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Anastasia Zakharova

Anastasia Zakharova
Full nameAnastasia Vladimirovna Zakharova
Country (sports) Russia
Born (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 23)[1]
Volgograd, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 909,925
Singles
Career record269–144
Career titles0 WTA, 16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 82 (14 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 103 (28 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French OpenQ3 (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2025)
US Open1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record96–65
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 93 (26 September 2022)
Current rankingNo. 367 (28 July 2025)
Last updated on: 31 July 2025.

Anastasia Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Анастасия Владимировна Захарова; born 18 January 2002) is a Russian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 82 in singles, achieved on 14 July 2025, and No. 93 in doubles. Zakharova has won sixteen singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Career

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2021-2023: WTA Tour debut

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Zakharova made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Poland Open, where she received entry into the singles tournament as a lucky loser[2] but lost to Ekaterine Gorgodze in the first round.[3]

She recorded her first WTA Tour win at the 2023 Thailand Open in Hua Hin over Anna Karolína Schmiedlová,[4] before losing her next match to top seed Bianca Andreescu.[5]

2024: Australian third round, Hong Kong quarterfinal

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Ranked No. 190, Zakharova qualified for the Australian Open, making her Grand Slam tournament debut.[6] She recorded wins over Yulia Putintseva[7] and Kaja Juvan,[8] before losing in the third round to Magdalena Fręch.[9]

In September at the Jasmin Open in Morocco, Zakharova lost in the first round to top seed Elise Mertens.[10] In doubles, she reached the final partnering Alina Korneeva, but they lost to Anna Blinkova and Mayar Sherif.[11]

She reached her first quarterfinal at the Hong Kong Tennis Open in October with wins over lucky loser Jang Su-jeong[12] and seventh seed Varvara Gracheva,[13] before losing to second seed Katie Boulter.[14]

2025: First top-30 win, maiden WTA semifinal

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In June, Zakharova qualified for the Queen's Club Championships in London and defeated world No. 21, Donna Vekić, to record her first win against a top-30 ranked player.[15] She lost to second seed Madison Keys in the second round.[16] Two weeks later Zakharova qualified to make her main-draw debut at Wimbledon and overcame Victoria Azarenka to reach the second round,[17] where she lost to Dayana Yastremska in a match that went to a final set tiebreak.[18]

Zakharova made it into her first WTA semifinal at Tennis in the Land in August, defeating Kimberly Birrell[19] and Hailey Baptiste,[20] before being given a walkover into the last four when Eva Lys withdrew from the tournament.[21] She lost in the last four to qualifier Sorana Cîrstea.[22]

Performance timeline

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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.

Singles

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Current through the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 W–L
Grand Slam tournament
Australian Open Q1 Q1 Q1 3R Q2 2–1
French Open A Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 Q2 2R 1–1
US Open A Q3 A Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 Astana Open, Kazakhstan WTA 250 Hard (i) Russia Angelina Gabueva Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Romania Monica Niculescu
2–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 0–2 Jul 2022 Prague Open, Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva Russia Anastasia Potapova
Russia Yana Sizikova
3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2024 Jasmin Open, Tunisia WTA 250 Hard Russia Alina Korneeva Russia Anna Blinkova
Egypt Mayar Sherif
6–2, 1–6, [8–10]

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2022 Andorrà Open, Andorra Hard (i) Angelina Gabueva Spain Cristina Bucșa
Poland Weronika Falkowska
6–7(4–7), 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 19 (16 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (13–3)
Clay (3–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Hard Russia Daria Kruzhkova 3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay Kazakhstan Gozal Ainitdinova 6–0, 6–0
Win 2–1 May 2019 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W15 Hard Russia Taisya Pachkaleva 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–1 Jun 2019 ITF Netanya, Israel W15 Hard Russia Ekaterina Vishnevskaya 6–2, 2–0 ret.
Win 4–1 Sep 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay Russia Angelina Zhuravleva 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–1 Nov 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus W25 Hard Russia Marina Melnikova 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–1 Jan 2020 ITF Kazan, Russia W25 Hard Serbia Dejana Radanović 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–1 Mar 2022 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan W25 Hard (i) Russia Mariia Tkacheva 6–3, 6–1
Win 8–1 Jun 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W25 Hard Belarus Kristina Dmitruk 6–4, 6–0
Win 9–1 Jun 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W25 Hard Russia Darya Astakhova 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 10–1 Mar 2023 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia W25 Hard China Bai Zhuoxuan 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–1 Aug 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand W25 Hard Belarus Aliona Falei 6–2, 6–4
Win 12–1 Aug 2023 ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat W25 Hard Russia Anastasia Kovaleva 6–3, 6–3
Loss 12–2 Sep 2023 ITF Leiria, Portugal W25 Hard United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 6–7(5), 6–1, 3–6
Win 13–2 Jul 2024 Figueira da Foz Open, Portugal W100 Hard France Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 6–1
Loss 13–3 Sep 2024 Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal W100 Hard Russia Alina Korneeva 1–6, 4–6
Win 14–3 Oct 2024 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France W50 Hard (i) Czech Republic Barbora Palicová 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 15–3 Oct 2024 Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs, Spain W100 Hard Russia Alina Charaeva 6–3, 6–1
Win 16–3 Apr 2025 Zaragoza Open, Spain W100 Clay Spain Kaitlin Quevedo 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Hard Russia Ekaterina Kazionova Serbia Tamara Čurović
Estonia Elena Malõgina
7–6(4), 6–1
Win 2–0 Apr 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan W15 Clay Serbia Tamara Čurović Kazakhstan Dariya Detkovskaya
Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva
7–5, 6–2
Win 3–0 Jun 2019 Netanya, Israel W15 Hard Kazakhstan Yekaterina Dmitrichenko Israel Shelly Bereznyak
Israel Lina Glushko
6–0, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jan 2020 ITF Kazan, Russia W25 Hard Russia Ekaterina Yashina Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Yana Sizikova
6–2, 6–4
Win 5–0 Feb 2021 ITF Moscow, Russia W25 Hard Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou Russia Ekaterina Kazionova
Belarus Shalimar Talbi
6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 5–1 Mar 2021 ITF Kazan, Russia W25 Hard Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou Belarus Shalimar Talbi
Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
4–6, 0–6
Loss 5–2 Nov 2021 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE W100 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Loss 5–3 Feb 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W25 Hard Belarus Yuliya Hatouka Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi
Hong Kong Cody Wong
5–7, 6–4, [6–10]
Win 6–3 Jun 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W25 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva Russia Anna Kubareva
Russia Darya Astakhova
6–1, 6–2
Win 7–3 Jun 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W25 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva Russia Polina Kudermetova
Russia Sofya Lansere
6–4, 6–3
Loss 7–4 May 2023 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W40 Hard Russia Anastasia Zolotareva Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
India Ankita Raina
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 8–4 Oct 2023 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W25 Hard Russia Ekaterina Yashina Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Anastasia Zakharova". www.tennisexplorer.com.
  2. ^ "WTA Gdynia Day 2 Predictions Including Olga Govortsova vs Tamara Korpatsch". www.lastwordonsports.com. 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Intensity and passion as Gorgodze posts first WTA win over Zakharova: Gdynia Highlights". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Hua Hin: Zakharova notches first WTA win at eighth attempt". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Hua Hin: Andreescu holds off Zakharova to reach quarters". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Aussie Open 2024's Slam debuts: Korneeva, Seidel, Starodubtseva and more". Women's Tennis Association.
  7. ^ "Australian Open: Putintseva goes down to qualifier Zakharova in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Australian Open: Zakharova makes third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Australian Open: Frech reaches fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Two-time defending champion Mertens bests Zakharova in Monastir". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  11. ^ "British qualifier Kartal charges to first WTA singles title in Monastir". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Zakharova overturns 4-0 deficit vs. Jang in Hong Kong for 11th straight win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Hong Kong; Zakharova reaches first WTA quarterfinal, extends win streak to 12 matches". WTATennis. 31 October 2024.
  14. ^ "'Relaxed' Boulter reaches Hong Kong semi-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Zakharova knocks out Vekic in Queen's opener for first Top 30 victory". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Keys halts qualifier Zakharova's run at Queen's Club". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Wimbledon: Azarenka beaten by qualifier Zakharova in first round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Wimbledon: Yastremska moves into third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Zakharova escapes Birrell from a set and 3-0 down in Cleveland". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Zakharova bests Baptiste in Cleveland; into second tour-level quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  21. ^ "WTA Cleveland 2025: Eva Lys wins her match and announces she is withdrawing from the tournament". puntodebreak.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Cirstea ousts Zakharova in Cleveland to reach seventh career final". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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