Elina Avanesyan is a Russian professional tennis player who was born on September 17, 2002, in Pyatigorsk, Russia. Starting to hit balls at the age of 6, the youngster has since known she has a talent for the sport, with it becoming clear early on that her future was destined to be spent amongst the sport’s best.
After spending her first few years on the ITF level before dabbling in some WTA 125 events, it was not until 2022 that Avanesyan first appeared at the main draw of a professional WTA tournament. Her luck turned at the Bogota Open, with her coming up against fellow youngster Harriet Dart in the first round. Overcoming the 8th seed, the Russian continued her winning streak until she met the number 1 seed and home favorite Maria Camila Osorio in the quarter-final.
Just a matter of weeks later, her WTA 1000 debut came knocking, with her exiting in the first round of the Italian Open against Elena Rybakina. This was not the end of her breakthrough season though, with the Russian still yet to make a Grand Slam main draw debut.
It came at the 2022 US Open, with her battling her way through qualifying before losing at the first main draw hurdle against Aleksandra Krunic. 2023 threw up more priceless opportunities for the Russian, with her hard labor finally bearing the fruit she deserved.
At what was her first Roland Garros, after qualifying, she went on to not only record her first win at that level, but her unbeatable streak led her all the way to the fourth round. As expected, such a run boosted her ranking, unlocking more and more tournaments for her to kick on and go deeper into them.
In 2024 Avanesyan continued to climb, reaching the third round of the Australian Open. Her maiden WTA 1000 level and Top 10 wins have meant that the youngster’s ranking broke into the world's Top 60, proving her a strong foundation from which to push on and go for that first tour-level title.
