Erika Aleksandrovna Andreeva (Russian: Эрика Александровна Андреева, IPA: [ˈɛrʲɪkə ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvnə ɐnˈdrʲe(j)ɪvə], born 24 June 2004)[1] is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65, reached on 21 October 2024. She also has a highest doubles ranking of No. 274, achieved on 11 December 2023.[2] Andreeva has won one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour. She has also won three singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit.

Erika Andreeva
Country (sports) Russia
Born (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20)
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachEleni Kordolaimi
Prize moneyUS$ 833,452
Singles
Career record175–94
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 65 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 65 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2023)
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record15–14
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 274 (11 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 394 (26 August 2024)
Last updated on: 6 September 2024.

Junior career

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Andreeva finished runner-up at the 2021 French Open in the girls' singles event to Linda Nosková.[3]

Career

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2020–21: First ITF Circuit title

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In November 2020, Andreeva won her first senior ITF Circuit title at the $15k event in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. A month later, she won another ITF title, this time at the $15k Cairo, Egypt.[4]

In March 2021, she won her third $15k tournament.[5]

2022: WTA Tour & major debuts

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In May 2022, she played her first significant final on the ITF Circuit, at the $100k+H La Bisbal d'Emporda, but lost after winning the first set.[6]

Andreeva made her WTA Tour debut at the Ladies Open Lausanne after qualifying. There she recorded her first WTA Tour-level win, after dropping only three games against Anna Blinkova, in the first round.[7][8]

She made her major debut at the 2022 US Open, winning her three qualifying matches to earn a spot in the main draw[9][10] where she lost in the first round to Petra Kvitová.[11]

2023: WTA 1000 debut and first win

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Ranked No. 135 at the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas, she reached the main draw as lucky loser and defeated Harriet Dart in the longest match of the season thus far, lasting three hours and 32 minutes.[12] Next, she lost to Anna-Lena Friedsam in another match that lasted more than three hours.[13][14]

She received a wildcard for the main draw, on her WTA 1000 debut at the Miami Open,[15] defeating fellow wildcard Ashlyn Krueger in the first round[16] before losing to Magdalena Fręch.[17]

Andreeva got into main draw at the French Open as a lucky loser but went out in the first round to Emma Navarro.[18]

2024: Top 100, first major match win

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Andreeva entered the top 100, after reaching the second round of the Qatar Ladies Open as a qualifier.[19] She also qualified for the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open but lost to Danielle Collins, in straight sets.[20] She received a wildcard for the main draw at the Miami Open where she lost to Elina Avanesyan.[21]

Andreeva lost in the final round of qualifying at Wimbledon but was given a place in the main draw as a lucky loser, going on to beat Emina Bektas in the first round to secure her first win at a major,[22] before losing her next match to Donna Vekić.[23] At the US Open, she defeated Yuan Yue in the first round[24] but lost to seventh seed Zheng Qinwen.[25]

Personal life

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Erika is the older sister of fellow professional tennis player Mirra Andreeva.[26] They are both from Krasnoyarsk, but moved to Moscow for coaching.[27] She has graduated from the local children's music school, classical guitar department.[28]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open 1R Q3 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–3 0 / 5 2–5 29%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open A NTI 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Dubai Championships NTI A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid Open Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
China Open NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open A A NTI 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 3 7 9 Career total: 17
Titles 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–1 4–4 4–7 0 / 12 8–12 40%
Clay win–loss 1–2 1–3 0–2 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Overall win–loss 1–3 5–7 4–9 0 / 19 10–19 34%
Win % 25% 42% 31% Career total: 34%
Year-end ranking 122 142 $612,928

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Open de Rouen, France Hard (i)   Viktorija Golubic 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 2023 Andorrà Open, Andorra Hard (i)   Marina Bassols Ribera 5–7, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2023 Andorrà Open, Andorra Hard (i)   Céline Naef   Tímea Babos
  Heather Watson
6–2, 6–1

ITF finals

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Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$15,000 tournaments (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2020 ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria 15,000 Clay   Sofia Milátová 1–6, 6–0, 6–2
Win 2–0 Dec 2020 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay   Carolina Alves 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 Mar 2021 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard   Jenny Dürst 1–6, 7–6(3), 6–0
Loss 3–1 Aug 2021 Verbier Open, Switzerland 25,000 Clay   Ylena In-Albon 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–2 Dec 2021 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy 25,000 Hard   Yuan Yue 2–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 3–3 May 2022 Solgironès Open, Spain 100,000+H Clay   Wang Xinyu 6–3, 6–7(0), 0–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

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Legend
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2021 Verbier Open,
Switzerland
25,000 Clay   Ekaterina Makarova   Diāna Marcinkēviča
  Maria Timofeeva
7–6, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 2021 ITF Vienna, Austria 25,000 Clay   Ekaterina Kazionova   Carolina Alves
  Martyna Kubka
7–6, 4–6, [7–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Singles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2021 French Open Clay   Linda Nosková 6–7(3–7), 3–6

Notes

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References

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