Elvina Kalieva (born July 27, 2003) is an American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 194, set on 6 February 2023.[1]

Elvina Kalieva
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-07-27) July 27, 2003 (age 20)
Brooklyn, New York
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$264,089
Singles
Career record107–91 (54.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (June 26, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 199 (January 15, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record35–26 (57.4%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 194 (February 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 378 (January 15, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2021)
Last updated on: January 15, 2024.

Personal life edit

She is the sister of Uzbek-born ice hockey player Arthur Kaliyev.[2]

Career edit

Kalieva made her major main-draw debut at the 2021 US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the mixed doubles tournament.

The following year, she made her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts at the 2022 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard.[3]

At the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing fifth seed Belinda Bencic.

Grand Slam singles performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2021 2022 W–L
Australian Open A A 0–0
French Open A A 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups) edit

Legend
W60 tournaments
W25 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W60 Hard   Rebecca Peterson 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic, United States W60 Clay   María Lourdes Carlé 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2022 ITF Dallas, United States W25 Hard   Katrina Scott 1–6, 0–6
Win 1–3 May 2023 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria W25 Clay   Julie Struplová 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 2–3 Jun 2023 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic W60 Clay   Misaki Doi 7–6(2), 6–0

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up) edit

Legend
W80 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic, United States W60 Clay   Reese Brantmeier   Carolyn Ansari
  Ariana Arseneault
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2022 Berkeley Challenge, United States W60 Hard   Peyton Stearns   Allura Zamarripa
  Maribella Zamarripa
7–6(5), 7–6(5)
Win 2–1 Oct 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W80 Hard   Katarzyna Kawa   Marcela Zacarías
  Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 3–1 Jun 2023 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W40 Clay   Ekaterine Gorgodze   Kayla Cross
  Sofia Sewing
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay   Maria Kozyreva   Isabelle Haverlag
  Lia Karatancheva
6–0, 6–0

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals edit

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 US Open Hard   Reese Brantmeier   Ashlyn Krueger
  Robin Montgomery
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Elvina Kalieva | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Kings see greater reward than risk in picking 'divisive' Arthur Kaliyev". theathletic.com.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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