Aliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich (Belarusian: Аляксандра Аляксандраўна Сасновіч; Russian: Алекса́ндра Алекса́ндровна Сосно́вич, romanizedAleksandra Aleksandrovna Sosnovich; born 22 March 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 29 on 19 September 2022, and peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings on 23 August 2021. She has won eleven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has reached a major semifinal in doubles, at the 2019 US Open, together with Viktoria Kužmová.

Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Аляксандра Сасновіч
Sasnovich at the 2023 US Open
Full nameAliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceMinsk, Belarus
Born (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 30)
Minsk[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNikolai Fidirko
Prize money$5,571,409
Singles
Career record393–275 (58.8%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 29 (19 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 105 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2018, 2019)
French Open4R (2022)
Wimbledon4R (2018)
US Open3R (2018, 2020)
Doubles
Career record128–106 (54.7%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 39 (23 August 2021)
Current rankingNo. 75 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2019, 2020, 2023)
French OpenQF (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US OpenSF (2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup25–17 (59.5%)
Last updated on: 2 April 2024.

Personal life and background edit

Sasnovich has a younger sister, Polina.[2] She came from a sporty family. Sasnovich's mother, Natalia, played basketball while Sasnovich's father, Aliaksandr, played hockey and tennis for 20 years on the senior circuit.[3] She started playing tennis at the age of nine. She has stated that her favorite shot is backhand down the line, while her favorite surface is indoor hardcourt. She studied for a physical culture degree at university in Minsk. She speaks Belarusian, Russian, English and some French.[2]

National representation edit

Fed Cup edit

Playing for Belarus in the Billie Jean King Cup, Sasnovich has a win–loss record of 25–16. This record includes a 4–0 run in the first two rounds of the 2017 Fed Cup World Group, which propelled Belarus to upset victories against Netherlands and Switzerland and helped them reach their first Fed Cup final.[4] In the final against United States, Sasnovich first lost to CoCo Vandeweghe in the straight-sets, but then made a win over Sloane Stephens.[5] In a decisive doubles-match, Sasnovich and Aryna Sabalenka lost to Shelby Rogers and Vandeweghe.[6]

Career edit

2009–17: First steps, major debut, maiden WTA Tour final & top-10 win edit

 
Sasnovich at the 2015 Wimbledon

Sasnovich made her ITF Women's Circuit debut at the $50k Minsk qualifying in November 2009. In October 2011, she won her first ITF singles title at Cagliari. In February 2012, she won her first ITF doubles title in Tallinn. In October 2013, she won the $100k ITF Poitiers, defeating Sofia Arvidsson in the final. The following week, she won the $50k Open Nantes, defeating Magda Linette in the final. At the 2013 Brussels Open, she made her WTA Tour debut in doubles, while her singles debut was at the 2014 US Open. In September 2015, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Korea Open, but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu. At the Premier-level Pan Pacific Open in 2016, she recorded her first top-10 win, defeating world No. 6, Karolína Plíšková, and reached the quarterfinal, where she lost to Naomi Osaka. In the first half of 2017, she reached the quarterfinal of the Hungarian Ladies Open and the semifinal of the Open Biel/Bienne. In October 2017, she reached the quarterfinal of the Premier-level Kremlin Cup, but lost to Daria Kasatkina.

2018: Most successful season, major fourth round, top 30 debut edit

 
Sasnovich at the 2018 French Open

Sasnovich started the season well, reaching her first Premier final at the Brisbane International,[7] where she lost against the third seed Elina Svitolina.[8]

At the Australian Open, she won against Christina McHale and Mirjana Lučić-Baroni[9] before she was stopped in the third round by eighth seed Caroline Garcia.[10] At the Indian Wells Open, she also reached the third round, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. She reached the second round of the Miami Open, Madrid Open and French Open.[9]

She then reached fourth round of Wimbledon, her best Grand Slam run to date,[9] including a win over the two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová.[11] She followed this with wins over Taylor Townsend and Daria Gavrilova, before she lost to former Wimbledon semifinalist Jeļena Ostapenko.[9] At the Moscow River Cup, she reached the semifinals, where she lost to the eventual champion Olga Danilović.[12]

At the US Open, she defeated the world No. 11, Daria Kasatkina, to reach the third round,[13] but then lost to eventual champion Naomi Osaka with a double bagel.[14] She finished the year with a quarterfinal at the Kremlin Cup after registering a top-10 win over Kiki Bertens in the second round,[9] losing to Johanna Konta.

2019: US Open doubles semifinal edit

In the first week of the year, Sasnovich had a top-10 win over Elina Svitolina, and reached the quarterfinal, where she lost to Donna Vekić.[8][9] The following week, she had another top-10 win over world No. 10, Daria Kasatkina, and reached the semifinal of the Sydney International, where she lost to Petra Kvitová.[9] At the Australian Open, she reached her second consecutive third round there, this time losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[15] At the Madrid Open, she defeated world No. 15, Anett Kontaveit, in the first round,[9] but later lost to world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the third round.[16] She finished year at the Open de Limoges, a WTA Challenger event, losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final.[17] In doubles, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, the quarterfinal of the Italian Open and then she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open.[9] There, alongside Viktória Kužmová, she lost to Victoria Azarenka/Ashleigh Barty.[18]

2020: US Open singles third round, French Open doubles quarterfinal edit

In the first half of the year, Sasnovich did not produce any significant results. After five months of tennis absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[19] she played at the Palermo Ladies Open, where she reached the quarterfinal but then lost her match to Petra Martić.[20] At the US Open, she defeated world No. 19, Markéta Vondroušová, and reached the third round,[21] in which she lost to Yulia Putintseva.[9] The following week, she played at the İstanbul Cup where she reached the quarterfinals.[9] After losing in the second round of the French Open in singles, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles, alongside Marta Kostyuk.[22] She finished her year with a quarterfinal entry at the Linz Open.[23]

2021: Wimbledon third round, win over Serena Williams, WTA 1000 fourth round edit

Sasnovich reached the third round at Wimbledon for the second time in her career, defeating Serena Williams, who retired in the first round, and Nao Hibino in the second round.

At the Indian Wells Open, Sasnovich upset reigning US Open champion and 17th seed, Emma Raducanu, in the second round, 6–2, 6–4.[24] She continued with upseting another Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, Simona Halep, in the following round.[25]

2022: Two WTA Tour finals, Miami & French Open fourth round edit

As a qualifier, Sasnovich reached the final of the Melbourne Summer Set 2 where she lost to Amanda Anisimova. She defeated two seeded players, Clara Tauson and Ann Li, on the way to the final.[26] At the Australian Open, she lost to qualifier Zheng Qinwen, in the first round.

At the French Open, she defeated Emma Raducanu for the second time in eight months to advance to the third round at this major for the first time in her career thus completing the third round career set at all Grand Slam tournaments.[27] She went one step further defeating 21st seed Angelique Kerber to reach the fourth round.[28]

Performance timelines edit

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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[29]

Singles edit

Current through the 2024 Australian Open

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 9 6–9 40%
French Open A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 4R 1R 0 / 8 7–8 47%
Wimbledon A A Q2 2R 2R 1R 4R 1R NH 3R A[a] 2R 0 / 7 8–7 53%
US Open A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 10 8–10 44%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–4 2–4 8–4 3–4 3–3 3–4 4–3 2–4 0–1 0 / 34 29–34 46%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[b] WG2 Z1 POZ1 PO2 PO F 1R SF RR[c] DQ[a] 0 / 4 17–13 57%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[d] A A A A Q2 A A 2R Q2 A 2R 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A 1R Q1 3R 2R NH 4R 2R 2R 0 / 6 7–6 55%
Miami Open A A A A 1R 2R 2R 2R NH A 4R 2R 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Madrid Open A A A A Q2 Q1 2R 3R NH Q2 Q1 2R 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Italian Open A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 1R A A 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–3 33%
Canadian Open A A A Q2 A A A 1R NH A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[e] A A A A A Q2 2R 1R NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
China Open A A A A Q1 Q2 2R 1R NH Q1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 6–6 5–9 0–0 3–2 6–6 6–7 0–0 0 / 34 27–34 44%
Career statistics
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 0 3 6 13 13 20 22 9 18 19 21 2 Career total: 145
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 Career total: 4
Hard win–loss 0–2 2–1 5–4 6–5 6–7 14–10 18–14 13–15 5–6 13–15 17–11 9–13 0–2 0 / 94 108–104 51%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–6 2–2 5–5 2–4 6–4 5–4 8–6 2–4 0–0 0 / 34 32–36 47%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–2 5–4 0–1 0 / 17 15–17 47%
Overall win–loss 0–2 2–1 5–4 7–7 9–14 17–14 26–22 15–22 11–10 20–20 27–19 16–21 0–1 0 / 145 155–157 50%
Win (%) 0% 67% 56% 50% 44% 55% 54% 41% 52% 53% 59% 43% 0% Career total: 50%
Year-end ranking[f] 534 135 142 103 121 87 30 67 90 91 31 88 $5,462,335

Doubles edit

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 3R 3R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 5 6–5 55%
French Open A A A A A 3R 1R QF 1R 1R A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q1 1R 2R NH 1R A[a] 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
US Open A A A A A 1R SF 1R 1R 2R 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 7–4 5–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 0 / 19 17–19 47%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[d] A A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A NH 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A A 2R NH A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A A A QF A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A SF QF 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[e] A A A A A A 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open A A A A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Tournaments 3 4 1 1 0 6 11 4 12 10 2 Career total: 54
Overall win–loss 1–3 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–6 12–12 6–4 13–11 7–10 2–2 0 / 54 46–54 46%
Year-end ranking[g] 160 218 329 N/A N/A 269 46 44 76 100

WTA Tour finals edit

Singles: 4 (4 runner–ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2015 Korea Open, South Korea International[h] Hard   Irina-Camelia Begu 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2018 Brisbane International, Australia Premier[i] Hard   Elina Svitolina 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set, Australia WTA 250 Hard   Amanda Anisimova 5–7, 6–1, 4–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2022 Tennis in Cleveland, United States WTA 250 Hard   Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Hong Kong Open, China SAR WTA 250 Hard   Oksana Kalashnikova   Tang Qianhui
  Tsao Chia-yi
5–7, 6–1, [9–11]

WTA Challenger finals edit

Singles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Dec 2019 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Ekaterina Alexandrova 1–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 11 (11 titles) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (4–0)
$10,000 tournaments (5–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–0)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2011 ITF Cagliari, Italy 10,000 Clay   Anne Schäfer 6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Apr 2012 ITF Pomezia, Italy 10,000 Clay   Raluca Olaru 0–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–0 Aug 2012 ITF St. Petersburg, Russia 10,000 Clay   Polina Vinogradova 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–0 Nov 2012 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i)   Lyudmyla Kichenok 6–0, 7–6(7–4)
Win 5–0 Mar 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Amandine Hesse 6–2, 7–5
Win 6–0 Mar 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Polina Vinogradova 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 7–0 Mar 2013 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 25,000 Hard (i)   Nadiia Kichenok 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 8–0 Oct 2013 ITF Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Sofia Arvidsson 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Win 9–0 Oct 2013 Open Nantes Atlantique, France 50,000+H Hard (i)   Magda Linette 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 10–0 Feb 2014 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i)   Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 6–2
Win 11–0 Jun 2014 Internazionali di Brescia, Italy 25,000 Clay   Renata Voráčová 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–0)
$10,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2012 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 10,000 Hard (i)   Lou Brouleau   Olga Kalyuzhnaya
  Jaimy-Gayle van de Wal
6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2012 GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK 75,000 Hard (i)   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Akgul Amanmuradova
  Vesna Dolonc
3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Nov 2012 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i)   Ekaterina Dzehalevich   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
1–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 2–2 Jan 2013 ITF Eilat, Israel 75,000 Hard   Corinna Dentoni   Alla Kudryavtseva
  Elina Svitolina
1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Polina Leykina   Natela Dzalamidze
  Aminat Kushkhova
2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]
Win 4–2 Mar 2013 ITF Netanya, Israel 10,000 Hard   Polina Monova   Lu Jiajing
  Lu Jiaxiang
6–1, 6–2
Win 5–2 Apr 2013 Chiasso Open, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Nicole Clerico
  Giulia Gatto-Monticone
6–7(2), 6–4, [10–7]
Win 6–2 Nov 2013 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard (i)   Ilona Kremen   Anna Danilina
  Olga Doroshina
7–6(3), 6–0
Win 7–2 Feb 2015 Neva Cup St. Petersburg, Russia 50,000 Hard (i)   Viktorija Golubic   Stéphanie Foretz
  Ana Vrljić
6–4, 7–5

Fed Cup participation edit

Legend
World Group / Finals (8–5)
World Group Play-off / Qual. Round (4–4)
World Group 2 (3–0)
World Group 2 Play-off (0–3)
Europe/Africa Group (10–4)

Singles (17–13) edit

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2012 WG2 PO 21 Apr 2012 Yverdon-les-Bains (SUI)   Switzerland Hard (i) Stefanie Vögele L 0–6, 7–5, 3–6
22 Apr 2012 Timea Bacsinszky L 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
2013 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2013 Eilat (ISR)   Georgia Hard Margalita Chakhnashvili W 6–3, 6–2
7 Feb 2013   Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner W 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
8 Feb 2013   Croatia Ana Konjuh L 7–6(3), 4–6, 2–6
2014 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN)   Turkey Hard (i) Pemra Özgen W 6–4, 6–3
6 Feb 2014   Portugal Maria João Koehler W 6–3, 6–4
7 Feb 2014   Bulgaria Borislava Botusharova W 6–1, 6–3
Z1 PO 9 Feb 2014   Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp L 3–6, 4–6
2015 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN)   Georgia Hard (i) Sofia Shapatava W 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
6 Feb 2015   Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito L 4–6, 2–6
WG2 PO 19 Apr 2015 Tokyo (JPN)   Japan Hard (i) Ayumi Morita L 6–7(5), 6–4, 4–6
2016 WG2 6 Feb 2016 Quebec City (CAN)   Canada Hard (i) Françoise Abanda W 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7 Feb 2016 Aleksandra Wozniak W 6–4, 6–4
WG PO 16 Apr 2016 Moscow (RUS)   Russia Clay (i) Daria Kasatkina L 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
17 Apr 2016 Margarita Gasparyan W 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
2017 WG QF 11 Feb 2017 Minsk (BLR)   Netherlands Hard (i) Michaëlla Krajicek W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
12 Feb 2017 Kiki Bertens W 6–3, 6–4,
WG SF 22 Apr 2017 Minsk (BLR)   Switzerland Hard (i) Viktorija Golubic W 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
23 Apr 2017 Timea Bacsinszky W 6–2, 7–6(2)
WG F 11 Nov 2017 Minsk (BLR)   United States Hard (i) CoCo Vandeweghe L 4–6, 4–6
12 Nov 2017 Sloane Stephens W 4–6, 6–1, 8–6
2018 WG QF 10 Feb 2018 Minsk (BLR)   Germany Hard (i) Antonia Lottner L 5–7, 4–6
WG PO 21 Apr 2018 Minsk (BLR)   Slovakia Hard (i) Jana Čepelová W 7–6(6), 7–5
22 Apr 2018 Viktória Kužmová L 1–6, 6–7(3–7)
2019 WG QF 9 Feb 2019 Braunschweig (GER)   Germany Hard (i) Tatjana Maria W 7–6(3), 6–3
2020–21 F QR 7 Feb 2020 The Hague (NED)   Netherlands Clay (i) Kiki Bertens L 7–6(6), 2–6, 1–6
Arantxa Rus W 0–6, 7–5, 6–2
F RR 1 Nov 2021 Prague (CZE)   Belgium Hard (i) Elise Mertens L 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
4 Nov 2021   Australia Ajla Tomljanović L 6–4, 2–6, 3–6

Doubles (8–3) edit

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2012 WG2 PO 22 Apr 2012 Yverdon-les-Bains (SUI)   Switzerland Hard (i) Darya Lebesheva Belinda Bencic
Amra Sadiković
L 7–6(8–5), 6–7(7–9), 5–7
2013 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2013 Eilat (ISR)   Georgia Hard Lidziya Marozava Ekaterine Gorgodze
Sofia Kvatsabaia
W 6–2, 6–2
8 Feb 2013   Croatia Lidziya Marozava Darija Jurak
Tereza Mrdeža
L 6–7(2), 3–6
2015 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN)   Georgia Hard (i) Vera Lapko Oksana Kalashnikova
Sofia Shapatava
W 6–3, 6–4
5 Feb 2015   Bulgaria Vera Lapko Dia Evtimova
Viktoriya Tomova
W 7–5, 6–1
6 Feb 2015   Portugal Vera Lapko Bárbara Luz
Inês Murta
W 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–2
2016 WG2 7 Feb 2016 Quebec City (CAN)   Canada Hard (i) Olga Govortsova Gabriela Dabrowski
Carol Zhao
W 6–2, 6–4
2017 WG F 12 Nov 2017 Minsk (BLR)   United States Hard (i) Aryna Sabalenka Shelby Rogers
CoCo Vandeweghe
L 3–6, 6–7(3)
2020–21 F QR 7 Feb 2020 The Hague (NED)   Netherlands Clay (i) Aryna Sabalenka Kiki Bertens
Demi Schuurs
W 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8)
F RR 1 Nov 2021 Prague (CZE)   Belgium Hard (i) Vera Lapko Kirsten Flipkens
Elise Mertens
W 6–4, 6–3
4 Nov 2021   Australia Lidziya Marozava Olivia Gadecki
Ellen Perez
W 6–4, 6–4

WTA Tour career earnings edit

Current through the 2022 French Open[9]

Year Grand Slam
singles titles
WTA
singles titles
Total
singles titles
Earnings ($) Money list rank
2014 0 0 0 113,326 166
2015 0 0 0 213,150 133
2016 0 0 0 291,438 105
2017 0 0 0 351,018 104
2018 0 0 0 1,007,650 38
2019 0 0 0 818,446 47
2020 0 0 0 443,563 48
2021 0 0 0 645,574 51
2022 0 0 0 545,419 39
Career 0 0 0 4,508,822 142

Head-to-head records edit

Record against top 10 players edit

Sasnovich's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[30]

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last match
Number 1 ranked players
  Serena Williams 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (3–3, ret.) at 2021 Wimbledon
  Karolína Plíšková 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Beijing
  Angelique Kerber 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Won (6–4, 7–6(7–5)) at 2022 French Open
  Simona Halep 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2021 Linz
  Victoria Azarenka 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Indian Wells
  Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 6–7(7–9)) at 2017 US Open
  Garbiñe Muguruza 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2021 Abu Dhabi
  Naomi Osaka 0–4 0% 0–3 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–2, 2–6) at 2019 Cincinnati
  Maria Sharapova 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2016 Australian Open
  Venus Williams 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Birmingham
  Caroline Wozniacki 0–3 0% 0–3 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Miami
Number 2 ranked players
  Paula Badosa 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2022 Rome
  Anett Kontaveit 5–5 50% 4–3 1–2 Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2021 Australian Open
  Petra Kvitová 1–2 33% 0–2 1–0 Lost (7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Indian Wells
  Ons Jabeur 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (7–6(7–3), 2–6, 2–6) at 2022 Berlin
  Svetlana Kuznetsova 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (0–6, 7–5, 1–6) at 2016 Prague
  Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2014 Toruń
  Aryna Sabalenka 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2021 French Open
Number 3 ranked players
  Sloane Stephens 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2015 Seoul
  Elina Svitolina 1–1 50% 1–1 Won (6–4, 0–6, 6–3) at 2019 Brisbane
  Jessica Pegula 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 4 ranked players
  Belinda Bencic 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Miami
  Sofia Kenin 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Won (4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3) at 2017 Cincinnati Qual.
  Kiki Bertens 2–3 40% 2–0 0–3 Lost (7–6(7–5), 2–6, 1–6) at 2020 BJK Cup
  Bianca Andreescu 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 6–2, 1–6) at 2019 Beijing
  Dominika Cibulková 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2019 Rome
  Johanna Konta 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (2–6, 6–2, 6–7(2–7)) at 2018 Moscow
  Caroline Garcia 0–5 0% 0–3 0–1 0–1 Lost (6–2, 3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Bad Homburg
Number 5 ranked players
  Eugenie Bouchard 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–6(9–7), 6–2) at 2021 Lyon
  Jeļena Ostapenko 1–4 20% 1–2 0–2 Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Ostrava
  Sara Errani 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2017 Bad Gastein
  Lucie Šafářová 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 5–7) at 2017 Budapest
Number 7 ranked players
  Madison Keys 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 2–0, ret.) at 2021 Chicago
  Roberta Vinci 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2018 Budapest
  Danielle Collins 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2020 Adelaide
Number 8 ranked players
  Ekaterina Makarova 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (0–6, 7–5, 6–4) at 2019 Dubai
  Daria Kasatkina 4–6 40% 3–4 1–2 Won (7–6(7–5), 6–4) at 2022 Miami
Number 9 ranked players
  Timea Bacsinszky 2–0 100% 2–0 Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2019 Sydney
  Veronika Kudermetova 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1) at 2022 Rome
  Andrea Petkovic 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2022 Berlin
  Julia Görges 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(4–7), 3–6) at 2017 Bucharest
  CoCo Vandeweghe 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 6–7(1–7)) at 2018 's-Hertogenbosch
Number 10 ranked players
  Emma Raducanu 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 Won (3–6, 6–1, 6–1) at 2022 French Open
  Kristina Mladenovic 5–3 63% 4–2 1–1 Won (6–4, 7–5) at 2021 Cincinnati Qual.
Total 39–64 38% 29–38
(43%)
6–16
(27%)
4–10
(29%)
last updated 15 December 2022

Top 10 wins edit

Season 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total
Wins 1 0 2 1 0 1 6
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score ASR
2016
1.   Karolína Plíšková No. 6 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Hard 2R 6–4, 6–2 No. 107
2018
2.   Petra Kvitová No. 7 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 1R 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 No. 50
3.   Kiki Bertens No. 10 Kremlin Cup, Russia Hard (i) 2R 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 No. 31
2019
4.   Elina Svitolina No. 4 Brisbane International, Australia Hard 2R 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 No. 30
5.   Daria Kasatkina No. 10 Sydney International, Australia Hard 1R 6–1, 6–4 No. 33
2021
6.   Serena Williams No. 8 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 1R 3–3 ret. No. 100

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Suspended due to the ban of Russian and Belarusian athletes in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  3. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  4. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ a b In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  6. ^ 2010: WTA ranking – 717,
    2011: WTA ranking – 830.
  7. ^ 2011: WTA ranking – 1066, 2012: WTA ranking – 300.
  8. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  9. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

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