Father is Melik (runs small business); mother is Ludmila (hairdresser); sister is Ekaterina (student and volleyball player); introduced to tennis at age 5 by father
Born and raised in Moscow; currently lives and trains in Moscow and is coached by Siarhei Betau
Favorite surface is hard; favorite shots are serve, forehand and backhand; tennis idols growing up were Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer; watched Wimbledon for the first time at 10 years old and remembers Sharapova winning the title
Enjoys dancing at clubs, reading and spending time with family
ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2013, 2016, 2019.
Career in Review
Season highlight in 2019 was SF run at Istanbul (ret. vs. eventual champion Martic w/dizziness), QF at Luxembourg (ret. vs. Blinkova) and advancing to 2r at Wimbledon for the first time (l. Svitolina)
Defeated No.7 Svitolina in 1r at Birmingham for second career Top 10 win (also defeated No.10 Bertens at 2018 Linz)
At St Petersburg in 2019 captured doubles title w/Makarova. Also R-Up in doubles w/Niculescu at the Bronx (l. Jurak/Martínez Sánchez)
Started the 2018 season unranked and re-entered the Top 100 at No.92 on November 12, 2018
Scored first Top 10 win of her career over No.10 Bertens at 2018 Linz
Owns a perfect 2-0 record in WTA singles finals. At No.299, became the lowest-ranked player to win a WTA title in 2018 at Tashkent – and second-lowest ranked WTA champion of all time after Angelique Widjaja at 2001 Bali (ranked No.579)
Sidelined for half of 2016 and most of 2017 due to knee surgeries, made comeback at 2017 Kremlin Cup (fell in qualifying)
Achieved best major result by reaching R16 at 2016 Australian Open (l. eventual R-Up S.Williams); was her debut appearance at the tournament – run included career first Top 20 win, over No.19 Errani in 1r
Reached career-high rankings during the 2016 season – No.41 in singles (week of February 15, 2016) and No.25 in doubles (week of May 6, 2016)
Doubles semifinalist at 2016 Roland Garros (w/Kuznetsova, l. eventual champions Garcia/Mladenovic)
Ended 2015 season ranked No.62, her best year-end finish. Season highlighted by winning first WTA singles title at Baku (unseeded, d. Tig in F) and first two doubles titles (Baku and Tashkent, both w/Panova)
Nominated for WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2015 (awarded to Gavrilova)
Owns four WTA doubles titles: 2015 Baku (w/Panova), 2015 Tashkent (w/Panova), 2016 Prague (w/Sestini Hlavackova) and 2019 St Petersburg (w/Makarova)
Made Fed Cup debut for Russia in 2013, playing doubles – Italy won the tie, 4-0. Also a member of squad in 2016 and 2019
On ITF Circuit, owns nine singles titles and eight doubles titles
First played WTA qualifying at 2010 Moscow and made main draw debut at same event (Kremlin Cup) in 2012
Member of victorious Junior Fed Cup in 2010 for Russia, alongside Gavrilova
