.jpg) Avanesyan at the2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Elina Araratovna Avanesyan |
|---|---|
| Native name | Էլինա Արարատի Ավանեսյան |
| Country (sports) |  Armenia (Aug 2024–)[1] Russia (2017–2024)[2] |
| Residence | Pyatigorsk, Russia |
| Born | (2002-09-17)17 September 2002 (age 23) Pyatigorsk, Russia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 2,472,819 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 195–131 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (17 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 118 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 4R (2023,2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–33 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 163 (12 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 1 December 2025. | |
Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (Armenian:Էլինա Արարատի Ավանեսյան;Russian:Элина Араратовна Аванесян; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian-bornArmeniantennis player.[1] She has a career-highWTA singles ranking of No. 36, achieved on 17 March 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 163, achieved on 12 August 2024.[3] She is currently the No. 1 singles player from Armenia.
Avanesyan has won five singles and nine doubles titles at tournaments of theITF Circuit.
Avanesyan was born inPyatigorsk, Russia, to anArmenian family. Her parents are fromNagorno-Karabakh and moved to Russia in 1992 during theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War. She has a brother and a sister.[4]
In June 2024, it was announced that Avanesyan had begun the process of applying for Armenian citizenship and planned to compete under the flag of Armenia.[5] She had previously completed in several junior tournaments in the Armenian capitalYerevan, winning four of them.[4]
In August 2024, Avanesyan became an Armenian citizen and began representing Armenia.[1][2][6][7]
She won her first W60 title at theReinert Open as a lucky loser.[8]
She made herWTA Tour debut at the2022 Copa Colsanitas,[9] where she reached the quarterfinals, and her major debut as a qualifier at theUS Open.[10][11]
She also made her debut at the WTA 1000 level at theItalian Open as a qualifier, and also entered the main draw of the new WTA 1000Guadalajara Open as a lucky loser.
Ranked No. 134, Avanesyan made her debut at theFrench Open as a lucky loser. In the first round, she upset 12th seedBelinda Bencic for her first major and top-20 win.[12] She defeated French wildcardLéolia Jeanjean in the second round[13] and qualifierClara Tauson in the third, becoming the first lucky loser at Roland Garros in the last 16 in 35 years since 1988 and only the fifth overall at this major.[14] As a result, she reached the top 80 rising 54 positions in the rankings on 12 June 2023.[15][16]
She made her WTA 500 debut at theGerman Open, also as a lucky loser and defeated eighth seedDaria Kasatkina.[17] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 64, on 26 June 2023.
She reached the second round of theUS Open by defeatingAlizé Cornet in the first round.[18] At the same tournament, she reached the third round in doubles, partneringKamilla Rakhimova as an alternate pair, defeating 10th seeded pair ofJelena Ostapenko andLyudmyla Kichenok,[19] but lost to eight seedsHsieh Su-wei andWang Xinyu.[20]
She finished the year ranked No. 75.[21]
On her debut at theAustralian Open, she recorded two wins overBai Zhuoxuan and eighth seedMaria Sakkari, her first top 10 win.[22] On her debut atIndian Wells, she lost toOcéane Dodin.[23] On another debut at theMiami Open, she recorded her first WTA 1000-level win over wildcardErika Andreeva, and her second top 10 and biggest win of her career, over sixth seedOns Jabeur, to reach her first third round at this level.[24]
At theFrench Open, she reached a consecutive fourth round with wins overZhu Lin,[25]Anna Blinkova[26] and seventh seedZheng Qinwen.[27] Her run was ended by 12th seedJasmine Paolini.[28]AtWimbledon, she reached the second round for the first time with a win overAnhelina Kalinina in her opening match.[29] She lost in round two against 15th seedLiudmila Samsonova.[30]
Avanesyan made it through to the quarterfinals at theBudapest Grand Prix, defeating fifth seedMagdalena Fręch[31] andRebeka Masarova[32] before losing toAnna Karolína Schmiedlová in three sets.[33] She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at theIași Open, defeating third seedJaqueline Cristian in the quarterfinals.[34][35] In the last four, Avanesyan defeatedChloé Paquet and advanced into her maiden WTA Tour final[36] which she lost toMirra Andreeva when she retired injured while trailing in the third set.[37]
She recorded her first tour main-draw win under her new Armenian nationality at theCincinnati Open as a lucky loser, making history for her country as the first player to do so, over wildcardBianca Andreescu.[38] Next, she defeated eighth seedJeļena Ostapenko[39] to reach her second WTA 1000 third round, where she lost to tenth seed Liudmila Samsonova.[40]
At theWuhan Open, she lost a three-setter to 13th seedMarta Kostyuk in the first round.[41] Seeded fifth at theJapan Women's Open, Avanesyan defeated defending championAshlyn Krueger,[42] before going out to local wildcardSara Saito.[43]
She finished the year ranked inside the top 50.[44]
Avanesyan started her 2025 season at theBrisbane International, defeatingRebecca Šramková[45] and fourth seedPaula Badosa,[46] before losing toOns Jabeur in the third round.[47] The following week, at theHobart International, she overcame qualifiersWang Xiyu[48] andGreet Minnen,[49] then benefitted from the withdrawal of third seedAmanda Anisimova to reach the semifinals,[50] where she lost to eventual championMcCartney Kessler.[51]
At theMérida Open in Mexico, Avanesyan became the first Armenian player to reach a WTA 500 semifinal with a win overMaya Joint.[52] She lost in the last four to top seed and eventual championEmma Navarro.[53]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results inWTA Tour,Grand Slam tournaments,Billie Jean King Cup,United Cup,Hopman Cup andOlympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the2026 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | Q1 | 4R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% | |
| Wimbledon | A[a] | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 0–4 | 0 / 9 | 10–11 | 48% | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Dubai[b] | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Italian Open | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Guadalajara Open | 1R | A | NTI | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Wuhan Open | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| China Open | NH | Q2 | 3R | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 7–7 | 3–6 | 0 / 15 | 10–15 | 40% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 6 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 0 | Career total: 55 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–3 | 1–5 | 12–12 | 11–10 | 0–0 | 0 / 30 | 24–30 | 44% |
| Clay win–loss | 3–3 | 8–4 | 11–7 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 23–18 | 56% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Overall win–loss | 3–6 | 11–10 | 24–22 | 12–17 | 0–0 | 0 / 55 | 50–55 | 48% |
| Year-end ranking | 134 | 75 | 44 | 120 | $2,472,819 | |||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Iași Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay |  Mirra Andreeva | 7–5, 5–7, 0–4 ret. |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Moscow, Russia | W15 | Clay | Amina Anshba | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay |  Tamara Čurović | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Carolina Alves | 0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Sinja Kraus | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Eri Shimizu | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Zhibek Kulambayeva | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Gergana Topalova | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2021 | Reinert Open, Germany | W60 | Clay |  Federica di Sarra | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay |  Diane Parry | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W60 | Clay |  Panna Udvardy | 6–0, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2022 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W60 | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2023 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W100 | Clay |  Jaimee Fourlis | 6–2, 6–0 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | Avelina Sayfetdinova |  Ilona KremenIryna Shymanovich | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | Taisya Pachkaleva | Ekaterina MakarovaSviatlana Pirazhenka | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Viktoryia Kanapatskaya | Veronika PepelyaevaMariia Tkacheva | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Viktoryia Kanapatskaya | Yekaterina Dmitrichenko Avelina Sayfetdinova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich |  Valentina RyserLulu Sun | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich |  Michaela Bayerlová Laetitia Pulchartová | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Anna Kubareva |  Anastasia Nefedova Jazmín Ortenzi | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Anna Kubareva | Anna Sisková Lexie Stevens | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Anastasia Tikhonova | Daria Mishina Noel Saidenova | 2–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Lexie Stevens | Gloria Ceschi Marion Viertler | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Lexie Stevens | Emma Davis Anastasia Nefedova | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Park So-hyun |  Barbora MatúšováAnastasia Zolotareva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Maria Timofeeva | Isabelle Haverlag Merel Hoedt | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 8–6 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Oana Gavrilă | Nicole Fossa HuergoZhibek Kulambayeva | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva | Arianne HartonoOlivia Tjandramulia | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Diana Shnaider |  Ángela Fita BoludaArantxa Rus | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Season | 2024 | Total |
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| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | EAR | Ref |
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| 2024 | ||||||||
| 1. |  Maria Sakkari | 8 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 74 | [22] |
| 2. |  Ons Jabeur | 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | 65 | [24] |
| 3. |  Zheng Qinwen | 7 | French Open, France | Clay | 3R | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–6) | 70 | [27] |
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