# Kamilla Rakhimova

Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova (Russian: Камилла Станиславовна Рахимова, IPA:; born 28 August 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings of No. 61 in singles, achieved on 21 October 2024, and No. 65 in doubles, attained on 6 June 2022.
Rakhimova has won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as one WTA Challenger Tour singles title.

## Career
### 2019–2020: WTA Tour debut

Rakhimova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2019 Baltic Open, where she received a wildcard for the main draw but lost to Latvian wildcard Diāna Marcinkēviča.
She made her Grand Slam tournament debut as a qualifier at the 2020 French Open, and defeated Shelby Rogers in the first round. Rakhimova lost to 20th seed Maria Sakkari in her next match.

### 2021: Two WTA Tour doubles titles

Partnering Ankita Raina, Rakhimova won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the Phillip Island Trophy, defeating Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Potapova in the final.
She entered the US Open as a lucky loser and defeated Kristina Mladenovic and 32nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, to make the singles third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. Rakhimova lost to eighth seed Barbora Krejčíková in straight sets.
Rakhimova won her second WTA Tour 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.

### 2022–2024: First WTA 125 singles title, top-65

Following a semifinal showing at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, where she defeated second seed Beatriz Haddad Maia en route, but lost to defending champion Tatjana Maria, she reached the top 100 at world No. 96 on 11 April 2022.
She qualified for the 2023 Monterrey Open and defeated sixth seed Kateřina Siniaková before losing to Ysaline Bonaventure. As a result, she rose to world No. 89 on 6 March 2023. She made back to back semifinals at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas but lost to Peyton Stearns.
At the 2023 French Open, she reached her second Major third round but lost to Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets. Despite the result, she climbed to world No. 65 on 12 June 2023.
Rakhimova made her debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships but lost to Cristina Bucsa. She was runner-up at the WTA 125 2023 Golden Gate Open, losing to Wang Yafan in the final. At the 2023 US Open, she reached the third round in doubles, partnering Elina Avanesyan as an alternate pair, defeating 10th seeded pair of Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok.
She made back to back quarterfinals, for a third straight year, at the 2024 Copa Colsanitas. Rakhimova reached her first semifinal of 2024 at the 2024 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Rabat but lost to Mayar Sherif.
At the 2024 US Open she again entered the main draw as a lucky loser, but was defeated in the first round to top seed Iga Świątek.
Seeded fifth, Rakhimova won her first WTA 125 title at Guadalajara defeating qualifier Samantha Murray Sharan, Taylah Preston, second seed Martina Trevisan, Emiliana Arango and fourth seed Tatjana Maria.
At the Guadalajara Open, she defeated third seed Viktoria Azarenka after her retirement to reach her first WTA 500 quarterfinal, which she lost to Camila Osorio. At the same tournament, partnering Oksana Kalashnikova, she reached the final, losing to Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva.
Rakhimova entered the main draw of the WTA 1000 China Open as a lucky loser making her debut at this tournament and defeating Kimberly Birrell in the first round in a rematch of the final qualifying round which she had lost. She was eliminated in the second round by fifth seed Zheng Qinwen.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| 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.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Wimbledon | A | NH | Q2 | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0 / 11 | 6–11 | 35% |
| WTA 1000 tournaments ||||||||||
| Qatar Open | A | A | NTI | Q1 | NTI | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai | A | A | Q2 | NTI | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | NH | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| China Open | A | NH | NH | NH | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 100% |
| Wuhan Open | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||
| | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 14 | | Career total: 38 | Career total: 38 | Career total: 38 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–10 | 8–12 | 9–14 | | 0 / 38 | 23–38 | 38% |
| Year-end ranking | 201 | 155 | 117 | 93 | 95 | | $1,411,890 | $1,411,890 | $1,411,890 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam
* WTA 1000
* WTA 500
* WTA 250 (3–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (1–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
| 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 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 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2024 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | WTA 250 | Clay | Cristina Bucșa | Anna Bondár Irina Khromacheva | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2024 | Guadalajara Open, Mexico | WTA 500 | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Anna Danilina Irina Khromacheva | 6–2, 5–7, [7–10] |

## 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: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Tereza Mihalíková | Mirjam Björklund Leonie Küng | 7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | Open de Rouen, France | Hard (i) | Natela Dzalamidze | Misaki Doi Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2023 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova | Sabrina Santamaria Heather Watson | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |

## 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, 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] |