Elvina Kalieva

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|name = Elvina Kalieva

|image = Kalieva WMQ22 (21) (52190140517).jpg

|caption = Kalieva at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships

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|country = {{USA}}

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|2003|7|27}}

|birth_place = Brooklyn, New York

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|plays = Right-handed

|careerprizemoney = $357,523

|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=138|lost=126}}

|singlestitles = 2 ITF

|highestsinglesranking = No. 168 (June 26, 2023)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 279 (December 9, 2024)

|AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (2024)

|FrenchOpenresult = Q1 (2024)

|Wimbledonresult = Q1 (2022, 2024)

|USOpenresult = Q2 (2021, 2023)

|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=45|lost=33}}

|doublestitles = 4 ITF

|highestdoublesranking = No. 194 (February 6, 2023)

|currentdoublesranking = No. 484 (December 9, 2024)

|USOpenDoublesresult =

|USOpenMixedresult = 1R (2021)

|updated = December 9, 2024

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Elvina Kalieva (born July 27, 2003) is an American tennis player.

Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 194, reached on 6 February 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327834/elvina-kalieva|title=Elvina Kalieva | Player Stats & More – WTA Official|website=Women's Tennis Association}}

Personal life

She is the sister of Uzbek-born ice hockey player Arthur Kaliyev.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1042556/2019/06/22/kings-see-greater-reward-than-risk-in-picking-divisive-arthur-kaliyev/|title=Kings see greater reward than risk in picking 'divisive' Arthur Kaliyev|website=theathletic.com |last1=Dillman |first1=Lisa }}

Career

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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

The following year, she made her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts at the 2022 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard,{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2022 |title=Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/photos/2573429/welcome-to-the-tour-all-of-2022-s-wta-debutantes|access-date=24 October 2022 |website=WTA Tennis}} losing in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/matches/wta/bnp-paribas-open/ekaterina-alexandrova-vs-elvina-kalieva|title=Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Elvina Kalieva|date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

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, but lost to Taylor Townsend.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/guadalajara-open-akron-townsend-moves-into-last-16-715357.html|title=Guadalajara Open Akron: Townsend moves into last 16|date=September 19, 2023 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

Wins over Varvara Lepchenko{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/bbva-open-internacional-de-valencia-kalieva-moves-into-last-16-767048.html|title=BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Kalieva moves into last 16|date=June 10, 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 December 2024}} and Mona Barthel{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/bbva-open-internacional-de-valencia-kalieva-makes-quarter-finals-767624.html|title=BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Kalieva makes quarter-finals|date=June 13, 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 December 2024}} saw her reach the quarterfinals at the WTA 125 2024 BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia, where she was defeated by eventual champion Ann Li.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/bbva-open-internacional-de-valencia-li-advances-to-last-four-767710.html|title=BBVA Open Internacional De Valencia: Li advances to last four|date=June 14, 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

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 Clara Burel.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/cleveland-open-burel-moves-into-second-round-779912.html|title=Cleveland Open: Burel moves into second round|date=August 19, 2024 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

ITF Circuit finals

=Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)=

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| 0–1

| Oct 2021

| style="background:#addfad;"|Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Rebecca Peterson

| 4–6, 0–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–2

| May 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|Pelham Pro Classic, United States

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ARG}} María Lourdes Carlé

| 1–6, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–3

| Jul 2022

| style="background:lightblue;"|Dallas Summer Series, United States

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Katrina Scott

| 1–6, 0–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–3

| May 2023

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Julie Štruplová

| 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–3

| Jun 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Říčany, Czech Republic

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Clay

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Misaki Doi

| 7–6⁽²⁾, 6–0

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–4

| Oct 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Hilton Head Island, United States

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Hard

| {{flagicon|UKR}} Anastasiya Lopata

| 3–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–5

| Dec 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Tampa, United States

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Caty McNally

| 4–6, 5–7

=Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)=

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| 0–1

| May 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|Pelham Pro Classic,
United States

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Reese Brantmeier

| {{flagicon|USA}} Carolyn Ansari
{{flagicon|CAN}} Ariana Arseneault

| 5–7, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Sep 2022

| style="background:#addfad;"|Berkeley Challenge,
United States

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peyton Stearns

| {{flagicon|USA}} Allura Zamarripa
{{flagicon|USA}} Maribella Zamarripa

| 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–1

| Oct 2022

| style="background:#f7e98e;"|Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States

| style="background:#f7e98e;"|W80

| Hard

| {{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Kawa

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Marcela Zacarías
{{flagicon|MEX}} Giuliana Olmos

| 6–1, 3–6, [10–2]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–1

| Jun 2023

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|ITF Otočec, Slovenia

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W40

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Kayla Cross
{{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Sewing

| 6–2, 6–3

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| 4–1

| Jan 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Naples, United States

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon

} Maria Kozyreva

| {{flagicon|NED}} Isabelle Haverlag
{{flagicon|BUL}} Lia Karatancheva

| 6–0, 6–0

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

=Doubles: 1 (runner-up)=

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style="background:#ccf;" \| bgcolor="ffa07a"\|Loss \|2021 \|US Open \|Hard \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Reese Brantmeier \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Ashlyn Krueger {{flagicon\|USA}} Robin Montgomery \|7–5, 3–6, [4–10]

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|2021

|US Open