# Alina Korneeva

Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva (Russian: Алина Александровна Корнеева, born 23 June 2007) is a Russian professional tennis player. In 2023, she won two major girls' singles titles, at the Australian Open and the French Open, and reached world No. 1 in the ITF junior rankings.

## Career
### 2021

Korneeva finished runner-up at the European Junior Championships under-14 girls singles to the Czech player Tereza Valentová.

### 2022

On the ITF Junior Circuit, in 2022 Korneeva's tally of six singles titles saw her claim the most singles titles in girls’ tennis that year. Korneeva won her first $15k event in Casablanca in September, defeating Laura Hietaranta in the final.

### 2023: No. 1 junior, WTA Tour debut

Korneeva had success in her junior Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, reaching the semifinals of the girls' doubles with partner Mirra Andreeva, and defeating Andreeva in three sets in the final of the girls' singles. Before their final, Andreeva said, "She is a really good friend of mine, my best friend." After the match, Korneeva told her on court, "It's not our last battle. We will have a lot of good matches when you will win, when I will win...it was a hard battle." In the quarterfinals of the girls singles, Korneeva defeated second seed Tereza Valentová, who 18 months prior, had defeated Korneeva in the under-14 girls singles final at the European Junior Championships.
In March, Korneeva qualified for the main draw and won the $60k event in Pretoria, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, in straight sets. At age 15 years, eight months and 18 days, Korneeva became the fifth youngest player in history to win an ITF tournament at $60k level or above.
On 1 May, Korneeva reached No. 1 in the ITF junior world rankings.
In June, she won her second junior Grand Slam title, defeating Lucciana Pérez Alarcón in the final of the French Open girls' singles in straight sets, becoming the first player since Magdalena Maleeva in 1990 to win the first two Grand Slam events in girls' singles in the same year. Together with Sara Saito, Korneeva also reached the final of the girls' doubles, losing to Tyra Caterina Grant and Iva Jovic.
In July, Korneeva qualified for the main draw and won the $100k Figueira da Foz Open, defeating French player Carole Monnet 6–0, 6–0, and becoming the youngest player to win a W100 title. Together with Anastasia Tikhonova, she also reached the final of the same event in doubles.
In October, she qualified for the Hong Kong Open making her WTA Tour debut, and defeated compatriot Valeria Savinykh for her first WTA Tour win. She lost to Linda Fruhvirtová in the second round.
On 22 October, Korneeva won the 2023 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals, defeating Sara Saito in the final.

### 2024: Major debut and first win, WTA Tour doubles final

In the last round of qualifying at the Australian Open, Korneeva defeated Anna Bondár in straight sets to qualify for the main draw, making her major debut. She defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo in the first round, before losing in the second round to tenth-seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.
At the Jasmin Open, Korneeva reached her first career final in doubles, partnering Anastasia Zakharova. They lost to Anna Blinkova and Mayar Sherif, in three sets.
Partnering Polina Kudermetova, she was runner-up in the doubles at the WTA 125 Abierto Tampico, losing to Carmen Corley and Rebecca Marino in the final.
Korneeva reached her first WTA Tour singles semifinal at the Mérida Open with wins over Alycia Parks, fifth seed Anna Blinkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo. She lost in the last four to Zeynep Sönmez.

## Personal life

Born in Moscow, Korneeva has been nicknamed the "mini Sharapova" in some quarters. Her father, Aleksandr Korneev, is a former volleyball player who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (0–0)
* WTA 250 (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2024 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | WTA 250 | Hard | Anastasia Zakharova | Anna Blinkova Mayar Sherif | 6–2, 1–6, [8–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2024 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Polina Kudermetova | Carmen Corley Rebecca Marino | 3–6, 3–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $60,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | W15 | Clay | Laura Hietaranta | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | W60 | Hard | Tímea Babos | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2023 | Figueira da Foz Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Carole Monnet | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80 | Hard | Céline Naef | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2024 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Anastasia Zakharova | 6–1, 6–4 |

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

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Polina Iatcenko | Jenny Dürst Park So-hyun | 6–1, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | Figueira da Foz Open, Portugal | W100 | Hard | Anastasia Tikhonova | Eudice Chong Arianne Hartono | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Le Neubourg, France | W80 | Hard | Fiona Ferro | Maryna Kolb Nadiya Kolb | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 7–5 |

## Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
### Singles: 2 (2 titles)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 2023 | Australian Open | Hard | Mirra Andreeva | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2023 | French Open | Clay | Lucciana Pérez Alarcón | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay | Sara Saito | Tyra Caterina Grant Clervie Ngounoue | 3–6, 2–6 |