Elina Avanesyan
![]() Avanesyan at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
Full name | Elina Araratovna Avanesyan |
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Native name | Էլինա Արարատի Ավանեսյան |
Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() |
Residence | Valencia, Spain |
Born | Pyatigorsk, Russia | 17 September 2002
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,523,772 |
Singles | |
Career record | 176–107 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (29 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 58 (29 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
French Open | 4R (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 78–30 |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 168 (29 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 169 (5 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
US Open | 3R (2023) |
Last updated on: 5 August 2024. |
Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (Armenian: Էլինա Արարատի Ավանեսյան; Russian: Элина Араратовна Аванесян; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian-Armenian tennis player currently representing Armenia.[2] She has career-high WTA rankings of 58 in singles and 168 in doubles, achieved on 29 July 2024.[3] Avanesyan has won five singles and nine doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
Personal life
[edit]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]
National representation change
[edit]Avanesyan became an Armenian citizen and began representing Armenia in August 2024.[5][6]
Career
[edit]2021: ITF Tour success
[edit]She won her first big ITF title at the 2021 Reinert Open.[7]
2022: WTA Tour, WTA 1000 and major debuts
[edit]She made her WTA Tour debut at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas,[8] where she reached the quarterfinals, and her Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the US Open.[9][10]
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.
2023: French Open fourth round, top 65
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Ranked No. 134, Avanesyan made her debut at the French Open. In the first round, she upset 12th seed Belinda Bencic for her first major and top-20 win.[11] She defeated French wildcard Léolia Jeanjean in the second round[12] and qualifier Clara Tauson in the third, becoming the first at Roland Garros in the last 16 in 35 years since 1988 and only the fifth overall at this major.[13] As a result, she reached the top 80 rising 54 positions in the rankings on 12 June 2023.[14][15]
She made her WTA 500 debut at the German Open, and defeated eighth seed Daria Kasatkina. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 64, on 26 June 2023.[16]
She reached the second round of the US Open by defeating Alizé Cornet in the first round.[17]
She finished the year ranked No. 75.[18]
2024: First two top-10 wins & WTA 1000 third rounds, maiden WTA final
[edit]On her debut at the Australian Open, she recorded two wins over Bai Zhuoxuan and eighth seed Maria Sakkari, her first top-10 win.[19] On her debut at Indian Wells, she lost to Océane Dodin. Also on her debut at the Miami Open, she recorded her first WTA 1000-level win over wildcard and compatriot 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.[20]
At the French Open, she reached a consecutive fourth round with wins over Zhu Lin, Anna Blinkova and seventh seed Zheng Qinwen.[21]
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.[22] She had previously completed in several junior tournaments in the Armenian capital Yerevan, winning four of them.[4]
At Wimbledon, she reached the second round for the first time with a win over Angelina Kalinina in her opening match.[23]
Avanesyan made it through to the quarterfinals at the Hungarian Open, defeating fifth seed Magdalena Fręch[24] and Rebeka Masarova[25] before losing to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in three sets.[26] She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Iași Open, defeating third seed Jaqueline Cristian in the quarterfinals.[27][28] In the last four, Avanesyan defeated Chloé Paquet and advanced into her maiden WTA Tour final[29] which she lost to Mirra Andreeva when she retired injured while trailing in the third set.[30]
She recorded her first tour main-draw win under her new nationality at the 2024 Cincinnati Open as a lucky loser, making history for her country as the first player to do so, over wildcard Bianca Andreescu.[31] Next, she defeated eighth seed Jeļena Ostapenko to reach her second career WTA 1000 third round. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 52 in the live rankings.
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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
[edit]Current through the 2024 French Open.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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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 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 0 / 6 | 10–6 | 63% |
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 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
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 | 0 | 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 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Iași Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 5–7, 0–4 ret. |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 12 (5 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 3–3 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Aug 2021 | Reinert Open, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2022 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5–7 | May 2023 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() | 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 |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 3–2 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 5–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 7–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 8–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 8–6 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–7 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Top 10 wins
[edit]Season | 2024 | Total |
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Wins | 3 | 3 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | EAR | Ref |
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2024 | ||||||||
1. | ![]() | No. 8 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 74 | [19] |
2. | ![]() | No. 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | No. 65 | [20] |
3. | ![]() | No. 7 | French Open, France | Clay | 3R | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–6) | No. 70 | [21] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Russian players were barred due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ a b 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tennis player Elina Avanesyan now represents Armenia". PanARMENIAN.Net. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Russian-born Elina Avanesyan changes citizenship, will now represent Armenia". 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Tennis Association - Official Website".
- ^ a b Bisti, Riccardo (10 June 2024). "Elina Avanesyan lascia la Russia e giocherà per l'Armenia". Tennis Magazine Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ @ElinaaAvanesyan (August 6, 2024). "I am proud to share that I am officially a citizen of Armenia, and I am honored to be competing under my Armenian flag starting at the Cincinnati Open on Monday! Excited for this new chapter and to bring success to my ancestral homeland. 🎾" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Официально. Теннисистка Элина Аванесян уже представляет Армению". Sportball24 (in Russian). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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