Elvina Kalieva

Elvina Kalieva
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-07-27) July 27, 2003
Brooklyn, New York
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$417,242
Singles
Career record156–147
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (February 9, 2026)
Current rankingNo. 154 (March 16, 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2026)
French OpenQ1 (2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2024)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record48–39
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 194 (February 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 837 (July 28, 2025)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2021)
Last updated on: 17 March 2026.

Elvina Kalieva (born July 27, 2003) is an American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 152, achieved on 9 February 2026. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 194, reached on 6 February 2023.[1]

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Ottawa Senators forward Arthur Kaliyev.[2]

Career

2015: Juniors

Kalieva earned her first USTA Gold Ball at the Girls 12s National Clay Court Championships in 2015.[3]

2017-2021: Pro beginnings

Kalieva made her Grand Slam tournament main draw debut at the 2021 US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the mixed doubles event with Bruno Kuzuhara.[4]

2022-2023: WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts

The following year, she made her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts at the 2022 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard,[5] losing in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.[1]

At the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open, Kalieva entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing fifth seed Belinda Bencic,[6] but lost to Taylor Townsend.[1][7][8]

2024-2026: Miami Open debut & first WTA win

Wins over Varvara Lepchenko[9] and Mona Barthel[10] saw her reach the quarterfinals at the WTA 125 2024 BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia, where she was defeated by eventual champion Ann Li.[11]

Kalieva gained entry to the main draw of the 2024 Tennis in the Land as a lucky loser, going out in the first round against French Clara Burel.[12]

Kalieva qualified for her third WTA 1000 main draw at the 2026 Miami Open defeating another French Diane Parry.[13] She recorded her first WTA win defeating alternate Dalma Galfi.[14]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2025 WTA 125 San Sebastián, Spain Clay Gabriela Lee Anastasia Tikhonova
Tara Würth
3–6, 0–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 W–L
Australian Open A A Q1 Q3 0–0
French Open A A Q1 0–0
Wimbledon A Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 Q1 Q2 A 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–1)
W60 tournaments (1–2)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2021 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W60 Hard Rebecca Peterson 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic, United States W60 Clay María Lourdes Carlé 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2022 Dallas Summer Series, United States W25 Hard Katrina Scott 1–6, 0–6
Win 1–3 May 2023 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria W25 Clay Julie Štruplová 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Win 2–3 Jun 2023 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic W60 Clay Misaki Doi 7–6(2), 6–0
Loss 2–4 Oct 2024 ITF Hilton Head Island, United States W35 Hard Anastasiya Lopata 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Dec 2024 ITF Tampa, United States W50 Clay Caty McNally 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2–6 Oct 2025 Guanajuato Open, Mexico W100 Hard Marina Stakusic 2–6, 2–6
Win 3–6 Jan 2026 San Diego Open, United States W100 Hard Elizabeth Mandlik 3–6, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W80 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W40 tournaments (1–0)
W35 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Pelham Pro Classic, United States W60 Clay Reese Brantmeier Carolyn Ansari
Ariana Arseneault
5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2022 Berkeley Challenge, United States W60 Hard Peyton Stearns Allura Zamarripa
Maribella Zamarripa
7–6(5), 7–6(5)
Win 2–1 Oct 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W80 Hard Katarzyna Kawa Marcela Zacarías
Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 3–1 Jun 2023 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W40 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze Kayla Cross
Sofia Sewing
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay Maria Kozyreva Isabelle Haverlag
Lia Karatancheva
6–0, 6–0
Loss 4–2 Jul 2025 Lexington Open, United States W75 Hard Alana Smith Ayana Akli
Eryn Cayetano
6–4, 2–6, [4–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2021 US Open Hard Reese Brantmeier Ashlyn Krueger
Robin Montgomery
7–5, 3–6, [4–10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elvina Kalieva | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ Dillman, Lisa (June 23, 2019). "Kings see greater reward than risk in picking 'divisive' Arthur Kaliyev". theathletic.com.
  3. ^ "Kalieva Upsets Top Seed in Three Sets in 12s". July 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Mixed Doubles: Dabrowski, Stefani set friendship aside". www.usopen.org. September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTATennis. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Vickery advances after Collins retires; Bencic withdraws". September 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Jabeur y Sakkari avanzan a octavos de final del WTA 1000 de Guadalajara" (in Spanish). September 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Emiliana Arango y otra enorme victoria para estar en octavos del WTA 1000 de Guadalajara" (in Spanish). September 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Kalieva moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. June 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Kalieva makes quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. June 13, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Li advances to last four". Tennis Majors. June 14, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Cleveland serves up some excitement as Tennis in the Land returns to the Flats". Cleveland.com. August 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Coco Gauff says nerve issue in arm has improved, she's ready for Miami Open". Miami Herald. March 17, 2026.
  14. ^ "American qualifier Kalieva edges Galfi in Miami thriller for first WTA win". WTATennis. March 19, 2026.