# Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva

Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva (born 9 August 2005) is an Andorran professional tennis player. At the age of 14, she won the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles title. On 14 November 2022, she reached her best WTA singles ranking of No. 121.

## Early life and background

Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva was born in Andorra to an Andorran father, Joan Jiménez Guerra, and a Russian mother, Yulia Kasintseva. Her father is a former tennis professional who reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of 505. Her brother, Joan, also plays tennis. She spent three years of her childhood living in Kentucky in the United States, between the ages of four and eight.
She began playing tennis at the age of three, and currently trains in Barcelona with her father. She speaks Spanish, English, French, and Russian fluently, in addition to her native Catalan.

## Junior career

In 2020, Jiménez Kasintseva won the Australian Open girls' singles title as the youngest player in the draw, defeating Weronika Baszak in the final. She was the first Andorran to win a junior major title, as well as the youngest player to win a major final since Coco Gauff at the 2018 French Open. She has won eight singles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit as well as one doubles title, and achieved a career-high junior ranking of No. 1 on 9 March 2020.

### Grand Slam performance

- Singles:
* Australian Open: W (2020)
* French Open: QF (2021)
* Wimbledon: SF (2021)
* US Open: QF (2021)
- Doubles:
* Australian Open: 1R (2020)
* French Open: SF (2021)
* Wimbledon: 1R (2021)
* US Open: SF (2021)

## Professional
### 2021–2024: WTA Tour debut and ITF titles

At the age of 15, Jiménez Kasintseva made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard at the 2021 Madrid Open. She was the youngest player and the first from Andorra to compete in a WTA tournament main draw. Jiménez Kasintseva lost to Kiki Bertens in the first round. That year, she won her maiden ITF singles title in Aparecida de Goiânia. She also reached the final in Maspalomas, where she was defeated by Arantxa Rus.
In 2022, she recorded her first WTA Tour wins at the Korea Open as a lucky loser over Chloe Paquet and eighth seed Rebecca Marino to reach her first WTA quarterfinal, where she was defeated by top seed Jeļena Ostapenko. That year, she won her second ITF singles title in Loulé as the top seed in the tournament, and won her first ITF doubles title at the Solgironès Open, partnered with Renata Zarazúa. She also reached the singles final in Bendigo, but lost to Ysaline Bonaventure.
In 2023, she received wildcards into the main draw at the Miami and the Madrid Open. That year, she won two W25 titles, at Boca Raton and Austin. In 2024, she received a wildcard for the qualifying draw in Miami. She also received a wildcard for the main draw in Madrid, where she defeated Zhu Lin in the first round for her first WTA 1000 win, before falling to 12th seed Jasmine Paolini.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| WTA 1000 |||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Madrid Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wuhan Open | A | NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| China Open | A | NH | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Career statistics |||||||
| | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L |
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Career total: 5 | Career total: 5 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 0 / 5 | 2–5 |
| Year-end ranking | 373 | 156 | 303 | | $277,086 | $277,086 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments
* W60 tournaments
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (2–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Arantxa Rus | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Aparecida de Goiania, Brazil | W25 | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2022 | Bendigo International, Australia | W60+H | Hard | Ysaline Bonaventure | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2022 | ITF Loulé, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Katarina Zavatska | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W25 | Hard | Whitney Osuigwe | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Austin, United States | W25 | Hard | Hanna Chang | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jan 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | Carson Branstine | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2024 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W50 | Clay | Anouk Koevermans | 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2024 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W100 | Hard | Alex Eala | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Sep 2024 | Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal | W75 | Clay | Guiomar Maristany | 6–4, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* W100 tournaments
* W15 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2021 | ITF Amiens, France | W15 | Clay (i) | Elsa Jacquemot | Seone Mendez María Portillo Ramírez | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2022 | Solgironès Open, Spain | W100+H | Clay | Renata Zarazúa | Alicia Barnett Olivia Nicholls | 6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |

## Junior finals
### Grand Slam tournaments
#### Singles: 1 (title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | Weronika Baszak | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |

### ITF Junior Circuit

* Legend
* Category GA
* Category G1
* Category G2
* Category G3
* Category G4
* Category G5

#### Singles (8–2)

| 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 | 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 | Mélodie Collard | 7–6$^{(8)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G1 | Clay | Sofia Costoulas | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–1 | Nov 2020 | ITF Villena, Spain | G1 | Clay | Elsa Jacquemot | 1–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(8)}$ |
| Loss | 7–2 | Mar 2021 | ITF Villena, Spain | G1 | Clay | Diana Shnaider | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–2 | Jul 2022 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland (European Championships) | GB1 | Clay | Céline Naef | 6–2, 6–3 |

#### 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 Tóth | Maria Bondarenko Darja Semenistaja | 6–3, 0–6, [8–10] |