Kamilla Rakhimova
Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova (Russian: Камилла Станиславовна Рахимова, IPA: [kɐˈmʲiɫə rɐˈxʲiməvə]; born 28 August 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar descent.
_01_(cropped).jpg.webp) Rakhimova at the 2023 US Open | |
| Full name | Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Born | 28 August 2001 Yekaterinburg, Russia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,258,689 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 170–112 (60.3%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (12 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 78 (21 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| French Open | 3R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 87–60 (59.2%) |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 1 WTA 125 |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (6 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 141 (21 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022) |
| French Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 25 August 2023. | |
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 65 in singles, achieved on 12 June 2023, and No. 65 in doubles, attained on 6 June 2022. Up to date, she has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour with one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour and eight singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
2019–2020: WTA Tour and major debuts
Rakhimova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2019 Baltic Open, where she received a wildcard for the singles main draw.[1]
She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2020 French Open, and defeated Shelby Rogers in the first round.
2021: US Open singles third round, two doubles titles & top 100 in doubles
Despite losing to 11th seed Kristýna Plíšková, Rakhimova entered the US Open as a lucky loser by beating Lizette Cabrera, and Usue Maitane Arconada in the qualifying rounds. She then beat Kristina Mladenovic in the first round, swept 32nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova aside (6–4, 6–1), before falling to eighth seed Barbora Krejčíková (4–6, 2–6). This was her first third-round showing at a Grand Slam championship in her career.
She won her second doubles title at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, partnering Natela Dzalamidze. As a result, she moved 26 positions up into the top 70 in doubles, on 15 November 2021.[2]
2022–2023: Top 100, Australian Open & WTA 1000 debuts, French Open third round
Following a semifinal showing at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, she reached the top 100 at world No. 96 on 11 April 2022.
She qualified for the 2023 Monterrey Open and she defeated sixth seed Kateřina Siniaková in the first round. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of 89 on 6 March 2023. She reached back to back semifinals at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas.
She made her debut at the WTA 1000 at the 2023 Italian Open as a lucky loser. She also made her debut at the French Open and reached the third round. As a result, she climbed to world No. 65 on 12 June 2023.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[3]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Hong Kong Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | Q2 | A[lower-alpha 1] | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 2] | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | NH | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| China Open | A | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 13 | Career total: 37 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Overall Win-loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–10 | 8–12 | 9–13 | 0 / 37 | 23–37 | 38% |
| Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 3] | 201 | 155 | 117 | 93 | $1,373,534 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A[lower-alpha 1] | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2021 | Phillip Island Trophy, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard |  Ankita Raina |
Anna Blinkova Anastasia Potapova |
2–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2021 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | Natela Dzalamidze |
 Erin Routliffe .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [4–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2021 | Ladies Linz, Austria | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Natela Dzalamidze |
 Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2022 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | WTA 250 | Clay |  Natela Dzalamidze |
 Marie Bouzková  Sara Sorribes Tormo |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2022 | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Yana Sizikova |
Kirsten Flipkens  Laura Siegemund |
3–6, 5–7 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, United States | Hard | Wang Yafan |
2–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | WTA 125 Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  Tereza Mihalíková |
 Mirjam Björklund .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Leonie Küng |
7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | WTA 125 Rouen, France | Hard (i) |  Natela Dzalamidze |
 Misaki Doi Oksana Kalashnikova |
6–2, 7–5 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $60,000 tournaments (3–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (3–2) |
| $15,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Hard |  Tamara Čurović |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2019 | ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Pranjala Yadlapalli |
0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 2019 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Valeriya Yushchenko |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Penza, Russia | 25,000+H | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2019 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Pemra Özgen |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Feb 2020 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Kazionova |
4–6, 6–1, 6–7(5) |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2021 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay |  Anhelina Kalinina |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Aug 2022 | Bronx Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Mirjam Björklund |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2022 | Open Nantes Atlantique, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Wang Xinyu |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–3 | Feb 2023 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard |  Raluca Șerban |
6–0, 1–6, 6–2 |
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $80,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $60,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (2–1) |
| $15,000 tournaments (2–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Kateřina Vaňková |
Haruna Arakawa  Federica Bilardo |
6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2018 | Fergana Challenger, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Sofya Lansere |
Anastasia Frolova Ekaterina Yashina |
1–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2018 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Hard |  Anna Hertel |
Ulyana Ayzatulina Anna Iakovleva |
6–0, 7–6(0) |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan | 15,000 | Hard |  Vitalia Stamat |
 Lee Eun-hye  Sevil Yuldasheva |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2019 | President's Cup, Kazakhstan | 80,000 | Hard | Vlada Koval |
Marie Bouzková Vivian Heisen |
6–7(7), 1–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2019 | ITF Penza, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Vlada Koval |
Anastasia Gasanova Ganna Poznikhirenko |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 2019 | Meitar Open, Israel | 60,000 | Hard | Sofya Lansere |
Anastasia Gasanova Valeriya Strakhova |
4–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2020 | Cairo Open, Egypt | 60,000 | Hard | Marta Kostyuk |
Anastasiya Shoshyna Paula Kania |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–3 | Feb 2020 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sofya Lansere |
Natela Dzalamidze  Valentini Grammatikopoulou |
6–1, 3–6, [10–6] |
Notes
- Suspended due to politics.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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.
- 2018: WTA ranking–890.
References
- "Jurmala 2019: Monday's Order of Play and Match Points". www.wtatennis.com. 19 July 2019.
- "Kamilla Rakhimova | Player Stats & More – WTA Official".
- "Kamilla Rakhimova [RUS] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
External links
- Kamilla Rakhimova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Kamilla Rakhimova at the International Tennis Federation