Yastremska
Yastremska (Ukrainian born on May 15, 2000) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has a world-class career-high Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Yastremska won three WTA titles in four finals.
Yastremska, a junior Grand Slam runner-up in singles and doubles, had a swift breakthrough on the WTA Tour. She made her debut in the top 100, winning two championships at age 18, including her first at the 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open. She had a good 2019 that helped her to jump from No. 58 to No. 22 before the end of the season. Yastremska was suspended from participation in early 2021 after positive mesterolone tests.
Yastremska is one of the most aggressive players on the WTA Tour, leading the tour to the highest percentage of shots ending in a victory, an unforced error, or the forced error of an opponent.
Early life and background
Dayana Yastremska was born May 15, 2000 to Marina and Alexander Yastremsky in Odesa, Ukraine's third-largest city.
She has six-year-old sister Ivanna. Her father was a volleyball player, serving on the Odesa City Council. When Yastremska was five, her grandfather introduced her to tennis. She chose to specialise on tennis after attempting other sports including gymnastics and swimming, noting at age twelve, "I chose tennis because it's really hard and beautiful.
I adore work and write my new tennis history." She joined her first tournament when she was seven and finished third, despite being open to several-year-old kids.
Yastremska praises her parents for her tennis success, saying, "When I was younger I had to sacrifice many things, but now I don't regret it...
I have to offer a big thank you to my parents because if they didn't push me right now, I don't think I'd have my life right now.
Junior career
Yastremska's Junior Orange Bowl 2012Yastremska enjoyed early success as a youngster, finishing runner-up at the 2012 Junior Orange Bowl, 12-and-under.
At 13, she made her ITF Junior Circuit debut in March 2014. She earned her first title at a November Grade 4 event at year-end. With her victory, she went more often to higher-level competitions.
Yastremska reached a Grade 1 semifinal in July and won a Grade 2 title in August in Hungary. She made her debut at October's highest-level Grade A competitions, reaching quarterfinals at Japan's Osaka Mayor's Cup. She fared better, placing runner-up behind two Japanese players.
Yastremska made her junior Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open 2016, when she made the quarterfinals.
In doubles, she lost to Anna Kalinskaya and Tereza Mihalíková partnering compatriot Anastasia Zarycká.
Yastremska only competed Grade A competitions throughout the year. She lost Amanda Anisimova in singles semifinals at Copa Gerdau.
In the doubles event, she partnered with Panna Udvardy to win her career's lone Grade A title, defeating Caty McNally and Natasha Subhash's American team.
After a third round solo debut at the 2016 French Open, Yastremska finished her Wimbledon junior career. She only finished her junior Grand Slam singles in her last event.
Having beat Olesya Pervushina in the semifinals,she finished runner-up to Anastasia Potapova. This helped her earn the world's #6 career-high junior rating.
Professional career
2015–17: Five ITF titles, first WTA match win
Yastremska began playing low-level events on the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit. Her best finish of the year was a semi-final loss to Markéta Vondroušová at Sharm El Sheikh's $10K event.
She won her first ITF title in March 2016 at the $25K event in Campinas, Brazil, when she upset No. 157 Alizé Lim in the final. A month and a half later, at 15, she made her WTA main draw debut at the stanbul Cup.
As a wild card, she lost Nao Hibino's opening-round match. Yastremska received another wildcard in the same tournament a year later and defeated Andrea Petkovic for her first WTA game career.
She finished in the quarterfinals, when she lost to Jana Čepelová, despite having two chances of serving the match.
Yastremska qualified for her only other year's WTA main tournament at Nottingham Open, falling in the first round.
In September, the Ladies Open Dunakeszi earned an ITF $60K title. [19] The title rose from No. 272 to No. 202 worldwide.
Later that month, she overcame first seed and world No. 46 Donna Vekic in the $100K Neva Cup semifinals before losing Belinda Bencic in the final.
At No. 174, this runner-up finish put her first in the top 200. [20] Yastremska also had a good double season, winning three ITF titles, including $80K partnering Anastasia Potapova
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