# Oksana Kalashnikova

Oksana Kalashnikova (Georgian: ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, romanized: oksana k'alashnik'ova, pronounced; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player.
Kalashnikova has won six WTA Tour doubles titles and four 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, before suffering a lower back injury that led her to focus primarily on doubles. On 11 September 2023, she peaked at No. 42 in the WTA doubles rankings following a quarterfinal run at Wimbledon.
Kalashnikova had a remarkable junior career, having won the prestigious Orange Bowl in 2005 at age 15, and peaked at No. 11 in the ITF junior world rankings. The following year she reached the US Open girls' singles semifinal, notably defeating Simona Halep in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion, Kristína Kučová.
Playing for Georgia Fed Cup team since 2007, Kalashnikova has a win–loss record of 27–18 (as of November 2024).

## Career
### 2012

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: First WTA 250 title

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

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

### 2015

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 Romanian pairing of Andreea Mitu & Patricia Maria Țig in the final.
In November, she lost two WTA 125 doubles finals, at the Open de Limoges, partnering Margarita Gasparyan, and the Southern California Open, partnering with Tatjana Maria.

### 2016: Indian Wells semifinalist, top 50

She made the third round at the Australian Open for the first time at this major.
She reached her first semifinal at a Premier-level in Indian Wells, partnering Sara Errani.
On 13 June 2016, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 43.

### 2023: Wimbledon quarterfinalist and Elite Trophy participant

At the Australian Open, Kalashnikova 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.
Partnering Iryna Shymanovich, she reached her first major quarterfinal at Wimbledon, where they lost to 16th seeds Zhang Shuai and Caroline Dolehide in straight sets, in one hour.
Alongside Nao Hibino, Kalashnikova won the doubles title at the Prague Open with a win over Quinn Gleason and Elixane Lechemia in the final.
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. They lost to the eventual champions Beatriz Haddad Maia and Veronika Kudermetova.

### 2024: WTA 500 finalist

Partnering Kamilla Rakhimova, she reached the final of the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open with wins over Camila Osorio and Ena Shibahara, Marina Stakusic and Valeria Savinykh then Eden Silva and Samantha Murray Sharan in the semifinals. Kalashnikova and Rakhimova lost the final to Anna Danilina and Irina Khromacheva.

## 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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Doubles

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 7–12 | 37% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 0 / 44 | 24–44 | 35% |
| Year-end championships ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | RR | DNQ | DNQ | RR | NH | NH | NH | RR | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 2–10 | 17% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2-2 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 17% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | 1R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| China Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | A | 1R | A | NH | NH | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 31 | Career total: 233 | Career total: 233 | Career total: 233 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | Career total: 5 | Career total: 5 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 9 | Career total: 9 | 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 | 26–33 | 25–30 | 5 / 233 | 136–228 | 37% |
| Year-end ranking | 163 | 260 | 110 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 43 | 70 | 76 | 60 | 63 | 75 | 72 | 43 | 66 | $1,045,924 | $1,045,924 | $1,045,924 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

* 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 | 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
### Doubles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner–ups)

| 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 Open, 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 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jun 2024 | Makarska International, Croatia | Clay | Nao Hibino | Sabrina Santamaria Iryna Shymanovich | 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Win | 4–10 | Jul 2024 | Contrexéville Open, France | Clay | Iryna Shymanovich | Wu Fang-hsien Zhang Shuai | 5–7, 6–3, [10–7] |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* 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 Ladies 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: 35 (25 titles, 10 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (3–1)
* $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 | W100 | Clay | Danka Kovinić | Constance Sibille Irina Ramialison | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 25–9 | Jul 2019 | Contrexéville Open, France (2) | W100 | Clay | Georgina Garcia Perez | Anna Danilina Eva Wacanno | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 25–10 | Aug 2024 | Cary Tennis Classic, United States | W100 | Hard | Iryna Shymanovich | Céline Naef Tamara Zidanšek | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] |