Anna Blinkova
Age: 26 (09/09/1998)
  • Overview
    Singles
    YTD
    Career
    Doubles
    YTD
    Career
    WTA singles titles
    13/11
    310/235
    WTA doubles titles
    6/4
    134/107
    Prize money
    $350,615
    $4,125,986
    Prize money
    $350,615
    $4,125,986
    Titles
    0
    1
    Titles
    1
    3
  • Full description
    Personal

    Currently coached by Gerard Solves. No surface preference, likes to play on all of them equally. Enjoys traveling, visiting cities, taking pictures, meeting new people. Doesn’t have a favorite place, loves to play everywhere. Speaks Russian, English, French, Spanish and Slovakian.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Winner (1): 2022 - Cluj-Napoca. Finalist (1): 2023 - Strasbourg. DOUBLES Winner (3): 2025 - Austin (w/Y. Yuan); 2024 - Monastir (w/ M. Sherif); 2018 - Rabat (w/Olaru). Finalist (2): 2021 - Phillip Island Trophy (w/Potapova); 2019 - Hua Hin (w/Y.Wang). WTA 125 TITLES SINGLES (1): 2019 - New Haven. Finalist (1): 2024 - Tampico. DOUBLES (1): 2019 - New Haven (w/Kalashnikova). ADDITIONAL Russian Fed Cup Team, 2017, 2020.

    Career in Review

    Began 2024 with her strongest Australian Open result with 3r in her seventh appearance at the event. Also reached quarterfinals at San Diego and Bad Homburg, as well as claiming her second career doubles title at Monastir w/ Mayar Sherif

    In 2023 advanced to final in Strasbourg in May (l. Svitolina). Reached back-to-back third rounds at Roland Garros (l. Svitolina) and Wimbledon (l. Sabalenka). Posted a career-high ranking of No.34 in August.

    Returned to Top 100 on October 17, 2022 after lifting maiden WTA title at Cluj Napoca (as qualifier, d. Paolini in F)

    Earlier in the season finished R-Up at WTA 125 event in Saint Malo and also at ITF Circuit events at W60 Andrezieux-Boutheon, W60 Grenoble and W25 Le Havre

    Won just 15 matches (at all levels) during 2021 campaign; reached 2r four times at Tour-level events (including at Wimbledon)

    In opening match of 2020 season, scored first Top-10 win of her career, over No.8 Bencic at Shenzhen

    Enjoyed a series of breakthroughs in 2019, highlighted by maiden WTA SFs of her career, at first Guangzhou (l. eventual champion Kenin) and then Luxembourg (l. eventual champion Ostapenko). Earlier in the season, also reach QF for the first time at this level, at the Bronx (as LL, l. Q.Wang), and reached 3r at Roland Garros (d. Garcia in 2r, l. Keys)

    In September 2019, at WTA 125K Series event at New Haven swept titles in both singles (d. Arconada in F) and doubles (w/Kalashnikova)

    Made Top 100 debut on August 20, 2018

    Upset then-No.13 Mladenovic during run through qualifying to 3r at 2018 Doha to register first Top 20 win of her career

    Career highlights in doubles are SF run at 2020 US Open (w/Kudermetova) and title run in at 2018 Rabat (w/Olaru)

    Advanced to 2r on first appearance at a Grand Slam (main draw or qualifying), at 2017 Australian Open (as qualifier, d. Niculescu, l. No.5 seed Ka.Pliskova)

    Won 41 matches, first two ITF Circuit titles and rose over 600 places in the rankings during the 2016 campaign

    Fell 1r on WTA main draw debut at 2016 Rabat (as wildcard, l. Bacsinszky). Posted first main draw win during 2r showing at 2016 Moscow (as qualifier, d. Sevastova - saved 5mp)

    WTA qualifying debut came at Moscow in 2015

    Made professional debut at $10K ITF/El Kantaoui-TUN in 2015

    Reached as high as No.3 in junior singles rankings, finishing singles R-Up at 2015 Wimbledon (l. Zhuk) and winning the ITF Junior Masters in Chengdu in April 2016