Amanda Anisimova is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 21 in the world, and has been ranked in the top 100 since shortly after turning 17 years old. Anisimova has won two WTA Tour titles and reached three WTA finals in total.
Amanda Anisimova: Highlights| Who is coach| Results| Parents
Highlights:
Amanda Anisimova is a big fan of Naomi Osaka for bringing athletes’ mental health struggles into the spotlight over the past year — an issue she can relate to.
The 20-year-old American, who beat the Japanese superstar on Friday to make the Australian Open fourth round, looked on the cusp of greatness in 2019 when she made the semi-finals of the French Open as a 17-year-old.
Who is coach:
Currently ranked no.60, the American has a compiled 7-0 record in 2022. Anisimova is competing at the Australian Open where she defeated Arianne Hartono 2-6 6-4 6-3 and Belinda Bencic 6-2 7-5.
Amanda Anisimova will play the world no.14 Naomi Osaka in the 3rd round on Friday at 7:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena. They have never competed against each other until now in top competitions.
Results:
She beat defending champion Simona Halep before pushing the eventual champion Ashleigh Barty all the way in the last four.
The future looked bright but the death of her father soon after understandably devastated Anisimova, and her ranking slumped from a high of 21 in 2019 to 78 at the end of last year.
Parents:
Anisimova’s parents moved to the United States from Moscow in 1998 during a financial crisis in their home country. They came, Konstantin Anisimov had said, in search of a better future for Maria, who was 10 at the time. They settled in Colts Neck, N.J., an affluent community known for its good school system.
Last season, Anisimova tested positive for the coronavirus shortly before the Australian Open and missed the tournament while isolating in Abu Dhabi. She then rolled an ankle later that winter and ended up playing just one match in a four-month stretch.
