PLAYER PROFILE

Daria Gavrilova

“Even though I was able to play through the pain this year, it all got a little too much for me and my motivation wasn't there any more.”

introduced to tennis by her parents at age six
realised at age 12 she was good enough to become a professional
favourite surface is hard court, favourite shot is forehand, favourite tennis tournament is Australian Open
tennis idols are Venus and Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis
feels her game contains elements of Kim Clijsters and Simona Halep
is a former ITF world No.1 junior
career highlights to date include winning the US Open juniors in 2010 and representing Australia in the Fed Cup
says Serena Williams is the toughest opponent she’s ever faced
dream tennis scenario was to beat Maria Sharapova at Rod Laver Arena
professional goal is to win a Grand Slam
had a break out year in 2015, ascending 197 spots to World No.36
made the final 16 at the Australian Open in 2016 and 2017
sidelined for 12 months from September 2019 with plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis

family includes father Alexey, mother Natalia and younger brother Stepan
has a pet beagle
enjoys eating sushi and cheese and reading the Twilight series
graduated from high school in 2010
engaged to Australian professional player Luke Saville
has a sausage dog named “Tofu”
nickname is “Dasha”
best piece of advice is to treat everyone the same way you want to be treated
perfect day would involve sleeping in, going out for breakfast, going for a swim, and having her family and friends around her
would have loved to be an actress if not a tennis player

2017 Connecticut WTA

2015 Burnie ITF, Launceston ITF

2014 Bangkok ITF

2011 Antalya ITF

2017 Strasbourg WTA, Hong Kong WTA

2016 Kremlin Cup WTA

2012 Moscow 4 ITF

2011 Moscow ITF