Ekaterina Alexandrova

Ekaterina Evgenyevna Alexandrova is Russian tennis player who achieved her career-high singles ranking of No. 15 on September 26, 2022. She has won five WTA singles titles, including the 2025 Linz Open, the 2023 and 2022 Libema Open. In addition to singles, she has earned a name in doubles and won one WTA title with Vera Zvonareva at the 2019 Budapest Open. She advanced to the semifinals in singles and final in doubles with Zhang Shuai at the 2025 Stuttgart Open. Alexandrova secured a spot in the semifinals of the 2025 Qatar Open and the 2025 Charleston Open. In the Charleston Open, she and Zhang made it to the quarterfinal, where they lost to Jelena Ostapenko and Erin Routliffe.

Alexandrova registered her best Grand Slam result at the 2023 Wimbledon. She reached the fourth round, where she lost to No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka. At the international level, Alexandrova helped Russia win the 2020-21 Fed Cup. She holds a win-loss record of 2-1. Alexandrova is a right-handed player with an hyper-aggressive style of play. She can generate powerful groundstrokes off both wings and prefers to play on fast surfaces.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Personal Information

Ekaterina Alexandrova Early Life

Alexandrova was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on November 15, 1994. Her father introduced her to tennis when she was six. Her father was her first coach and Steffi Graff was her tennis idol.

Though she was born in Russia, she shifted to the Czech Republic with her family in 1996 for a better standard of living. Alexandrova planned to move to Moscow because playing tennis in Chelyabinsk was tough. Later, they plan to settle in the Czech Republic as the facilities are better, and court rentals are low. Since the family could not afford an expensive coach, her father, Evgeny Alexandrova, trained her (via dict.susu.ru). She made her WTA tour debut at the 2016 Katowice Open, where she survived the qualifying rounds.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Personal Life

Alexandrova was born to Evgeny Alexandrova and Julia Alexandrova. She is fluent in three languages including Russian, Czech and English. When she is not training, she loves to cook for her family. Her main speciality includes making cakes for her brother and sister.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Family Background

Evgeny Alexandrova and Julia Alexandrova are the parents of Ekaterina Alexandrova. She is their first child. Her siblings are Jury and Anna Alexandrova. Her parents are both Russian citizens but moved to the Czech Republic after watching a tournament in the country. They were fascinated by the number of tennis courts and facilities available there.

Alexandrova's father is a dedicated tennis fan. In an interview, she was asked about her father training her. She replied, ""He understands that I am in the Top50 now, and if I want to stay there for good, I have to work better."

Alexandrova has two siblings: a sister named Anna Alexandrova and a brother named Jury Alexandrova. Both played tennis, but later shifted focus to other sports after not achieving much success.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Kids

Alexandrova does not have any kids as of May 2025.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Social Media

Alexandrova loves to post updates on her career and personal life on her social media handle. She has a verified Instagram account with the name @ekaterina_alexandrova94, where she has over 39.3k followers.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Prize Money

According to WTA's official website, Alexandrova has won over $7.8 million in prize money till date. She has won over $848,216 million in prize money so far in May 2025.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Endorsements

Alexandrova is a prominent figure in the tennis world, which has earned her many endorsement deals. She is the face of the marketing campaign of Italian sports brand Fila. She has been associated with Fila since 2020 and has been wearing clothing and shoes sponsored by them.

She often promotes Fila's symbol and products on her social media handle. Before this, her clothing sponsor was Lotto. As for her tennis equipment, Alexandrova has a deal with Wilson. (via sportskhabri) She uses the Wilson Blade 98S V7 racket.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Career Stats

According to the WTA website, Alexandrova’s career singles record stands at 436-273 as of May 2025. In 2025, she served 118 aces and won 75.9% of her service games. She wins 67.5% of her first serve points and 44.6% of her second serve points.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Achievements

Below is the list of some of Alexandrova's achievements:

Russian No. 1 Player

Even after her defeat at the 2019 US Open against Zhang Shuai, Alexandrova became the highest-ranked Russian player.

WTA Tour title

Alexandrova won her first WTA singles tour title at the 2020 Shenzhen Open, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final.

Fed Cup

Alexandrova was part of Team Russia when they lifted the Fed Cup trophy, now popular with the name Billie Jean King Cup.

WTA 125 Title

Alexandrova has won three WTA 125 titles in her professional career. She won her first WTA 125 title at the 2016 Open de Limoges, where she created a huge sensation with her performances. She defeated top seeds Alize Cornet, Pauline Parmentier, and Caroline Garcia despite entering the tournament as an unseeded player.

Awards

Alexandrova has received many awards and honors for her performance, which includes the Russian Olympian 2020 and Team of the Year 2021 awards.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Titles Won

Alexandrova has won five WTA singles titles as of May 2025, including the 2023 and 2022 Libema Open and the 2022 Seoul Open. She won her maiden WTA 500 title at the 2025 Linz Open, where she registered a win against Dayana Yastremska.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Grand Slam Record

The table below highlights Alexandrova's best finish at each grand slam.

Ekaterina Alexandrova Coaching Staff

As of May 2025, Igor Andreev is coaching Ekaterina Alexandrov. The duo joined hands in December 2024. He also coached Diana Shnaider and Anastasia Potapova in the past. The former tennis player has won three ATP singles titles and registered his best performance by reaching the quarterfinals of the 2007 French Open. Andreev reached his career-high ranking of No. 18 in November 2008.

Alexandrova's coaching team also includes Petr Kralert and her father, Evgeny Alexandrova. Kralert was a professional player from the Czech Republic. As a junior, he defeated Roger Federer in the Sunshine Cup and won the Banana Bowl. He reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 19.

Kralert was part of the Czech Republic team for the Davis Cup. Besides Kralert, Alexandrova is coached by her father, Evgeny Alexandrova. Evgeny Alexandrova started training her daughter when she was in her teens.