Elina Avanesyan
Avanesyan at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameElina Araratovna Avanesyan
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceSpain
Born (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 21)
Pyatigorsk, Russia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,090,669
Singles
Career record157–94 (62.5%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 61 (5 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 61 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open4R (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US Open2R (2023)
Doubles
Career record77–28 (73.3%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 223 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 223 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
US Open3R (2023)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (Russian: Элина Араратовна Аванесян; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 62 in singles and 223 in doubles.[1] She has won five singles and nine doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

Personal life

Avanesyan is of Armenian origin.[2]

Career

2021

Avanesyan won her first bigger ITF title at the 2021 Reinert Open as a lucky loser.[3]

2022: WTA and WTA 1000 and Major debuts

She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas,[4] where she reached the quarterfinals, and her Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the 2022 US Open.[5][6]

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 and top 65 debut

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.[7] She defeated French wildcard Léolia Jeanjean in the second round[8] 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.[9] As a result she reached the top 80 rising 54 positions in the rankings on 12 June 2023.[10][11] She made her WTA 500 debut at the German Open also as a lucky loser, and defeated eighth seed Daria Kasatkina.

She finished the year ranked No. 75 on 6 November 2023.[12]

2024: Australian Open debut and third round, first top-10 win

On her debut at the 2024 Australian Open she recorded two wins over Zhuoxuan Bai and eight seed Maria Sakkari, her first top 10 win.[13]

Performance timeline

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.

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 2023 Jiangxi Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 4R 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Wimbledon A[a] Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 4–2 0 / 3 4–3 57%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open NH Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–2 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 6 10 Career total: 16
Titles 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–3 1–5 0 / 8 1–8 11%
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 0 / 16 14–16 47%
Year-end ranking 134 75 $802,114

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (3–4)
Finals by surface
Clay (5–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2019 ITF Moscow, Russia 15,000 Clay Russia Amina Anshba 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 15,000 Clay Serbia Tamara Čurović 6–2, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Dec 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Brazil Carolina Alves 0–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Austria Sinja Kraus 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Japan Eri Shimizu 6–1, 6–0
Win 3–3 May 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–4 May 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Bulgaria Gergana Topalova 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–4 Aug 2021 Reinert Open, Germany 60,000 Clay Italy Federica di Sarra 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Oct 2021 ITF Seville, Spain 25,000 Clay France Diane Parry 2–6, 0–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2021 Aberto da República, Brazil 60,000 Clay Hungary Panna Udvardy 6–0, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 Jul 2022 Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy 60,000 Clay Hungary Panna Udvardy 2–6, 0–6
Win 5–7 May 2023 Wiesbaden Open, Germany 100,000 Clay Australia Jaimee Fourlis 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (8–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 ITF Moscow, Russia 15,000 Clay Russia Avelina Sayfetdinova Belarus Ilona Kremen
Belarus Iryna Shymanovich 		4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 ITF Moscow, Russia 15,000 Clay Russia Taisya Pachkaleva Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Belarus Sviatlana Pirazhenka 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Sep 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 15,000 Clay Belarus Viktoryia Kanapatskaya Russia Veronika Pepelyaeva
Russia Mariia Tkacheva 		4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Sep 2019 ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan 15,000 Clay Belarus Viktoryia Kanapatskaya Kazakhstan Yekaterina Dmitrichenko
Russia Avelina Sayfetdinova 		6–3, 6–0
Win 3–2 Nov 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Belarus Iryna Shymanovich Switzerland Valentina Ryser
Switzerland Lulu Sun 		6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Nov 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Belarus Iryna Shymanovich Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová
Czech Republic Laetitia Pulchartová 		4–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Nov 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Belarus Anna Kubareva United States Anastasia Nefedova
Argentina Jazmín Ortenzi 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 4–4 Dec 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Belarus Anna Kubareva Czech Republic Anna Sisková
Netherlands Lexie Stevens 		6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 4–5 Dec 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Russia Anastasia Tikhonova Russia Daria Mishina
Russia Noel Saidenova 		2–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Win 5–5 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Netherlands Lexie Stevens Italy Gloria Ceschi
Italy Marion Viertler 		6–1, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Netherlands Lexie Stevens United States Emma Davis
United States Anastasia Nefedova 		6–1, 6–2
Win 7–5 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay South Korea Park So-hyun Slovakia Barbora Matúšová
Russia Anastasia Zolotareva 		6–4, 6–4
Win 8–5 Apr 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Russia Maria Timofeeva Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
Netherlands Merel Hoedt 		1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 8–6 May 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Romania Oana Gavrilă Italy Nicole Fossa Huergo
Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva 		3–6, 2–6
Win 9–6 Aug 2021 ITF San Bartolomé, Spain 60,000 Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Australia Olivia Tjandramulia 		7–5, 6–2
Loss 9–7 Aug 2022 ITF San Bartolomé, Spain 60,000 Clay Russia Diana Shnaider Spain Ángela Fita Boluda
Netherlands Arantxa Rus 		4–6, 4–6

Top 10 wins

Season 2024 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score EAR
2024
1. Greece Maria Sakkari No. 8 Australian Open Hard 2R 6–4, 6–4 No. 74

Notes

  1. ^ Russian players were barred due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  2. ^ 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. 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.


References

  1. ^ "Women's Tennis Association - Official Website".
  2. ^ "US Open qualifiers: Elina Avanesyan advances to 2nd round". sports.news.am. 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ Schneider, Claus Meyer,Andre (August 2021). "Vom Lucky Loser zur Siegerin: Elina Avanesjan gewinnt die Reinert Open". Lokalsport.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ Alex Macpherson (27 August 2022). "The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ Chiesa, Victoria (26 August 2022). "Meet the 2022 US Open women's qualifiers". Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Keys, Haddad Maia win at French Open; Bencic, Kvitova suffer upsets".
  8. ^ "Lucky loser Avanesyan continues dream run in Paris". 31 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Avanesyan becomes first lucky loser in French Open last 16 since 1988".
  10. ^ "Rankings Watch: Haddad Maia breaks into Top 10; Svitolina climbs higher".
  11. ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/3041672/photos-the-top-100-breakthroughs-of-2023
  12. ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3772549/by-the-numbers-the-2023-year-end-rankings
  13. ^ "Sabalenka powers through at Australian Open; Avanesyan upsets Sakkari".

External links

Women's Tennis Association: Top Russian female singles tennis players
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