Vitalia Diatchenko

Personal

Coached by Garry Cahill ... Mother is Victoria; father is Anatoliy (works for the UN); has younger brother, Sergey (plays ice hockey) ... Began playing at age 5 when introduced to the sport by parents ... Moved to Moscow at age 11 ... Spent two years away from tennis w/right shoulder injury (age 14-16); began playing again at age 17 ... Favorite shot is forehand ... Speaks Russian and English ... Favorite actor is Keanu Reeves; favorite type of music is house/dance ... Enjoys reading and quiet time ... Favorite cities to visit are Moscow and Paris ... Admires Serena Williams for her fast and aggressive game.

Career Highlights

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2011 - Tashkent (w/Daniilidou).
Finalist (6): 2015 - Hobart (w/Niculescu), Baku (w/Savchuk); 2010 - Estoril (w/Védy), Copenhagen (w/Poutchek); 2009 - Pattaya City (w/Beygelzimer), Tashkent (w/Dzehalevich).

WTA 125 TITLES
SINGLES (3): 2021 - Angers; 2019 - Taipei; 2014 - Taipei.

ADDITIONAL
Russian Fed Cup Team, 2015.