Alina Alekseevna Charaeva (Russian: Алина Алексеевна Чараева; born 27 May 2002) is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 126, achieved on 6 April 2026, by the WTA. She has reached her career-high doubles ranking of No. 203 on 28 July 2025. Charaeva has won one WTA 125 singles title as well as eight singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit.
Career
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 WTA 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 Dow Tennis Classic, defeating Guo Hanyu in the final.[6]
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2025 | Huzhou Open, China | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2026 | Midland Classic, United States | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| 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 | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W25 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2021 | ITF Johannesburg, South Africa | W25 | Clay | 2–0 ret. | |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Castellon, Spain | W15 | Clay | 7–6(4), 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Nules, Spain | W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Baza, Spain | W25 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–2 | Dec 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Aug 2024 | ITF Ourense, Spain | W50 | Hard | 7–6(7), 6–1 | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Oct 2024 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | W100 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 8–3 | May 2025 | ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W75 | Clay | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| 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 | 7–6(1), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2020 | ITF Marbella, Spain | W25 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Platja d’Aro, Spain | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2021 | President’s Cup, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard | 7–6(5), 2–6, [10–6] | ||
| Win | 5–0 | Feb 2024 | Pretoria International, South Africa | W50 | Hard | 6–0, 5–7, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 5–1 | Jul 2024 | ITF Horb, Germany | W35 | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(3), [2–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2024 | ITF Baza, Spain | W35 | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(1) | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2024 | ITF Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | W100 | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(2) | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Mar 2025 | ITF Terrassa, Spain | W35 | Clay | 6–3, 1–6, [6–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2020 | French Open | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | French Open | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 |
References
- ^ Alex Macpherson. “Moscow 2019: Wednesday’s Order of Play and Match Points”. www.wtatennis.com.
- ^ “Andorrà Open: Charaeva reaches second round, beats second seed Dodin”. Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ “Andorrà Open: Watson moves into quarter-finals”. Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ “Slovenians Erjavec, Juvan soar to WTA 125 titles; Selekhmeteva wins too”. Women’s Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ^ “Cristian comes through Tokyo opener against qualifier Charaeva”. Women’s Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ^ “Charaeva captures breakthrough WTA 125 title in Midland”. Tennis Majors. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
External links
- Alina Charaeva at the Women’s Tennis Association
- Alina Charaeva at the International Tennis Federation