Oksana Kalashnikova
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Kalashnikova at the 2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Biel, Switzerland |
| Born | 5 September 1990 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,452,068 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 185–160 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 156 (7 June 2010) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2010, 2011) |
| French Open | Q3 (2010) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2010) |
| US Open | Q1 (2009, 2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 417–405 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 42 (11 September 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (21 July 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2016, 2023) |
| French Open | 3R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2018) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 29–17 |
| Last updated on: 24 July 2025. | |
Oksana Kalashnikova (Georgian: ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, romanized: oksana k'alashnik'ova, pronounced [okʰsana kʼalaʃnikʼova]; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of world No. 42, achieved on 11 September 2023. She also reached a best singles ranking of No. 156 on 7 June 2010, before suffering a lower back injury that led her to focus primarily on doubles.
Kalashnikova has won seven WTA Tour doubles titles and four doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as five singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Playing for Georgia Billie Jean King Cup team since 2007, Kalashnikova has a win–loss record of 29–17 (as of July 2025).
Juniors
Kalashnikova had a remarkable junior career. At age 15, she won the prestigious 2005 Orange Bowl and peaked at No. 11 in the ITF jr. world rankings later that year. The following season she reached the US Open girls' singles semifinal, notably defeating Simona Halep in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion, Kristína Kučová.
2012: Professional debut
Kalashnikova entered the ITF tournament in Astana, where she won the doubles event with Marta Sirotkina against twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok.
In November, she and Nina Bratchikova won the doubles title at the Royal Indian Open.
2013: First WTA 250 title
She reached the third round of the French Open on her debut at this major, partnering Alicja Rosolska.
Kalashnikova won her first WTA doubles title at the 2013 Baku Cup, partnering Irina Buryachok against Eleni Daniilidou and Aleksandra Krunić.
After that, she and Alicja Rosolska reached the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open, a prestigious tournament serving as a warm-up for the US Open.
In September, she reached the final of the Ningbo International Tennis Open, a WTA 125 tournament, again partnering Buryachok.
2014
In July, at İstanbul Cup partnering Paula Kania, they reached the final and lost to Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina.
2015
In July, Kalashnikova entered the Contrexéville Open and won the doubles competition against Constance Sibille & Irina Ramialison, partnering Danka Kovinić.
She then won her second title on WTA Tour at the Bucharest Open, partnering Demi Schuurs. They beat Romanian pairing of Andreea Mitu & Patricia Maria Țig in the final.
In November, she lost two WTA 125 doubles finals, at the Open de Limoges, partnering Margarita Gasparyan, and the Southern California Open, partnering with Tatjana Maria.

2016: Indian Wells semifinalist, top 50
She made the third round at the Australian Open for the first time at this major.
She reached her first semifinal at a Premier-level in Indian Wells, partnering Sara Errani.
On 13 June 2016, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 43.
2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Elite Trophy
At the Australian Open, Kalashnikova reached the third round for the second time at this major, partnering Alycia Parks but lost in straight sets to top seeds and eventual champions Czech duo Kateřina Siniaková and Barbora Krejčíková.[1]
Partnering Iryna Shymanovich, she reached her first major quarterfinal at Wimbledon, where they lost to 16th seeds Zhang Shuai and Caroline Dolehide in straight sets, in one hour.[2]
Alongside Nao Hibino, Kalashnikova won the doubles title at the Prague Open with a win over Quinn Gleason and Elixane Lechemia in the final.[3]
She was selected to play in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Yana Sizikova with whom she had also partnered earlier for the WTA 1000 tournaments during the clay court season. They lost to the eventual champions Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova.[4]
2024: WTA 500 finalist
Partnering Kamilla Rakhimova, she reached the final of the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open with wins over Camila Osorio and Ena Shibahara, Marina Stakusic and Valeria Savinykh[5] then Eden Silva and Samantha Murray Sharan in the semifinals. Kalashnikova and Rakhimova lost the final to Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva.[6][7]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[8]
Doubles
Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | 37% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 0 / 44 | 24–44 | 35% |
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy[a] | DNQ | RR | DNQ | RR | NH | RR | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R[c] | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2-2 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 1R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
| China Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | A | 1R | A | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 31 | Career total: 233 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 9 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 12–15 | 15–28 | 12–19 | 22–26 | 15–16 | 12–25 | 15–25 | 2–13 | 12–28 | 10–18 | 26–33 | 25–30 | 5 / 233 | 136–228 | 37% |
| Year-end ranking | 163 | 260 | 110 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 43 | 70 | 76 | 60 | 63 | 75 | 72 | 43 | 66 | $1,045,924 | ||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 16 (4 titles, 12 runner-ups)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2008 | ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2009 | ITF Giza, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2009 | ITF Giza, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2009 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2009 | Bella Cup Torun, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2009 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2009 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2010 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2013 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2013 | ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan | 10,000 | Hard | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 35 (25 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2007 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2007 | ITF Garching, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2008 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2008 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | 7–6(7), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 2008 | ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Sep 2008 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2008 | ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
| Win | 7–2 | Mar 2009 | ITF Giza, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 7–3 | Mar 2009 | ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Jun 2009 | ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–0, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 9–3 | Aug 2009 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 10–3 | Sep 2009 | ITF Napoli, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(5), 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 11–3 | Oct 2009 | Open de Limoges, France | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 12–3 | Dec 2009 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 75,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 12–4 | Sep 2010 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | 1–6, 6–2, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 13–4 | Oct 2010 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 14–4 | Nov 2010 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 14–5 | Jan 2011 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 15–5 | Feb 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(2), 4–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 16–5 | Mar 2012 | ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 17–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 18–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 18–6 | Jun 2012 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 19–6 | Jul 2012 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 100,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–4, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 19–7 | Sep 2012 | Telavi Open, Georgia | 50,000 | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 20–7 | Mar 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 21–7 | Mar 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 22–7 | Jul 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 23–7 | Sep 2013 | Trabzon Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 23–8 | Dec 2013 | ITF Navi Mumbai, India | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Loss | 23–9 | Dec 2014 | Pune Championships, India | 25,000 | Hard | 6–7(7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 24–9 | Jul 2015 | Contrexéville Open, France | W100 | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 25–9 | Jul 2019 | Contrexéville Open, France (2) | W100 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 25–10 | Aug 2024 | Cary Tennis Classic, United States | W100 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |