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Alina Charaeva

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Alina Charaeva
Charaeva at the 2026 US Open
Full nameAlina Alekseyevna Charaeva
Native name
Алина Алексеевна Чараева
Country (sports) Russia (2019–2026)
 Armenia (July 2026–)
ResidenceBarcelona, Spain
Born (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 24)
Samara, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed
CoachCarlos Martinez-Comet
Prize money$654,101
Singles
Career record222–130
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 98 (12 October 2026)
Current rankingNo. 98 (12 October 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2026)
French OpenQ1 (2026)
WimbledonQ3 (2026)
US OpenQ3 (2025)
Doubles
Career record73–43
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 203 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 428 (12 October 2026)
Last updated on: 12 October 2026.

Alina Alekseyevna Charaeva (Russian: Алина Алексеевна Чараева; Armenian: Ալինա Ալեքսեևնա Չարաևա; born 27 May 2002) is a Russian-born Armenian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 98, achieved on 12 October 2026, and a best doubles ranking by the WTA of No. 203, reached on 28 July 2025.

Charaeva has won one WTA 125 singles title.

In July 2026, Charaeva changed her sports nationality from Russia to Armenia after gaining Armenian citizenship.

Career

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Charaeva made her WTA Tour debut at the 2019 Kremlin Cup, having received a wildcard into the doubles main-draw, partnering with Sofya Lansere.[1]

At the 2023 Andorrà Open, Charaeva entered as a wildcard and defeated third seed Océane Dodin in three sets to reach the second round,[2] where she lost to Heather Watson.[3]

She reached her first WTA 125 final at the 2025 Huzhou Open, losing to Veronika Erjavec.[4]

Charaeva qualified to make her WTA Tour singles main-draw debut at the 2025 Pan Pacific Open, but lost to Jaqueline Cristian in the first round.[5]

She won her maiden WTA 125 title at the 2026 Midland Tennis Classic, defeating Guo Hanyu in the final.[6]

At the 2026 Hamburg Open, Charaeva recorded three-set wins over Sara Sorribes Tormo[7] and eighth seed Sinja Kraus to make it through to her first WTA Tour quarterfinal,[8] at which point her run was ended by fourth seed Anna Bondár.[9]

Nationality change

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On 3 July 2026, it was announced that Charaeva had obtained Armenian citizenship and would begin representing Armenia in competition.[10][11]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Current through the 2026 China Open.

Tournament20252026SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q2 Q3 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q3 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Dubai Championships A A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
China Open A 4R 0 / 1 3–1
Wuhan Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 3–3 0 / 3 3–3
Career statistics
2025 2026 SR W–L
Tournaments 2 8 Career total: 10
Titles 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–2 6–4 0 / 6 6–6
Clay win–loss 0–0 3–4 0 / 4 3–4
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Overall win–loss 0–2 9–8 0 / 10 9–10
Year-end ranking

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2026 Iași Open, Romania WTA 250 Clay Kazakhstan Zhibek Kulambayeva Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
Irina Khromacheva		 6–4, 2–6, [5–10]

WTA 125 finals

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Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2025 Huzhou Open, China Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2026 Midland Tennis Classic, United States Hard (i) China Guo Hanyu 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2018 ITF Vinaròs, Spain W15 Clay Spain Júlia Payola 6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Sep 2020 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay China Zheng Qinwen 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2021 ITF Johannesburg, South Africa W25 Clay Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 2–0 ret.
Win 3–1 Nov 2022 ITF Castellon, Spain W15 Clay Germany Natalia Siedliska 7–6(4), 6–3
Win 4–1 Nov 2022 ITF Nules, Spain W15 Clay Spain Noelia Bouzó Zanotti 6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Oct 2023 ITF Baza, Spain W25 Hard Croatia Lea Bošković 3–6, 2–6
Win 5–2 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard Maria Bondarenko 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–2 Dec 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard Spain Guiomar Maristany 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–2 Aug 2024 ITF Ourense, Spain W50 Hard Japan Haruka Kaji 7–6(7), 6–1
Loss 7–3 Oct 2024 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain W100 Hard Anastasia Zakharova 3–6, 1–6
Win 8–3 May 2025 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W75 Clay Serbia Teodora Kostović 6–4, 7–6(5)

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2019 ITF Pula, Italy W25 Clay Venezuela Andrea Gámiz Netherlands Eva Vedder
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher		 7–6(1), 6–3
Win 2–0 Sep 2020 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva Romania Miriam Bulgaru
France Victoria Muntean		 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–0 Oct 2020 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain W15 Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva Spain Alba Carrillo Marín
Spain Júlia Payola		 5–7, 6–1, [10–5]
Win 4–0 Jul 2021 President's Cup, Kazakhstan W60 Hard Russia Maria Timofeeva Russia Evgeniya Levashova
Brazil Laura Pigossi		 7–6(5), 2–6, [10–6]
Win 5–0 Feb 2024 Pretoria International, South Africa W50 Hard Ekaterina Reyngold South Africa Isabella Kruger
South Africa Zoë Kruger		 6–0, 5–7, [10–3]
Loss 5–1 Jul 2024 ITF Horb am Neckar, Germany W35 Clay Japan Yuki Naito Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová
Slovenia Nika Radišić		 4–6, 7–6(3), [2–10]
Loss 5–2 Oct 2024 ITF Baza, Spain W35 Clay France Nahia Berecoechea Germany Tayisiya Morderger
Germany Yana Morderger		 3–6, 6–7(1)
Win 6–2 Oct 2024 ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain W100 Hard Ekaterina Reyngold Germany Mina Hodzic
Germany Caroline Werner		 6–2, 7–6(2)
Loss 6–3 Mar 2025 ITF Terrassa, Spain W35 Clay France Yasmine Mansouri Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová
Germany Caroline Werner		 6–3, 1–6, [6–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2020 French Open Clay France Elsa Jacquemot 6–4, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Russia Anastasia Tikhonova United States Chloe Beck
United States Emma Navarro		 1–6, 2–6

Wins against top 10 players

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  • Charaeva has a 1–0 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[12]
No. Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Years Ref
1 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 1 China Open, China Hard 2R 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 118 2026 [13]
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualifying rounds or stages (3), 2, 1.

References

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  1. ↑ Alex Macpherson. "Moscow 2019: Wednesday's Order of Play and Match Points". www.wtatennis.com.
  2. ↑ "Andorrà Open: Charaeva reaches second round, beats second seed Dodin". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Andorrà Open: Watson moves into quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Slovenians Erjavec, Juvan soar to WTA 125 titles; Selekhmeteva wins too". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cristian comes through Tokyo opener against qualifier Charaeva". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Charaeva captures breakthrough WTA 125 title in Midland". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Charaeva saves three match points, denies Sorribes Tormo in Hamburg". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Charaeva overcomes Kraus in 2:57 Hamburg tilt to make first WTA QF". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Anna Bondar defeats Alina Charaeva at Hamburg 2026 – Quarter-Final". Tennis Temple. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Российская теннисистка Алина Чараева будет выступать за Армению". Armenia Today (in Russian). 3 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Hakobyan, Vahe (3 July 2026). "Russian tennis player Alina Charaeva to represent Armenia". Sportaran.
  12. ↑ "Alina Charaeva vs Top 10". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "Charaeva upsets new World No. 1 Rybakina in Beijing second round". WTA Tennis. 3 October 2026. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
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