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Anna Kalinskaya

Kalinskaya at the 2023 US Open
Full name	Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya
Native name	Анна Николаевна Калинская
Country (sports)	Russia
Born	(1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 26) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Patricia Tarabini
Prize money	US$ 4,924,133
Singles
Career record	307-189
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger
Highest ranking	No. 11 (28 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 28 (26 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (2024)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	4R (2024)
US Open	3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	143–76
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 47 (26 May 2025)
Current ranking	No. 49 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2023)
French Open	2R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon	QF (2025)
US Open	3R (2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–2 (50%)

Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya (born December 2, 1998) is a professional tennis player from Russia. She has achieved high rankings in the world of tennis. Her best singles ranking was No. 11, and her best doubles ranking was No. 48.

Anna has won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She also won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. In addition, she has won seven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best performance at a major tennis event, called a Grand Slam, was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open.

Anna started her career at age 17. She won the girls' doubles title at the 2016 Australian Open. She played alongside Tereza Mihalíková. Before that, she reached the final in girls' singles at the 2015 French Open. She also made it to the doubles final at the 2015 US Open with her Russian teammate Anastasia Potapova.

In 2025, Anna won her biggest doubles title. She teamed up with Sorana Cîrstea at the WTA 1000 Madrid Open.

Anna's Early Life

Anna Kalinskaya was born in Moscow, Russia. Her father, Nikolay, and mother, Elena, were both professional badminton players. Anna's brother, Nikolay Kalinsky, is a football player.

Her mother and grandmother are from Dnipro, Ukraine. Anna used to visit Ukraine in the summer. She would attend tennis academies there for fun. When she was 14, she moved to the United States to focus on tennis. She also trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France. Later, she moved back to Moscow to be closer to her family. Currently, she trains in Miami.

Junior Tennis Career

Kalinskaya as a junior at the 2014 French Open.

Anna Kalinskaya was a very good junior player. Her highest junior ranking was No. 3 in the world. She won a total of sixteen junior titles. Eight of these were in singles, and eight were in doubles. Her most important junior title was in doubles at the 2016 Australian Open. She also reached the finals of the 2015 French Open in singles. And she made it to the doubles final at the 2015 US Open.

Junior Singles Highlights

In 2012, Anna won her first junior singles event. It was the Grade-5 Green Cup. In 2013, she reached the quarterfinals of a Grade-2 tournament in Lithuania. She also made the semifinals of a Grade-2 event in Russia. She won her second singles title in Kazakhstan. Her third singles title was in Latvia. She also reached two other finals that year.

In 2014, she won a Grade-2 tournament in Slovakia. She beat Viktória Kužmová, who later became her doubles partner. Anna made her first Grand Slam appearance at the 2014 French Open. She reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. She also won her first Grade-1 title in Maryland, USA.

In 2015, Anna had a great run at the French Open. She reached the final but lost to Paula Badosa. She also won another Grade-1 title in Maryland. She finished her junior singles career in 2016. She reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Australian Open.

Junior Doubles Highlights

Anna was very successful in junior doubles. In 2013, she won her first doubles title in Cyprus. She played with Gyulnara Nazarova.

In 2014, she won three titles with Evgeniya Levashova. These included her first Grade-1 title in the Czech Republic. She also reached the final of a Grade-1 tournament in Belgium. Anna made her Grand Slam doubles debut at the 2014 French Open. She won another title in Maryland.

In 2015, Anna reached her first Grand Slam doubles final. This was at the US Open. She played with Anastasia Potapova. They lost to Viktória Kužmová and Aleksandra Pospelova. She ended her junior doubles career with a big win. She took the title at the 2016 Australian Open. Her partner was Tereza Mihalíková.

Professional Tennis Journey

2014–2015: Starting Out

Singles Debut

Kalinskaya at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, where she made her first debut attempt at the WTA Tour

Anna tried to play on the main WTA Tour for the first time in 2014. She was only 15 years old. She played at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow. In 2015, she started playing on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached her first professional final in Turkey. By the end of 2015, she was ranked in the top 600 players.

Doubles Debut

Her professional doubles career started well. She won a $25k tournament in Florida. This helped her get ranked in doubles.

2016: ITF Success

Singles Wins

In 2016, Anna played in more ITF tournaments. She reached a final in Bahrain. Then she won her first $10k title in Kazakhstan. In June, she won a $25k tournament in Belarus. She won her third ITF title of the year in Germany. Her fourth title was in Ukraine. These wins helped her enter the top 200 rankings. She made her main-draw WTA Tour debut at the Kremlin Cup.

Doubles Wins

Anna also had success in doubles in 2016. She won a $10k title in Bahrain. A month later, she won a bigger $100k tournament in Slovakia. She won two more $25k events in Belarus and Germany. She made her WTA Tour doubles debut at the Kremlin Cup. She also won another $25k title in Belarus. She entered the top 150 in doubles.

2017: Moving to the WTA Tour

Singles Progress

Kalinskaya at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.

Anna started 2017 in the top 200. She made her first Grand Slam qualifying appearance at the Australian Open. She got her first main-draw win on the WTA Tour at the Malaysian Open. She beat a top-30 player, Caroline Garcia. She continued to play ITF events to improve her ranking. She reached the semifinals of a $60k tournament in China.

She reached the second round of two WTA tournaments in Europe. She tried to qualify for the French Open and Wimbledon. After the US Open qualifying, she was a runner-up at a $25k event in Georgia. She won another $25k tournament in Portugal. She stayed in the top 200 all year.

Doubles Progress

Anna mostly played ITF doubles events in 2017. She reached two semifinals early in the year. She also played in the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy. She made her debut in the Fed Cup for Russia. In July, she reached her first WTA Tour doubles semifinal. She achieved a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 114.

2018: Grand Slam Main Draw

Singles Milestones

Kalinskaya at 2018 French Open

Anna often played both ITF and WTA tournaments. She made her first Grand Slam main draw at the Australian Open. She lost in the first round. She also made her singles debut in the Fed Cup. In March, she had good results on the ITF Circuit in China and France. She reached two semifinals and one final.

She qualified for the US Open main draw for the first time. She lost to the world No. 9, Julia Görges. She continued to play in WTA tournaments. She stayed in the top 200 rankings throughout the year.

Doubles Milestones

Anna also played both ITF and WTA doubles. She won two $60k titles with Viktória Kužmová. One was in China, and the other in France. She reached the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup. She made her Grand Slam doubles debut at the French Open. She reached the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup. She reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 106.

2019: Top 100 Breakthrough

Kalinskaya at the 2019 Prague Open.

Singles Success

Anna started 2019 by winning a $25k tournament in Australia. She qualified for the Australian Open main draw. In May, she won a $60k tournament in France. She hired Patricia Tarabini as her coach. She qualified for Wimbledon main draw.

In August, Anna had a great run at the Washington Open. She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal. She beat the Olympic champion Monica Puig. At the US Open, she qualified again. In the first round, she surprised the world No. 10, Sloane Stephens. This was her first win over a top-10 player. She reached another quarterfinal at the Tashkent Open. This result helped her enter the top 100 in singles for the first time.

Doubles Success

Anna also started 2019 well in doubles. She reached the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy with Kužmová. In April, they won the Prague Open. This was Anna's first WTA career title. She reached the semifinals of the Washington Open. At the US Open, she reached the third round. This was her best Grand Slam doubles result at that time. She also entered the top 100 in doubles, reaching No. 72.

2020: Pandemic Challenges

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Anna played fewer tournaments. She qualified for the Australian Open main draw. She reached the second round of the US Open for the second year in a row. By the end of the year, she had played in the main draw of all four Grand Slams.

2021: Ups and Downs

Singles Comeback

Kalinskaya at the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup against Romania.

Anna had a tough start to 2021. But she made a comeback at the Monterrey Open. She reached the quarterfinals as a qualifier. She then reached the third round of the Miami Open, a big WTA 1000 tournament. She qualified for Wimbledon main draw for the second time.

In October, she reached the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open. She beat a top-50 player, Sara Sorribes Tormo. She ended her season with a quarterfinal at the Courmayeur Ladies Open.

Doubles Comeback

Anna also improved in doubles. She reached the final of the Yarra Valley Classic with Kužmová. She reached her first third round at the Australian Open. She played all four Grand Slams in doubles for the first time. In September, she won her second WTA Tour doubles title. This was at the Slovenia Open with Mihalíková. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 69.

2022: New Highs and Top 10 Wins

Kalinskaya at the 2022 French Open

Singles Achievements

Anna started 2022 by reaching the semifinals of the Abierto Zapopan in Mexico. She qualified for the Indian Wells Open and won two main-draw matches. At the Miami Open, she reached the third round. She beat the world No. 6, Karolína Plíšková. This was her second win against a top-10 player.

She secured a spot in the main draw of the French Open. She reached the second round of two grass-court tournaments. She was not able to play at Wimbledon due to the ban on Russian players. She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 70. After the US Open, she reached a new career-high of No. 51. At the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, she reached the quarterfinals. She beat two top-20 players there.

Doubles Achievements

Anna started 2022 well in doubles. She won the title at St. Petersburg with Caty McNally. She reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 65. She also reached the final of the Washington Open with McNally.

2023: First WTA Challenger Title

In November, Anna won her first WTA Challenger title. This was at the Midland tournament. She beat Jana Fett in the final. On her way to the title, she saved three match points in one tough match.

2024: Big Finals and Top 15

At the Australian Open, Anna reached the fourth round for the first time. She then beat the 26th seed to reach the quarterfinals. She lost to the eventual runner-up, Zheng Qinwen. This result helped her enter the top 50 rankings.

At the WTA 1000 Dubai Open, Anna had an amazing run. As a qualifier, she beat three former Grand Slam champions. She beat Jeļena Ostapenko, then Coco Gauff (her first top-5 win). Then she upset the world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the semifinals. Anna became only the second qualifier to reach a WTA 1000 final. She lost to Jasmine Paolini in the final. As a result, she moved into the top 25 rankings.

At the Miami Open, Anna reached the fourth round. She beat world No. 10, Jelena Ostapenko. This was her fifth win against a top-10 player that season. She had to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury.

During the clay-court season, she reached the second round of the Italian Open and the French Open. She reached the final of the Berlin Ladies Open. She beat world No. 3, Aryna Sabalenka, and Victoria Azarenka. She entered the top 20 rankings.

At Wimbledon, Anna had her best run. She reached the fourth round. She had to retire due to an injury during her match against Elena Rybakina.

She reached the third round of the Canadian Open. She also played at the Cincinnati Open. At the US Open, she reached the third round.

At the WTA 1000 China Open, she reached the round-of-16. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Ningbo Open. Despite losing in the quarterfinals, Anna reached a new career-high of world No. 11.

2025: First WTA 1000 Doubles Title

Anna started 2025 by being a runner-up in doubles at the Brisbane International. She had to withdraw from the Australian Open due to injury.

She returned to play at the Singapore Open. She reached the semifinals but retired due to a thigh injury. In April, at the Charleston Open, she reached the quarterfinals.

Partnering with Sorana Cîrstea, Anna won her first WTA 1000 doubles title. This was at the Madrid Open. She reached the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg Open but withdrew due to injury. She played at the French Open.

Playing for Russia

Billie Jean King Cup

Kalinskaya during the 2020-21 Billie Jean King Cup alongside her doubles partner Anna Blinkova (right) when Russia won the edition.

Anna first played for the Russia Fed Cup team in 2017. She won a doubles match with Anna Blinkova.

She made her first "live" Fed Cup match appearance in 2018.

Anna also represented Russia in the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup. She helped her country reach the finals. She won the important doubles match with Anna Blinkova. Russia went on to win the tournament.

Personal Life

Anna Kalinskaya has dated other tennis players.

Career Statistics

Grand Slam Performance

Anna has played in many Grand Slam tournaments. These are the four biggest tennis events each year.

Singles Grand Slam Record

This table shows Anna's results in singles at Grand Slam tournaments.

Doubles Grand Slam Record

This table shows Anna's results in doubles at Grand Slam tournaments.

WTA 1000 Tournaments

These are very important tournaments, just below the Grand Slams.

Singles Final: 1 (Runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2024	Dubai Championships	Hard	Jasmine Paolini	6–4, 5–7, 5–7

Doubles Title: 1

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2025	Madrid Open	Clay	Sorana Cîrstea	Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens	6–7(10–12), 6–2, [12–10]

See also

In Spanish: Anna Kalínskaya para niños