Zarina Diyas
![]() Zarina Diyas at the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit – Wenshan | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Born | Almaty, Kazakhstan | October 18, 1993
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $731,354 |
Singles | |
Career record | 170–100 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | 34 (13 October 2014) |
Current ranking | 34 (13 October 2014) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
French Open | 1R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2014) |
US Open | 3R (2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 14–15 |
Career titles | 0 ITF |
Highest ranking | 118 (8 September 2014) |
Current ranking | 123 (13 October 2014) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
US Open | QF (2014) |
Last updated on: 18 October 2014. |
Zarina Diyas (Kazakh: Зарина Диас; born 18 October 1993 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani professional tennis player.
Diyas has won five singles titles on the ITF tour. On 13 October 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 34. On 8 September 2014, she peaked at world number 118 in doubles.
Playing for Kazakhstan at the Fed Cup, Diyas has a win-loss record of 5–2.
Career
2007–2013: Early career
Diyas played her first professional tournament at a $100K ITF event in Bratislava, losing in the first round of qualifying. She did not play any more tournaments in 2007.
In 2008, Diyas played three tournaments, losing in qualifying of the first two events. She won her first title at a $25K tournament in Astana, where as a wildcard she defeated Tetyana Arefyeva in the final.
In 2009, Diyas battled through qualifying and advanced to two quarterfinals in Gifu and Fukuoka. She won her second title beating second seed Katalin Marosi to win another $25K tournament in Stuttgart. The best result of the year came at a WTA tournament in Prague, where she advanced to the quarterfinals with straight-set wins over Kristina Mladenovic and Petra Kvitová. Diyas went on to lose to Iveta Benešová. In September, she played her first grand slam, losing to Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan in the first round of the US Open Women's Singles qualifying. She ended her season playing three tournaments in Japan with modest results.
In 2010, she continued to rise up the rankings. Following mixed results for the first half of the year, she reached the final at Rome, losing to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner. Diyas played two more quarterfinals and one semifinal before reaching the quarterfinals of the Premier-level Kremlin Cup in Moscow. She qualified into the main draw and defeated World No. 49 Gisela Dulko in the first round. She then achieved the biggest win of her career by defeating top seed and World No. 7 Jelena Janković in the second round. However, she lost easily to Maria Kirilenko in the next match.
In 2011, Diyas reached the final at Kunming. She then reached the semifinals at Wenshan but did not reach another quarterfinal for the rest of the year.
At the start of 2012, Diyas was ranked No. 352. She made two quarterfinals and one semifinal. In June, she won her third title in Bukhara, not dropping a set the whole tournament. Later that year, she reached the final of a $25K event in Taipei. The next week, she participated in a new WTA 125 event, also in Taipei. She drew top seed Peng Shuai and defeated the World No. 40 in straight sets. She followed this up by dismantling Varatchaya Wongteanchai, losing just one game. She then lost in the quarterfinals to Kurumi Nara, which would mark her final quarterfinal of the season.
2013 was successful for Diyas – she began the year ranked World No. 264 and would finish the year ranked more than 100 spots higher. She began the year contesting many ITF events with modest results, before recording a big win over Kristýna Plíšková in the first round of the Malaysian Open. Her only tournament win came in Makinohara, where she defeated talented Swiss junior Belinda Bencic to clinch victory. She then advanced to another final in Taipei, but lost to Paula Kania in straight sets. She competed in 1 more event before finishing the year ranked World No. 163.
2014: Breakthrough and Top 50
2014 was Diyas' breakthrough season. She made her season debut in Hong Kong, reaching the final of an 25K ITF tournament, losing in the final to Elizaveta Kulichkova of Russia. She proceeded to enter Australian Open qualifying, registering a hard-fought three-set win over Aleksandra Krunić in the first round. She then came from a set down to defeat Andreea Mitu and get to the finals, where she beat Canadian Stéphanie Dubois. This resulted in the first main draw berth in her career, as well as her first Grand Slam (tennis) entry. In the first round of the main draw, she proceeded to beat fellow qualifier Kateřina Siniaková. In the second round, she breezed past World No. 52 Marina Erakovic to book her place in the third round. Diyas' run was ended there; however, as she went down to World No. 11 Simona Halep in straight sets. Nevertheless, her two early round wins helped boost her ranking to a career-high No. 112. Following the Australian Open, Diyas lost qualifying matches in Pattaya City and Doha. She would bounce back quickly, though, as she then easily won a 50K ITF event in Quanzhou. She then traveled to the United States to compete in the Miami, qualifying for the main draw and getting past Alexandra Cadanțu before losing to Sloane Stephens in the second round. Although she failed to qualify for the Family Circle Cup, she played at the Malaysian Open and advanced to the quarterfinals – her first WTA quarterfinal since the 2010 Kremlin Cup. Diyas then went to Europe but lost early in the first 2 tournaments contested. At the French Open warm-up event in Strasbourg; however, she returned to form with a win over World No. 22 Kirsten Flipkens in the first round. She followed it up by dispatching Ajla Tomljanović before having to retire in her quarterfinal match. Holding a world ranking of No. 86, Diyas was granted a spot in the main draw of the French Open, but got a tough draw and was knocked out by Petra Kvitová in the first round. At the ITF grass court tournament in Nottingham, she advanced to the final but was narrowly beaten by Kristýna Plíšková. She played one more grass court event before entering Wimbledon. There, she got her first ever win at Wimbledon by defeating Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic in a rain-delayed straight sets match. She followed this up with three-set wins against 15th seed Carla Suárez Navarro and former world number 2 and 2010 Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva, before losing in straight sets to 3rd seed Simona Halep in the fourth round.
In August 2014 in her best result at the US Open to date, unseeded Diyas advanced to the women's singles third round where she lost in straight sets to 17th seed Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, earning $105,090.
Personal
Srixon sponsors Diyas, providing her racquets, apparel, and shoes.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 October 2014 | Japan Women's Open, Osaka, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
ITF circuit finals
Singles: 11 (5–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 17 November 2008 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 29 June 2009 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner–up | 1. | 21 June 2010 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2), 4–6 |
Runner–up | 2. | 21 March 2011 | Kunming, China | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 17 June 2012 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–0 |
Runner–up | 3. | 28 October 2012 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | 20 October 2013 | Makinohara, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 4. | 2 November 2013 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 5. | 4 January 2014 | Hong Kong, China | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 7 March 2014 | Quanzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner–up | 6. | 7 June 2014 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Doubles: 0 (0–1)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | 3 January 2014 | Hong Kong, China | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Fed Cup participation
Singles
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2011 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 2 February 2011 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
W | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 4–3 ret. |
3 February 2011 | ![]() |
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W | 6–0, 6–2 | ||||
4 February 2011 | ![]() |
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W | 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II |
R/R | 5 February 2009 | Perth, Australia | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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W | 6–0, 6–0 |
2010 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
P/O | 6 February 2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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L | 6–1, 1–6, 5–7 | |
2011 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I |
R/R | 2 February 2011 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ![]() |
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L | 4–6, 3–6 | |
4 February 2011 | ![]() |
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W | 6–4, 6–0 |
Career statistics
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | 3R | 2–1 |
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 3–1 |
US Open | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | 3R | 2–1 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–4 | 7–4 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1–1 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 3–1 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
References
External links
- Zarina Diyas at the Women's Tennis Association
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