Diana Shnaider, 20, won her second title of 2024 and of her young career on the WTA circuit by beating the Croatian Donna Vekic in the final of the 500 in Bad Homburg by 6-3, 2-6 and 6-3.
She becomes the sixth player, and the youngest, to win more than one tour-level singles title this year. She joins Poland’s Iga Swiatek, world number one and tour leader with five titles; Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, three-time champions; and American Danielle Collins and Britain’s Katie Boulter, two-time winners.
The Russian premiered her record at the beginning of February in the 250 tournament in Hua Hin (Thailand). And this Saturday, almost six months later, he added the second.
Shnaider, who entered the tournament ranked No. 47 in the world, the highest of her career, will rise to No. 30 starting Monday after a week in which she beat three-time Grand Slam champion German semi-finalist Angelique Kerber. from the Australian Open the Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, Paula Badosa and the number 3 seed the American Emma Navarro. Last year at this time she was ranked 98th.
