva Asia Muhammad Jessica Pegula 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Loss 9–6 Mar 2025 Mérida Open , Mexico WTA 500 Hard Irina Khromacheva Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif 6–7(2–7) , 5–7 Loss 9–7 Jun 2025 French Open Grand Slam Clay Aleksandra Krunić Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini 4–6, 6–2, 1–6 Loss 9–8 Jun 2025 Queen's Club Championships , UK WTA 500 Grass Diana Shnaider Asia Muhammad Demi Schuurs 5–7, 7–6(7–3) , [4-10] Loss 9–9 Jun 2025 Nottingham Open , UK WTA 250 Grass Ena Shibahara Laura Siegemund Beatriz Haddad Maia 3–6, 2–6 Win 10–9 Jun 2025 Eastbourne Open , UK WTA 250 Grass Marie Bouzková Hsieh Su-wei Maya Joint 6–4, 7–5
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups) Legend $25,000 tournaments (0–5) $10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Apr 2012 Wiesbaden Open , Germany 10,000 Clay Laura Siegemund 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4) Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard Kateryna Kozlova 3–6, 6–4, 4–6 Loss 1–2 Sep 2018 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Clay Yuliya Hatouka 4–6, 7–6(7–1) , 2–6 Loss 1–3 May 2019 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Varvara Gracheva 3–6, 5–7 Loss 1–4 Aug 2019 ITF Sezze, Italy 25,000 Clay Stefania Rubini 4–6, 1–6 Loss 1–5 Sep 2021 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France 25,000 Clay Amandine Hesse 3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 38 (27 titles, 11 runner–ups) Legend $100,000 tournaments (4–1) $80,000 tournaments (1–1) $60,000 tournaments (6–3) $40,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (13–6) $10/15,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface Hard (9–5) Clay (18–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Oct 2011 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Kamila Kerimbayeva Nikola Fraňková Zalina Khairudinova 6–3, 6–1 Win 2–0 Jun 2013 ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden 25,000 Clay Olga Doroshina Julia Cohen Alizé Lim 7–5, 6–3 Loss 2–1 Nov 2013 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i) Olga Doroshina Ilona Kremen Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–7(3) , 0–6 Win 3–1 Mar 2014 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 10,000 Hard (i) Olga Doroshina Alexandra Grinchishina Kateryna Sliusar 6–3, 7–6(4) Win 4–1 May 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Xenia Knoll Ekaterina Bychkova Evgeniya Rodina 6–3, 6–2 Loss 4–2 Jun 2014 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Xenia Knoll Nastja Kolar Yvonne Neuwirth 6–7(3) , 6–3, [6–10] Win 5–2 Sep 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Clay Xenia Knoll Valentyna Ivakhnenko Yuliya Kalabina 6–1, 4–6, [10–6] Win 6–2 Jun 2018 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Genevieve Lorbergs Rasheeda McAdoo Katerina Stewart 6–3, 1–6, [11–9] Loss 6–3 Jun 2018 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Karin Kennel Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien 5–7, 6–1, [5–10] Win 7–3 Jul 2018 President's Cup , Kazakhstan 80,000 Hard Berfu Cengiz Akgul Amanmuradova Ekaterine Gorgodze 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] Loss 7–4 Aug 2018 ITF Woking, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard Emily Arbuthnott Dalma Gálfi Valentini Grammatikopoulou 0–6, 6–4, [9–11] Win 8–4 Oct 2018 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard Ulrikke Eikeri Tara Moore Conny Perrin 6–7(9) , 6–2, [10–8] Loss 8–5 Oct 2018 Macon Tennis Classic , United States 80,000 Hard Ingrid Neel Caty McNally Jessica Pegula 1–6, 7–5, [9–11] Loss 8–6 Nov 2018 ITF Lawrence, United States 25,000 Hard (i) Ksenia Laskutova Vladica Babić Ena Shibahara 4–6, 2–6 Win 9–6 Jun 2019 Grado Tennis Cup , Italy 25,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani Akgul Amanmuradova Cristina Dinu 6–2, 6–3 Win 10–6 Jun 2019 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Emily Arbuthnott Lina Gjorcheska Anastasiya Komardina 3–6, 6–2, [10–4] Loss 10–7 Jul 2019 Contrexéville Open , France 100,000 Clay Eva Wacanno Georgina García Pérez Oksana Kalashnikova 3–6, 3–6 Win 11–7 Aug 2019 ITF Sezze, Italy 25,000 Clay Ekaterina Yashina Nuria Brancaccio Federica Sacco 7–5, 6–4 Loss 11–8 Aug 2019 ITF Leipzig, Germany 25,000 Clay Vivian Heisen Petra Krejsová Jesika Malečková 6–4, 3–6, [6–10] Loss 11–9 Sep 2019 Caldas da Rainha Open , Portugal 60,000 Hard Vivian Heisen Jessika Ponchet Isabella Shinikova 1–6, 3–6 Win 12–9 Oct 2019 ITF Charleston Pro , United States 60,000 Clay Ingrid Neel Vladica Babić Caitlin Whoriskey 6–1, 6–1 Win 13–9 Oct 2019 ITF Hilton Head, United States 25,000 Clay Ingrid Neel Katharine Fahey Elizabeth Halbauer 6–3, 6–2 Win 14–9 Oct 2019 Waco Showdown , United States 25,000 Clay Vladica Babić Savannah Broadus Vanessa Ong 6–3, 6–2 Loss 14–10 Nov 2019 Centenario Open , Paraguay 60,000 Clay Conny Perrin Andrea Gámiz Georgina García Pérez 4–6, 6–3, [3–10] Loss 14–11 Nov 2019 Copa Colina , Chile 60,000 Clay Conny Perrin Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani 7–5, 3–6, [6–10] Win 15–11 Apr 2021 Bellinzona Ladies Open , Switzerland 60,000 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze Rebecca Marino Yuki Naito 7–5, 6–3 Win 16–11 May 2021 Charlottesville Open , United States 60,000 Clay Arina Rodionova Erin Routliffe Aldila Sutjiadi 6–1, 6–3 Win 17–11 Jun 2021 Open Porte du Hainaut , France 25,000 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Dalma Gálfi Paula Ormaechea 7–5, 3–6, [10–4] Win 18–11 Jul 2021 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Dalma Gálfi Kimberley Zimmermann 6–0, 1–6, [10–4] Win 19–11 Aug 2021 Reinert Open Versmold , Germany 60,000 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Mirjam Björklund Jaimee Fourlis 4–6, 7–5, [10–4] Win 20–11 Sep 2021 ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France 25,000 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Audrey Albié Léolia Jeanjean 6–7(7) , 6–2, [10–4] Win 21–11 Nov 2021 Dubai Tennis Challenge , U.A.E. 100,000+H Hard Viktória Kužmová Angelina Gabueva Anastasia Zakharova 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] Win 22–11 Jun 2022 Open de Biarritz , France 60,000 Clay Valeriya Strakhova María Carlé Maria Timofeeva 2–6, 6–3, [14–12] Win 23–11 Jun 2022 Open Madrid , Spain 60,000 Hard Anastasia Tikhonova Lu Jiajing You Xiaodi 6–4, 6–2 Win 24–11 Jul 2022 Reinert Open Versmold, Germany 100,000 Clay Arianne Hartono Ankita Raina Rosalie van der Hoek 6–7(4) , 6–4, [10–6] Win 25–11 Aug 2022 Landisville Challenge , United States 100,000 Hard Sophie Chang Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong 2–6, 7–6(4) , [11–9] Win 26–11 Sep 2022 ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Valeriya Strakhova Lena Papadakis Anna Sisková 7–5, 6–1 Win 27–11 Mar 2023 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan 40,000 Hard (i) Iryna Shymanovich Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong 6–4, 6–7(8) , [10–7]
Notes ^ 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. 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.
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