Amanda Anisimova’s career has been a story of early promise, a step away, and a powerful return. A French Open semifinalist at 17 in 2019, the American later took an extended break from the sport before rebuilding into one of its most dangerous ball-strikers. In 2025 she reached two Grand Slam finals — Wimbledon and the US Open — won WTA 1000 titles in Doha and Beijing, and climbed to a career-high World No. 3 in January 2026.
2026 has been a season interrupted. A wrist injury kept her out for roughly two months from the Miami Open onward, and wrist trouble has returned: in September she withdrew from the Singapore Tennis Open with a left wrist injury before playing a match, still looking for her first title of the season. When she has played, the results have been steady rather than spectacular — an Australian Open quarterfinal, third-round exits at Roland Garros and the US Open, and a win over Alexandra Eala in Cincinnati — and she has slipped just outside the top 10. The profile is a two-time major finalist whose next step depends as much on her wrist as on her game.
Quick facts
- Full name: Amanda Kay Victoria Anisimova
- Nationality: United States (born Freehold Township, New Jersey; raised in Florida)
- Born: August 31, 2001
- Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
- Turned pro: 2016
- Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Coach: Sebastian Sachs
- Career titles: 4 WTA singles titles, including two WTA 1000 events (Doha and Beijing, 2025)
- Identity: Flat, early-strike power baseliner with one of the cleanest backhands on tour
Season snapshot — September 24, 2026
- Next event: Entered and seeded 11th at the China Open in Beijing (September 30 to October 11), where she is the defending champion; her fitness after the Singapore withdrawal is the open question
- Injury: Withdrew from the Singapore Tennis Open (WTA 500) on September 22 with a left wrist injury, before her opening match; a wrist problem had also sidelined her from March to May
- 2026 Grand Slams: Australian Open quarterfinal; Roland Garros third round (lost to Diane Parry in her first event back from injury); US Open third round (lost to Anastasia Potapova)
- 2026 titles: None so far
- Career-high ranking: World No. 3 (January 2026)
This snapshot is dated and will change. The career record elsewhere on this page does not.
Game overview
Anisimova hits flatter and earlier than almost anyone on tour, taking time away from opponents off both wings. Her backhand down the line is among the cleanest shots in the women’s game. The trade-off is the variance that comes with redline aggression — and, in 2025, the mental and physical resilience to turn a chastening Wimbledon final into a second straight Slam final weeks later.
Playing style and strengths
Flat power off both wings. She strikes early and close to the baseline, rushing opponents and shortening points.
Backhand down the line. A signature, high-quality shot she can hit for winners from defensive positions.
Resilience. The path from a 6–0, 6–0 Wimbledon final loss to a US Open final in the same season showed real competitive character.
Pressure points and vulnerabilities
- Health: wrist problems have now interrupted her season twice, in spring and again before the Asian swing
- Variance: the aggression that wins matches can also produce error-strewn losses
- Movement and defense relative to the tour’s best retrievers
- Converting major finals into a first Grand Slam title
Career milestones
- 2019: French Open semifinal at 17
- 2025: Two Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon, runner-up to Świątek; US Open, runner-up to Sabalenka) and first two WTA 1000 titles at Doha and Beijing, where she beat Linda Noskova in the final
- 2026: Career-high ranking of World No. 3
- Career: Climbed from outside the top 200 to the top three inside two years
Grand Slam record in context
Anisimova’s major story has two arcs: a teenage semifinal at Roland Garros, then, after rebuilding, two finals in a single 2025 season. 2026 has not matched that — an Australian Open quarterfinal, then third-round losses in Paris and New York — but the dip has tracked her health more than her level. A fully fit Anisimova remains one of the few players whose best tennis can take a major away from the top seeds.
What to watch next
- The wrist — whether she can play Beijing, and how much of the Asian swing she completes
- The Beijing defense — the 1,000 points from last year’s title come off her ranking whether or not she plays
- First major title — with Melbourne, the site of her 2026 quarterfinal, next on the calendar
Related reading
- Anisimova Hasn’t Played Since the US Open and Now Her Wrist Has Ended Singapore Too
- Tennis Rankings Explained
- WTA 1000 Guide
- Grand Slams Explained
