Ekaterina Evgenyevna Alexandrova (; born 15 November 1994) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10, achieved on 13 October 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 41, reached on 8 September 2025.
Alexandrova has won eight WTA Tour titles combined, five in singles and three in doubles. She also earned three WTA Challenger titles in singles, as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's World Tour.
Personal life Since 2006, Alexandrova has been living and training in Prague, Czech Republic, with her parents and two siblings, a brother and a sister. They moved after travelling to the city for a youth tournament, attracted by the local availability of tennis courts compared to Russia. According to the player, the Russian Tennis Federation didn't know about her existence before 2016 and she has never been good enough to cause interest from the Czech Tennis Association in terms of citizenship switch. However, she has long been tempted by the easier life possibility with a Czech passport, especially considering travel visas, but wasn't able to implement the opportunity at a certain point — after collecting all the necessary documents she couldn't decide if another citizenship is really the right decision for her. She hasn't applied for the Czech citizenship yet.
Alexandrova speaks Russian and Czech fluently, and also English, to a lesser extent. Her father Evgeny is her coach, and Steffi Graf was her childhood tennis idol.
Career
2016: WTA Tour debut, WTA 125 title Alexandrova started the year ranked No. 291 and clinched her fifth ITF Circuit title in February at the 10k event in Trnava, defeating Karolína Muchová in the final.
In April, Alexandrova made her WTA Tour singles debut at the Katowice Open where she qualified for the main draw, after surviving the qualifying rounds as an unseeded player. In her first WTA Tour main-draw match, she defeated world No. 115, Klára Koukalová, before falling to eventual finalist Camila Giorgi in three sets.
In June, Alexandrova competed at the Wimbledon Championships, which was both the first grass-court tournament of her career and her major debut. At the time of the entry deadline for the qualifying draw, she was ten ranking spots below the cutoff and ultimately gained entry after a last-minute withdrawal. She qualified for the main draw defeating Ons Jabeur in the first round and then prevailing 14–12 and 13–11 in three-set matches against Stephanie Vogt (saved a match point) and Harriet Dart, respectively. Overall, she played 108 games in just three matches.Александрова пробилась в основу Уимблдона, обыграв Дарт – 13:11 в третьем сете In the first round, she defeated 23rd seed and former world No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, in straight sets, causing one of the biggest upsets in the tournament. In the second round, she lost to Anna-Lena Friedsam.
After her Wimbledon run, Alexandrova returned to clay and reached the final of the ITS Cup, a 50k event, losing to compatriot and top seed Elizaveta Kulichkova in three sets.
In August, Alexandrova participated in the qualifying competition at the US Open. She defeated Robin Anderson in the first round and lost to Viktoriya Tomova in the second, both in three-set matches. She then competed at the Tournoi de Québec, defeating world No. 59, Julia Görges, in the first round, before losing to qualifier and eventual semifinalist, Tereza Martincová, in the second.
Entering the WTA 125 Open de Limoges as the world No. 133, Alexandrova caused a huge shock by ending the season with the biggest title of her career. En route, she defeated three local favourites: fourth seed Pauline Parmentier in the second round, second seed Alizé Cornet in the semifinals, and top seed world No. 24, Caroline Garcia, in the final.
2017: Top 100
In the 2017 season, Alexandrova continued to be a constant presence on the WTA Tour but not achieving any major success. She received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw for the first time in her career, but lost to compatriot and 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova in the first round.
She made her top 100 debut with consecutive title runs a 60k events Pingshan Open and Open de Seine-et-Marne. Making her first French Open main-draw appearance, she defeated Kateřina Siniaková, before falling short to eventual semifinalist and world No. 2, Karolína Plíšková, in three sets. At the Wimbledon Championships, Alexandrova lost to eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round.
In August, Alexandrova qualified for a Premier 5 tournament for the first time at the Rogers Cup and reached the second round, losing to world No. 6 and eventual runner-up, Caroline Wozniacki. At the US Open, she lost to 18th seed Caroline Garcia in the second round.
In November, Alexandrova returned to the Open de Limoges as the defending champion and lost in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Antonia Lottner.
2018: Maiden WTA Tour final
Alexandrova enjoyed a breakthrough season on the WTA Tour in 2018.
At the Australian Open, she was beaten by fellow hard hitting Madison Keys in the second round, winning just one game in the process.
After some mediocre results, Alexandrova fell out of the top 100. However, she managed to make the semifinals of 100k events, the Empire Slovak Open and Ilkley Trophy. Alongside a run to the final of the 100k event, the Hungarian Pro Ladies Open, she returned to the top 100.
In September, she reached her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the Korea Open, clinching her first top-10 victory over world No. 10, Jeļena Ostapenko, in straight sets. The following month, Alexandrova made an astonishing run at another WTA International tournament, the Linz Open, qualifying for the main draw and reaching her first tour final. Sailing through the qualifying rounds with the loss of just four games, Alexandrova defeated compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets to reach her first tour semifinal. There, she recovered from a bagel in the first set and defeated former top-10 player Andrea Petkovic. In the final, she lost to Camila Giorgi in straight sets, but nonetheless returned to the top 100.
She ended the season by tradition at Limoges, winning the title for the second time in her career beating Evgeniya Rodina in straight sets. This victory solidified her place in the top 100, finding herself at world No. 73 after the tournament.
2019: Russian No. 1
In 2019, Alexandrova continued to earn more success on the WTA Tour.
She began her season at the Shenzhen Open, where she lost in the second round to eventual champion and the top seed, Aryna Sabalenka.
Playing in a WTA Tour main draw at home for the first time, Alexandrova prevailed in the qualifying rounds, before reaching the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Trophy where she fell to Sabalenka, in straight sets once again. She then set a new career-high ranking of No. 59 after a semifinal run at the Hungarian Ladies Open where she held five match points against eventual champion Alison Van Uytvanck.
With her best result at a Premier Mandatory event, Alexandrova reached the third round of the Indian Wells Open by beating world No. 13 Wozniacki, in three sets. She did not perform well on clay courts, except at the French Open, reaching the third round of a major tournament for the first time in her career. She beat 30th seed Mihaela Buzărnescu in the first round, before stunning 2010 finalist Samantha Stosur in the second.
In the grass-court season, Alexandrova made it into the quarterfinals of the Eastbourne International and Rosmalen Championships, losing there to eventual champions Karolína Plíšková and Alison Riske, respectively. A disappointing first-round exit at Wimbledon followed, losing to Kateřina Siniaková in three sets.
She achieved her best run in a Premier 5 tournament at the Canadian Open, reaching the third round as qualifier. After leading throughout the majority of both sets, Alexandrova fell to Serena Williams in straight sets. Alexandrova also led world No. 4, Simona Halep, by a set and a break in the second round of the Cincinnati Open but failed to sustain her high level. She was defeated by 33rd seed Zhang Shuai in the second round of the US Open, a player whom she defeated in Cincinnati earlier on. Nonetheless, she became the highest-ranked Russian after this tournament.
Alexandrova reached her second career semifinal at the Korea Open, where she beat Kristie Ahn in the quarterfinals by hitting a personal-record 22 aces. Another strong run came at the Premier Mandatory China Open where she stunned world No. 5, Halep, in straight sets, claiming the biggest win of her career. However, she was defeated by compatriot Daria Kasatkina, again in straight sets.
Defending finalist points at the Linz Open, Alexandrova rolled into the semifinals but failed to convert her match points against Jeļena Ostapenko and leading in both the second and final sets. Making her main-draw debut at the Kremlin Cup, the Russian made the quarterfinals although her run was eventually stopped by the in-form Karolína Muchová. For the third time in her career, Alexandrova closed out her season with a triumph at the Open de Limoges, this time lifting the trophy as the top seed.
2020: First WTA Tour title, Fed Cup debut Alexandrova started the 2020 season at the Shenzhen Open. Seeded fifth, she won her first career singles title beating seventh seed Elena Rybakina in the final. As a result, she became the first player to win a WTA Tour tournament in the new decade. At the Australian Open where she was seeded at a major event for the first time, she reached the third round but then lost to seventh seed and last year finalist, Petra Kvitová.
Alexandrova then represented Russia for the first time in her career, leading the team against Romania in the Fed Cup as the Russian No. 1. On her debut, she led Russia to a tight 3–2 win over the home team, defeating Elena-Gabriela Ruse in straight sets and Ana Bogdan in a tight three-setter, helping to book Russia's spot in the inaugural Fed Cup Finals. She next participated at the St. Petersburg Trophy, where she reached the semifinals losing in three sets to defending champion and eventual champion, Kiki Bertens. At the Qatar Ladies Open, she suffered a first-round exit at the hands of Amanda Anisimova. The WTA Tour was suspended from March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When the WTA resumed tournament play in August, Alexandrova competed at the Palermo Ladies Open. Seeded eighth, she lost in the second round to eventual champion Fiona Ferro. Seeded fifth at the Prague Open, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier Lesia Tsurenko. At the Cincinnati Open, she lost in the second round to American qualifier Christina McHale. The tournament was held at the USTA BJK National Tennis Center for the first time, lowering the risk of the transmission of the virus behind closed doors. At the same competition ground, she stunned the returning former world No. 1 and three-time champion, Kim Clijsters, in the first round of the US Open, after recovering from a set down. However, she failed to back up her good win as she fell short to Caty McNally in round two.
At the Italian Open in Rome, Alexandrova was defeated in the first round by tenth seed Elena Rybakina. Seeded seventh at Strasbourg, she lost in the second round to Kateřina Siniaková. Seeded 27th at the French Open, she made it to the third round in which she was defeated by third seed Elina Svitolina.
At the first edition of the Ostrava Open, Alexandrova lost in the first round to eighth seed Anett Kontaveit. At her final tournament of the year, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, she was seeded fourth and reached the semifinals where she was beaten by second seed Elise Mertens.
Alexandrova ended the season ranked 33.
2021: Olympics debut, BJK Cup champion