Elvina Kalieva (Russian: Эльвина Калиева; (born July 27, 2003) is an Uzbekistan-born American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 194, set on 6 February 2023.

Personal life

She is the sister of Uzbek-born ice hockey player Arthur Kaliyev.

Elvina Kalieva

Career

Kalieva made her Major main draw debut at the 2021 US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the mixed doubles tournament.

Elvina Kalieva

The following year, she made her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts at the 2022 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard.

Elvina Kalieva

At the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron she entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing fifth seed Belinda Bencic.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

References

External links

2003 births

Living people

American female tennis players

American people of Uzbek descent

21st-century American sportswomen