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| Full name | Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya |
|---|---|
| Native name | Анна Николаевна Калинская |
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Born | (1998-12-02)2 December 1998 (age 27) Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Patricia Tarabini[1] |
| Prize money | US$ 6,072,079 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 327–202 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (28 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 28 (9 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2024,2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 146–81 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (11 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 46 (9 February 2026) |
| 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 |
| Last updated on: 9 February 2026. | |
Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya[a] (born 2 December 1998) is a Russian professionaltennis player. She reached career-highrankings of world No. 11 in singles on 28 October 2024, and No. 37 in doubles on 11 August 2025. On theWTA Tour, she has won four doubles titles. She also has won one singles title on theWTA Challenger Tour, and seven singles and nine doubles titles on theITF Circuit. Her best singles performance at amajor event is reaching the quarterfinals at the2024 Australian Open.
She began her career at age 17 by winning thegirls' doubles title at the2016 Australian Open, alongsideTereza Mihalíková. Previously, she made the final at the2015 French Open in the girls' singles event. She also made the final of the2015 US Open in the doubles event, with compatriotAnastasia Potapova.
In 2025, she won her biggest doubles title withSorana Cîrstea at the WTA 1000Madrid Open.
Anna Kalinskaya was born inMoscow to father Nikolay and mother Elena, both former professional badminton players.[2][3] Her brother,Nikolay Kalinsky, is a footballer.[4][5]
Her mother and grandmother are fromDnipro, Ukraine, where she would visit during the summer and attend tennis academies for fun.[2] At the age of 14, she moved to the United States to pursue tennis. She also attended theMouratoglou Tennis Academy in France before moving back to Moscow to be closer to family. She currently trains inMiami.[6]
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Kalinskaya's highest combined junior ranking was No. 3.[7][note 1] She won a total of sixteen titles, eight in singles events and eight in doubles. Her most significant title was in doubles at the2016 Australian Open.[8][note 1] In addition, she reached the finals of both the2015 French Open in singles[9][note 1] and the2015 US Open in doubles.[8][note 1]
In 2012, she won the Grade-5 Green Cup at her first singles event on theITF Junior Circuit. In 2013, Kalinskaya reached the quarterfinals of the Grade-2 tournament inŠiauliai, Lithuania, and the semifinals of the Grade-2 tournament inKazan, Russia. She won her second singles title at the Grade-3 tournament inAlmaty, Kazakhstan, and her third singles title at the Grade-4 event inRiga, Latvia. She advanced to the finals of the Grade-4Tallinn tournament in Estonia, but finished as the runner-up. By the end of the year, she had won the title at the Grade- 3Larnaca tournament in Cyprus, and she finished as runner-up at the Grade-3 tournament inNonthaburi, Thailand.[9][note 1]
In the 2014 season she won the Grade-2Bratislava tournament, defeating SlovakianViktória 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 the2014 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 theUS Open. In late October, she reached the quarterfinals of theOsaka Mayor's Cup.[9][note 1]
In March 2015, she began her season with two Grade-1 quarterfinals appearances in Kazan andBeaulieu-sur-Mer, on theFrench Riviera. She debuted at the Grade-ATrofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy, but lost in the second round to CanadianKatherine Sebov. Kalinskaya hit her peak at herFrench Open debut as she advanced to the final. She lost toPaula Badosa in straight sets.[10] 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 theWimbledon and theUS Open. Kalinskaya played only two tournaments in 2016. Her first was the Grade-1Traralgon tournament in Australia, where she lost toVera Lapko in the final. She finished her singles junior career with a quarterfinal at the2016 Australian Open, losing again to Lapko.[9][note 1]
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.[8][note 1]
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-1Přerov 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-1Charleroi tournament in Belgium. At the2014 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 theUS Open, she lost in the second round. Later, she made her doubles debut at the Osaka Mayor's Cup, advancing to the semifinals.[8][note 1]
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 theUS Open, where she reached her first Grand Slam doubles final. AlongsideAnastasia Potapova, she lost to Kužmová andAleksandra Pospelova. She finished her doubles junior career by taking the title at the2016 Australian Open, winning with Slovak playerTereza Mihalíková.[11]
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Kalinskaya attempted her WTA Tour debut at thePremier-level2014 Kremlin Cup at age 15. After receiving a qualifying wildcard, she lost to her compatriot and wildcard playerPolina Monova. In January 2015 she began playing on theITF Women's Circuit. After her first two $25k tournaments in the United States, she progressed to tournaments in Turkey. She first played at the 10kAntalya 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 playerLu Jiajing. That year she made her debut in the WTA rankings as world No. 1201.[12]
After two 25k tournaments in Moscow, Kalinskaya attempted another WTA Tour debut at theKremlin Cup, where she received a qualifying wildcard. She lost in the final stage to eventual semifinalistDaria Kasatkina of Russia. By the end of the year, she played two 10k tournaments inPort 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 playerEma Burgić Bucko.[13][note 1] The result pushed her into the top 600.[12]
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.[12] She played four more ITF tournaments without much success.[13][note 1]
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-levelSt. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, but lost toKateřina 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.[13][note 1]
Her third ITF title of the year came in July at a 25k event in Aschaffenburg in Bavaria, Germany where she bestedDalila 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 theKremlin 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 playerKristina Mladenovic. She finished the year with the 25k Minsk final, but let her opponent win without playing.[13][note 1] As a result, she started a new phase in her career, gradually transitioning to the main tour.[14] Since her top 200 debut in September 2016, she spent the rest of the year there.
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 theKremlin 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.[13][note 1]
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Kalinskaya started the year as a top 200 player, making hermajor debut in qualifying at theAustralian Open. Her first opponent was Swiss top seedStefanie Vögele, to whom she lost in a three-set match.[15] She was handed a wildcard to the main draw of theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, and was beaten by AustralianDaria Gavrilova in the first round.[16] In early March, at theMalaysian Open, she recorded her first tour-level main-draw win, defeating French top-30 playerCaroline Garcia in straight sets.[17] 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 playerPatty Schnyder before she headed to Shenzhen where she reached semifinals, but lost to compatriotEkaterina Alexandrova.[13][note 1]
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 theIstanbul Cup in late April,[18] and the other at theSwiss Open in July.[19] In addition, she lost in the first qualifying round of both theFrench Open andWimbledon.[13][note 1]
After being knocked out in the first round of theUS Open qualifying, she traveled to Georgia where she finished runner-up in the 25kBatumi Ladies Open. However, she struggled again, after reaching second round of the 100kNeva Cup in St. Petersburg, losing in the qualifying round of theTashkent 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, defeatingMagdalena Fręch in the final. The third was promising as well, but she lost to British playerKatie 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.[13][note 1]
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 25kAK Ladies Open in Germany in February. In the meantime, she played in the quarterfinals of theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, and made her debut at theFed Cup in doubles. In July, she advanced to her first WTA Tour semifinal, after winning two matches alongside Russian playerEvgeniya Rodina. Two weeks later, she won the 25k+H Bad Saulgau tournament in Germany with Turkish playerİpek Soylu. On 16 October 2017, she achieved a new career high, ranking No. 114 in the world.[13][note 1]
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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 25kPlayford International, but she lost in the first round to French playerJessika Ponchet. Then she shifted to Melbourne to play at theAustralian Open qualifying. She reached the main draw for the first time in her career.[20] Her first opponent in the main draw was Italian playerCamila Giorgi, but Kalinskaya lost in two sets.[21] During February, she failed to qualify in two WTA tournaments, the (St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, and theHungarian Ladies Open). However, she made her singles debut in theFed Cup. In Bratislava, she lost in three sets to Slovak playerMagdaléna 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.[13][note 1]
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 theFrench Open, and theWimbledon.[13][note 1]
She made the main draw of theUS Open for the first time in her career.[22] In the first round, she was defeated by the world's No. 9, German playerJulia Görges, in three sets.[23] She continued to struggle with losses to SerbianOlga Danilović in the first round of theTashkent Open, and to RussianNatalia Vikhlyantseva at theLinz Open qualifying round. Next, she made another appearance at theKremlin Cup as a wildcard, but was ousted by Mladenovic in a repeat of their 2016 encounter.[24] Despite not reaching any new career-highest singles rankings, she spent all year in the top 200.
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 playerViktória 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 theIstanbul Cup, where she played with compatriotNatela Dzalamidze. At theFrench Open, she notched her major debut in doubles, but lost in the first round with fellow RussianEkaterina Makarova. Wimbledon was a disappointment after losing in the second qualifying round. She finished the year by making the semifinals of theKremlin Cup.[13][note 1] On 28 May 2018, she reached a new career-high of 106.[12]
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Kalinskaya started the year with a triumph at the 25kPlayford International, defeatingElena Rybakina in the final.[25] Her victories continued with three more, first qualifying for theAustralian 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.[26] She struggled to reach the WTA Tour main draw at many tournaments, including the Premier-levelSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy,Qatar Ladies Open andStuttgart Open. In the middle of May, she won the 60kOpen Saint-Gaudens, defeating RomanianAna Bogdan in the final.[27] While still in France, Kalinskaya tried enter the main draw of theFrench Open, the only major where she still had not succeeded. However, for the third year in a row she failed to qualify.[13][note 1]
As a warm-up for the grass-court season, Kalinskya played in England at the 100kSurbiton Trophy. After defeating SerbianIvana 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 theRosmalen Open. Despite losing in the first round, this was nevertheless her first tour main-draw performance of the year.[13][note 1] Preparing forWimbledon, she played at theBirmingham Classic, but was stopped in the final qualifying stage. She hired the Arge tournamentntinianPatricia Tarabini to be her coach.[28] 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 toMagda Linette in the first round.[29]
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 theWashington Open. She survived the qualifying rounds, before making a huge comeback against reigning Puerto Rican Olympic championMonica Puig, and stunning Mladenovic for her first win over the Frenchwoman in three attempts.[30] Her run was stopped by eventual championJessica Pegula in the semifinals.[31] At theUS Open, Kalinskaya qualified again. In the first round, she stunned the world's No. 10, Sloane Stephens, in herArthur Ashe Stadium debut, winning in straight sets.[32] However, she was unable to repeat her win, as she was defeated by American wildcardKristie Ahn in her next match.[33]
Another tour quarterfinal soon followed in late September at theTashkent Open, where she beat German playerTatjana Maria en route. Despite losing in the quarterfinals againstKatarina Zavatska,[34] she immediately secured her top 100 debut.[12] Two weeks later she played at theKremlin Cup, with which she closed her season. In the first round, she defeatedAnastasia Potapova but then lost toEkaterina Alexandrova.[13][note 1]
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Kalinskaya started off well in her doubles events from start. On her first event, theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, she made it to the final alongside Kužmová. In late April, they played at thePrague Open and triumphed. They took the title after defeating two top-15 players,Květa Peschke andNicole Melichar.[13][note 1] It was the first career title for Kalinskaya. Two weeks later, she competed at the 60k Saint-Gaudens, and finished runner-up alongside RussianSofya Lansere.[13][note 1] Her American journey started well as she reached semifinals of theWashington Open alongsideMiyu Kato.[35] Her next stop was theUS Open, where she reached the third round. PartneringYulia Putintseva, she lost to top seedsTímea Babos and Mladenovic.[13][note 1] 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.[12]
Because of the lack of tournaments due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, Kalinskaya did not play as often. Her season began with theAustralian Open, where she qualified for the main draw after saving match points to beat China'sWang Xinyu in the final qualifying round. In the first round of the main draw, she faced unseeded Chinese playerZheng Saisai, but she did not prevail.[36] Before the pandemic forced the cancellation of the tennis season in March, Kalinskaya lost in the first round of theMexican Open, followed by another first-round loss, this time at theWTA ChallengerIndian Wells.
When she resumed the tour in August, she qualified for the main draw of theLexington Challenger, after defeating two American players. Then in the main draw she lost to Swiss playerJil Teichmann. She qualified anew at the followingPremier 5Cincinnati 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 playerMarie Bouzková, in straight sets.[13][note 1] At theUS Open, Kalinskaya beat SerbianNina Stojanović to reach the second round for the second consecutive year, but lost to Czech 20th seedKarolína Muchová.[13][note 1] She tried to qualify for another Premier 5 tournament, theItalian Open, but lost in the final qualifying stage.[13][note 1] 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,[12] her lowest of the season.
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She struggled in her first three tournaments. Her season began with the PremierGippsland Trophy as part of theAustralian Open warm-up, but she was eliminated in the first round byKatie 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 playerClara Burel in three sets. TheAbierto Zapopan in Guadalajara was her third tournament, and she lost to CanadianLeylah Fernandez.[13][note 1]
Following these weak performances, she began a resurgence at theMonterrey Open, reaching the quarterfinals as a qualifier after beating second seedNadia Podoroska of Argentina in the first round.[37] Her run continued the following week as a wildcard at theMiami Open, where she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time in her career, and lost to 12th seedGarbiñe Muguruza, despite leading 3-0 in the deciding set.[38] Her struggles continued with a first-round loss at theCopa Colsanitas, while also failing to reach the main draw of theMadrid Open. However, in late May she defeated former top-10 Kristina Mladenovic in the first round of theSerbia Open.[13][note 1] After being eliminated in the first round of qualifying at theFrench Open, she managed to qualify at theWimbledon.[13][note 1] Kalinskaya qualified for the main draw for the second time in succession, after beating AustralianPriscilla Hon from 0-3 down in the decider.[39] In the main draw she lost to Colombian qualifierCamila Osorio. At theUS Open, she lost in the second qualifying round to Greek playerValentini Grammatikopoulou. Thus she ended her three-in-a-row streak in the main draw.[13][note 1]
After falling to No. 151 in the singles rankings in October,[12] Kalinskaya returned with a fourth-round appearance at theIndian Wells Open as a qualifier, scoring her third top-50 win of the year overSara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the process.[40] In the fourth round, she lost toOns Jabeur. The following week she qualified for the main draw at theKremlin Cup, but was forced to retire in the second round against Greek playerMaria Sakkari due to an injury.[41] She ended her season with a quarterfinal appearance at theCourmayeur Ladies Open, beating sixth seedAlison Riske.[42]
TheYarra 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 ofEna Shibahara andShuko Aoyama.[43] Things also improved at theAustralian 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 atWimbledon.[13][note 1] Despite losing in the first round of theUS Open, this was the first season she played all four majors.[13][note 1] In the second half of September she won her second WTA Tour doubles title at theSlovenia Open, alongside Mihalíková.[44] On 22 February 2021, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of 69.
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Kalinskaya started her season by qualifying for theMelbourne Summer Set. In the main draw, she was forced to retire during the second set against her compatriot Daria Kasatkina.[13][note 1] As a leading seed at theAustralian Open qualifying, she lost in straight sets toAndrea Lázaro García.[45] She continued to struggle at theSt. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy where she lost in the final qualifying stage.[13][note 1]
At the next three tournaments, Kalinskaya made progress. Ranked at No. 100, she defeated three better-ranked players at theAbierto 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.[46] The second good result came at theIndian Wells Open, where she won two qualifying matches and achieved main-draw wins against two French players,Harmony Tan andAlizé Cornet. Despite winning the first set against RomanianSorana Cîrstea in the third round, she lost another two sets, winning only one game.[13][note 1] The same situation happened again at theMiami Open, where she reached the third round after qualifying, but this time she did a walkover before the third-round match againstLucia Bronzetti. Previously, in the second round, she defeated the world's No. 6,Karolína Plíšková, to notch her second top-10 win.[47]
Her first Grand Slam tournament main-draw appearance of the year was at theFrench Open. Being in the top 100, she secured an automatic place in the main draw, but lost to AmericanMadison Keys.[13][note 1] Her grass-court season started with two second rounds, the (Rosmalen Championships, and theGerman Open). Swiss playerBelinda Bencic eliminated her at both.[48] After theRussian invasion of Ukraine, she was suspended for playing atWimbledon because of theRussian players ban. On 18 July 2022, she reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 70,[12] after losing in the second round of theLadies Open Lusanne. She lost to Danilović despite having a match point.[49]
Following a second round showing at theUS Open, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 51 on 12 September 2022.[12] At the WTA 1000Guadalajara Open, she defeated ninth seedBarbora Krejčíková, marking her third top-20 win of the season,[50] She defeatedElise Mertens, and seventh seed Daria Kasatkina, her fourth top-20 win, to reach the quarterfinals for the first time at this level.
The season started well for Kalinskaya when she won the title atSt. Petersburg, together with Caty McNally.[51] On 11 July 2022, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 65.[12] Again with McNally in August, she lost the final of theWashington Open.[52]
In November, ranked No. 115, Kalinskaya won her first Challenger title inMidland at the Greater Midland Tennis Center, defeating Croatian playerJana Fett in the final, in straight sets.[53]During her journey to the championship match, Kalinskaya achieved wins over several competitors,Heather Watson andTatiana 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-seededAlycia Parks.[54]
At theAustralian Open, Kalinskaya defeatedKatie Volynets,[55]Arantxa Rus[56] andSloane Stephens[57] to reach the fourth round, having never previously been past the second round of a major.[58] Next, she defeated 26th seedJasmine Paolini in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.[59][60] She lost to 12th seed and eventual runner-up,Zheng Qinwen, in three sets.[61] As a result, she reached the top 50 in the rankings.[62]
At the WTA 1000Dubai Open, as a qualifier, she defeatedStorm Hunter[63][64] and lucky loserCristina Bucșa.[65] Next, she defeated three former Grand Slam champions:Jeļena Ostapenko, her fifth top-10 win in three sets,[66]Coco Gauff, her first top-5 win in straight sets,[67] and then upset world No. 1,Iga Świątek, by winning in straight sets in the semifinals.[68] Kalinskaya became only the second qualifier to reach a WTA 1000 final sinceCaroline Garcia at the 2022 Cincinnati Open.[69] She lost to fellow first-time WTA 1000 finalist Jasmine Paolini in the final, in three sets.[70] As a result, she moved into the top 25 in the rankings on 26 February 2024, at world No. 24.[71]
At theMiami Open, Kalinskaya reached the fourth round defeating Wang Xiyu[72] and then world No. 10, Jelena Ostapenko,[73] 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.[74] She withdrew from the tournament due to injury before her match with eighth seed Maria Sakkari.[75]
Moving on to the clay-court swing, Kalinskaya defeated qualifierClara Tauson[76] at theItalian Open, before going out in the second round to 16th seedElina Svitolina.[77] It was a similar story at theFrench Open, where as 23rd seed she got past home favourite Clara Burel in her opening match[78] but then lost toBianca Andreescu.[79]
After reaching the final at theBerlin Ladies Open with wins over two Belarusians, second seed and world No. 3, Aryna Sabalenka (by retirement for the first time in her career),[80] and Victoria Azarenka,[81] on the same day, she entered the top 20 in the rankings on 24 June 2024,[82] despite losing the championship match to Jessica Pegula.[83]
AtWimbledon, Kalinskaya had her best ever run at the grass court major, recording wins overPanna Udvardy,[84] Marie Bouzková,[85] andLiudmila Samsonova,[86] before going out in the fourth round when an injury forced her to retire while trailing against fourth seed Elena Rybakina.[87]
At the WTA 1000Canadian Open, she overcame qualifierLouisa Chirico[88] andLesia Tsurenko[89] to reach the third round where she retired with an injury, after losing the first set toAmanda Anisimova.[90] A win over Kateřina Siniaková[91] saw Kalinskaya set up a second round meeting withPaula Badosa at theCincinnati Open, which she lost in straight sets.[92]
Seeded 15th at theUS Open, she defeatedLauren Davis[93] andAnna Bondár,[94] before losing to 22nd seedBeatriz Haddad Maia in the third round.[95]
At her next tournament, the WTA 1000China Open, she was seeded tenth and defeated qualifierHailey Baptiste in a deciding set tie-break[96] and then benefited from the retirement of Peyton Stearns[97] to reach the round-of-16 where she lost to qualifierYuliia Starodubtseva in straight sets.[98]
Having reached the second round at theWuhan Open with a win over Anna Bondár,[99] before losing toEkaterina Alexandrova[100] Kalinskaya played her final tournament of the 2024 Asian swing at theNingbo Open. There she defeated lucky loser Priscilla Hon[101] andYuan Yue[102] to make it through to her fourth WTA Tour quarterfinal of the season. Despite losing in the last eight to Karolína Muchová,[103] Kalinskaya reached a new career-high of world No. 11 on 28 October.[104]
Partnering Priscilla Hon, Kalinskaya was runner-up in the doubles at theBrisbane International, losing toMirra Andreeva andDiana Shnaider in the final.[105] The following week, at theAdelaide International, she retired due to injury while trailing in her first round match against seventh seed Belinda Bencic.[106] Kalinskaya subsequently withdrew from theAustralian Open just minutes before her first round match againstKimberly Birrell was due to start.[107]
Kalinskaya returned to action as top seed in theSingapore Open, where she recorded wins overCaroline Dolehide,[108]Simona Waltert[109] andMananchaya Sawangkaew to reach the semifinals.[110] Having lost the first set of her semifinal match againstAnn Li in a tiebreak, she retired due to a thigh injury.[111]
In April at theCharleston Open, Kalinskaya defeated qualifierCaty McNally[112] and second seedMadison Keys[113] to reach the quarterfinals, where she lost toSofia Kenin.[114]
Partnering with Sorana Cîrstea, Kalinskaya won her first WTA 1000 doubles title at theMadrid Open, defeating Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens in the final.[115][116]
At theStrasbourg Open, wins over qualifier Caroline Dolehide[117] and top seed Jessica Pegula[118] saw her make it through to the quarterfinals, at which point she withdrew due to injury handing her last eight opponent,Danielle Collins, a walkover.[119] Seeded 30th at theFrench Open, Kalinskaya lost to Marie Bouzková in the first round.[120]
In July, Kalinskaya lost in the second round atWimbledon to 23rd seed Clara Tauson.[121] Her next event was theWashington Open, where she defeated qualifierKamilla Rakhimova,[122] eighth seed Magda Linette,[123] fourth seed Clara Tauson[124] andEmma Raducanu to reach the final,[125] which she lost to Leylah Fernandez.[126] The following week at theCanadian Open, Kalinskaya recorded three-set wins overAnn Li[127] and 19th seed Elise Martens to make it through to the third round,[128] at which point she lost to 10th seed Elina Svitolina.[129]
Seeded 28th at theCincinnati Open, she received a bye in the first round and then defeatedPeyton Stearns,[130] fifth seed Amanda Anisimova[131] and 12th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the quarterfinals.[132] Kalinskaya lost in the last eight to third seed Iga Świątek.[133] Later that month at theUS Open, she reached the third round but lost to Świątek again.[134]
In October at thePan Pacific Open, Kalinskaya defeated lucky loserSuzan Lamens[135] and seventh seed Diana Shnaider[136] to make it into the quarterfinals, at which point her run ended when she retired due to a back injury having lost the opening seven games against sixth seed Linda Nosková.[137] The following week at theHong Kong Open, wins overKamilla Rakhimova[138] andZhang Shuai[139] saw Kalinskaya reach the quarterfinals but at that stage she again retired due to injury while trailing by a set and a break of serve against third seedVictoria Mboko.[140]
In February at theQatar Open, Kalinskaya defeatedJéssica Bouzas Maneiro,[141] 12th seedEmma Navarro[142] and seventh seed Elina Svitolina[143] to reach the quarterfinals, at which point she lost to 14th seedKarolína Muchová.[144]
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She received her firstFed Cup nomination for theRussia Fed Cup team in the2017 Fed Cup World Group II, but was only selected for the dead doubles rubber, which she won with Anna Blinkova.[145]
She made her Fed Cup live rubber debut at the2018 Fed Cup World Group II, losing toMagdaléna Rybáriková.[146]
Kalinskaya again represented Russia at the2020 Billie Jean King Cup, helping her country get to the finals by winning the decisive doubles rubber with partnerAnna Blinkova.[147]
Kalinskaya briefly datedNick Kyrgios in 2020.[148][149] She also dated fellow tennis playerJannik Sinner.[150][151] She has a dog, Bella, an English cream dachshund, who sometimes travels to competitions with her.[152]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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.[153]
Current through the2026 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | QF | A | 3R | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 44% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | NH | 1R | A[b] | A | 4R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 10–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 21 | 19–21 | 48% |
Current through the2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | QF | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 64% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | A | NH | 2R[c] | A[b] | A | A | QF | 0 / 2 | 4–1 | 80% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0 / 18 | 16–17 | 50% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2024 | Dubai Championships | Hard |  Jasmine Paolini | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2025 | Madrid Open | Clay |  Sorana Cîrstea |  Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens | 6–7(10–12), 6–2, [12–10] |
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