_01.jpg) Korneeva at the2023 French Open | |
| Full name | Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva |
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| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Born | (2007-06-23)23 June 2007 (age 18)[1] Moscow, Russia |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$ 345,298 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 103–35 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF, 1 Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 128 (26 February 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 216 (1 December 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 29–18 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 223 (18 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 352 (1 December 2025) |
| Last updated on: 1 December 2025. | |
Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva (Russian:Алина Александровна Корнеева, born 23 June 2007) is a Russian professionaltennis player. She has a career-highWTA singles ranking of No. 128, achieved on 26 February 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 223, achieved on 18 August 2025.
In 2023, Korneeva won twomajor girls' singles titles, at theAustralian Open and theFrench Open, and reached world No. 1 in the ITF junior combined ranking.[2][3]
Korneeva finished runner-up at the European Junior Championships under-14 girls singles to the Czech playerTereza Valentová.[4][5]
On theITF Junior Circuit, in 2022 Korneeva's tally of six singles titles saw her claim the most singles titles in girls’ tennis that year.[6] Korneeva won her first $15k event in Casablanca in September, defeatingLaura Hietaranta in the final.[7]
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Korneeva had success in her junior Grand Slam debut at theAustralian Open, reaching the semifinals of thegirls' doubles with partnerMirra Andreeva, and defeating Andreeva in three sets in the final of thegirls' singles.[8] Before their final, Andreeva said, "She is a really good friend of mine, my best friend."[9] After the match, Korneeva told her on court, "It's not our last battle. We will have a lot of good matches when you will win, when I will win...it was a hard battle."[10][11] In the quarterfinals of the girls singles, Korneeva defeated second seedTereza Valentová, who 18 months prior, had defeated Korneeva in the under-14 girls singles final at the European Junior Championships.[12]
In March, Korneeva qualified for the main draw of the 60k event in Pretoria and won the tournament, defeatingTímea Babos in the final, in straight sets. At age 15 years, eight months and 18 days, Korneeva became the fifth youngest player in history to win an ITF tournament at 60k level or above.[13]
On 1 May, Korneeva became No. 1 in thejunior world rankings.[citation needed]
In June, she won her second junior major title, defeatingLucciana Pérez Alarcón in the final of theFrench Open girls' singles in straight sets, becoming the first player sinceMagdalena Maleeva in 1990 to win the first two Grand Slam tournaments in girls' singles in the same year.[14] Together withSara Saito, Korneeva also reached the final of thegirls' doubles, losing toTyra Caterina Grant andIva Jovic.[15]
In July, Korneeva qualified for the main draw and won the W100Figueira da Foz Open, defeating French playerCarole Monnet in the final 6–0, 6–0, and becoming the youngest player to win a W100 title.[16] Together withAnastasia Tikhonova, she also reached the final of the same event in doubles.[citation needed]
In October, she qualified for theHong Kong Open making her WTA Tour debut, and defeated compatriotValeria Savinykh for her first tour win.[17] She lost toLinda Fruhvirtová in the second round.[18]
On 22 October, Korneeva won the2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals, defeating Sara Saito in the final.[19]
In the last round ofqualifying at the Australian Open, Korneeva defeatedAnna Bondár in straight sets to qualify for themain draw, making her major debut.[20] She defeatedSara Sorribes Tormo in the first round,[21] before losing in the second round to tenth-seedBeatriz Haddad Maia.[22]
At theJasmin Open, Korneeva reached her first career final in doubles, partneringAnastasia Zakharova. They lost toAnna Blinkova andMayar Sherif, in three sets.[23]
PartneringPolina Kudermetova, she was runner-up in the doubles at theWTA 125 Abierto Tampico, losing toCarmen Corley andRebecca Marino in the final.[24]
Korneeva reached her first WTA Tour singles semifinal at theMérida Open with wins overAlycia Parks,[25] fifth seedAnna Blinkova[26] andSara Sorribes Tormo.[27] She lost in the last four toZeynep Sönmez.[28]
In February 2026, Korneeva won her first WTA 125 title at theOeiras 1 Jamor Indoor defeatingDarja Vidmanova 7-5, 6-1 in the final.[29]
Born in Moscow,[30] Korneeva has been nicknamed the "mini Sharapova" in some quarters.[31] Her father,Aleksandr Korneev, is a former volleyball player who won a bronze medal at the2008 Summer Olympics.
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | WTA 250 | Hard |  Anastasia Zakharova | Anna Blinkova Mayar Sherif | 6–2, 1–6, [8–10] |
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| Win | Feb 2026 | WTA 125 Oeiras, Portugal | Hard (i) |  Darja Viďmanová | 7-5, 6-1 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2024 | WTA 125 Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Polina Kudermetova |  Carmen Corley Rebecca Marino | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | W15 | Clay |  Laura Hietaranta | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W60 | Hard |  Tímea Babos | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2023 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | W100 | Hard |  Carole Monnet | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80 | Hard |  Céline Naef | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(7) |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2024 | ITF Caldas da Rainha, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Anastasia Zakharova | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 2025 | ITF Leiria, Portugal | W50 | Hard | Linda Fruhvirtová | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–1 | Sep 2025 | ITF Évora, Portugal | W50 | Hard |  Kaitlin Quevedo | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–1 | Jan 2026 | ITF Manama, Bahrain | W75 | Hard | Fiona Ferro | 6–4, 6–0 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Polina Iatcenko | Jenny Dürst Park So-hyun | 6–1, 6–7(1–7), [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova |  Eudice Chong Arianne Hartono | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80 | Hard | Fiona Ferro |  Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb | 7–6(9–7), 7–5 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Mirra Andreeva | 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay |  Lucciana Pérez Alarcón | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay |  Sara Saito | Tyra Caterina GrantClervie Ngounoue | 3–6, 2–6 |
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Notes:1 = switched to represent  Australia;2 = switched to represent Kazakhstan;3 = switched to represent Uzbekistan;4 = wheelchair;5 = postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Russia. |
