After a brief stint coaching Diana Schnaider in spring 2025, former world No. 1 Dinara Safina is returning to the WTA Tour, this time to guide world No. 104 Polina Kudermetova, who has recently switched her sporting nationality from Russia to Uzbekistan.
Safina’s first coaching venture, announced in April 2025 with Schnaider, was expected to be a long-term success but ended abruptly after just one month. The reasons behind the shocking split were never made public.
The 39-year-old Russian is ready to give coaching another shot, joining forces with Kudermetova and her current coach, Ravshan Sultanov.