Oksana Kalashnikova

Summary

Oksana Kalashnikova (Georgian: ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, romanized: oksana k'alashnik'ova, pronounced [okʰsana kʼalaʃnikʼova]; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player.

Oksana Kalashnikova
ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა
Kalashnikova at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Georgia
ResidenceBiel, Switzerland
Born (1990-09-05) 5 September 1990 (age 33)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,297,594
Singles
Career record185–158 (53.9%)
Career titles0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 156 (7 June 2010)
Current rankingNo. 1064 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2010, 2011)
French OpenQ3 (2010)
WimbledonQ1 (2010)
US OpenQ1 (2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record378–366 (50.8%)
Career titles6 WTA, 3 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 42 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 57 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2016, 2023)
French Open3R (2013)
WimbledonQF (2023)
US Open3R (2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2016)
Wimbledon3R (2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup27–18 (60.0%)
Last updated on: 7 March 2024.

Kalashnikova has won six WTA Tour doubles titles with three doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as five singles and 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 5 July 2010, she reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 156. On 11 September 2023, she peaked at No. 42 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team since 2007, Kalashnikova has a win–loss record of 27–18 (as of April 2024).

Tennis career edit

 
Kalashnikova at the 2016 French Open.

2012 edit

Kalashnikova entered the ITF tournament in Astana, where she won the doubles event with Marta Sirotkina against twin sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok.

In November, she and Nina Bratchikova won the doubles title at the Royal Indian Open.

2013 edit

She reached the third round of the French Open on her debut at this major, partnering Alicja Rosolska.

Kalashnikova won her first WTA doubles title at the 2013 Baku Cup, partnering Irina Buryachok against Eleni Daniilidou and Aleksandra Krunić.

After that, she and Alicja Rosolska reached the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open, a prestigious tournament serving as a warm-up for the US Open.

In September, she reached the final of the Ningbo International Tennis Open, a WTA 125 tournament, again partnering Buryachok.

2014 edit

In July, at İstanbul Cup partnering Paula Kania, they reached the final and lost to Misaki Doi and Elina Svitolina.

2015 edit

In July, Kalashnikova entered the Contrexéville Open and won the doubles competition against Constance Sibille & Irina Ramialison, partnering Danka Kovinić.

She then won her second title on WTA Tour at the Bucharest Open, partnering Demi Schuurs. They beat Andreea Mitu & Patricia Maria Țig in the final.

In November, she lost two WTA 125 doubles finals, the Open de Limoges, partnering Margarita Gasparyan, and the Southern California Open, partnering with Tatjana Maria.

2016: Indian Wells semifinalist, top 50 edit

She made the third round at the Australian Open for the first time at this major.

She reached her first semifinal at a WTA Premier tournaments level in Indian Wells partnering Sara Errani.

On 13 June 2016, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 43.

2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist edit

At the Australian Open, she reached the third round for the second time at this major, partnering Alycia Parks but lost in straight sets to top seeds and eventual champions Czech duo Kateřina Siniaková and Barbora Krejčíková.[1]

She reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon, partnering Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich, where they lost to 16th seeds Zhang Shuai and Caroline Dolehide in straight sets, in one hour.[2]

She also partnered with Shymanovich at the US Open and with Miriam Kolodziejová at a WTA 1000 level in Guadalajara and the 2023 China Open (tennis).

She was selected to play in the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy with Yana Sizikova with whom she had also partnered earlier for the WTA 1000 tournaments during the clay-court season.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[3]

Singles edit

Current through the end of the 2022 season.

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ... 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q2 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A Q3 Q2 Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Canadian Open A A A A Q2 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Career total: 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

Doubles edit

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 10 5–10 33%
French Open A A A 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 11 7–11 39%
Wimbledon Q2 A A 2R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R NH 3R 1R QF 0 / 9 7–9 44%
US Open A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 2–4 0–1 2–1 0–3 4–4 3–4 1–2 2–2 0–4 5–4 0 / 40 24–40 38%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[a] DNQ RR DNQ RR NH RR 0 / 3 1–3 25%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[b] A A A A 2R 1R 1R A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 9 1–9 11%
Indian Wells Open A A A A 1R A SF 1R A A NH A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Miami Open A A A A 2R[c] A A 1R A A NH A A 0 / 2 1–1 50%
Madrid Open A A A 2R 1R A 1R A A A NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 6 2–6 17%
Italian Open A A A 1R 1R A 2R A A A 1R A A 1R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Canadian Open A A A QF 1R A A A A A NH 1R 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Cincinnati Open A A A A 1R A 2R A A A 1R A A 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Guadalajara Open NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] A A A A 1R A 1R A A 2R NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open A A A 1R 1R A QF A 1R A NH 1R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 0 3 16 29 20 27 17 25 24 13 28 19 10 Career total: 233
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Career total: 9
Overall win–loss 0–2 0–0 3–3 12–15 15–28 12–19 22–26 15–16 12–25 15–25 2–13 12–28 10–18 6–10 5 / 233 136–228 37%
Year-end ranking 163 260 110 52 73 78 43 70 76 60 63 75 72 43 $1,045,924

WTA Tour finals edit

Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (6–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2013 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International[e] Hard   Irina Buryachok   Eleni Daniilidou
  Aleksandra Krunić
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2014 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Hard   Paula Kania   Misaki Doi
  Elina Svitolina
4–6, 0–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2015 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay   Demi Schuurs   Andreea Mitu
  Patricia Maria Țig
6–2, 6–2
Win 3–1 Jun 2016 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands International Grass   Yaroslava Shvedova   Xenia Knoll
  Aleksandra Krunić
6–1, 6–1
Win 4–1 Feb 2017 Hungarian Ladies Open, Hungary International Hard (i)   Hsieh Su-wei   Arina Rodionova
  Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 4–2 Sep 2017 Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan International Hard   Nao Hibino   Tímea Babos
  Andrea Hlaváčková
5–7, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Feb 2018 Taipei Open, Taiwan International Hard (i)   Nao Hibino   Duan Yingying
  Wang Yafan
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 4–4 May 2019 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco International Clay   Georgina García Pérez   María José Martínez Sánchez
  Sara Sorribes Tormo
5–7, 1–6
Win 5–4 Jul 2022 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary WTA 250 Clay   Ekaterine Gorgodze   Katarzyna Piter
  Kimberley Zimmermann
1–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 5–5 Apr 2023 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia WTA 250 Clay   Katarzyna Piter   Irina Khromacheva
  Iryna Shymanovich
1–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 6–5 Aug 2023 Prague Open, Czech Republic WTA 250 Hard   Nao Hibino   Quinn Gleason
  Elixane Lechemia
6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]
Loss 6–6 Oct 2023 Hong Kong Open, China SAR WTA 250 Hard   Aliaksandra Sasnovich   Tang Qianhui
  Tsao Chia-yi
5–7, 6–1, [9–11]

WTA Challenger finals edit

Doubles: 12 (3 titles, 9 runner–ups) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2012 Royal Indian Open, India Hard   Nina Bratchikova   Julia Glushko
  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
6–0, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 Sep 2013 Ningbo International, China Hard   Irina Buryachok   Chan Yung-jan
  Zhang Shuai
2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2015 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Margarita Gasparyan   Barbora Krejčíková
  Mandy Minella
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 1–3 Nov 2015 Carlsbad Classic, United States Hard   Tatjana Maria   Verónica Cepede Royg
  Gabriela Cé
6–1, 4–6, [8–10]
Win 2–3 Sep 2019 New Haven Challenger, United States Hard   Anna Blinkova   Usue Maitane Arconada
  Jamie Loeb
6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 2–4 Dec 2019 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Ekaterina Alexandrova   Georgina García Pérez
  Sara Sorribes Tormo
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 2–5 May 2022 Clarins Open Paris, France Clay   Miyu Kato   Beatriz Haddad Maia
  Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 4–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–6 Jun 2022 Veneto Open, Italy Grass   Vitalia Diatchenko   Madison Brengle
  Claire Liu
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Oct 2022 Open de Rouen, France Hard (i)   Misaki Doi   Natela Dzalamidze
  Kamilla Rakhimova
2–6, 5–7
Win 3–7 Dec 2022 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Marta Kostyuk   Alicia Barnett
  Olivia Nicholls
7–5, 6–1
Loss 3–8 Apr 2023 San Luis Challenger, Mexico Clay   Katarzyna Piter   Aliona Bolsova
  Andrea Gámiz
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 3–9 Dec 2023 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Maia Lumsden   Cristina Bucșa
  Yana Sizikova
4–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2008 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico 25,000 Hard   Frederica Piedade 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2–0 Mar 2009 ITF Giza, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Eva Fernández-Brugués 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Mar 2009 ITF Giza, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Galina Fokina 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–2 Mar 2009 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 25,000 Clay   Kristina Antoniychuk 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2009 Bella Cup Torun, Poland 25,000 Clay   Ksenia Milevskaya 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Jul 2009 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard   Elena Chalova 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Sep 2009 Batumi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay   Sofia Shapatava 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–3 Oct 2010 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 25,000 Carpet (i)   Daria Kuchmina 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Apr 2013 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard   Nadiia Kichenok 2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–5 Apr 2013 ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan 10,000 Hard   Anastasiya Vasylyeva 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 34 (25 titles, 9 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–0)
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–3)
$25,000 tournaments (11–6)
$10,000 tournaments (9–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2007 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Hard   Sofia Kvatsabaia   Vojislava Lukić
  Dessislava Mladenova
6–2, 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2007 ITF Garching, Germany 10,000 Clay   Katariina Tuohimaa   Franziska Klotz
  Evelyn Mayr
7–5, 6–3
Win 2–1 Mar 2008 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Galina Fokina   Elena Chalova
  Inna Sokolova
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–1 Mar 2008 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Galina Fokina   Anna Savitskaya
  Bibiane Schoofs
7–6(7), 6–4
Loss 3–2 May 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay   Pemra Özgen   Melanie Klaffner
  Ksenia Milevskaya
2–6, 5–7
Win 4–2 Jul 2008 ITF Kharkiv, Ukraine 25,000 Clay   Mihaela Buzărnescu   Kristina Antoniychuk
  Lesia Tsurenko
6–1, 6–4
Win 5–2 Sep 2008 ITF Innsbruck, Austria 10,000 Clay   Irina Buryachok   Conny Perrin
  Nicole Riner
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 6–2 Sep 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay   Catarina Ferreira   Nicole Riner
  Amra Sadiković
7–5, 7–6
Win 7–2 Mar 2009 ITF Giza, Egypt 10,000 Clay   Fatima El Allami   Marlot Meddens
  Bibiane Weijers
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–3 Mar 2009 ITF Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 50,000 Carpet (i)   Valeria Savinykh   Ksenia Milevskaya
  Lesia Tsurenko
2–6, 3–6
Win 8–3 Jun 2009 ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard   Kristina Antoniychuk   Pemra Özgen
  Çağla Büyükakçay
5–7, 6–0, [10–6]
Win 9–3 Aug 2009 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard   Elena Chalova   Nina Bratchikova
  Ágnes Szatmári
6–1, 6–0
Win 10–3 Sep 2009 ITF Napoli, Italy 25,000 Clay   Nina Bratchikova   Betina Jozami
  María Irigoyen
7–6(5), 2–6, [10–8]
Win 11–3 Oct 2009 Open de Limoges, France 25,000 Clay   Elena Chalova   Florence Haring
  Violette Huck
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 12–3 Dec 2009 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE 75,000 Hard   Julia Görges   Vladimíra Uhlířová
  Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss 12–4 Sep 2010 Telavi Open, Georgia 25,000 Clay   Melanie Klaffner   Veronika Kapshay
  Ágnes Szatmári
1–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 13–4 Oct 2010 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard   Marta Sirotkina   Ekaterina Bychkova
  Iryna Brémond
6–3, 6–1
Win 14–4 Nov 2010 ITF Opole, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i)   Polina Pekhova   Paula Kania
  Magda Linette
6–3, 6–4
Loss 14–5 Jan 2011 Blossom Cup, China 50,000 Hard   Yuliya Beygelzimer   Liu Wanting
  Sun Shengnan
3–6, 2–6
Win 15–5 Feb 2012 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard (i)   Marta Sirotkina   Tatiana Kotelnikova
  Lidziya Marozava
7–6(2), 4–6, [11–9]
Win 16–5 Mar 2012 ITF Almaty, Kazakhstan 25,000 Hard   Eugeniya Pashkova   Albina Khabibulina
  Ilona Kremen
6–1, 7–5
Win 17–5 Apr 2012 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard   Marta Sirotkina   Naomi Broady
  Paula Kania
6–2, 7–5
Win 18–5 Apr 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Sofia Kvatsabaia   Ana Bogdan
  Maria Mokh
6–4, 6–4
Loss 18–6 Jun 2012 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Hard   Lenka Wienerová   Magda Linette
  Katarzyna Piter
3–6, 3–6
Win 19–6 Jul 2012 President's Cup, Kazakhstan 100,000 Hard   Marta Sirotkina   Lyudmyla Kichenok
  Nadiia Kichenok
3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss 19–7 Sep 2012 Telavi Open, Georgia 50,000 Clay   Ekaterina Dzehalevich   Réka Luca Jani
  Christina Shakovets
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 20–7 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Ksenia Palkina   Anamika Bhargava
  Nicole Melichar
6–1, 6–3
Win 21–7 Mar 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard   Ksenia Palkina   Başak Eraydın
  Abbie Myers
6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 22–7 Jul 2013 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard   Lyudmyla Kichenok   Alona Fomina
  Anja Prislan
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win 23–7 Sep 2013 Trabzon Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard   Aleksandra Krunić   Ani Amiraghyan
  Dalila Jakupović
6–2, 6–1
Loss 23–8 Dec 2013 ITF Navi Mumbai, India 25,000 Hard   Diāna Marcinkēviča   Jocelyn Rae
  Anna Smith
4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 23–9 Dec 2014 Pune Championships, India 25,000 Hard   Anastasiya Vasylyeva   Anna Morgina
  Nina Stojanović
6–7(7), 4–6
Win 24–9 Jul 2015 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay   Danka Kovinić   Constance Sibille
  Irina Ramialison
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 25–9 Jul 2019 Contrexéville Open, France (2) 100,000 Clay   Georgina Garcia Perez   Anna Danilina
  Eva Wacanno
6–3, 6–3

Notes edit

  1. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  2. ^ 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. 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.
  3. ^ Withdrawal before second-round match, not counted as a loss
  4. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ https://ausopen.com/articles/news/partners-opposition-ao-2023-mixed-doubles
  2. ^ https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/number-16-seeds-safely-through-to-ladies-doubles-semi-finals/
  3. ^ "Oksana Kalashnikova [GEO] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links edit