History of Varvara Gracheva in Timeline

Varvara Gracheva is a professional tennis player who was born in Russia, but now represents France. She competes on the WTA Tour.

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August 2000: Varvara Gracheva was born

In August 2000, Varvara Andreyevna Gracheva was born in Russia. She is a professional tennis player who later represented France.

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2016: Moved to the ETC Academy in Cannes

In 2016, Varvara Gracheva moved to Cannes, to the ETC Academy on the French Riviera to continue her tennis training.

2017: First Professional Events and Ranking

In 2017, Gracheva played her first professional events, starting unranked and reaching No. 647 by year-end, after three consecutive $15k tournaments in Hammamet, Tunisia.

2018: Won a $15k tournament in Antalya and Reached $25k quarterfinal in Périgueux

In 2018, Gracheva won a $15k tournament in Antalya, Turkey, to start the season. She later reached her first $25k quarterfinal in Périgueux, resulting in her top 500 debut in July.

July 2019: First WTA Tour Main-Draw Win at Washington Open

In July 2019, Gracheva qualified for the Washington Open and secured her first WTA Tour main-draw victory, defeating Anna Blinkova.

2019: WTA Main-Draw Debut at Ladies Open Lausanne

In 2019, Gracheva made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the Ladies Open Lausanne, qualifying by defeating Julia Grabher.

March 2, 2020: Top 100 Debut

On March 2, 2020, Varvara Gracheva made her top 100 debut just before the suspension of the WTA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 2022: New Career-High Ranking After French Open

In July 2022, Varvara Gracheva reached a new career-high ranking of No. 59 after reaching the third round at the French Open for the second time.

March 2023: Applied for French Naturalization

In early March 2023, after living in France for over five years, Varvara Gracheva applied for French naturalization. This request was accepted two months later, and she began representing France in international competition at the 2023 Bad Homburg Open.

January 2024: Reached Career-High WTA Ranking

In January 2024, Gracheva achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 39.

2024: Played in the fourth round at French Open

At the 2024 French Open, she played for the first time in the fourth round at a major, after defeating sixth seed Maria Sakkari, Bernarda Pera and Irina-Camelia Begu.