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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Maximovna and the family name is Shnaider.

Diana Shnaider
Shnaider at the 2023 US Open
Full nameDiana Maximovna Shnaider
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 22)
Zhigulevsk, Russia[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned proMay 2023
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeNC State
CoachSascha Bajin (Aug 2025–)[2]
Prize moneyUS $4,774,839
Singles
Career record189–102
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 11 (5 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 19 (30 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2025, 2026)
French Open2R (2023, 2025)
Wimbledon3R (2024)
US Open4R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record88–57
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 8 (16 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 28 (6 April 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2025)
French OpenSF (2025)
Wimbledon3R (2025)
US OpenQF (2025)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Individual Neutral Athletes
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Doubles
Last updated on: 2 May 2026.

Diana Maximovna Shnaider (Russian: Диа́на Макси́мовна Шна́йдер, pronounced [dʲɪˈanə mɐˈksʲiməvnə ˈʂnaɪ̯dɛr]; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional tennis player.[3] She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 11 achieved on 5 May 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 8, reached on 16 June 2025.

Shnaider has won five singles titles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and was a silver medalist in women's doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Mirra Andreeva.[4]

Early life

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Shnaider was born in Zhigulevsk to father Maxim and mother Yulia. Her father is a lawyer and former boxer of German descent, while her mother is an English teacher. Her family later moved to Tolyatti.[5]

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 Moscow.[5] In 2022, she moved to the United States and enrolled at North Carolina State University, where she played college tennis for the NC State Wolfpack.[6][7]

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.[8][9]

Junior tennis

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She won the girls' doubles titles at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Belarusian Kristina Dmitruk,[10] and the 2022 Australian Open, partnering with American Clervie Ngounoue.[11]

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Shnaider had a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 13 December 2021.

Junior Grand Slam performance

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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 career

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2022: First WTA 125 title

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Shnaider won her first WTA 125 title at the Montevideo Open, defeating Léolia Jeanjean in straight sets in the final.[12]

2023: Major debut, WTA Tour final, top 60

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Shnaider at the 2023 Wimbledon qualifying

Shnaider made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2023 Australian Open, after qualifying into the main draw.[13] She defeated Kristína Kučová for her first win at a major,[14] before losing in the second round to sixth seed Maria Sakkari.[15] 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 North Carolina State.[16] She went 20–3 in singles to help the Wolfpack win the ACC tournament and reach the 2023 NCAA Championships final.[17] 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.[17]

At the Budapest Grand Prix, she defeated top seed Bernarda Pera,[18] but lost in the second round to lucky loser and eventual champion Maria Timofeeva.[19] Shnaider reached the semifinals at the Hamburg Open defeating third seed Bernarda Pera in the quarterfinals,[20] before losing to home favorite, wildcard Noma Noha Akugue.[21]

In her debut at the Asian swing, she defeated eighth seed Claire Liu at the Guangzhou Open.[22] She lost in the second round to Wang Xiyu[23] At the next tournament, she reached the semifinals second seed Petra Kvitová at the Ningbo Open.[24] Next, she defeated Linda Fruhvirtová to reach her first WTA Tour final[25] but lost to top seed Ons Jabeur.[26] Following a semifinal showing at the Jiangxi Open, she reached the top 60 on 23 October 2023.[27]

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

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Shnaider with Mirra Andreeva at the 2024 Olympic doubles final

In Hua Hin, Thailand, she reached her fourth career quarterfinal, defeating top seed Magda Linette[28] and Paula Badosa by retirement.[29] Next, she defeated qualifier Dalma Gálfi[30] and third seed Wang Xinyu[31] to reach her second career final. Shnaider then defeated second seed Zhu Lin in three sets to win her first ever WTA Tour title.[32] At the Miami Open, she lost in the second round to 17th seed Madison Keys.[33]

She won her second career title at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open defeating Donna Vekić in the final.[34][35] As a result, she reached the top 30 on 1 July 2024. On her Wimbledon debut, she advanced to the third round with wins over former finalist Karolína Plíšková[36] and Sloane Stephens,[37][38] before losing to 19th seed Emma Navarro.[39]

Shnaider won her third title of the year at the Budapest Grand Prix, defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets in the final.[40][41] Subsequently, she moved up to a career-high singles ranking No. 18 on 19 August 2024.[42]

At the Paris Olympics, Shnaider partnered with Mirra Andreeva to win silver in the women's doubles, losing in the final to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.[43]

Seeded sixth at the Pan Pacific Open in October, she reached the semifinals with a win over Viktoriya Tomova[44] along with a quarterfinal walkover against injured qualifier Sayaka Ishii.[45] She lost in the last four to top seed and eventual champion Zheng Qinwen.[46]

At the Hong Kong Open, where she was top seed, Shnaider defeated qualifier Kyoka Okamura,[47] Priscilla Hon,[48] Suzan Lamens[49] and defending champion and third seed Leylah Fernandez[50] to reach the final where she overcame second seed Katie Boulter in straight sets to claim her fourth title of the season.[51][52]

2025: First WTA 1000 doubles title, fifth singles title

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Partnering Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Brisbane International, defeating Priscilla Hon and Anna Kalinskaya in the final.[53] The following week, at the Adelaide International, she defeated qualifier Kateřina Siniaková to reach the second round,[54] where she advanced after Markéta Vondroušová retired due to injury.[55] Shnaider lost in the quarterfinals to Yulia Putintseva.[56]

Alongside Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider won her first WTA 1000 doubles title at the Miami Open, defeating Cristina Bucșa and Miyu Kato in the final.[57]

Seeded 13th at the Italian Open, she received a bye and then double bageled Caroline Dolehide,[58] before defeating Jaqueline Cristian[59] and 25th seed Elise Mertens to reach the quarterfinals,[60] at which point she lost to sixth seed and eventual champion Jasmine Paolini.[61]

In June, Shnaider recorded wins over Magdalena Fręch[62] and Katie Boulter to make it through to the quarterfinals at the Queen's Club Championships.[63] She lost to second seed Madison Keys in the last eight.[64]

As third seed at the Monterrey Open, she received a first round bye and then defeated Kamilla Rakhimova,[65] fifth seed Elise Mertens[66] and Alycia Parks to reach the final.[67] Shnaider overcame second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the championship match to claim her fifth WTA Tour singles title.[68][69]

In October at the Ningbo Open, wins against Wang Xiyu,[70] Karolína Muchová[71] and Zhu Lin saw her make it into the semifinals,[72] where her run was ended by fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.[73]

Shnaider and Mirra Andreeva qualified for the doubles event at the end of season WTA Finals in Riyadh,[74] but were eliminated in the group stages.[75]

2026: Madrid doubles final

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Seeded ninth, Shnaider reached the semifinals at the Adelaide International, registering wins over Leylah Fernandez,[76] Kateřina Siniaková[77] and sixth seed Emma Navarro,[78] before losing to her former doubles partner, third seed and eventual champion, Mirra Andreeva, in the last four.[79]

At the Charleston Open, she received a bye in the first round due to being seventh seed and then defeated Katie Volynets[80] and ninth seed Leylah Fernandez to make it through to the quarterfinals,[81] at which point she lost to top seed and defending champion Jessica Pegula in three sets.[82]

Reunited with Mirra Andreeva, Shnaider made it into the doubles final at the Madrid Open.[83] They lost to second seeds Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend in straight sets.[84]

Career statistics

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Main article: Diana Shnaider career statistics

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Current through the 2026 Australian Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 2R 1R 3R 3R 0 / 4 5–4 56%
French Open 2R 1R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Wimbledon Q2 3R 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
US Open Q2 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2 75%
Win–loss 2–2 5–4 4–4 2–1 0 / 11 13–11 54%

Summer Olympics

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Doubles: 1 (silver medal)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Silver 2024 Paris Olympics Clay Mirra Andreeva Italy Sara Errani
Italy Jasmine Paolini 		6–2, 1–6, [7–10]

WTA 1000 finals

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

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2025 Miami Open Hard Mirra Andreeva Spain Cristina Bucșa
Japan Miyu Kato 		6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–2]
Loss 2026 Madrid Open Clay Mirra Andreeva Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
United States Taylor Townsend 		6–7(2–7), 2–6

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