Elvina Kalieva

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Elvina Kalieva
Kalieva WMQ22 (21) (52190140517).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2003-07-27) July 27, 2003 (age 21)
Brooklyn, New York
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$357,523
Singles
Career record138–126
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (June 26, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 279 (December 9, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2024)
French Open Q1 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2022, 2024)
US Open Q2 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record45–33
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 194 (February 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 484 (December 9, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2021)
Last updated on: December 9, 2024.

Elvina Kalieva (born July 27, 2003) is an American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 194, reached on 6 February 2023. [1]

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Personal life

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

Career

Kalieva made her Grand Slam tournament main draw debut at the 2021 US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the mixed doubles event with Bruno Kuzuhara.[ citation needed ]

The following year, she made her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts at the 2022 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard, [3] losing in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets. [4]

At the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open, Kalieva entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing fifth seed Belinda Bencic, but lost to Taylor Townsend. [5]

Wins over Varvara Lepchenko [6] and Mona Barthel [7] saw her reach the quarterfinals at the WTA 125 2024 BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia, where she was defeated by eventual champion Ann Li. [8]

Kalieva gained entry to the main draw of the 2024 Tennis in the Land as a lucky loser, going out in the first round against Clara Burel. [9]

Grand Slam singles performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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 AA0–0
French Open AA0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 Q1 0–0
Win–loss0–00–00–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2021 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United StatesW60Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Rebecca Peterson 4–6, 0–6
Loss0–2 May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic, United StatesW60Clay Flag of Argentina.svg María Lourdes Carlé 1–6, 1–6
Loss0–3 Jul 2022 Dallas Summer Series, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Scott 1–6, 0–6
Win1–3May 2023ITF Warmbad Villach, AustriaW25Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Julie Štruplová 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win2–3Jun 2023ITF Říčany, Czech RepublicW60Clay Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Doi 7–6(2), 6–0
Loss2–4Oct 2024ITF Hilton Head Island, United StatesW35Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasiya Lopata 3–6, 2–6
Loss2–5Dec 2024ITF Tampa, United StatesW50Clay Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
W80 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic,
United States
W60Clay Flag of the United States.svg Reese Brantmeier Flag of the United States.svg Carolyn Ansari
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ariana Arseneault
5–7, 1–6
Win1–1 Sep 2022 Berkeley Challenge,
United States
W60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Peyton Stearns Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa
7–6(5), 7–6(5)
Win2–1 Oct 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States
W80Hard Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa Flag of Mexico.svg Marcela Zacarías
Flag of Mexico.svg Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Win3–1Jun 2023ITF Otočec, SloveniaW40Clay Flag of Georgia.svg Ekaterine Gorgodze Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing
6–2, 6–3
Win4–1Jan 2024ITF Naples, United StatesW35ClayFlag placeholder.svg Maria Kozyreva Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isabelle Haverlag
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lia Karatancheva
6–0, 6–0

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2021 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Reese Brantmeier Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]

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