Elvina Kalieva

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]

Elvina Kalieva

Kalieva at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2003-07-27) July 27, 2003 (age 21) Brooklyn, New York
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$357,523
Singles
Career record	138–126
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 168 (June 26, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 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 record	45–33
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 194 (February 6, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 484 (December 9, 2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2021)
Last updated on: December 9, 2024.

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

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

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)

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	Dallas Summer Series, United States	W25	Hard	Katrina Scott	1–6, 0–6
Win	1–3	May 2023	ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria	W25	Clay	Julie Štruplová	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win	2–3	Jun 2023	ITF Říčany, Czech Republic	W60	Clay	Misaki Doi	7–6(2), 6–0
Loss	2–4	Oct 2024	ITF Hilton Head Island, United States	W35	Hard	Anastasiya Lopata	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2–5	Dec 2024	ITF Tampa, United States	W50	Clay	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)

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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

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 October 24, 2022.
4. "Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Elvina Kalieva". Tennis Majors. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
5. "Guadalajara Open Akron: Townsend moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
6. "BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Kalieva moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
7. "BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Kalieva makes quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
8. "BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Li advances to last four". Tennis Majors. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
9. "Cleveland Open: Burel moves into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

External links

• Elvina Kalieva at the Women's Tennis Association
• Elvina Kalieva at the International Tennis Federation