Alina Korneeva
| Full name | Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Born | 23 June 2007 [1] |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | SF (2023) |
| Last updated on: 28 January 2023. | |
Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva (Russian: Alina Aleksandrovna Korneeva, born 23 June 2007) is a Russian tennis player. On her junior grand slam debut she won the 2023 Australian Open girls' singles title.[2][3]
Career
2021
Korneeva finished runner-up at the European Championship under-14 girls singles to the Czech player Tereza Valentova.[4][5]
2022
On the junior circuit in 2022 Korneeva’s tally of six singles titles saw her claim the most singles titles in girls’ tennis that year.[6] Korneeva won her first W15 event in Casablanca in September 2022 defeating Laura Hietaranta in the final.[7]
2023
On her junior grand-slam debut Korneeva had success at the 2023 Australian Open reaching the semi-final of the girls' doubles alongside partner Mirra Andreeva, and beating Andreeva in three sets in the final of the girls' singles.[8] Before their final Andreeva had said “She is a really good friend of mine, my best friend.”[9] After the match Korneeva told her on court “It’s not our last battle. We will have a lot of good matches when you will win, when I will win ... it was a hard battle.”[10] In the quarter-final of the girls singles Korneeva had defeated Tereza Valentova who was the number 2 seed and 18 months previously had defeated Korneeva in the final of the European Champs at under-14 level.[11]
Personal life
From Siberia, Korneeva sometimes travels on tour with her mother. Korneeva has been nicknamed the “mini Sharapova” in some quarters.[12]
References
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