# Elvina Kalieva

Elvina Kalieva (born July 27, 2003) is an American tennis player. Kalieva has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 168, achieved on 26 June 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 194, reached on 6 February 2023.

## Personal life

She is the sister of Uzbek-born ice hockey player Arthur Kaliyev.

## Career

Kalieva made her Grand Slam tournament main draw debut at the 2021 US Open, after receiving a wildcard for the mixed doubles event with Bruno Kuzuhara.
The following year, she made her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debuts at the 2022 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard, losing in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.
At the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open, Kalieva entered the main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing fifth seed Belinda Bencic, but lost to Taylor Townsend.
Wins over Varvara Lepchenko and Mona Barthel saw her reach the quarterfinals at the WTA 125 2024 BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia, where she was defeated by eventual champion Ann Li.
Kalieva gained entry to the main draw of the 2024 Tennis in the Land as a lucky loser, going out in the first round against Clara Burel.

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* W60 tournaments
* W40/50 tournaments
* W25/35 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–3)
* Clay (2–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2021 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W60 | Hard | Rebecca Peterson | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2022 | Pelham Pro Classic, United States | W60 | Clay | María Lourdes Carlé | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2022 | Dallas Summer Series, United States | W25 | Hard | Katrina Scott | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | May 2023 | ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria | W25 | Clay | Julie Štruplová | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2023 | ITF Říčany, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Misaki Doi | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2024 | ITF Hilton Head Island, United States | W35 | Hard | Anastasiya Lopata | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Dec 2024 | ITF Tampa, United States | W50 | Clay | Caty McNally | 4–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

* Legend
* W80 tournaments
* W60 tournaments
* W40 tournaments
* W35 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Pelham Pro Classic, United States | W60 | Clay | Reese Brantmeier | Carolyn Ansari Ariana Arseneault | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2022 | Berkeley Challenge, United States | W60 | Hard | Peyton Stearns | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2022 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | W80 | Hard | Katarzyna Kawa | Marcela Zacarías Giuliana Olmos | 6–1, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | Kayla Cross Sofia Sewing | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jan 2024 | ITF Naples, United States | W35 | Clay | Maria Kozyreva | Isabelle Haverlag Lia Karatancheva | 6–0, 6–0 |

## Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Reese Brantmeier | Ashlyn Krueger Robin Montgomery | 7–5, 3–6, [4–10] |