Alina Korneeva

Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva (Russian: Алина Александровна Корнеева, born 23 June 2007) is a Russian tennis player. On her Junior Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open, she won the Girls' singles title.[2][3]

Alina Korneeva
Full nameAlina Aleksandrovna Korneeva
Country (sports) Russia
Born (2007-06-23) 23 June 2007[1]
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record23–6
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 350 (20 March 2023)
Current rankingNo. 353 (17 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2023)
Doubles
Career record8–4
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 545 (17 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 545 (17 April 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorSF (2023)
Last updated on: 24 April 2023.

Career

2021

Korneeva finished runner-up at the European Championship under-14 girls singles to the Czech player Tereza Valentova.[4][5]

2022

On the junior circuit in 2022 Korneeva’s tally of six singles titles saw her claim the most singles titles in girls’ tennis that year.[6] Korneeva won her first W15 event in Casablanca in September 2022 defeating Laura Hietaranta in the final.[7]

2023

On her Junior Grand Slam debut, Korneeva had success at the 2023 Australian Open reaching the semifinals of the girls' doubles alongside partner Mirra Andreeva, and beating Andreeva in three sets in the final of the girls' singles.[8] Before their final Andreeva had said “She is a really good friend of mine, my best friend.”[9] 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.”[10] In the quarterfinals of the girls singles, Korneeva had defeated Tereza Valentova who was the No. 2 seed, and 18 months previously had defeated Korneeva in the final of the European Championships at under-14 level.[11]

Personal life

From Siberia, Korneeva sometimes travels on tour with her mother. Korneeva has been nicknamed the “mini Sharapova” in some quarters.[12]

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 15,000 Clay Finland Laura Hietaranta 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 Mar 2023 ITF Pretoria, South Africa 60,000 Hard Hungary Tímea Babos 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

References
  1. "Alina Korneeva". Tennislive.net.
  2. "Alina Korneeva". ITFTennis.
  3. "Alina Korneeva". WTA Tennis.
  4. "2021 European Junior Championships". Tenniseurope.org.
  5. "Алина Корнеева и Диана Шнайдер – серебряные призеры Первенств Европы". tennis-russia.ru.
  6. "RECORDS SMASHED: 2022 ITF WORLD TENNIS TOUR JUNIORS IN NUMBERS". ITF Tennis.
  7. "W15 Casablanca". ITFTennis.com.
  8. "Korneeva wins marathon". AUSOpen.com.
  9. "SIX WATERMELONS': ANDREEVA'S DAILY ROUTINE DELIVERS AO GIRLS' FINAL". ITF Tennis.
  10. "Tears everywhere as Alina Korneeva wins epic Australian Open girls' final over close friend Mirra Andreeva". 7news.com.au.
  11. "KORNEEVA LOOKING RIGHT AT HOME IN FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA". ITF Tennis.
  12. "Korneeva, la "mini Sharapova" in finale junior: sfida senza bandiere contro Andreeva". Tiscali.it.
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