Aleksandra Krunić Bio
Aleksandra Krunić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александра Крунић; born 15 March 1993) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She was a Grand Slam tournament finalist at the 2025 French Open, partnering Anna Danilina. Krunić has compiled a balanced career across singles and doubles, with her highest-profile results coming in doubles competition on the WTA Tour. She has earned nine career doubles titles and one singles title, along with one WTA 125 singles crown, and she reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 on 27 October 2025. Her best singles ranking of No. 39 was achieved in June 2018, marking her as one of Serbia’s most versatile competitors.
Early Life and Background
Aleksandra Krunić was born on 15 March 1993 in Moscow, Russia, to parents Bratislav and Ivana Krunić. She has a sister named Anastasia, and the family spent her early years in the Russian capital, where she was first exposed to tennis. Krunić picked up a tennis racquet at the age of seven and began her formal training at the Spartak Moscow club, a renowned academy that has produced stars such as Anna Kournikova, Elena Dementieva, Marat Safin, Anastasia Myskina and Igor Andreev. From her early development years, she has been coached by Edouard Safonov.
Her formative junior years included a semifinal at the 2006 junior Kremlin Cup, where she lost to Dalia Zafirova. The following year, she won junior events in Podgorica, Livorno and Maia. In 2008, she reached the quarterfinals of the European Junior Championships in Moscow and won the junior event in Budapest. On the ITF junior circuit, she reached a career-best junior ranking of world No. 17 in April 2009. That same year, she played the girls’ doubles final at the 2009 Australian Open with Sandra Zaniewska, finishing as runner-up after a super-tiebreaker loss to Christina McHale and Ajla Tomljanović.
Path to Tennis
As a member of TK Red Star, Krunić won the national club championships in 2008, and she was awarded a wildcard for an ITF event in Prokuplje, Serbia, where she won the title on 6 July 2008, becoming the youngest title winner of the year on the circuit. She went on to claim three ITF titles in 2009, including her first doubles title, and she was ranked No. 795 by 14 September 2009. In January 2010, she won her fourth ITF tournament in Quanzhou, China, defeating Zhou Yimiao in the final and beating top seed and compatriot Bojana Jovanovski in the semifinal.
Krunić made her WTA Tour debut at the 2010 Slovenia Open, partnering world No. 2 Jelena Janković in doubles, with the pair reaching the semifinals before withdrawing due to Janković’s injury. She made her WTA singles debut at the 2011 Budapest Grand Prix and steadily built her ranking over the next several seasons through a mix of ITF events and WTA qualifying draws. She also represented Serbia in Fed Cup ties, contributing to the team’s qualification for the World Group in 2011.
Aleksandra Krunić Career
Early Career (2008–2013)
Krunić’s early professional years were anchored on the ITF Circuit, where she compiled multiple singles and doubles titles and steadily improved her ranking. By 2013, she had reached her first tour-level doubles final in Baku, partnering Eleni Daniilidou, and she qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at the US Open, where she lost in the first round to CoCo Vandeweghe. She also won her last ITF title of 2013 in Trabzon, Turkey, beating Stéphanie Foretz Gacon in the final.
During this period, Krunić represented Serbia in Fed Cup ties and gained valuable experience in team competition. Her consistent results on the ITF Circuit and improving qualifying performances at WTA events established her as a rising Serbian player. She worked on her game alongside various coaches and steadily moved closer to the WTA’s top 100.
2014 US Open Breakthrough
In 2014, Krunić broke through at the US Open, where she qualified for the main draw for the second time and advanced to the fourth round, the deepest run of her career at a Grand Slam. In the opening round, she defeated her good friend Katarzyna Piter to claim her first-ever Grand Slam main-draw match win. She then upset 27th seed Madison Keys in three sets and followed it with a straight-sets win over third seed and reigning Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, guaranteeing her a top-100 world ranking for the first time.
Her run ended in the round of 16 against 16th seed and two-time US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka in three sets. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova praised her performance during the match, calling her “what a find she is, what an athlete.” Following the US Open, Krunić captured her first WTA Tour doubles title in Tashkent, partnering Kateřina Siniaková, defeating Margarita Gasparyan and Alexandra Panova in the final. She finished 2014 with a career-high ranking inside the top 100.
2015–2018: Top 50 Singles and Strong Doubles
Krunić reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 62 in July 2015 and finished the year at No. 96. She reached the third round of Wimbledon in 2015, defeating 19th seed Sara Errani and former world No. 11 Roberta Vinci before losing to Venus Williams. She continued to build her singles results in 2016 and 2017, reaching WTA quarterfinals and contributing to Serbia’s Fed Cup efforts. In June 2018, she achieved her career-best singles ranking of No. 39.
During this stretch, Krunić recorded notable wins over former top-10 players Timea Bacsinszky, Garbiñe Muguruza, Petra Kvitová, Jeļena Ostapenko, Elina Svitolina, Johanna Konta, CoCo Vandeweghe, Sara Errani, Madison Keys, Ekaterina Makarova and Caroline Garcia. She also won a WTA doubles title in 2014 in Tashkent with Siniaková and added further doubles titles in subsequent seasons, establishing herself as a dependable doubles competitor.
2022–2023: Serbian No. 1, Injury and Hiatus
Coming back from a wrist injury, Krunić qualified for the main draw at Roland Garros in 2022, where she beat Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round before losing in the second round to 29th seed Veronika Kudermetova. She reached her third career singles final at the Budapest Grand Prix, defeating third seed and defending champion Yulia Putintseva in the semifinals before losing the final to Bernarda Pera. With that result, she returned to the top 100 and became the Serbian female player No. 1. She also reached the third round of the US Open, beating 23rd seed Barbora Krejčíková.
In September 2022, while serving for a qualifying match at the Tallinn Open, Krunić tore her knee and suffered a total ACL rupture, which led to a long absence from competitive tennis. The injury forced her to step away from the tour and required a lengthy rehabilitation period before her eventual return.
2024–2025: Comeback and Doubles Success
Ranked No. 400 and using a protected ranking, Krunić recorded her first comeback win at the Rosmalen Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, defeating Jessika Ponchet. She went on to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2022 and her first on grass in six years, beating top seed Jessica Pegula in three tight sets. In 2025, she and Sabrina Santamaria were runners-up at the Auckland Open doubles, and she won her seventh doubles title at Open de Rouen in April.
Krunić partnered Anna Danilina to reach the 2025 French Open doubles final, where they lost in three sets to second seeds Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. The pair also won the WTA 250 Tennis in the Land tournament in August, beating second seeds Chan Hao-ching and Jiang Xinyu in the final. They reached the quarterfinals at the China Open and were finalists at the Wuhan Open. Krunić reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 on 27 October 2025, and she also reached the final at the Pan Pacific Open. She finished 2025 with eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour overall, having built a strong partnership with Danilina throughout the year.
Aleksandra Krunić Family
Family Background and Personal Life
Aleksandra Krunić was born to Bratislav and Ivana Krunić in Moscow, Russia, and she has a sister named Anastasia. Although she was born in Russia, she represents Serbia in international competition and has spoken proudly of her Serbian heritage throughout her career. Her family supported her early tennis development, and she trained at the Spartak Moscow club, a renowned academy in her birth city.
Krunić resides in Moscow, Bratislava and Belgrade, splitting her time between the three cities that have shaped her personal and professional life. In addition to Serbian, she speaks Slovak, Russian and English fluently, reflecting her multinational background and the international nature of her tennis career.
2025 Season Performance
Krunić’s 2025 season was defined primarily by her breakthrough results in doubles, where she partnered Anna Danilina for the majority of the year. The pair won the WTA 250 Tennis in the Land title, reached the final at the French Open, advanced to the final at the Wuhan Open and the Pan Pacific Open, and made the quarterfinals at the China Open and Ningbo Open. In April, she also won the Open de Rouen doubles title with Sabrina Santamaria. These results propelled her to a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 on 27 October 2025.
In singles, Krunić continued her return from the 2022 ACL injury and competed in qualifying draws at several WTA events, though her main achievements came on the doubles side. The 2025 season confirmed her status as one of Serbia’s most consistent doubles players and a dependable partner on the WTA Tour, and her run to the French Open final stood as the signature achievement of her year.
