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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$ 4,278,625
Singles
Career record	298–179 (62.47%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 11 (28 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 14 (6 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (2024)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	4R (2024)
US Open	3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	135–74 (64.59%)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 49 (6 February 2023)
Current ranking	No. 96 (6 January 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2023)
French Open	2R (2022, 2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
US Open	3R (2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–2 (50%)

Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya (Russian: Анна Николаевна Калинская, IPA: [ˈanːə kɐˈlʲinskəjə]; born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She reached career-high rankings of world No. 11 in singles on 28 October 2024, and No. 49 in doubles in February 2023. On the WTA Tour, she has won three doubles titles. She also has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, and seven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best singles performance at a major is reaching the quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open.

She began her career at age 17 by winning the girls' doubles title at the 2016 Australian Open, alongside Tereza Mihalíková. Previously, she made the final at the 2015 French Open in the girls' singles event. She also made the final of the 2015 US Open in the doubles event, with compatriot Anastasia Potapova.

In 2019 at the US Open, she defeated former champion Sloane Stephens, for her first major win. In 2022, she won her biggest doubles title with Caty McNally at the WTA 500 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy.

Early life

Anna Kalinskaya was born in Moscow to father Nikolay and mother Elena, both former professional badminton players. Her brother, Nikolay Kalinsky, is a footballer.

Her mother and grandmother are from Dnipro, Ukraine, where she would visit during the summer and attend tennis academies for fun. At the age of 14, she moved to the United States to pursue tennis. She also attended the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France before moving back to Moscow to be closer to family. She currently trains in Miami.

Junior years

Kalinskaya as a junior at the 2014 French Open.

Kalinskaya's highest combined junior ranking was No. 3. She won a total of sixteen titles, eight in singles events and eight in doubles. Her most significant title was in doubles at the 2016 Australian Open. In addition, she reached the finals of both the 2015 French Open in singles and the 2015 US Open in doubles.

Singles

In 2012, she won the Grade-5 Green Cup at her first singles event on the ITF Junior Circuit. In 2013, Kalinskaya reached the quarterfinals of the Grade-2 tournament in Šiauliai, Lithuania, and the semifinals of the Grade-2 tournament in Kazan, Russia. She won her second singles title at the Grade-3 tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and her third singles title at the Grade-4 event in Riga, Latvia. She advanced to the finals of the Grade-4 Tallinn tournament in Estonia, but finished as the runner-up. By the end of the year, she had won the title at the Grade- 3 Larnaca tournament in Cyprus, and she finished as runner-up at the Grade-3 tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

In the 2014 season she won the Grade-2 Bratislava tournament, defeating Slovakian Viktória Kužmová, who later became her doubles partner in senior events. With Kužmová, she won her first doubles title in 2019. In March, she won the Grade-2 Šiauliai tournament, followed by reaching the final of the Grade-2 Kazan event. At the 2014 French Open, she made her Grand Slam debut, but was eliminated in the first round. She reached the semifinals of the Grade-2 Moscow tournament and the final of the Grade-1 Berlin tournament. She had better results in late August, by winning her first Grade-1 title in College Park, Maryland. Despite the early loss at her major debut, Kalinskaya redeemed herself with the quarterfinal of the US Open. In late October, she reached the quarterfinals of the Osaka Mayor's Cup.

In March 2015, she began her season with two Grade-1 quarterfinals appearances in Kazan and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera. She debuted at the Grade-A Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy, but lost in the second round to Canadian Katherine Sebov. Kalinskaya hit her peak at her French Open debut as she advanced to the final. She lost to Paula Badosa in straight sets. In late August 2015 she won the title at the Grade-1 in College Park, Maryland, where she also was defending champion. During that year she was eliminated in the first rounds of the Wimbledon and the US Open. Kalinskaya played only two tournaments in 2016. Her first was the Grade-1 Traralgon tournament in Australia, where she lost to Vera Lapko in the final. She finished her singles junior career with a quarterfinal at the 2016 Australian Open, losing again to Lapko.

Doubles

Kalinskaya was successful in doubles events. Her first final was in March 2013 at the Grade-2 Šiauliai tournament. The following week she advanced to another final, but still without a title. In September 2013, she won her first title at the Grade-3 Larnaca tournament, alongside Russian player Gyulnara Nazarova.

Her 2014 season started by taking the title at the Grade-2 Bratislava tournament. The following week she went even further, winning her first Grade-1 Přerov tournament in the Czech Republic. A month later, she took her third title of the year at the Grade-2 Šiauliai tournament. She won all three titles alongside fellow Russian Evgeniya Levashova. In late May, she reached the final of the Grade-1 Charleroi tournament in Belgium. At the 2014 French Open, she made her doubles Grand Slam main-draw debut, but lost in the first round. In late June she won the Grade-2 Moscow tournament. She also won another title in August at the Grade-1 College Park tournament. At the US Open, she lost in the second round. Later, she made her doubles debut at the Osaka Mayor's Cup, advancing to the semifinals.

During the first half of 2015, Kalinskaya struggled. However, things improved in August when she defended her next title at the Grade-1 College Park tournament. Her next stop was the US Open, where she reached her first Grand Slam doubles final. Alongside Anastasia Potapova, she lost to Kužmová and Aleksandra Pospelova. She finished her doubles junior career by taking the title at the 2016 Australian Open, winning with Slovak player Tereza Mihalíková.

Career

2014–2015: Professional debut

Singles

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

Kalinskaya attempted her WTA Tour debut at the Premier-level 2014 Kremlin Cup at age 15. After receiving a qualifying wildcard, she lost to her compatriot and wildcard player Polina Monova. In January 2015 she began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit. After her first two $25k tournaments in the United States, she progressed to tournaments in Turkey. She first played at the $10k Antalya tournament, where she recorded her first win as a senior, defeating Turkish player Cempre Anil. She continued in the same city the following week, reaching her first final, but losing to Chinese player Lu Jiajing. That year she made her debut in the WTA rankings as world No. 1201.

After two $25k tournaments in Moscow, Kalinskaya attempted another WTA Tour debut at the Kremlin Cup, where she received a qualifying wildcard. She lost in the final stage to eventual semifinalist Daria Kasatkina of Russia. By the end of the year, she played two $10k tournaments in Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia. She reached the semifinals in the first and made it to the finals of the second, where she was forced to give a walkover to Bosnian player Ema Burgić Bucko. The result pushed her into the top 600.

Doubles

Her professional doubles career started well, winning the $25k Sunrise, Florida tournament. This result put her on the WTA rankings in doubles, making the top 700. She played four more ITF tournaments without much success.

2016: Success on the ITF Women's Circuit

Singles

In early February 2016, Kalinskaya had another chance to debut at the WTA Tour. As a wildcard player, she played in the qualifying of the Premier-level St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, but lost to Kateřina Siniaková. After that, she progressed in several ITF tournaments. In late March, she reached the final of a $10k event in Manama, Bahrain, where she lost to Mihalíková. A month later, she triumphed in Kazakhstan at a $10k event, winning every match in straight sets. In June, she succeeded in Belarus where she first won the $25k Minsk tournament. She followed that up with a final in the same city, but she was forced to retire during the second set.

Her third ITF title of the year came in July at a $25k event in Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, Germany where she bested Dalila Jakupović in a three-set match. In August, Kalinskaya won her fourth title of the year at the $25k Kharkiv tournament. All these results helped her enter the top 200 in September. At the Kremlin Cup, she made her WTA Tour debut, after receiving a wildcard for the third year in a row, but this time in the main draw. She lost in the first round to French player Kristina Mladenovic. She finished the year with the $25k Minsk final, but let her opponent win without playing. As a result, she started a new phase in her career, gradually transitioning to the main tour. Since her top 200 debut in September 2016, she spent the rest of the year there.

Doubles

Kalinskaya started her doubles season in Bahrain by winning the title at the $10k Manama tournament in April. A month later, she won the $100k Trnava tournament in Slovakia, her first significant ITF title in both events. During the summer, she won two $25k events in Minsk, Belarus and Darmstadt, Germany, respectively. At the Kremlin Cup, she made her WTA Tour doubles debut and recorded her first win. In November, she won another $25k title in Minsk. As a result, she made her debut in the top 150.

2017: Transition to WTA Tour, Fed Cup debut

Singles

Kalinskaya at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.

Kalinskaya started the year as a top 200 player, making her Grand Slam debut in qualifying at the Australian Open. Her first opponent was Swiss top seed Stefanie Vögele, to whom she lost in a three-set match. She was handed a wildcard to the main draw of the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, and was beaten by Australian Daria Gavrilova in the first round. In early March, at the Malaysian Open, she recorded her first tour-level main-draw win, defeating French top-30 player Caroline Garcia in straight sets. Still finding her way to the top 100, she had to play ITF events as well. She played in China at two $60k tournaments: first destination was Zhuhai where she was eliminated in the first round by former top-10 Swiss player Patty Schnyder before she headed to Shenzhen where she reached semifinals, but lost to compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova.

From April to September 2017, Kalinskaya played in Europe at ITF tournaments in France and Germany. On the WTA Tour, she reached two second rounds, one at the Istanbul Cup in late April, and the other at the Swiss Open in July. In addition, she lost in the first qualifying round of both the French Open and Wimbledon.

After being knocked out in the first round of the US Open qualifying, she traveled to Georgia where she finished runner-up in the $25k Batumi Ladies Open. However, she struggled again after reaching second round of the $100k Neva Cup in St. Petersburg, losing in the qualifying round of the Tashkent Open and the first round of the $25k Óbidos event in Portugal. Despite early loss in Óbidos, Kalinskaya remained and won again the following week, defeating Magdalena Fręch in the final. The third was promising as well, but she lost to British player Katie Swan. Without any oscillations in her WTA ranking, Kalinskaya spent the year inside the top 200. On September 9, she reached her then-career high of No. 14.

Doubles

Her doubles performances during the year were primarily on the ITF Circuit. In the first two months she reached two semifinals, first at the $60k Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon in France in January, and then at the $25k AK Ladies Open in Germany in February. In the meantime, she played in the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, and made her debut at the Fed Cup in doubles. In July, she advanced to her first WTA Tour semifinal, after winning two matches alongside Russian player Evgeniya Rodina. Two weeks later, she won the $25k+H Bad Saulgau tournament in Germany with Turkish player İpek Soylu. On 16 October 2017, she achieved a new career high, ranking No. 114 in the world.

2018: Major debut

Singles

Kalinskaya at 2018 French Open

Given her ranking, Kalinskaya often switched between the ITF and the WTA Tours during the year. She began in Australia, where her first tournament was the $25k Playford International, but she lost in the first round to French player Jessika Ponchet. Then she shifted to Melbourne to play at the Australian Open qualifying. She reached the main draw for the first time in her career. Her first opponent in the main draw was Italian player Camila Giorgi, but Kalinskaya lost in two sets. During February, she failed to qualify in two WTA tournaments, the (St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, and the Hungarian Ladies Open). However, she made her singles debut in the Fed Cup. In Bratislava, she lost in three sets to Slovak player Magdaléna Rybáriková. For Kalinskaya, March brought good performances on the ITF Circuit. In China she first played at the $60k Zhuhai tournament, and reached the semifinals. She followed this with a final appearance at the $60k Shenzhen Open. Her last tournament in March was in France at the $60k Croissy-Beaubourg event, where she reached the semifinals.

During the next five months, still in France, she reached the semifinals of the $100k Contrexéville Open in the middle of July. Then she failed to qualify in both the French Open, and the Wimbledon.

She made the main draw of the US Open for the first time in her career. In the first round, she was defeated by the world's No. 9, German player Julia Görges, in three sets. She continued to struggle with losses to Serbian Olga Danilović in the first round of the Tashkent Open, and to Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva at the Linz Open qualifying round. Next, she made another appearance at the Kremlin Cup as a wildcard, but was ousted by Mladenovic in a repeat of their 2016 encounter. Despite not reaching any new career-highest singles rankings, she spent all year in the top 200.

Doubles

She also switched between ITF Circuit and the WTA Tour in doubles. After a few early losses during the first two months, she won the title at the $60k Shenzhen Open alongside Slovak player Viktória Kužmová. Two weeks later she won another $60k title, this time in Croissy-Beaubourg, again with Kužmová. A month later she reached the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup, where she played with compatriot Natela Dzalamidze. At the French Open, she notched her Grand Slam debut in doubles, but lost in the first round with fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova. Wimbledon was a disappointment after losing in the second qualifying round. She finished the year by making the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup. On 28 May 2018, she reached a new career-high of 106.

2019: WTA Tour semifinal, first top-10 win, top 100 debut

Kalinskaya at the 2019 Prague Open.

Singles

Kalinskaya started the year with a triumph at the $25k Playford International, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final. Her victories continued with three more, first qualifying for the Australian Open. As a result, she advanced to the main draw, but was defeated by the world's No. 11, Aryna Sabalenka, in the first round. She struggled to reach the WTA Tour main draw at many tournaments, including the Premier-level St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Qatar Ladies Open and Stuttgart Open. In the middle of May, she won the $60k Open Saint-Gaudens, defeating Romanian Ana Bogdan in the final. While still in France, Kalinskaya tried enter the main draw of the French Open, the only major where she still had not succeeded. However, for the third year in a row she failed to qualify.

As a warm-up for the grass-court season, Kalinskya played in England at the $100k Surbiton Trophy. After defeating Serbian Ivana Jorović in the first round, she lost to Rybáriková in a three-set match. Right after that she traveled to the Netherlands to play at the Rosmalen Open. Despite losing in the first round, this was nevertheless her first tour main-draw performance of the year. Preparing for Wimbledon, she played at the Birmingham Classic, but was stopped in the final qualifying stage. She hired the Argentinian Patricia Tarabini to be her coach. Still looking for her first Grand Slam win, she held out some hope for Wimbledon, given that she had qualified after three straight-sets wins. She failed to achieve it, however, after losing to Magda Linette in the first round.

In August, Kalinskaya showed an impressive North American hardcourt swing, reaching the semifinals of a WTA Tour event for the first time in her career at the Washington Open. She survived the qualifying rounds, before making a huge comeback against reigning Puerto Rican Olympic champion Monica Puig, and stunning Mladenovic for her first win over the Frenchwoman in three attempts. Her run was stopped by eventual champion Jessica Pegula in the semifinals. At the US Open, Kalinskaya qualified again. In the first round, she stunned the world's No. 10, Sloane Stephens, in her Arthur Ashe Stadium debut, winning in straight sets. However, she was unable to repeat her win, as she was defeated by American wildcard Kristie Ahn in her next match.

Another tour quarterfinal soon followed in late September at the Tashkent Open, where she beat German player Tatjana Maria en route. Despite losing in the quarterfinals against Katarina Zavatska, she immediately secured her top 100 debut. Two weeks later she played at the Kremlin Cup, with which she closed her season. In the first round, she defeated Anastasia Potapova but then lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Doubles

Kalinskaya alongside Kužmová (left) at the speech ceremony, after winning the 2019 Prague Open.

Kalinskaya started off well in her doubles events from start. On her first event, the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, she made it to the final alongside Kužmová. In late April, they played at the Prague Open and triumphed. They took the title after defeating two top-15 players, Květa Peschke and Nicole Melichar. It was the first career title for Kalinskaya. Two weeks later, she competed at the $60k Saint-Gaudens, and finished runner-up alongside Russian Sofya Lansere. Her American journey started well as she reached semifinals of the Washington Open alongside Miyu Kato. Her next stop was the US Open, where she reached the third round. Partnering Yulia Putintseva, she lost to top seeds Tímea Babos and Mladenovic. It was the first time that Kalinskaya reached a third round in either of two events. Just as in singles, this was the first season that she made it inside the top 100 in doubles, reaching No. 72 in late September.

2020: Pandemic-affected season

Because of the lack of tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kalinskaya did not play as often. Her season began with the Australian Open, where she qualified for the main draw after saving match points to beat China's Wang Xinyu in the final qualifying round. In the first round of the main draw, she faced unseeded Chinese player Zheng Saisai, but she did not prevail. Before the pandemic forced the cancellation of the tennis season in March, Kalinskaya lost in the first round of the Mexican Open, followed by another first-round loss, this time at the WTA Challenger Indian Wells.

When she resumed the tour in August, she qualified for the main draw of the Lexington Challenger after defeating two American players. Then in the main draw she lost to Swiss player Jil Teichmann. She qualified anew at the following Premier 5 Cincinnati Open. This was her first time in the main draw of a Premier 5/Mandatory tournament, but she fell in the first round to Czech player Marie Bouzková, in straight sets. At the US Open, Kalinskaya beat Serbian Nina Stojanović to reach the second round for the second consecutive year, but lost to Czech 20th seed Karolína Muchová. She tried to qualify for another Premier 5 tournament, the Italian Open, but lost in the final qualifying stage. In late September she finished the season with a main-draw, first-round loss at the postponed French Open. Despite the losses, she completed at least one main-draw performance at all four majors. Kalinskaya sank to No. 117 in August, her lowest of the season.

2021: Struggles followed by resurgence

Singles

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

She struggled in her first three tournaments. Her season began with the Premier Gippsland Trophy as part of the Australian Open warm-up, but she was eliminated in the first round by Katie Boulter. Due to her low ranking, she was forced to play to qualify in the Australian Open. She started well, winning her first match, but was unable to qualify for the main draw when she lost to French player Clara Burel in three sets. The Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara was her third tournament, and she lost to Canadian Leylah Fernandez.

Following these weak performances, she began a resurgence at the Monterrey Open, reaching the quarterfinals as a qualifier after beating second seed Nadia Podoroska of Argentina in the first round. Her run continued the following week as a wildcard at the Miami Open, where she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time in her career, and lost to 12th seed Garbiñe Muguruza, despite leading 3-0 in the deciding set. Her struggles continued with a first-round loss at the Copa Colsanitas, while also failing to reach the main draw of the Madrid Open. However, in late May she defeated former top-10 Kristina Mladenovic in the first round of the Serbia Open. After being eliminated in the first round of qualifying at the French Open, she managed to qualify at the Wimbledon. Kalinskaya qualified for the main draw for the second time in succession, after beating Australian Priscilla Hon from 0-3 down in the decider. In the main draw she lost to Colombian qualifier Camila Osorio. At the US Open, she lost in the second qualifying round to Greek player Valentini Grammatikopoulou. Thus she ended her three-in-a-row streak in the main draw.

After falling to No. 151 in the singles rankings in October, Kalinskaya returned with a fourth-round appearance at the Indian Wells Open as a qualifier, scoring her third top-50 win of the year over Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the process. In the fourth round, she lost to Ons Jabeur. The following week she qualified for the main draw at the Kremlin Cup, but was forced to retire in the second round against Greek player Maria Sakkari due to an injury. She ended her season with a quarterfinal appearance at the Courmayeur Ladies Open, beating sixth seed Alison Riske.

Doubles

The Yarra Valley Classic was her first doubles event of the year, and she made it into the final alongside Kužmová, before losing to the Japanese duo of Ena Shibahara and Shuko Aoyama. Things also improved at the Australian Open, when she reached her first third round there, and her second at any Grand Slam tournament. At the French Open she was eliminated in the first round, but went one step further at Wimbledon. Despite losing in the first round of the US Open, this was the first season she played all four majors. In the second half of September she won her second WTA Tour doubles title at the Slovenia Open, alongside Mihalíková. On 22 February 2021, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of 69.

2022: New career-high rankings, second top 10 win

Kalinskaya at the 2022 French Open

Singles

Kalinskaya started her season by qualifying for the Melbourne Summer Set. In the main draw, she was forced to retire during the second set against her compatriot Daria Kasatkina. As a leading seed at the Australian Open qualifying, she lost in straight sets to Andrea Lázaro García. She continued to struggle at the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy where she lost in the final qualifying stage.

At the next three tournaments, Kalinskaya made progress. Ranked at No. 100, she defeated three better-ranked players at the Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara, Mexico, and reached the semifinals. In the semifinal match against Stephens, she won the first set against the eventual champion, but retired after the second set when her opponent made a turnover. The second good result came at the Indian Wells Open, where she won two qualifying matches and achieved main-draw wins against two French players, Harmony Tan and Alizé Cornet. Despite winning the first set against Romanian Sorana Cîrstea in the third round, she lost another two sets, winning only one game. The same situation happened again at the Miami Open, where she reached the third round after qualifying, but this time she did a walkover before the third-round match against Lucia Bronzetti. Previously, in the second round, she defeated the world's No. 6, Karolína Plíšková, to notch her second top-10 win.

Her first Grand Slam tournament main-draw appearance of the year was at the French Open. Being in the top 100, she secured an automatic place in the main draw, but lost to American Madison Keys. Her grass-court season started with two second rounds, the (Rosmalen Championships, and the German Open). Swiss player Belinda Bencic eliminated her at both. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she was suspended for playing at Wimbledon because of the Russian players ban. On 18 July 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 70, after losing in the second round of the Ladies Open Lusanne. She lost to Danilović despite having a match point.

Following a second round showing at the US Open, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 51 on 12 September 2022. At the WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open, she defeated ninth seed Barbora Krejčíková, marking her third top-20 win of the season, She defeated Elise Mertens, and seventh seed Daria Kasatkina, her fourth top-20 win, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time at this level.

Doubles

The season started well for Kalinskaya when she won the title at St. Petersburg, together with Caty McNally. On 11 July 2022, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 65. Again with McNally in August, she lost the final of the Washington Open.

2023: Out of top 100, first WTA 125 title

In November, ranked No. 115, Kalinskaya won her first Challenger title in Midland at the Greater Midland Tennis Center, defeating Croatian player Jana Fett in the final, in straight sets. During her journey to the championship match, Kalinskaya achieved wins over several competitors, Heather Watson and Tatiana Prozorova won both in straight sets, triumphed in a tight match against American Hailey Baptiste ending in 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, saving three match points, and the third-seeded Alycia Parks.

2024: Major quarterfinal, WTA 1000 final, top 15

At the Australian Open, Kalinskaya defeated Katie Volynets, Arantxa Rus and Sloane Stephens to reach the fourth round, having never previously been past the second round of a major. Next, she defeated 26th seed Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. She lost to 12th seed and eventual runner-up, Zheng Qinwen, in three sets. As a result, she reached the top 50 in the rankings.

At the WTA 1000 Dubai Open, as a qualifier, she defeated Storm Hunter and lucky loser Cristina Bucșa. Next, she defeated three former Grand Slam champions: Jeļena Ostapenko, her fifth top-10 win in three sets, Coco Gauff, her first top-5 win in straight sets, and then upset world No. 1, Iga Świątek, by winning in straight sets in the semifinals. Kalinskaya became only the second qualifier to reach a WTA 1000 final since Caroline Garcia at the 2022 Cincinnati Open. She lost to fellow first-time WTA 1000 finalist Jasmine Paolini in the final, in three sets. As a result, she moved into the top 25 in the rankings on 26 February 2024, at world No. 24.

At the Miami Open, Kalinskaya reached the fourth round defeating Wang Xiyu and then world No. 10, Jelena Ostapenko, her fifth win over a top 10 player (out of five matches vs the top 10 played this season) in a span of only three months since the beginning of the season, becoming only the fourth player this century to achieve this feat while outside of the top 20. She withdrew from the tournament due to injury before her match with eighth seed Maria Sakkari.

Moving on to the clay-court swing, Kalinskaya defeated qualifier Clara Tauson at the Italian Open, before going out in the second round to 16th seed Elina Svitolina. It was a similar story at the French Open, where as 23rd seed she got past home favourite Clara Burel in her opening match but then lost to Bianca Andreescu.

After reaching the final at the Berlin Ladies Open with wins over two Belarusians, second seed and world No. 3, Aryna Sabalenka (by retirement for the first time in her career), and Victoria Azarenka, on the same day, she entered the top 20 in the rankings on 24 June 2024, despite losing the championship match to Jessica Pegula.

At Wimbledon, Kalinskaya had her best ever run at the grass court major, recording wins over Panna Udvardy, Marie Bouzková, and Liudmila Samsonova, before going out in the fourth round when an injury forced her to retire while trailing against fourth seed Elena Rybakina.

At the WTA 1000 Canadian Open, she overcame qualifier Louisa Chirico and Lesia Tsurenko to reach the third round where she retired with an injury, after losing the first set to Amanda Anisimova. A win over Kateřina Siniaková saw Kalinskaya set up a second round meeting with Paula Badosa at the Cincinnati Open, which she lost in straight sets.

Seeded 15th at the US Open, she defeated Lauren Davis and Anna Bondár, before losing to 22nd seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the third round.

At her next tournament, the WTA 1000 China Open, she was seeded tenth and defeated qualifier Hailey Baptiste in a deciding set tie-break and then benefited from the retirement of Peyton Stearns to reach the round-of-16 where she lost to qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets.

Having reached the second round at the Wuhan Open with a win over Anna Bondár, before losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova Kalinskaya played her final tournament of the 2024 Asian swing at the Ningbo Open. There she defeated lucky loser Priscilla Hon and Yuan Yue to make it through to her fourth WTA Tour quarterfinal of the season. Despite losing in the last eight to Karolína Muchová, Kalinskaya reached a new career-high of world No. 11 on 28 October.

2025

Partnering Priscilla Hon, Kalinskaya was runner-up in the doubles at the Brisbane International, losing to Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the final. The following week, at the Adelaide International, she retired due to injury while trailing in her first round match against seventh seed Belinda Bencic. Kalinskaya subsequently withdrew from the Australian Open just minutes before her first round match against Kimberly Birrell was due to start.

National representation

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.

She received her first Fed Cup nomination for the Russia Fed Cup team in the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II, but was only selected for the dead doubles rubber, which she won with Anna Blinkova.

She made her Fed Cup live rubber debut at the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II, losing to Magdaléna Rybáriková.

Kalinskaya again represented Russia at the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup, helping her country get to the finals by winning the decisive doubles rubber with partner Anna Blinkova.

Personal life

Kalinskaya briefly dated Nick Kyrgios in 2020. She is currently dating fellow tennis player Jannik Sinner.

Career statistics

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Doubles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

WTA 1000 finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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

See also

In Spanish: Anna Kalínskaya para niños