Anna Kalinskaya Bio

  • • Currently coached by Patricia Tarabini
  • • Both parents are former professional badminton players - now father works at the Federation and mother is coached junior players; brother is a soccer player in Russia. Started playing tennis when she was five after watching cousin play whilst spending summer at her my grandmother's house
  • • Thinks she has a good reading of the game and likes to mix up her shot selection; favorite surface is hard and favorite tournament is the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
  • • Did not have a tennis idol when growing up but watched a lot of Justine Henin, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters
  • • Best tennis memories are playing in the Fed Cup for the first time and also the amazing atmosphere when she beat Sloane Stephens in the Arthur Ashe Stadium at the 2019 US Open
  • • Away from the court likes to watch basketball, cook and go shopping; describes her perfect day as spending time with her closest friends; has two dogs; first was given one for her 13th birthday and stays in Moscow with her parents, while the second is a Pomsky called Kobe and travels with her most of the time on tour; loves documentaries and romantic movies; favorite musicians are Dua Lipa, Post Malone, Rihanna, Justin Bieber and DJ Khaled

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