History of Anna Kalinskaya in Timeline

Anna Kalinskaya is a Russian professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 11 in October 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 37 in August 2025. She has won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, in addition to one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She also has seven singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Her best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2024 Australian Open.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2012: Green Cup Title

In 2012, Anna Kalinskaya won the Grade-5 Green Cup at her first singles event on the ITF Junior Circuit.

March 2013: First Doubles Final

In March 2013, Anna Kalinskaya reached her first doubles final at the Grade-2 Šiauliai tournament.

September 2013: First Doubles Title

In September 2013, Anna Kalinskaya won her first doubles title at the Grade-3 Larnaca tournament, partnering with Russian player Gyulnara Nazarova.

2013: ITF Junior Circuit Titles and Finals

In 2013, Anna Kalinskaya reached the quarterfinals of a Grade-2 tournament in Šiauliai, Lithuania, and the semifinals of a Grade-2 tournament in Kazan, Russia. She secured her second singles title at a Grade-3 tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and her third at a Grade-4 event in Riga, Latvia. Additionally, she reached the finals of the Grade-4 Tallinn tournament in Estonia. By the end of 2013, she had triumphed at the Grade-3 Larnaca tournament in Cyprus and finished as runner-up at the Grade-3 tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

2014: Junior Titles and Grand Slam Debut

In 2014, Anna Kalinskaya won the Grade-2 Bratislava tournament and her first Grade-1 Přerov tournament, both alongside Evgeniya Levashova. She also made her doubles Grand Slam main-draw debut at the French Open. Additionally, she won the Grade-2 Moscow tournament and another title at the Grade-1 College Park tournament.

2014: WTA Tour Debut Attempt

In 2014, at the age of 15, Anna Kalinskaya attempted her WTA Tour debut at the Premier-level Kremlin Cup, receiving a qualifying wildcard but losing to Polina Monova.

January 2015: ITF Women's Circuit Debut

In January 2015, Anna Kalinskaya began playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, starting with $25k tournaments in the United States before progressing to tournaments in Turkey. She recorded her first win as a senior, defeating Turkish player Cempre Anil, and reached her first final, losing to Chinese player Lu Jiajing. She debuted in the WTA rankings as world No. 1201.

March 2015: Grade-1 Quarterfinals Appearances

In March 2015, Anna Kalinskaya began her season with two Grade-1 quarterfinals appearances in Kazan and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera. She debuted at the Grade-A Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy.

August 2015: Grade-1 Title in College Park

In August 2015, Anna Kalinskaya won the title at the Grade-1 in College Park, Maryland.

2015: US Open Grand Slam Doubles Final

In 2015, Anna Kalinskaya reached her first Grand Slam doubles final at the US Open, partnering with Anastasia Potapova. They lost to Kužmová and Aleksandra Pospelova.

2015: French Open and US Open Finals

In 2015, Anna Kalinskaya reached the final of the French Open in the girls' singles event, and the final of the US Open in the girls' doubles event with Anastasia Potapova.

2015: Finals at French and US Open

In 2015, Anna Kalinskaya reached the finals of the French Open in singles and the US Open in doubles.

February 2016: WTA Tour Debut Attempt

In early February 2016, Anna Kalinskaya had another chance to debut at the WTA Tour as a wildcard player in the qualifying of the Premier-level St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy, but lost to Kateřina Siniaková. Later that year, she triumphed in Kazakhstan at a $10k event and won the $25k Minsk tournament in Belarus.

September 2016: Top 200 Ranking Debut

In September 2016, Anna Kalinskaya entered the top 200 rankings after winning her fourth title of the year at the $25k Kharkiv tournament. She made her WTA Tour debut at the Kremlin Cup, losing in the first round to Kristina Mladenovic. She finished the year with the $25k Minsk final and started a new phase in her career, gradually transitioning to the main tour.

2016: Main Draw Appearance at US Open

In 2016, Anna Kalinskaya made the main draw of the US Open for the first time in her career. She was defeated by Julia Görges in the first round. She also made another appearance at the Kremlin Cup as a wildcard, but was ousted by Mladenovic in a repeat of their 2016 encounter.

2016: Junior Career End

In 2016, Anna Kalinskaya played only two tournaments. She finished her singles junior career with a quarterfinal at the Australian Open.

2016: Australian Open Doubles Title

In 2016, Anna Kalinskaya won a significant title in doubles at the Australian Open.

September 2017: ITF and WTA Tournaments

From April to September 2017, Anna Kalinskaya played in Europe at ITF tournaments in France and Germany. On the WTA Tour, she reached two second rounds, one at the Istanbul Cup in late April, and the other at the Swiss Open in July. In addition, she lost in the first qualifying round of both the French Open and Wimbledon.

October 2017: Career-High Ranking

On 16 October 2017, Anna Kalinskaya achieved a new career high, ranking No. 114 in the world.

2017: First Fed Cup nomination

In 2017, Anna Kalinskaya received her first Fed Cup nomination for the Russia Fed Cup team in the 2017 Fed Cup World Group II, winning the dead doubles rubber with Anna Blinkova.

May 2018: New Career-High Ranking

On 28 May 2018, Anna Kalinskaya reached a new career-high of 106 in doubles.

2018: Fed Cup live rubber debut

In 2018, Anna Kalinskaya made her Fed Cup live rubber debut at the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II, losing to Magdaléna Rybáriková.

2019: First doubles title with Kužmová

In 2019, Anna Kalinskaya won her first doubles title with Viktória Kužmová.

2020: Relationships

In 2020, Anna Kalinskaya briefly dated Nick Kyrgios. She also dated fellow tennis player Jannik Sinner.

2020: Billie Jean King Cup

In 2020, Anna Kalinskaya represented Russia at the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup, helping her country get to the finals by winning the decisive doubles rubber with Anna Blinkova.