Anastasia Zakharova
Russian tennis player (born 2002)
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Anastasia Vladimirovna Zakharova (Russian: Анастасия Владимировна Захарова; born 18 January 2002) is a Russian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 65 in singles, achieved on 6 April 2026, and No. 93 in doubles. Zakharova has won sixteen singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Zakharova at the Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Anastasia Vladimirovna Zakharova |
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| Country (sports) | |
| Born | 18 January 2002[1] Volgograd, Russia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $1,767,796 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 310–179 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 16 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (6 April 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 102 (27 July 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2025) |
| US Open | 2R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 98–67 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 93 (26 September 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 397 (27 July 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (2026) |
| Last updated on: 27 July 2026. | |
Career
2021-2023: WTA Tour debut
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 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
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 tour semifinal
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 Tour semifinal at Tennis in Cleveland 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 and eventual champion Sorana Cîrstea.[22] The following week, Zakharova made her main-draw debut at the US Open, defeating Elina Avanesyan in straight sets to reach the second round,[23] at which point she lost to Laura Siegemund.[24]
2026: Miami third round
Zakharova qualified for the Miami Open and recorded three-set wins over Anna Bondár[25] and 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya,[26] before losing to 10th seed Victoria Mboko in the third round.[27] At the Memphis Classic, she defeated Linda Fruhvirtová[28] and fifth seed Camila Osorio to reach the quarterfinals,[29] where she lost to Renata Zarazúa.[30]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | Q2 | 1R | 2–2 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1–2 |
| US Open | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | 2R | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–6 |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||
| Qatar Open | NT1 | A | NT1 | A | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 |
| Dubai Championships | A | NT1 | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1–1 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1–1 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2–1 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1–1 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 0–0 | |
| China Open | not held | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||
| Wuhan Open | not held | A | 1R | 0–1 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–6 | 5–8 |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | Astana Open, Kazakhstan |
WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–4, [5–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2022 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
WTA 250 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2024 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia |
WTA 250 | Hard | 6–2, 1–6, [8–10] |
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2022 | Andorrà Open, Andorra | Hard (i) | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (16 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2019 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Netanya, Israel | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 2–0 ret. | |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W25 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Jan 2020 | ITF Kazan, Russia | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7–1 | Mar 2022 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 8–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Win | 9–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 10–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 11–1 | Aug 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 12–1 | Aug 2023 | ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Leiria, Portugal | W25 | Hard | 6–7(5), 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Win | 13–2 | Jul 2024 | Figueira da Foz Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 13–3 | Sep 2024 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 14–3 | Oct 2024 | ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France | W50 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 15–3 | Oct 2024 | Torneig Internacional Els Gorchs, Spain |
W100 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 16–3 | Apr 2025 | Zaragoza Open, Spain | W100 | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 16–4 | Aug 2026 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, US | W100 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Hard | 7–6(4), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2019 | Netanya, Israel | W15 | Hard | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2020 | ITF Kazan, Russia | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–0 | Feb 2021 | ITF Moscow, Russia | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 5–1 | Mar 2021 | ITF Kazan, Russia | W25 | Hard | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2021 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | W100 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | 5–7, 6–4, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 7–4 | May 2023 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W40 | Hard | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 |