Aliaksandra Sasnovich

Aliaksandra Aliaksandraŭna Sasnovich (born 22 March 1994) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She achieved her best singles ranking of world No. 29 on 19 September 2022, and peaked at No. 39 in the WTA doubles rankings on 23 August 2021. She has won eleven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She has reached a major semifinal in doubles, at the 2019 US Open, together with Viktória Hrunčáková (then Kužmová).

Personal life and background Sasnovich has a younger sister, Polina. She came from a sporty family. Sasnovich's mother, Natalia, played basketball while Sasnovich's father, Aliaksandr, played hockey and tennis for 20 years on the senior circuit. She started playing tennis at the age of nine and has stated that her favorite shot is backhand down the line, while her favorite surface is indoor hardcourt. She studied for a physical culture degree in Minsk. Beside Belarusian, she speaks Russian, English and some French. In a decisive doubles-match, Sasnovich and Aryna Sabalenka lost to Shelby Rogers and Vandeweghe.

Career 2009–17: First steps, maiden WTA Tour final & top-10 win

Sasnovich made her ITF Women's Circuit debut at the $50k Minsk qualifying in November 2009. In October 2011, she won her first ITF singles title at Cagliari. In February 2012, she won her first ITF doubles title in Tallinn. In October 2013, she won the $100k ITF Poitiers, defeating Sofia Arvidsson in the final. The following week, she won the $50k Open de Nantes, defeating Magda Linette in the final. At the 2013 Brussels Open, she made her WTA Tour debut in doubles, while her singles debut was at the 2014 US Open. In September 2015, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Korea Open, but lost to Irina-Camelia Begu. At the Premier-level Pan Pacific Open in 2016, she recorded her first top-10 win, defeating world No. 6, Karolína Plíšková, and reached the quarterfinal, where she lost to Naomi Osaka. In the first half of 2017, she reached the quarterfinal of the Hungarian Ladies Open and the semifinal of the Open Biel/Bienne. In October 2017, she reached the quarterfinal of the Premier-level Kremlin Cup, but lost to Daria Kasatkina.

2018: Most successful season, major fourth round, top 30 debut

Sasnovich started the season well, reaching her first Premier final at the Brisbane International, where she lost against the third seed Elina Svitolina.

At the Australian Open, she won against Christina McHale and Mirjana Lučić-Baroni At the Indian Wells Open, she also reached the third round, where she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. She reached the second round of the Miami Open, Madrid Open and French Open. She followed this with wins over Taylor Townsend and Daria Gavrilova, before she lost to former Wimbledon semifinalist Jeļena Ostapenko. At the Moscow River Cup, she reached the semifinals, where she lost to the eventual champion Olga Danilović.

At the US Open, she defeated the world No. 11, Daria Kasatkina, to reach the third round, but then lost to eventual champion Naomi Osaka with a double bagel. She finished the year with a quarterfinal at the Kremlin Cup after registering a top-10 win over Kiki Bertens in the second round, At the Madrid Open, she defeated world No. 15, Anett Kontaveit, in the first round, She finished year at the Open de Limoges, a WTA Challenger event, losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final. In doubles, she reached the third round of the Australian Open, the quarterfinal of the Italian Open, and then she reached her first major semifinal at the US Open.

2020: US Open singles third round, French Open doubles quarterfinal In the first half of the year, Sasnovich did not produce any significant results. After five months of tennis absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she played at the Palermo Ladies Open, where she reached the quarterfinal but then lost her match to Petra Martić. At the US Open, she defeated world No. 19, Markéta Vondroušová, and reached the third round, in which she lost to Yulia Putintseva. She finished her year with a quarterfinal entry at the Linz Open.

2021: Wimbledon third round, win over Serena Williams, WTA 1000 fourth round Sasnovich reached the third round at Wimbledon for the second time in her career, defeating Serena Williams, who retired in the first round, and Nao Hibino in the second round.

At the Indian Wells Open, Sasnovich upset reigning US Open champion and 17th seed, Emma Raducanu, in the second round, 6–2, 6–4. She continued with upseting another Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, Simona Halep, in the following round.

2022: Two WTA Tour finals, Miami & French Open fourth round As a qualifier, Sasnovich reached the final of the Melbourne Summer Set 2 where she lost to Amanda Anisimova. She defeated two seeded players, Clara Tauson and Ann Li, on the way to the final. At the Australian Open, she lost to qualifier Zheng Qinwen, in the first round.

At the French Open, she defeated Emma Raducanu for the second time in eight months to advance to the third round at this major for the first time in her career thus completing the third round career set at all Grand Slam tournaments. She went one step further defeating 21st seed Angelique Kerber to reach the fourth round.

2023: Jiangxi Open quarterfinal Having made it into the main draw through the qualifiers, Sasnovich defeated No. 5 seed and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic at the San Diego Open. She lost her next match to Emma Navarro.

At the Hong Kong Open, she was runner-up in the doubles with partner Oksana Kalashnikova, losing out in the final to Tsao Chia-yi and Tang Qianhui in a match tie-break. Sasnovich reached the quarterfinals at the Jiangxi Open with wins over Viktória Hrunčáková and Valeria Savinykh, before losing to Leylah Fernandez. Alongside Kamilla Rakhimova, she also made it through to the semifinals of the doubles at the same event.

2024: Budapest Grand Prix final Partnering with Laura Siegemund, Sasnovich reached the semifinals of the doubles at the Dubai Championships, going out to third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez. At the Italian Open, she defeated world No. 18 and 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round but went out in her next match against Angelique Kerber.

After defeating Suzan Lamens in the quarterfinals and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the last four, she reached the final of the Budapest Grand Prix, losing to top seed Diana Shnaider, in straight sets.

2025: Cluj-Napoca semifinals in singles and doubles Sasnovich entered the main draw at the Transylvania Open as a lucky loser, and defeated sixth seed Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, qualifier Marina Stakusic and fourth seed Anhelina Kalinina to make it through to the semifinals, where she lost to top seed Anastasia Potapova. At the same tournament, she also reached the semifinals in doubles, partnering Katarzyna Piter.

At the China Open, Sasnovich reached the third round defeating world No. 14, Naomi Osaka, for her 24th career top-20 win, but her first in 16 months since Rome 2024. Osaka had not lost a completed match in Beijing since 2018.

Performance timelines

Singles Current through the 2026 Miami Open.

Doubles Current through the 2023 Australian Open.