Elina Avanesyan
Full name | Elina Araratovna Avanesyan |
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Native name | Элина Араратовна Аванесян |
Country (sports) | Russia[a] |
Residence | Valencia, Spain |
Born | Pyatigorsk, Russia | 17 September 2002
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,499,912 |
Singles | |
Career record | 170–105 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 60 (12 February 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 75 (15 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. 174 (15 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 174 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
US Open | 3R (2023) |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
Elina Araratovna Avanesyan (Russian: Элина Араратовна Аванесян; Armenian: Էլինա Ավանեսյան; born 17 September 2002) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 60 in singles, achieved on 12 February 2024, and No. 223 in doubles, achieved on 29 January 2024.[1] Avanesyan has won five singles and nine doubles titles at tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
Early life
[edit]Avanesyan was born on 17 September 2002 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.[2]
Career
[edit]2021: ITF Tour success
[edit]She won her first big ITF title at the 2021 Reinert Open as a lucky loser.[3]
2022: WTA Tour, WTA 1000 and major debuts
[edit]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 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, top 65
[edit]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. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 64, on 26 June 2023.[12]
She finished the year ranked 75.[13]
2024: Australian Open debut, first two top-10 & WTA 1000 wins
[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.[14] 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.[15]
At the French Open, she reached a consecutive fourth round with wins over Lin Zhu, Anna Blinkova and seventh seed Zheng Qinwen.[16]
In June 2024, it was announced that Avanesyan began the process of applying for Armenian citizenship and planned to compete under the flag of Armenia.[17] She had previously completed in several junior tournaments in the Armenian capital Yerevan, winning four of them.[2]
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[b] | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | 64% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||
Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Dubai [c] | 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 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Guadalajara Open | 1R | A | NMS | 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 | 3–4 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
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 |
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 | Amina Anshba | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Clay | Tamara Čurović | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Carolina Alves | 0–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Sinja Kraus | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Eri Shimizu | 6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 3–3 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Zhibek Kulambayeva | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Gergana Topalova | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Aug 2021 | Reinert Open, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | Federica di Sarra | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Diane Parry | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2021 | Aberto da República, Brazil | 60,000 | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 6–0, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–7 | Jul 2022 | Internazionali di Cordenons, Italy | 60,000 | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5–7 | May 2023 | Wiesbaden Open, Germany | 100,000 | 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 |
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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 | 15,000 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich | Valentina Ryser Lulu Sun |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich | Michaela Bayerlová Laetitia Pulchartová |
4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Anna Kubareva | Anastasia Nefedova Jazmín Ortenzi |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Anna Kubareva | Anna Sisková Lexie Stevens |
6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Tikhonova | Daria Mishina Noel Saidenova |
2–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 5–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Lexie Stevens | Gloria Ceschi Marion Viertler |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–5 | Jan 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Lexie Stevens | Emma Davis Anastasia Nefedova |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 7–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Park So-hyun | Barbora Matúšová Anastasia Zolotareva |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 8–5 | Apr 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Maria Timofeeva | Isabelle Haverlag Merel Hoedt |
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 8–6 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | Oana Gavrilă | Nicole Fossa Huergo Zhibek Kulambayeva |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Aug 2021 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva | Arianne Hartono Olivia Tjandramulia |
7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–7 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé, Spain | 60,000 | Clay | Diana Shnaider | Ángela Fita Boluda Arantxa Rus |
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. | Maria Sakkari | No. 8 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 74 | [18] |
2. | Ons Jabeur | No. 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | No. 65 | [19] |
3. | Zheng Qinwen | No. 7 | French Open, France | Clay | 3R | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(10–6) | No. 70 | [16] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ It was announced that Avanesyan is in the process of changing her citizenship, but there have been no indications that the process is complete. Furthermore, she has yet to confirm this herself.
- ^ 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]- ^ "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. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Schneider, Claus Meyer,Andre (August 2021). "Vom Lucky Loser zur Siegerin: Elina Avanesjan gewinnt die Reinert Open". Lokalsport.
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