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Anhelina Serhiyivna Kalinina (Ukrainian: Ангеліна Сергіївна Калініна [kɑˈlʲinʲinɑ]; born 7 February 1997) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 22 May 2023, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of 25. She peaked at No. 100 in the doubles rankings in June 2024.
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- She Loves The Analytical Side of The Game
- The Key to Her Transition from Juniors to The WTA Was Fitness
- She Went on A Tear on Clay Last Summer to Make Her Top 100 Debut
- She Travels with Her Husband
- She's Champing at The Bit to Test Herself Against The Best
Kalinina was introduced to tennis at the age of 6 by her parents, and she was drawn to it immediately. "It's a very smart game," Kalinina said. "It's like chess, but you're moving. You have to be smart and you have to be very strong." "I was looking up to Li Na. She was an inspiration because I liked her style and she was amazing on each surface. L...
Kalinina was part of the ITF Development Program as a juniorand enjoyed a steady progression up to the WTA Tour. She said the biggest adjustment was physical. "The biggest challenge was that I was still quite small," Kalinina said. "My first professional tournament was an ITF 10K and I was 15 years old. It was already powerful girls and I thought I...
Kalinina's ranking surge began last summer on the clay, where she ran off back-to-back ITF Tournaments to win a $60K in Montpellier and a $100K in Contrexeville. Her run launched Kalinina into the Top 100 for the first time and she did not stop there. She built on that success to immediately make her first WTA final in Budapest, where her 14-match ...
Kalinina is coached by her husband, Anton Korchevskyi, a former junior player whose career was cut short due to a back injury. "He's doing 200% job all the time," Kalinina said. "My fitness coach is in Ukraine because of the tough times. He cannot travel. So I'm just with my husband 24/7 and he's doing everything. "Our goals were to be healthy and ...
Now that Kalinina has broken the Top 100, her main focus is on testing herself against the game's best to see just how far she can go. "I think I was happier to break the Top 100 than the Top 50," Kalinina said. "Now it's like, 'I have to prove three times more - better serve, better movement, better everything.' I have a lot of goals now. It's not...
May 21, 2023 · Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina clinched her fourth WTA title with victory in the Italian Open as Anhelina Kalinina retired with a leg injury. Wimbledon champion Rybakina was leading 6-4 1-0 when her...
May 20, 2023 · Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina, ranked 47 in the world, will play Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in her first WTA 1,000 final at the Italian Open. She dedicated her victory to the people of Ukraine, who are facing a Russian attack.
May 21, 2023 · Learn everything about Anhelina Kalinina, the Ukrainian tennis player who reached the final of the 2023 Italian Open. Find out her age, height, coach, ranking, prize money, biggest wins and more.
Ukraine’s Anhelina Kalinina reached a career-high ranking of No. 25 last year in a 2023 season that saw her achieve a career-best Grand Slam result at the Australian Open in 2023 (third round) and finish runner-up at the WTA 1000-level event in Rome.
