Meet Anna Kalinskaya, Tennis Ace and Girlfriend of Jannik Sinner
Dive into the career and personal life of Anna Kalinskaya, the tennis star taking over the court.
Following all of the buzz surrounding Challengers and Break Point, Netflix's tennis-focused docuseries, all eyes have been on the tennis world. Although stars like Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams have dazzled the world for decades, new players to watch are stepping into the spotlight, in both the athletic world and the fashion space. Italian player Jannik Sinner recently fronted the Gucci tennis campaign, drawing attention to the luxury side of on-court fashion.
Another one of the tennis world's glamorous rising stars is Anna Kalinskaya, a twenty-five-year-old Russian player. The buzz surrounding the Kalinskaya tennis career is on the rise, especially after a record-shattering performance at the Dubai Open in 2024 and the recent news of her relationship with Sinner broke.
Join L'OFFICIEL as we get to know Anna Kalinskaya, rising tennis star and one half of the sport's most prominent power couples.
Anna Kalinskaya Tennis Career
Born to two experienced badminton players, Anna Kalinskaya began her tennis career early in life. At the peak of her junior career, Kalinskaya was ranked number three, with sixteen total title wins, in both singles and doubles. For Kalinskaya tennis has always been a propelling force, as seen in both her junior and professional career, where she has become a powerful presence on the court. Kalinskaya is currently ranked number 25 in the WTA lineup, making her among the top tennis players in the world.
Kalinskaya put on a particularly formidable appearance at the 2024 Dubai Open, where she defeated three top ten players in a row, including Coco Gauff, Jelena Ostapenko, and Iga Swiatek, who is currently ranked number one in the world. At just 25, the best years of the Kalinskaya tennis ace era have just begun, and the star is projected to rise even higher in the world rankings over the course of the next few years.
Anna Kalinskaya's Relationship With Jannik Sinner
Tennis fans rejoiced when news of a relationship between two of the sport's top athletes emerged. Jannik Sinner began dating Anna Kalinskaya in April of 2024, and the two have been spotted at tennis matches since their relationship became public. Following the Jannik Sinner Gucci campaign, the athlete has drawn in more fans from the fashion world, eager to see their favorite player thrive both on and off the court, so the relationship between Sinner and Kalinskaya has been a happy sight for supporters.
Although the two have kept quite quiet about their relationship so far, Sinner commented on his connection with Kalinskaya during a press conference in May 2024. "Yes, I’m with Anna, but we keep everything very confidential. I won’t say more,” he said in Italian.
Neither party has spoken extensively about the relationship, but fans have taken to the Internet, already creating viral edits and videos of Sinner and Kalinskaya, tennis' new royal couple, interacting off the court.
