A convincing comeback. Kalinina overcame the polka and became the basis of the Aus Open

Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinin (WTA 178) has made it to the main draw of the 2026 Australian Open.

In the final of the selection, the Ukrainian beat the representative of Poland in three sets Maya Khvalinska (WTA 145) in 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. Qualification

Angelina Kalinin (Ukraine) – Maya Khwalinska (Poland) – 5:7, 6:2, 6:1

Kalinin played against Khvalinskaya for the first time.

In the selection of the Australian Open, in addition to Maya, Angelina also passed Joanna Garland and Anouk Kuvermans.

Kalinin will play at the base of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time since last year’s Roland Garros. In early July 2025, Angelina was injured and returned to tennis only in December, immediately winning the WTA 125 trophy in Limoges.

Angelina will play in the main draw of the Australian major for the fifth time. Her best result on the Melbourne courts is the third round in 2023.

Previously, Yulia Starodubtseva also passed the AO-2026 qualification. Kalinina and Starodubtseva joined Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska and Oleksandra Oliynykova at the base of the slam.

Statistics of the match between Angelina Kalinin and Maya Khvalinska