Introduction
Vitalia Anatolyevna Diatchenko (Russian: Виталия Анатольевна Дьяченко; born 2 August 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 71, which she achieved on 17 November 2014. In doubles rankings, she reached No. 60 on 21 February 2011.
Career
Diatchenko's first Grand Slam tournament was the Roland Garros 2009, where she qualified for the main draw. In the tournament, she upset world No. 75 player Mathilde Johansson before she lost to world No. 1, Dinara Safina.
In 2009, she lost the finals of Pattaya Open with Yulia Beygelzimer to opponents Tamarine Tanasugarn and Yaroslava Shvedova in straight sets, and of Tashkent Open with Ekaterina Dzehalevich to Tatiana Poutchek and Olga Govortsova, in three sets.
In 2010, she lost the final of the WTA International tournament Portugal Open with Aurélie Védy to opponents Anabel Medina Garrigues and Sorana Cîrstea.
At the French Open, she was beaten in the third round in qualifying by Misaki Doi. At the Wimbledon Championships qualifying, she lost in the second round to Monica Niculescu in two sets. Diatchenko also participated in the ITF Women's Circuit where she won the tournament in Darmstadt, Germany; in the final, she beat eighth seeded German player Julia Schruff.
Then she lost her fourth WTA International doubles final with partner Tatiana Poutchek, and the Copenhagen to pair Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Julia Görges.
2011
Vitalia lost in the qualifying at Melbourne in the second round to Sania Mirza in three sets. She then entered the qualifying at Dubai but lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4–6, 3–6, after being 3–1 ahead in the second set.
Diatchenko qualified for the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships for the first time in her career by defeating Julia Glushko, Maria Elena Camerin and Stéphanie Dubois for her first main-draw in a Grand Slam tournament. In the first round, she was defeated by 25th seed Daniela Hantuchová in three sets. Vitalia was also in the women's doubles with compatriot Maria Kondratieva but they were defeated also in the first round by Vera Dushevina and Ekaterina Makarova.
Vitalia played in the Aegon GB Pro-Series Foxhills. She was seeded first and defeated the fifth seed Marta Sirotkina in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, she retired whilst trailing 2–6, 0–2 to Johanna Konta.
On July 30, Vitalia won the biggest singles title of her career so far at the President's Cup, an $100k tournament held in Astana. She beat the sixth seed, Akgul Amanmuradova in the final. She also won the women's doubles event with Galina Voskoboeva. They defeated Akgul Amanmuradova and Alexandra Panova in the final, also in two sets.
Vitalia participated in the Tatarstan Open in singles and doubles. Alexandra Panova was her doubles partner. Diatchenko was seeded fifth in the singles and first in the doubles. In the first round of the singles, she defeated Eugeniya Pashkova, in the second round Pemra Özgen, and in the quarterfinals Valentyna Ivakhnenko, all in straight sets. In the semifinals, Vitalia retired against wild card (and eventual champion) Yulia Putintseva, after suffering an ankle injury. In the doubles, after winning their first round and quarterfinal matches, Vitalia and Alexandra upset the third seeds Evgeniya Rodina and Valeria Solovyeva in the semifinals. Due to Vitalia suffering an injury in the semifinals of the singles, she was unable to play the doubles final.
Diatchenko played at the US Open where she beat in the first round of the qualifying stages Laura Siegemund. Then she defeated Sesil Karatantcheva also in two sets, and in the final round Marta Domachowska in three for a place in the main draw. This was her first time to qualify for the main draw of the US Open. There, in the first round, Vitalia was defeated by Zheng Jie.
In the Tashkent Open, she fought past Olga Govortsova in three sets before she lost to Alla Kudryavtseva in the second round. In the women's doubles, Vitalia and her partner Eleni Daniilidou beat Lyudmyla Kichenok and Nadiya Kichenok in the final in straight sets. This was Vitalia's first time to win a WTA doubles title in her career.
She qualified for the Generali Ladies Linz but lost in the first round to Ksenia Pervak.
Vitalia suffered a knee injury playing doubles at the Kremlin Cup. This injury has ruled her out from playing tennis for six months.
2014
After her brief appearance on the WTA Tour and her return to the ITF Circuit, she showed her first notable game for years at the Kremlin Cup, where the 140-ranked Vitalia eliminated No. 14 Dominika Cibulková in the round of 16, until being knocked down by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Diatchenko completed the year by winning her first WTA singles title at the WTA 125K event of Taipei.
2018
In the first round of Wimbledon, she defeated former world No. 1, Maria Sharapova (ranked 22nd at the time). Diatchenko then defeated Sofia Kenin, advancing to the third round of a major tournament for the first time but Jeļena Ostapenko beat her in straight sets.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Singles
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
This table is current through the 2020 BNP Paribas Open.
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| French Open | 2R | Q3 | Q3 | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 13 | 4–13 |
| Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | |
| Tournaments | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Career total: 36 | |
| Overall Win–Loss | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–8 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0 / 36 | 10–36 |
| Source: | ||||||||||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||
| French Open | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||
| US Open | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 11 | 7–11 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 7 (1 title, 6 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–6) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–6) |
| Hard (1–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Feb 2009 | Pattaya Open, Thailand |
International | Hard | Yuliya Beygelzimer | Tamarine Tanasugarn Yaroslava Shvedova |
3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2009 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan |
International | Hard | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Tatiana Poutchek Olga Govortsova |
2–6, 7–6, [8–10] | |
| Loss | May 2010 | Estoril Open, Portugal |
International | Clay | Aurélie Védy | Anabel Medina Garrigues Sorana Cîrstea |
1–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Aug 2010 | Danish Open, Denmark |
International | Hard (i) | Tatiana Poutchek | Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld |
4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2011 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan |
International | Hard | Eleni Daniilidou | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok |
6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jan 2015 | Hobart International, Australia |
International | Hard | Monica Niculescu | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
5–7, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2015 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan |
International | Hard | Olga Savchuk | Margarita Gasparyan Alexandra Panova |
3–6, 5–7 |
WTA 125K series finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2014 | WTA Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chan Yung-jan | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | Nov 2019 | WTA Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Tímea Babos | 6–3, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 24 (19 titles, 5 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (16–3) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (1–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (16–3) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (1–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Nov 2007 | ITF Redbridge, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Hard | Iveta Gerlová | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | Dec 2008 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 75,000 | Hard | Urszula Radwańska | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | Mar 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Vesna Manasieva | 2–6, 6–3, 4–1 ret. | |
| Win | Jul 2010 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Schruff | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Aug 2010 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | Anna Lapushchenkova | 1–6, 6–2, 6–7 | |
| Win | Jul 2011 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | Dec 2013 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Marta Sirotkina | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | Mar 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Naomi Broady | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Mar 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Naomi Broady | 2–6, 0–3 ret. | |
| Loss | May 2014 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jul 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | Sep 2014 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Evgeniya Rodina | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Sep 2014 | ITF Podgorica, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Andreea Mitu | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2015 | ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | Naomi Osaka | 7–6, 6–0 | |
| Loss | Dec 2016 | ITF Ankara, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Ivana Jorović | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Aug 2017 | ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Viktória Kužmová | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Oct 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Jaqueline Cristian | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | Aug 2018 | ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Win | Feb 2019 | ITF Grenoble, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Harmony Tan | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | Feb 2019 | ITF Shewsbury, United Kingdom | 60,000 | Hard | Yanina Wickmayer | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | Mar 2019 | ITF Croissy-Beaubourg, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Robin Anderson | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Apr 2019 | ITF Bolton, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Jodie Anna Burrage | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | Apr 2019 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | Ankita Raina | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | Sep 2019 | ITF Penza, Russia | 25,000+H | Hard | Kamilla Rakhimova | 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner–ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (8–2) |
| Clay (5–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (8–2) |
| Clay (5–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 2007 | ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia&Herzegovina | 10,000 | Clay | Tamara Stojković | Vasilisa Davydova Karolina Jovanović |
6–1, 0–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2008 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 75,000 | Clay | Maria Kondratieva | Veronika Kapshay Irina Kuzmina |
6–0, 6–4 | |
| Win | Aug 2008 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Eugeniya Pashkova | Tadeja Majerič Natalia Ryzhonkova |
6–0, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Sep 2008 | ITF Ruse, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Eugeniya Pashkova | Alexandra Panova Ksenia Pervak |
2–6, 7–6, [5–10] | |
| Loss | Mar 2009 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Carpet | Eugeniya Pashkova | Ima Bohush Darya Kustova |
1–6, 6–4, [8–10] | |
| Win | Mar 2009 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Mar 2010 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard | Maret Ani | Elena Bovina Irena Pavlovic |
0–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2010 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard | Irini Georgatou | Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6–3, 5–7, [16–14] | |
| Win | Jul 2010 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund | Irina-Camelia Begu Yurika Sema |
4–6, 6–1, [10–4] | |
| Win | Sep 2010 | ITF Shrewsbury, England | 75,000 | Hard | Irena Pavlovic | Claire Feuerstein Vesna Manasieva |
4–6, 6–4, [10–6] | |
| Win | Oct 2010 | ITF Athens, Greece | 50,000 | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Eleni Daniilidou Petra Martić |
w/o | |
| Win | Jul 2011 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Galina Voskoboeva | Akgul Amanmuradova Alexandra Panova |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Aug 2011 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | Alexandra Panova | Ekaterina Lopes Andreja Klepač |
w/o | |
| Win | Nov 2013 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 75,000 | Hard | Olga Savchuk | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok |
7–5, 6–1 | |
| Win | Jul 2014 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | Margarita Gasparyan | Michaela Boev Anna-Lena Friedsam |
6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | Aug 2014 | ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Ilona Kremen | Natela Dzalamidze Anastasia Pivovarova |
6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | Nov 2014 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 75,000 | Hard | Alexandra Panova | Lyudmyla Kichenok Olga Savchuk |
3–6, 6–2, [10–4] | |
| Win | May 2016 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Galina Voskoboeva | Victoria Kan Sabina Sharipova |
6–3, 1–6, [12–10] |