Born in Zhigulevsk, Russia, Diana Shnaider is a rising tennis sensation who has shown impressive potential in the singles and doubles categories. She recorded her best grand slam singles performance at the 2024 US Open, where she reached the fourth round.
Shnaider defeated Sara Errani in straight sets to face Jessica Pegula in the next round. Her grand slam performance in the doubles category includes reaching the 2024 French Open quarterfinal with Emma Navarro.
Shnaider, with Mirra Andreeva, won the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. She is ranked as high as No. 12 in singles and No. 37 in doubles, as of January 2025. She finished semifinalist at the 2024 Cincinnati Open with Linda Noskova where they lost to Leylah Fernandez and Yulia Putintseva.
Shnaider has won four WTA singles titles, including the 2024 Hong Kong Open, the 2024 Hungarian Open and the 2024 Bad Homburg Open. At the beginning of the 2025 season, she won her first WTA doubles title at the Brisbane International Open, defeating the duo of Priscilla Hon and Anna Kalinskaya in the final.
Shnaider is an aggressive left-handed player who plays an all-court game. She played college tennis for North Carolina State University and won the ACC’s tournament Most Valuable Player.
Why does Diana Shnaider wear a headscarf during her match?
Diana Shnaider wears a head scarf while playing to prevent sunburn on skin and hair. She preferred a scarf over visors and caps, because with visors, she cannot see the ball properly during the games and feels uncomfortable. In her interview with Baseline, she said that she has been wearing a bandana or scarf since she was nine. Her mother, Yulia Shnaider, went to a shop where she saw a head scarf.
Her mother checked that the bandana was covering my hair completely and preventing it from sunburn. She said that there was a time during her teenage years when she wanted to retire during severe criticism received by people for wearing a scarf. Shnaider shared that she buys the material for the scarf by herself and sends it to a woman to prepare a scarf according to her head size.
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Does Diana Shnaider have a lucky head scarf?
Shnaider has a lucky headscarf of dark blue color as she won most tournaments wearing it. She shared in an interview with Baseline that she alternatively chooses between a bright pink and dark blue bandana. She usually carries her head scarf and wears it depending on the outfit.
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