Hubbry Logo
search
logo
553122

Anhelina Kalinina

logo
Community Hub0 Subscribers
Write something...
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
See all
Anhelina Kalinina

Anhelina Serhiyivna Kalinina (Ukrainian: Ангеліна Сергіївна Калініна [ɐnɦeˈl⁽ʲ⁾inɐ serˈɦijiu̯nɐ kɐˈl⁽ʲ⁾in⁽ʲ⁾inɐ]; born 7 February 1997) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 22 May 2023, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 25. She peaked at No. 92 in the doubles rankings in January 2025. She has won four singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as 15 titles in singles and three in doubles on the ITF Circuit.

She was born into a sporting family. Her mother, Halina Kalinina, was her coach. She took up tennis at age five, encouraged by her grandmother.

She lived in Moscow for a while due to her parents' busy schedules. In 2008, the Kalinin family moved permanently to Kyiv. Anhelina was given the opportunity to train on the courts of the Aquarium.

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]

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]

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. With a record for the 2021 season of 32–7, she moved 30 ranking spots from world No. 125 to No. 95.

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.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.