Anhelina Kalinina

Juniors

In 2014, Kalinina partnering with Elizaveta Kulichkova won the girls' doubles tournament at the Australian Open, defeating Katie Boulter and Ivana Jorović in the final. Later that year, she reached the final of the Junior US Open, losing to Marie Bouzková in straight sets.^{[citation needed]}

2018: Major debut

At the 2018 US Open, Kalinina had her singles main-draw debut in a Grand Slam tournament, after winning three matches in the qualifying. She defeated Elena-Gabriela Ruse in the first qualifying round, Tereza Martincová in round two, and finally Jaimee Fourlis, also in straight sets, and went on to win a major match by beating Kathinka von Deichmann, in three sets, but then lost to Sloane Stephens.^{[citation needed]}

2021: WTA Tour final, top 100

At the French Open, she reached the second round as a qualifier, defeating 26th seed and three-time major champion Angelique Kerber.^{[citation needed]}

Although Kalinina fell in the last round of the Wimbledon qualifying, she won the 60k Montpellier and 100k Contrexéville trophies over the next two weeks to take her 2021 ITF title haul to four.^{[citation needed]} She reached the final of the Budapest Grand Prix losing to top seed Yulia Putintseva.^[2][3] With a record for the 2021 season of 32–7, she moved 30 ranking spots from world No. 125 to No. 95.^[4]

2022: WTA 1000 quarterfinal and top 35, Ukrainian No. 1

Kalinina made her debut in the top 50 at world No. 49 on 17 January 2022, after reaching the round of 16 at the Miami Open, before retiring hurt against 16th seed Jessica Pegula. As a result, Kalinina reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 42.

At the Eastbourne International, she defeated world No. 5 and third seed, Maria Sakkari, in the second round.^[5][6] As a result, she reached world No. 34 and became the number-one Ukrainian tennis player ahead of Elina Svitolina.

Kalinina won her first WTA 125 title in December at the Open de Limoges, defeating Clara Tauson in the final.^[7]

2023: Major third round, WTA 1000 final, top 25

Kalinina started her season at the Adelaide International 1. Getting past qualifying, she lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka.^[8] Seeded fifth at the Hobart International, she reached the quarterfinals where she was defeated by 2019 champion Sofia Kenin.^[9] At the Australian Open, she upset 15th seed, two-time Grand Slam champion, and 2019 finalist, Petra Kvitová, in the second round.^[10] She lost in the third round to 20th seed, 2021 French Open champion, and last year quarterfinalist, Barbora Krejčíková.^[11]

Seeded fourth at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, Kalinina lost in the second round to qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam.^[12] In Doha, she fell in the first round of qualifying to Lauren Davis.

At the Dubai Championships, she defeated tenth seed and top-20 player Veronika Kudermetova in the first round for her second top-20 win of the season, after her second-round win at the Australian Open against 15th seed Petra Kvitová, and sixth in total.^[13] Following a round of 16 showing, with a win over qualifier and compatriot Dayana Yastremska, she reached the top 30 at world No. 29, on 27 February 2023.

Ranked No. 47 at the Italian Open, she had reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career, after defeating former world No. 4, Sofia Kenin, 19th seed Madison Keys, and 12th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia in the longest match of the season, lasting 3 hours and 41 minutes.^[14][15] She reached her maiden WTA 1000 final and only second of her career, in another long match lasting almost three hours, toppling again Veronika Kudermetova.^[16] She became the lowest-ranked woman to reach the final in Rome since Raffaella Reggi in 1985 and the second Ukrainian on this stage at a WTA 1000 since former world No. 3, Elina Svitolina.^[17] As a result, she peaked at No. 25 in the singles rankings.^[18]

2024: Two WTA Tour semifinals, Masters fourth round

At the Miami Open, she reached the fourth round of a WTA 1000 event for a fourth time, defeating world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, for only the second top-5 win of her career.^[19][20]

Kalinina made the last four at the Rouen Open with a quarterfinal win over fifth seed Mirra Andreeva,^[21] before losing in the third set to Magda Linette.^[22] She also reached the semifinals at the Strasbourg Open defeating top seed Markéta Vondroušová in three sets in the quarterfinals^[23] but missing out on a place in the final at the hands of Danielle Collins.^[24] At the Prague Open, she made it through to the quarterfinals with a round-of-16 win against Elsa Jacquemot^[25] before losing to Magdalena Fręch.^[26]

Kalinina qualified for the Paris Olympics but withdrew from the competition on 28 July, after catching a cold.^[27] At the US Open, she defeated Océane Dodin to reach the second round,^[28] where she lost to 27th seed Elina Svitolina.^[29]

2025: Brisbane semifinal, second WTA 125 title

Kalinina started her season at the Brisbane International, where she reached the semifinals with wins over Wang Yafan,^[30] fifth seed Diana Shnaider,^[31] Yuan Yue^[32] and wildcard entrant Kimberly Birrell.^[33] She lost in the last four to qualifier Polina Kudermetova.^[34] Seeded fourth at the Transylvania Open, Kalinina defeated wildcard entrant Elena-Gabriela Ruse^[35] and Suzan Lamens^[36] to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she was eliminated by lucky loser Aliaksandra Sasnovich.^[37]

Having missed six months of the season for unspecified reasons, Kalinina returned to competitive tennis in December at the Open de Limoges,^[38] where she won her second WTA 125 title, defeating Elsa Jacquemot in the final.^[39] As a result she returned to No. 127 in the singles rankings on 15 December 2025, up 28 spots.^[40]

2026: Record consecutive three 125 finals, two WTA 125 titles

At the Megasaray Hotels Open in Antalya, Turkey second edition, Kalinina reached a consecutive final and won her second WTA 125 title in three months, defeating compatriot Oleksandra Oliynykova in the final.^[41]

In the third edition of the same Antalya event, Kalinina reached her third straight final defeating Katarzyna Kawa.^[42] A finalist in three tournaments over three consecutive weeks, Kalinina made history becoming the first player to achieve the feat on the WTA 125 secondary tour.^[43] She won her second consecutive 125 title defeating Tamara Zidanšek in straight sets. At the Morocco Open in Rabat, Kalinina reached the semifinals with a straight-sets win over fifth seed Anna Bondár.^[44]

Singles

Current through the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.

Doubles

WTA 1000 tournaments

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2023	Italian Open	Clay	Elena Rybakina	4–6, 0–1 ret.

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Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2021	Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary	WTA 250	Clay	Yulia Putintseva	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–2	May 2023	Italian Open, Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	Elena Rybakina	4–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss	0–3	May 2026	Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco	WTA 250	Clay	Petra Marčinko	2–6, 0–3 ret.

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Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 2022	Open de Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Clara Tauson	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win	2–0	Dec 2025	Open de Limoges, France (2)	Hard (i)	Elsa Jacquemot	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Loss	2–1	Feb 2026	Antalya Challenger, Turkey	Clay	Moyuka Uchijima	5–7, 5–7
Win	3–1	Mar 2026	Antalya Challenger 2, Turkey	Clay	Oleksandra Oliynykova	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win	4–1	Mar 2026	Antalya Challenger 3, Turkey (2)	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	6–0, 6–3
Loss	4–2	Mar 2026	Dubrovnik Open, Croatia	Clay	Andrea Lázaro García	6–3, 4–6, 3–6

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Singles: 24 (15 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2013	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	25,000	Hard (i)	Ksenia Pervak	0–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Nov 2013	ITF Bucha, Ukraine	25,000	Carpet (i)	Polina Vinogradova	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–3	Mar 2014	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Ulrikke Eikeri	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–4	Nov 2014	ITF Équeurdreville, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Stéphanie Foretz	2–5 ret.
Win	1–4	Apr 2015	ITF Jackson, United States	25,000	Clay	Johanna Konta	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–4	Apr 2015	ITF Pelham, United States	25,000	Clay	Laura Siegemund	6–3, 7–5
Win	3–4	Jul 2015	Sacramento Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	An-Sophie Mestach	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Nov 2015	Slovak Open, Slovakia	25,000	Hard (i)	Jesika Malečková	6–4, 6–7(3), 4–6
Win	4–5	Jan 2017	ITF Daytona Beach, US	25,000	Clay	Elizabeth Halbauer	6–1, 6–2
Win	5–5	Jan 2017	ITF Wesley Chapel, US	25,000	Clay	Elizaveta Ianchuk	6–4, 6–4
Win	6–5	Jul 2017	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	25,000	Clay	Bernarda Pera	6–2, 0–6, 6–3
Win	7–5	Jan 2018	ITF Daytona Beach, US	25,000	Clay	Grace Min	1–6, 7–5, 6–0
Win	8–5	Jan 2018	ITF Orlando, US	25,000	Clay	Julia Grabher	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
Win	9–5	Apr 2018	ITF Jackson, US	25,000	Clay	Gaia Sanesi	6–0, 6–1
Loss	9–6	Apr 2018	Charlottesville Open, US	80,000	Clay	Mariana Duque Mariño	6–0, 1–6, 2–6
Win	10–6	Jun 2019	Zubr Cup, Czech Republic	25,000	Clay	Elitsa Kostova	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	10–7	Oct 2019	ITF Dallas, US	25,000	Hard	Jamie Loeb	0–6, 7–6(3), 0–6
Loss	10–8	Nov 2019	Las Vegas Open, US	60,000	Hard	Mayo Hibi	2–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss	10–9	Feb 2020	Midland Tennis Classic, US	100,000	Hard (i)	Shelby Rogers	w/o
Win	11–9	Apr 2021	ITF Oeiras, Portugal	25,000	Clay	Jang Su-jeong	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win	12–9	Apr 2021	Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia	60,000	Clay	Kamilla Rakhimova	6–1, 6–3
Win	13–9	Jul 2021	Open de Montpellier, France	60,000	Clay	Mayar Sherif	6–2, 6–3
Win	14–9	Jul 2021	Contrexéville Open, France	100,000	Clay	Dalma Gálfi	6–2, 6–2
Win	15–9	Nov 2021	Open Nantes, France	60,000	Hard (i)	Océane Dodin	7–6(4), 1–0 ret.

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Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2013	ITF Bucha, Ukraine	25,000	Carpet (i)	Elizaveta Kulichkova	Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva	6–7(4), 2–6
Win	1–1	Nov 2014	ITF Zawada, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Anna Shkudun	Gabriela Chmelinová Karolína Muchová	6–0, 7–6(3)
Win	2–1	Mar 2015	ITF Osprey Pro, US	60,000	Clay	Oleksandra Korashvili	Verónica Cepede Royg María Irigoyen	6–1, 6–4
Win	3–1	Jan 2017	ITF Daytona Beach, US	25,000	Clay	Robin Anderson	Paula Kania Katarzyna Piter	6–4, 6–1
Loss	3–2	Feb 2017	Rancho Santa Fe Open, US	25,000	Hard	Chiara Scholl	Kayla Day Caroline Dolehide	3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss	3–3	Jun 2019	Bella Cup, Poland	60,000+H	Clay	Robin Anderson	Rebeka Masarova Rebecca Šramková	4–6, 6–3, [4–10]

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Girls' singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2014	US Open	Hard	Marie Bouzková	4–6, 6–7(5)

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Girls' doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2013	Wimbledon	Grass	Iryna Shymanovich	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	3–6, 1–6
Win	2014	Australian Open	Hard	Elizaveta Kulichkova	Katie Boulter Ivana Jorović	6–4, 6–2

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