Amanda Anisimova returns to Wimbledon 2025: a success story
11 july 2025 в 01:37
Amanda Anisimova leaves her mark on Wimbledon 2025. The 23-year-old tennis player returned to the Grand Slam stage after stepping away from tennis in 2023 to prioritize her mental health.
Amanda first caught the public’s attention in 2019 when she shocked the tennis world by defeating defending champion Simona Halep at the French Open. «I can’t believe it», - she said after the match. «I worked so hard, but I didn’t believe it would pay off like this». She defeated Halep in two sets, 6−2, 6−4, and reached the semifinals that year. At just 17 years old, her performance was a breakthrough moment.
Now, six years later, Amanda is proving once again that she is a force to be reckoned with, this time on the iconic grass courts of Wimbledon. Learn more about her below.
Amanda’s parents, Olga and the late Konstantin Anisimov, emigrated from Russia to the United States in the early 1990s. Her father, who also coached her early in her career, was a key figure in her development as a tennis player. The family spoke Russian at home, and Amanda proudly embraced her dual cultural heritage throughout her life and career.
Amanda was born on August 31, 2001, in Freehold Township, New Jersey. Her family moved to Florida when she was very young, settling in the Miami area to support her tennis training. The warm climate of Florida and the abundance of tennis academies made it the perfect place for Amanda to seriously pursue the sport.
«My wife had relatives who had been living in the United States for a long time», - Konstantin said in an interview with The New York Times in 2017. «They sent us an invitation to come to this country».
«We really liked Spain», - he added. «But then we realized that when you visit America, everyone who comes here feels at home… America is a united country where people from all over the world come, and after a couple of years, they feel like it’s their home, you know?»
Amanda’s older sister, Maria, began playing tennis at the age of 10 in Moscow. Amanda, who was born in America in 2001, watched her sister play and credits her for getting into the sport. «My sister eventually played for the University of Pennsylvania in college», - she told WTA.com. «So when I was little, she was playing tennis. I always saw her play, and I wanted to do it too. That’s how I got into it, and my parents got into it too».
Amanda turned professional in 2016 at the age of 15. That same year, she won the USTA Girls' 18s national title and received a wild card into the qualifying round of the US Open. As a junior, she reached a career-high ranking of 2nd in the ITF world rankings and became the first American finalist at the junior French Open since 2002.
In 2017, she won two prestigious junior titles — the Grade 1 Yucatán Cup and the Grade A Copa Gerdau.
Her breakthrough on the professional tour came in April 2019 when she won her first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas tournament in Bogota at the age of 17. Two months later, she shocked the world by reaching the semifinals of the French Open — the youngest American to do so since 1997, when Venus Williams did it.
Amanda Anisimova was romantically linked to Tyler Roos, the son of the great Australian footballer Paul Roos. They were first rumored to be dating around 2020, and they occasionally shared moments of their relationship on social media. However, Amanda prefers to keep her personal life private
Amanda first caught the public’s attention in 2019 when she shocked the tennis world by defeating defending champion Simona Halep at the French Open. «I can’t believe it», - she said after the match. «I worked so hard, but I didn’t believe it would pay off like this». She defeated Halep in two sets, 6−2, 6−4, and reached the semifinals that year. At just 17 years old, her performance was a breakthrough moment.
Now, six years later, Amanda is proving once again that she is a force to be reckoned with, this time on the iconic grass courts of Wimbledon. Learn more about her below.
Amanda’s parents, Olga and the late Konstantin Anisimov, emigrated from Russia to the United States in the early 1990s. Her father, who also coached her early in her career, was a key figure in her development as a tennis player. The family spoke Russian at home, and Amanda proudly embraced her dual cultural heritage throughout her life and career.
Amanda was born on August 31, 2001, in Freehold Township, New Jersey. Her family moved to Florida when she was very young, settling in the Miami area to support her tennis training. The warm climate of Florida and the abundance of tennis academies made it the perfect place for Amanda to seriously pursue the sport.
«My wife had relatives who had been living in the United States for a long time», - Konstantin said in an interview with The New York Times in 2017. «They sent us an invitation to come to this country».
«We really liked Spain», - he added. «But then we realized that when you visit America, everyone who comes here feels at home… America is a united country where people from all over the world come, and after a couple of years, they feel like it’s their home, you know?»
Amanda’s older sister, Maria, began playing tennis at the age of 10 in Moscow. Amanda, who was born in America in 2001, watched her sister play and credits her for getting into the sport. «My sister eventually played for the University of Pennsylvania in college», - she told WTA.com. «So when I was little, she was playing tennis. I always saw her play, and I wanted to do it too. That’s how I got into it, and my parents got into it too».
Amanda turned professional in 2016 at the age of 15. That same year, she won the USTA Girls' 18s national title and received a wild card into the qualifying round of the US Open. As a junior, she reached a career-high ranking of 2nd in the ITF world rankings and became the first American finalist at the junior French Open since 2002.
In 2017, she won two prestigious junior titles — the Grade 1 Yucatán Cup and the Grade A Copa Gerdau.
Her breakthrough on the professional tour came in April 2019 when she won her first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas tournament in Bogota at the age of 17. Two months later, she shocked the world by reaching the semifinals of the French Open — the youngest American to do so since 1997, when Venus Williams did it.
Amanda Anisimova was romantically linked to Tyler Roos, the son of the great Australian footballer Paul Roos. They were first rumored to be dating around 2020, and they occasionally shared moments of their relationship on social media. However, Amanda prefers to keep her personal life private
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