Person in history
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2005 · August 9
- Age this year
- 21No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- tennis player. Citizenship: Andorra
- Born
- 21st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva is an Andorran professional tennis player. On 16 March 2026, she reached a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 89, the first Andorran player, female or male, to break into the top 100 in the tennis rankings in the Open Era.
Early life
Early life and background Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva was born in Andorra la Vella , [ 1 ] Andorra to Andorran father Joan Jiménez Guerra and Russian mother Yulia Kasintseva. [ 2 ] Her father is a former tennis professional who reached a career-high ATP Tour ranking of 505. [ 3 ] Her brother, Joan, also plays tennis. She spent three years of her childhood living in Kentucky in the United States from age 4 to age 8. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Path and career
Career Juniors In 2020, Jiménez Kasintseva won the Australian Open girls' singles title as the youngest player in the draw, defeating Weronika Baszak in the final. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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 . [ 3 ] She has won eight singles titles on the ITF Junior Circuit and one doubles title, and she achieved a career-high junior ranking of No. 1 on 9 March 2020.
Why this date
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva appears on our August 9 calendar for 2005 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2005.
- December 1Perm Oblast
- September 16Camorra
- September 12Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- November 9Venus Express
- November 30John Sentamu
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Sources
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Questions about Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva
When was Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva born?
August 9 2005.
How old would Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva be today?
21 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on August 9?
Stuart McInally, İshak Doğan, Alexa Bliss and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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