Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (born 9 August 2005) is an Andorran junior tennis player. She won the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles title, defeating Weronika Baszak in the final. It was her junior Grand Slam debut, and she was the youngest player in the draw.[2] Jiménez Kasintseva has career-high WTA ranking of 252 in singles, achieved on 22 November 2021, and 630 in doubles, set on 22 November 2021. She made her WTA main draw debut at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open as a wildcard, also as the youngest and the first-ever player from Andorra to appear in a WTA main draw, where she lost in the first round to Kiki Bertens.[3]
| Country (sports) |  Andorra |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 2005 Andorra |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand)[1] |
| Coach | Joan Jiménez |
| Prize money | US$ 60,245 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 35–26 (57.4%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 252 (22 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 253 (29 November 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2021) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2021) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13–13 (50.0%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 630 (22 November 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 630 (19 November 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2020) |
| French Open Junior | SF (2021) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2021) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2021) |
| Last updated on: 19 November 2021. | |
Jiménez Kasintseva has won eight singles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit, as well as one doubles title. She achieved her career-high ITF Junior ranking of No. 1 on 9 March 2020.
Jiménez Kasintseva began training with her father and coach, Joan Jiménez, who reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of 505 in 1999. She admires fellow left-handers Rafael Nadal and Petra Kvitová.[4]
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | 60,000 | Clay |  Arantxa Rus |
0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Aparecida de Goiania, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay |  Panna Udvardy |
6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 2021 | ITF Amiens, France | 15,000 | Clay (i) |  Elsa Jacquemot |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Seone Mendez  María José Portillo Ramírez |
4–6, 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard |  Weronika Baszak |
5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
ITF junior finals
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam |
| Category GA |
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (8–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Tarragona, Spain | G5 | Clay |  Sebastianna Scilipoti |
6–2, 6–7(5), 7–6(1) |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2019 | ITF Limelette, Belgium | G4 | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Amelia Waligora |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2019 | ITF Barcelona, Spain | G3 | Clay | Anouck Vrancken Peeters |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2019 | ITF El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | G3 | Clay |  Vanda Vargova |
4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–0 | Nov 2019 | ITF Saint-Cyprien, France | G3 | Hard |  Amelia Bissett |
6–7(3), 6–1, 7–6(3) |
| Win | 6–0 | Dec 2019 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | GA | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mélodie Collard |
7–6(8), 6–2 |
| Win | 7–0 | Jan 2020 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Weronika Baszak |
5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G1 | Clay | Sofia Costoulas |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–1 | Nov 2020 | ITF Villena, Spain | G1 | Clay | Elsa Jacquemot |
1–6, 6–4, 6–7(8) |
Doubles (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Palermo, Italy | G3 | Clay |  Tea Lukic |
 Jennifer Ruggeri Arianna Zucchini |
6–3, 5–7, [2–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF El Prat de Llobregat, Spain | G3 | Clay |  Fiona Arrese Mata |
Eleonora Alvisi Flavie Brugnone |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | G1 | Hard | Amarissa Kiara Tóth |
 Maria Bondarenko  Darja Semenistaja |
6–3, 0–6, [8–10] |
References
- "Victoria Jiménez KASINTSEVA". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Jimenez Kasintseva wins historic Australian Open girls crown". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Former champions Bertens, Kvitova reach Madrid second round".
- "Juniors wrap: Jimenez Kasintseva, Mayot earn AO2020 glory". Aus Open. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
