Background and career
Zarina Diyas (Kazakh: Зарина Диас; Russian: Зари́на Ди́яс; born 18 October 1993) is a Kazakh former tennis player. She reached a career-high of 31 in the singles rankings by the WTA. Diyas won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the Japan Women's Open, along with 12 singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Diyas mostly played on the ITF Circuit until 2014, her breakthrough season. Having started the year outside the top 150, she progressed into the top 40 by September, allowing her to enter tournaments on the WTA Tour more consistently, although she still plays ITF tournaments. She is one of the most successful female tennis players representing Kazakhstan, along with Elena Rybakina and Yulia Putintseva.
Diyas became a member of the Kazakhstan Fed Cup team in 2011 and has played for eleven years, second only to Yulia Putintseva.
