Kamilla Stanislavovna Rakhimova (Russian: Камилла Станиславовна Рахимова, IPA:[kɐˈmʲiɫərɐˈxʲiməvə]; born 28 August 2001) is a Russian professional tennis player of Tatar descent.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 65 in singles, achieved on 12 June 2023, and No. 65 in doubles, attained on 6 June 2022. Up to date, she has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour along with two doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour and eight singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
2019–2020: WTA Tour and major debuts
Rakhimova made her WTA Tour debut at the 2019 Baltic Open, where she received a wildcard for the singles main draw.[1]
She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut as a qualifier at the 2020 French Open, and defeated Shelby Rogers in the first round.
2021: US Open singles third round, two doubles titles & top 100 in doubles
She won her second doubles title at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, partnering Natela Dzalamidze. As a result, she moved 26 positions up into the top 70 in doubles, on 15 November 2021.[2]
2022–2023: Top 100, Australian Open & WTA 1000 debuts, French Open third round
Following a semifinal showing at the 2022 Copa Colsanitas, she reached the top 100 at world No. 96 on 11 April 2022.
She qualified for the 2023 Monterrey Open and she defeated sixth seed Kateřina Siniaková in the first round. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of 89 on 6 March 2023. She reached back to back semifinals at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas.
She made her debut at the WTA 1000 at the 2023 Italian Open as a lucky loser. She also made her debut at the French Open and reached the third round. As a result, she climbed to world No. 65 on 12 June 2023.
Performance timelines
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.
^The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.