Alexandra Alexandrovna Panova (; born 2 March 1989) is a Russian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has a career-high doubles ranking by the WTA of No. 20, achieved on 8 September 2025. On 30 July 2012, she peaked at No. 71 in the WTA singles rankings.
She has won 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On the ITF Women's Circuit, she won two of her 16 doubles titles with her elder sister, Olga Panova.
Career 2009 In January, Panova obtained an invitation from the Hong Kong Tennis Patrons' Association to play JB Group Classic with her compatriot Anna Chakvetadze (she replaced Maria Sharapova for injury) and Vera Zvonareva, and then she entered the Australian Open women's qualifying singles unseeded and made it to the qualifying third round, before losing to unseeded Julia Schruff of Germany, in two sets.
2010–2013: Major debut, three WTA 250 doubles titles In August, Panova made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the 2011 US Open by coming through qualifying. In the first round, she faced the eighth seed Marion Bartoli, a match that she ended up losing in straight sets.
In February 2012, Panova made it to her first WTA Tour final at the Copa Colsanitas, upsetting fifth seed Gisela Dulko along the way. She lost to Lara Arruabarrena in the singles final, but won her first WTA Tour title in doubles. She then won her second doubles title of the year at the Morocco Open.
At the US Open, Panova faced then-world No. 1 and eventual runner-up, Victoria Azarenka, in the first round and was heavily defeated, losing in straight sets and winning just one game.
Panova participated in the Fed Cup final against Italy. She lost a marathon match against Roberta Vinci in the first rubber. Panova squandered a 7–5, 5–2, 40–15 lead. Italy went on to win the Fed Cup tie 3–0.
2014: New partnership with Gasparyan Panova started her 2014 season at the Brisbane International. Getting past qualifying, she lost in her first-round match to 2012 champion Kaia Kanepi. At the Australian Open, Panova was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Stéphanie Dubois.
Panova won her fourth Tour doubles title at the Baku Cup, partnering with British Heather Watson. In the final they crushed Raluca Olaru and Shahar Pe'er.
With Margarita Gasparyan as her doubles partner, Panova reached the finals of the Tashkent Open, losing to Krunić/Siniaková. This was Gasparyan's first WTA Tour final in her career.
2015–2018: First major win, three more career doubles titles Panova entered the main draw at the 2015 Australian Open through qualifying. She won her first ever match at a major tournament by beating Sorana Cîrstea in the first round. Against fellow Russian Maria Sharapova in the second, she lost in three sets, after having two match points on her serve.
Panova started the 2016 season losing in qualifying of Brisbane, the Australian Open and St. Petersburg. She recorded her first main-draw entry at the Malaysian Open, losing there in the first round. She renewed herself in Bogotá, where she had been traditionally playing well. There, Panova defeated top-seeded Elina Svitolina, saving five match points in the third set after being 3–6 behind.
2024: First two major quarterfinals As an unseeded pair partnering Cristina Bucșa, Panova made her first major quarterfinal at the Australian Open, defeating eighth-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia and Taylor Townsend. They then lost to fourth seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe in straight sets.
She also reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time, this time with Giuliana Olmos, with an upset over fourth seeds Barbora Krejčíková and Laura Siegemund.
Partnering with Yana Sizikova, Panova won the Palermo Ladies Open, defeating Yvonne Cavallé Reimers and Aurora Zantedeschi.
Alongside Giuliana Olmos, Panova ended runner-up at the Monterrey Open losing to Guo Hanyu and Monica Niculescu in the final.
2025: Two WTA 500 titles and WTA 1000 final, top 20 Partnering with Guo Hanyu, Panova won the doubles title at the Adelaide International, defeating Beatriz Haddad Maia and Laura Siegemund in the final, in straight sets. They were also title winners at the Bad Homburg Open, overcoming Lyudmyla Kichenok and Ellen Perez in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.
Panova and Guo were runner-ups at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open, losing the final to second seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe.
Performance timelines Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAQ3Q1Q1Q31RQ22RQ2A0 / 21–2 French OpenAQ2Q1Q11RQ2Q2Q1AQ20 / 10–1 WimbledonAAQ1Q11RQ1Q1Q2Q2A0 / 10–1 US OpenQ1Q1Q31R1RQ3Q31RQ2Q10 / 30–3Win–Loss0–00–00–00–10–30–10–01–20–00–00 / 71–7WTA 1000 tournamentsDubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAQ1Q1AA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAAA1RQ1AQ1AA0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAAAQ1AAQ1AA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAAAQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0Career statisticsTournaments23531766720Career total: 51Titles0000000000Career total: 0Finals0000100000Career total: 1Overall win–loss1–24–33–50–312–171–74–65–72–20–00 / 5132–52Year-end ranking1911401271177193122119133233$1,402,780
Doubles Current through the 2023 Linz Open. Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAAA1R2R1R2R2RAA1RAAA1RQF3R1R0 / 108–10 French OpenAAA1R2R1R3R2R1R2RAAA1R1R1RQF1R1R0 / 138–13 WimbledonAAA1R1R1RQ12R2R1RA1RNHAA2R1R2R2R0 / 115–11 US OpenAAA2R2R1R1R2R1RAAAAA1R2R2R2R0 / 106–10Win–Loss0–00–00–01–32–41–42–34–42–41–20–00–20–00–10–22–47–44–41–30 / 4427–44WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenANot Tier 1AA1RNT1ANT1ANT1ANT12RNT11RQF2R0 / 54–5Dubai ChampionshipsNT1AAANot Tier 1QFNT1ANT1ANT11RNT11R1RQF2R0 / 64–6Indian Wells OpenAAAAAQFA2RAAAANH1RA2R1R1R2R0 / 75–7Miami OpenAAAA1RAAQFAAA2RNHA1RA1R1R1R0 / 73–7Madrid OpenAAAAAAA2RAAA1RNHA2R2R1R1R1R0 / 73–7Italian OpenAAAAAAA2RAAA1RAA1R2RQF1R2R0 / 75–7Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQF1R0 / 22–2Cincinnati OpenNT1AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1RFF0 / 37–3China OpenNT1AAAAAAAAAAANot Held1R2R1R0 / 31–3Wuhan OpenAAAAAAAAAAAANot Held1R2R0 / 21–2Win–Loss0–00–00–00–00–12–10–17–50–00–00–01–30–00–22–43–53–99–108–80 / 4935–49Career statistics2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin%Tournaments1051111131517123514017175Career total: 146Titles0010201200100000Career total: 7Finals0010222210200011Career total: 14Overall win–loss1–10–16–45–1114–913–1316–1420–1510–121–39–45–130–013–1714–174–57 / 146131–139Year-end ranking22620110688646653408931291162 -11659613020
WTA Tour finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) LegendInternational (0–1)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLossFeb 2012Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino2–6, 5–7
Doubles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups) LegendWTA 1000 (0–2)Premier / WTA 500 (3–2)International / WTA 250 (8–9)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Sep 2010Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Tatiana Poutchek Alexandra Dulgheru Magdaléna Rybáriková6–3, 6–4Win2–0Feb 2012Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Eva Birnerová Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele6–2, 6–2Win3–0Apr 2012Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoInternationalClay Petra Cetkovská Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]Loss3–1Feb 2013Pattaya Open, ThailandInternationalHard Akgul Amanmuradova Kimiko Date-Krumm Casey Dellacqua3–6, 2–6Loss3–2Feb 2013Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaInternationalClay Eva Birnerová Tímea Babos Mandy Minella4–6, 3–6Win4–2Jul 2014Baku Cup, AzerbaijanInternationalHard Heather Watson Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'er6–2, 7–6(7–3)Loss4–3Sep 2014Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan Aleksandra Krunić Kateřina Siniaková2–6, 1–6Win5–3Aug 2015Baku Cup, Azerbaijan (2)InternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan Vitalia Diatchenko Olga Savchuk6–3, 7–5Win6–3Oct 2015Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (2)InternationalHard Margarita Gasparyan Vera Dushevina Kateřina Siniaková6–1, 3–6, [10–3]Loss6–4Sep 2016Tournoi de Québec, CanadaInternationalCarpet (i) Alla Kudryavtseva Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká6–7(2–7), 6–7(2–7)Loss6–5Jul 2018Moscow River Cup, RussiaInternationalClay Galina Voskoboeva Anastasia Potapova Vera Zvonareva0–6, 3–6Win7–5Oct 2018Kremlin Cup, RussiaPremierHard (i) Laura Siegemund Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru6–2, 7–6(7–2)Loss7–6May 2022Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoWTA 250Clay Monica Niculescu Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10]Loss7–7Feb 2023Lyon Open, FranceWTA 250Hard (i) Olga Danilović Cristina Bucșa Bibiane Schoofs6–7(5–7), 3–6Win 8–7 Hamburg European Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Anna Danilina Miriam Kolodziejová Angela Kulikov 6–4, 6–2Win 9–7 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy WTA 250 Clay Yana Sizikova Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Aurora Zantedeschi 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]Loss 9–8 Iași Open, Romania WTA 250 Clay Yana Sizikova Anna Danilina Irina Khromacheva 4–6, 2–6Loss 9–9 Monterrey Open, MexicoWTA 500 Hard Giuliana Olmos Guo Hanyu Monica Niculescu 7–5, 6–4Win 10–9 Adelaide International, AustraliaWTA 500 Hard Guo Hanyu Beatriz Haddad Maia Laura Siegemund 7–5, 6–4Win 11–9 Bad Homburg Open, GermanyWTA 500 Grass Guo Hanyu Lyudmyla Kichenok Ellen Perez 4−6, 7−6(7−4), [10−5]Loss 11–10 Cincinnati Open, United StatesWTA 1000 Hard Guo Hanyu Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe 4–6, 3–6 Loss 11–11 Monterrey Open, MexicoWTA 500 Hard Guo Hanyu Cristina Bucșa Nicole Melichar-Martinez 2–6, 0–6Loss 11–12 Hamburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Clay Magali Kempen Dalila Jakupović Nika Radišić 7–5, 3–6, [5–10]Loss 11–13 Cincinnati Open, United StatesWTA 1000 Hard Magali Kempen Marie Bouzková Linda Nosková 1–6, 2–6
WTA 125 finals Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Internacional de Valencia, SpainClay Arantxa Rus Aliona Bolsova Rebeka Masarova0–6, 3–6Loss0–2Contrexéville Open, FranceClay Han Xinyun Ulrikke Eikeri Tereza Mihalíková6–7(8–10), 2–6Loss0–3Chicago Challenger, United StatesHard Cristina Bucșa Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neelw/oLoss0–4Open Angers, FranceHard (i) Anna Danilina Cristina Bucșa Monica Niculescu 1–6, 3–6
ITF Circuit finals Legend$100,000 tournaments$75/80,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments
Singles: 15 (8 titles, 7 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 May 2005ITF Kyiv, Ukraine10,000 Clay Oxana Lyubtsova 3–6, 7–6(4), 2–0 ret.Loss 1–1 Sep 2006ITF Mytilini, Greece10,000 Hard Anna Gerasimou 4–6, 4–6Win 2–1 Oct 2006ITF Thessaloniki, Greece10,000 Clay Madlen Kadur 6–7(7), 6–4, 6–2Loss 2–2 May 2008ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000 Hard Xie Yanze 4–6, 4–6Loss 2–3 May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet Chang Kai-chen 5–7, 3–6Win 3–3 Mar 2010ITF St. Petersburg, Russia10,000 Hard (i) Neuza Silva 6–1, 7–5Loss 3–4 Jul 2011ITF La Coruña, Spain25,000 Clay Gail Brodsky 3–6, 4–6Win 4–4 Sep 2011 Saransk Cup, Russia 50,000 Clay Marina Melnikova 6–0, 6–2Win 5–4 Oct 2011 Telavi Open, Georgia 50,000 Clay Alexandra Cadanțu 4–6, 6–1, 6–2Win 6–4 Sep 2013Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia25,000 Hard Kateryna Kozlova 6–4, 0–6, 7–5Win 7–4 Sep 2013 Telavi Open, Georgia (2) 50,000 Clay Victoria Kan 7–5, 6–1Loss 7–5 Mar 2014ITF Campinas, Brazil25,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 2–6, 4–6Loss 7–6 Mar 2014ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu 5–7, 6–4, 4–6Loss 7–7 May 2017ITF La Marsa, Tunisia25,000 Clay Myrtille Georges 1–6, 1–6Win 8–7 Apr 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000 Clay Anastasia Pribylova 6–2, 7–6(3)
Doubles: 28 (16 titles, 12 runner-ups)