Diana Shnaider

Diana Maximovna Shnaider (Диа́на Макси́мовна Шна́йдер; ; born 2 April 2004) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 28 in singles and No. 67 in doubles, both achieved on 15 July 2024.

Personal life
Shnaider's father, Maxim, is of German descent, worked as a lawyer, and was a professional boxer. Her mother, Yulia, is an English teacher. Born in Zhigulevsk, she became interested in tennis at the age of 4 in Tolyatti, where her family had later moved. She began playing tennis professionally at the age of 8 with coach Samvel Minasyan in Moscow.

In 2022, she moved to the United States and enrolled at North Carolina State University, where she played college tennis for NC State Wolfpack women's tennis in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

She has since turned professional and now plays on the WTA Tour.

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

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

Grand Slam performance
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)

2023: Grand Slam debut, first WTA Tour final, top 60
Shnaider made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open, after qualifying into the main draw. She defeated Kristína Kučová, who was using a protected ranking, for her first win at a major, before losing in the second round to sixth seed Maria Sakkari. 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. She went 20–3 in singles to help the Wolfpack win the ACC tournament and reach the 2023 NCAA Championships final. 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.

At the Budapest Grand Prix, she defeated top seed Bernarda Pera. She reached the semifinals at the Hamburg Open defeating again third seed Bernarda Pera, before losing to home favorite, wildcard Noma Noha Akugue, in the semifinal.

In her debut at the Asian swing, she defeated eight seed Claire Liu at the Guangzhou Open. At the next tournament, she reached the semifinals second seed Petra Kvitová at the Ningbo Open. Next she defeated Linda Fruhvirtová to reach her first WTA final, but lost to top seed Ons Jabeur. She entered the main draw of the WTA 500 Zhengzhou Open as a lucky loser but lost to Lesia Tsurenko. Following a semifinal showing at the Jiangxi Open, she reached the top 60 on 23 October 2023.

2024: Maiden WTA Tour title, top 30, Wimbledon third round
In Hua Hin, Thailand, she reached her fourth career quarterfinal, defeating top seed Magda Linette and Paula Badosa by retirement. Next, she defeated qualifier Dalma Gálfi and third seed Wang Xinyu to reach her second career final. Shnaider then defeated second seed Zhu Lin in three sets to win her first ever WTA Tour title. At the Miami Open, she lost in the second round to 17th seed Madison Keys, in a little over an hour.

She won her second career title at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open defeating Donna Vekić in the final. 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 and Sloane Stephens.

Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.

Doubles
Current after the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix.

Record against top 10 players

 * She has a 0–1 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.