Anna Kalinskaya

Anna Nikolayevna Kalinskaya is a Russian tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of No. 15 on August 12, 2024. The 25-year-old recorded her best Grand Slam performance by reaching the quarterfinal of the 2024 Australian Open. Besides singles, she is known for playing doubles tournaments. Kalinskaya has won three WTA doubles titles as of August 2024, including the 2023 St. Petersburg Open and the 2021 Portoroz Open. Kalinskaya has won one WTA 125 title at the 2023 Midland, defeating Jana Fett in straight sets.

She reached her first WTA 1000 final at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships, becoming the second qualifier after Carolina Garcia to reach the WTA 1000 final. With her commendable performance, she created three upsets by defeating Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Jelena Ostapenko. Kalinskaya also finished finalist at the 2024 Grass Court Championships in Berlin, losing to Jessica Pegula. She plays an aggressive game and mixes her shot selection to give tough competition to competitors.

Anna Kalinskaya Early Life

Kalinskaya started playing tennis at the age of five, after seeing her cousin play the sport during the summer vacation holiday. During her stay with her grandmother in Dnipro, Ukraine, she used to explore various tennis academies. To pursue tennis at a professional level, Kalinskaya shifted to the United States at the age of 14. She also trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France and currently trains in Miami.

During her junior year, Kalinskaya won eight singles and eight doubles titles and achieved a ranking of No. 3. She also lifted the 2016 Australian Open title in the girls’ doubles category. She made her WTA debut at the 2014 Kremlin Cup after receiving a wildcard in the tournament.

Anna Kalinskaya Family Background

Kalinskaya was born in Moscow, Russia, to Nikolay and Elena Kalinskaya. Both her parents were professional badminton players. Kalinskaya’s father Nikolay Kalinskaya works at the Badminton Federation in Russia. On the other hand, her mother works as a professional coach.

Nikolay Kalinskaya is the brother of Anna Kalinskaya, who plays as a central midfielder for FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Kaluga.

Anna Kalinskaya Boyfriend

Anna Kalinskaya is currently involved in a relationship with World No.1 Jannik Sinner. Sinner confirmed the relationship during the first-round conference before the 2024 French Open. He has won 15 ATP singles titles as of August 2024, including three ATP Masters 1000 titles. Sinner registered his best grand slam performance by winning the 2024 Australian Open despite two sets down. Before dating Sinner, Kalinskaya was dating tennis player Nick Kyrgios.

Anna Kalinskaya Social Media

She is active on Instagram under the username: @annakalinskaya78

Anna Kalinskaya Prize Money

According to the WTA official website, Kalinskaya has won over $3.8 million in prize money to date, including $1.5 million in 2024.

Anna Kalinskaya Brand Ambassadors

Kalinskaya signed a brand endorsement deal with Alo for clothing. She uses tennis, which is manufactured by Wilson, during her games and training.

Anna Kalinskaya Career Stats

Kalinskaya holds a career singles record of 288-172. According to the WTA website, she has served 67 aces and has a first-serve percentage of 67.9%, as of August 2024. Krejcikova wins 63.5% of his first-se­rve points and 50.6% of her second-se­rve points.

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Krejcikova has won 73.2% of 426 service games till now. In terms of his returning record, her first serve return points stood at 36.5%, whereas her second serve return points stood at 57.4%.

Anna Kalinskaya Achievements

Some of Kalinskaya’s achievements are as follows:

WTA 1000 Final

Kalinskaya reached her maiden WTA 1000 Final at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships, where she lost to Jasmine Paolini.

Top 15 Ranking

The 25-year-old is ranked as high as No. 15 in the World by WTA, as of August 2024.

Billie Jean King Cup

Kalinskaya helped Russia reach the final of the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup by winning the doubles rubber with Anna Blinkova.

Anna Kalinskaya Best Finish at each Grand Slam

Anna Kalinskaya Titles Won

Anna Kalinskaya has yet to win any WTA title in the singles category, while three titles in the doubles category.

Anna Kalinskaya Coaching Staff

Patricia Tarabini is the coach of Kalinskaya. She won the bronze medal for her country, Argentina, at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Tarabini won the 1996 French Open mixed doubles title with Javier Frana. She finished as a semifinalist at the 1993 French Open and the 1998 Australian Open in the doubles category. She started her training journey with Kalinskaya in June 2019.

Anna Kalinskaya House

Anna Kalinskaya owns a beautiful place in Moscow, Russia, whose price is kept private from the public.