Anna Danilina

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Danilina.

Anna Danilina
Анна Данилина

Danilina in 2023
Country (sports)	Russia (2009–Nov 2010) Kazakhstan (March 2011–)
Born	(1995-08-20) 20 August 1995 Moscow, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,197,307
Singles
Career record	168–169
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 269 (14 September 2020)
Current ranking	No. 877 (14 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record	326–189
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 10 (9 January 2023)
Current ranking	No. 22 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (2022)
French Open	2R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	QF (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	RR (2022)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2023, 2024)
French Open	1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	QF (2023)
US Open	W (2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	6–8
Last updated on: 13 October 2024.

Anna Sergeyevna Danilina (Russian: Анна Сергеевна Данилина; born 20 August 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 10 in doubles by the WTA. In singles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 269. She is a Grand Slam mixed-doubles champion, having won the 2023 US Open with Harri Heliövaara.

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. Since turning professional, Danilina has won five WTA doubles titles and one WTA Challenger doubles title. She has also won one singles title and 27 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Along with Beatriz Haddad Maia, Danilina attained her Grand Slam doubles breakthrough, reaching the women's doubles final of the 2022 Australian Open. Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková defeated them 6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–4.

Junior career

Grand Slam performance

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. 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.

Professional career

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 career doubles title, Grand Slam & 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. 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 2022 Australian Open, following an injury to Nadia Podoroska. The team proved to work as they won the warm-up event Sydney International. At the major level, Danilina became the first Kazakhstani woman to reach the final, upsetting second seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the semifinal of the Australian Open. 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. However, with this performance, Danilina made her top-25 debut in the doubles rankings, and on 28 February 2022, she reached 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. She declined to appear at Wimbledon once the tournament was stripped of its ranking points for banning Russians and Belarusians. Afterwards, she won the Poland Open for the second time, partnering Anna-Lena Friedsam.

She also reached the final of the Cleveland Open with Aleksandra Krunić, while also reaching the quarterfinals of Cincinnati and the US Open alongside Haddad.

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. Thanks to this result, she also entered the world's top 15 in doubles for the first time.

2023-2024: Top 10, Wimbledon debut & mixed doubles champion, WTA 500 singles debut & doubles title

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.

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 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. The pair also won the title at the WTA 250 2024 Thailand Open 2, defeating Eudice Chong and Moyuka Uchijima in the final. 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.

Performance timelines

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.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	0–0
Wimbledon	A	NH	A	A	0–0
US Open	A	A	A	A		0–0
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	0–0
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	A	A	A	0–0
Miami Open	A	NH	A	A	A	0–0
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	A	A	0–0
Italian Open	A	A	A	A		0–0
Canadian Open	A	NH	A	A		0–0
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A		0–0
Wuhan Open	A	NH				0–0
China Open	A	NH				0–0
Guadalajara Open	NH			Q1		0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0	3	1	0	Career total: 5
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–5
Year-end ranking	309	278	341	517	814	$583,141

Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	F	2R	1R	0 / 3	6–3	67%
French Open	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Wimbledon	A	NH	A	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	A	A	1R	3R	2R	QF	0 / 4	6–4	60%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	8–3	3–4	4–4	0 / 12	15–12	56%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals	DNQ			RR	DNQ		0 / 1	1-2	33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	A	1R	1R	1R	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Miami Open	A	NH	A	1R	2R	1R	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	2R	QF	1R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Canadian Open	A	NH	A	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	1R	QF	1R	1R	0 / 4	2–4	33%
Guadalajara Open	NH			F	1R	NMS	0 / 2	4–2	67%
China Open	A	NH			1R	1R	0 / 2	0–0l2	0%
Wuhan Open	A	NH				W	1 / 1	5–0	100%
Career statistics
Tournaments	6	2	13	24	25		Career total: 60
Titles	0	0	1	2	1		Career total: 4
Finals	0	0	1	5	1		Career total: 7
Overall win–loss	2–6	1–2	11–12	33–26	15–25		4 / 60	62–71	47%
Year-end ranking	124	135	83	11	56

Grand Slam tournament finals

Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	7–6(7–3), 4–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2023	US Open	Hard	Harri Heliövaara	Jessica Pegula Austin Krajicek	6–3, 6–4

Significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2022	Guadalajara Open	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	Storm Sanders Luisa Stefani	6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [8–10]
Win	2024	Wuhan Open	Hard	Irina Khromacheva	Asia Muhammad Jessica Pegula	6–3, 7–6(8–6)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–1) WTA 1000 (1–1) WTA 500 (2–0) WTA 250 (6–3)

Finals by surface Hard (5–3) Grass (0–0) Clay (4–2) 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, 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)

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2023	Clarins Open Paris, France	Clay	Vera Zvonareva	Nadiia Kichenok Alycia Parks	5–7, 7–6(7–2), [14–12]
Loss	1–1	Dec 2023	Open Angers, France	Hard (i)	Alexandra Panova	Cristina Bucșa Monica Niculescu	1–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	May 2024	Parma Open, Italy	Clay	Irina Khromacheva	Elixane Lechemia Ingrid Martins	6–1, 6–2
Win	3–1	Jun 2024	Bari Open, Italy	Clay	Irina Khromacheva	Angelica Moratelli Renata Zarazúa	6–1, 6–3

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]

External links

• Anna Danilina at the Women's Tennis Association
• Anna Danilina at the International Tennis Federation
• Anna Danilina at the Billie Jean Cup
• Anna Danilina at Wimbledon
• Anna Danilina at tennisabstract.com