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Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (Armenian: Էլինա Արարատի Ավանեսյան; Russian: Элина Араратовна Аванесян; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian-born Armenian tennis player.[2] She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 45 in singles, achieved on 21 October 2024, and No. 163 in doubles, achieved in August 2024.[3] Avanesyan has won five singles and nine doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
.jpg) Avanesyan at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Elina Araratovna Avanesyan |
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| Native name | Էլինա Արարատի Ավանեսյան |
| Country (sports) |  Armenia (Aug 2024–)[1]  Russia (2017–2024)[2] |
| Residence | Pyatigorsk, Russia |
| Born | 17 September 2002 Pyatigorsk, Russia |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,687,109 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 180–111 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (28 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 43 (28 October 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
| French Open | 4R (2023, 2024) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 78–31 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 163 (12 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 288 (23 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 October 2024. | |
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Avanesyan was born in Pyatigorsk, Russia, to an Armenian family. Her parents are from Nagorno-Karabakh and moved to Russia in 1992 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. She has a brother and a sister.[4]
In June 2024, it was announced that Avanesyan had begun the process of applying for Armenian citizenship and planned to compete under the flag of Armenia.[5] She had previously completed in several junior tournaments in the Armenian capital Yerevan, winning four of them.[4]
In August 2024, Avanesyan became an Armenian citizen and began representing Armenia.[6][7]
2021: First title
She won her first W60 title at the Reinert Open as a lucky loser.[8]
2022: WTA Tour, WTA 1000 and major debuts
She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas,[9] where she reached the quarterfinals, and her Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the US Open.[10][11]
She also made her debut at the WTA 1000 level at the Italian Open as a qualifier and also entered the main draw of the new WTA 1000 Guadalajara Open as a lucky loser.
2023: French Open fourth round, top 65
Ranked No. 134, Avanesyan made her debut at the French Open as a lucky loser. In the first round, she upset 12th seed Belinda Bencic for her first major and top-20 win.[12] She defeated French wildcard Léolia Jeanjean in the second round[13] and qualifier Clara Tauson in the third, becoming the first lucky loser at Roland Garros in the last 16 in 35 years since 1988 and only the fifth overall at this major.[14] As a result, she reached the top 80 rising 54 positions in the rankings on 12 June 2023.[15][16]
She made her WTA 500 debut at the German Open, also as a lucky loser and defeated eighth seed Daria Kasatkina.[17] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 64, on 26 June 2023.
She reached the second round of the US Open by defeating Alizé Cornet in the first round.[18]
She finished the year ranked No. 75.[19]
2024: Australian Open debut, top 10 victory, WTA final
On her debut at the Australian Open, she recorded two wins over Bai Zhuoxuan and eighth seed Maria Sakkari, her first top 10 win.[20] On her debut at Indian Wells, she lost to Océane Dodin.[21] On another debut at the Miami Open, she recorded her first WTA 1000-level win over wildcard Erika Andreeva, and her second top 10 and biggest win of her career, over sixth seed Ons Jabeur, to reach her first third round at this level.[22]
At the French Open, she reached a consecutive fourth round with wins over Zhu Lin,[23] Anna Blinkova[24] and seventh seed Zheng Qinwen.[25] Her run was ended by 12th seed Jasmine Paolini.[26] At Wimbledon, she reached the second round for the first time with a win over Anhelina Kalinina in her opening match.[27] She lost in round two against 15th seed Liudmila Samsonova.[28]
Avanesyan made it through to the quarterfinals at the Budapest Grand Prix, defeating fifth seed Magdalena Fręch[29] and Rebeka Masarova[30] before losing to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in three sets.[31] She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Iași Open, defeating third seed Jaqueline Cristian in the quarterfinals.[32][33] In the last four, Avanesyan defeated Chloé Paquet and advanced into her maiden WTA Tour final[34] which she lost to Mirra Andreeva when she retired injured while trailing in the third set.[35]
She recorded her first tour main-draw win under her new Armenian nationality at the Cincinnati Open as a lucky loser, making history for her country as the first player to do so, over wildcard Bianca Andreescu.[36] Next, she defeated eighth seed Jeļena Ostapenko[37] to reach her second WTA 1000 third round, where she lost to 10th seed Liudmila Samsonova.[38]
At the Wuhan Open, she lost a three-setter to 13th seed Marta Kostyuk in the first round.[39] Seeded fifth at the 2024 Japan Women's Open, Avanesyan defeated defending champion Ashlyn Krueger,[40] before going out to local wildcard Sara Saito.[41]
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| 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.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| French Open | Q1 | 4R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
| Wimbledon | A[a] | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6–4 | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Qatar Open[b] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai [b] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Guadalajara Open | 1R | A | NTI | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wuhan Open | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| China Open | NH | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 7–7 | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 6 | 10 | 5 | Career total: 21 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–3 | 1–5 | 6–5 | 0 / 13 | 7–13 | 35% |
| Clay win–loss | 3–3 | 8–4 | 0 / 7 | 11–7 | 61% | |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
| Overall win–loss | 3–6 | 11–10 | 6–5 | 0 / 21 | 20–21 | 49% |
| Year-end ranking | 134 | 75 | $802,114 | |||
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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Iași Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay |  Mirra Andreeva |
7–5, 5–7, 0–4 ret. |
Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Moscow, Russia | W15 | Clay | Amina Anshba |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | W15 | Clay |  Tamara Čurović |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Carolina Alves |
0–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Sinja Kraus |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Eri Shimizu |
6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Zhibek Kulambayeva |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Gergana Topalova |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Aug 2021 | Reinert Open, Germany | W60 | Clay |  Federica di Sarra |
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Seville, Spain | W25 | Clay |  Diane Parry |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | W60 | Clay |  Panna Udvardy |
6–0, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2022 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | W60 | Clay | Panna Udvardy |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2023 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | W100 | Clay |  Jaimee Fourlis |
6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | Avelina Sayfetdinova |
 Ilona Kremen Iryna Shymanovich |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | Taisya Pachkaleva |
Ekaterina Makarova Sviatlana Pirazhenka |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Viktoryia Kanapatskaya |
Veronika Pepelyaeva Mariia Tkacheva |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Viktoryia Kanapatskaya |
Yekaterina Dmitrichenko Avelina Sayfetdinova |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich |
 Valentina Ryser Lulu Sun |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich |
 Michaela Bayerlová Laetitia Pulchartová |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Anna Kubareva |
 Anastasia Nefedova  Jazmín Ortenzi |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Anna Kubareva |
Anna Sisková  Lexie Stevens |
6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Anastasia Tikhonova |
Daria Mishina Noel Saidenova |
2–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 5–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Lexie Stevens |
Gloria Ceschi Marion Viertler |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Lexie Stevens |
Emma Davis Anastasia Nefedova |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Park So-hyun |
 Barbora Matúšová Anastasia Zolotareva |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Maria Timofeeva |
Isabelle Haverlag Merel Hoedt |
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 8–6 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay |  Oana Gavrilă |
Nicole Fossa Huergo Zhibek Kulambayeva |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva |
Arianne Hartono Olivia Tjandramulia |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | W60 | Clay | Diana Shnaider |
 Ángela Fita Boluda Arantxa Rus |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Season | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | EAR | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 1. |  Maria Sakkari |
No. 8 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 74 | [20] |
| 2. |  Ons Jabeur |
No. 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | No. 65 | [22] |
| 3. |  Zheng Qinwen |
No. 7 | French Open, France | Clay | 3R | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–6) | No. 70 | [25] |
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
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