Erika Andreeva
Erika Andreeva is the Russian tennis player quietly building her own elite career in the shadow of her younger sister Mirra — the 2026 Roland-Garros champion.
Erika Andreeva: The Other Andreeva Sister
Born on 24 June 2004 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Erika Andreeva is a professional WTA tennis player and the elder sister of Mirra Andreeva. The two sisters are arguably the most closely watched sibling duo in women’s tennis right now, training together at the Elite Tennis Center in Cannes, France, where they relocated with their mother Raïssa in 2022.
Erika has carved out a legitimate top-100 WTA career in her own right. Her best career ranking to date stands at No. 65 in the world, reached on 21 October 2024 — a mark that puts her firmly in the professional elite, not just in her sister’s footnotes.
Like all Russian athletes competing since 2022, Erika plays under a neutral flag following the suspension of Russian and Belarusian tennis federations in the context of the war in Ukraine. She competes as an “independent neutral athlete,” which means no Russian anthem or flag at any tournament.
People search for Erika in large numbers because her sister Mirra’s meteoric rise — including winning Roland-Garros 2026 — has shone a new spotlight on the whole family. Erika is no passenger in this story: she is a competitor in her own right, capable of causing upsets and advancing deep in WTA draws.
The Andreeva sisters represent a new generation of Russian tennis power, trained on French soil, competing globally, and carrying serious Grand Slam ambitions between them.
People also ask
- Where does Erika Andreeva live?#
- Erika Andreeva lives in Cannes, France. She and her younger sister Mirra relocated there in 2022 to train at the Elite Tennis Center, accompanied by their mother Raïssa.
- What is Erika Andreeva's nationality?#
- Erika Andreeva is Russian. She was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, and competes as a Russian national, though since 2022 she — like all Russian athletes in tennis — plays under neutral status with no flag or anthem.
- How old is Erika Andreeva?#
- Erika Andreeva was born on 24 June 2004, making her 21 years old in 2026. She is the elder of the two Andreeva sisters.
- How tall is Erika Andreeva?#
- Erika Andreeva's exact height is not included in the verified facts available here. The WTA Tour profile is the most reliable place to check her official physical stats — unconfirmed figures circulate online but we won't repeat them as fact.
- What happened to erika andreeva?#
- Nothing dramatic is confirmed to have "happened" to Erika Andreeva beyond the ordinary rhythms of a professional tennis career. She has continued competing on the WTA Tour, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 65 in October 2024. Any specific recent incident would need to be verified through current WTA or news sources, as nothing of that nature appears in confirmed reporting.
- How old are the Andreeva sisters?#
- As of 2026, Erika Andreeva is 21 (born 24 June 2004) and Mirra Andreeva — the 2026 Roland-Garros champion — is younger. Erika is the elder sister; Mirra was born in 2007, making her 18 or 19 in 2026.
- How old is erika andreeva tennis player?#
- Erika Andreeva is 21 years old in 2026, having been born on 24 June 2004 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. She is already a top-100 WTA professional at that age.
- How much prize money has Erika Andreeva won?#
- The exact career prize money total for Erika Andreeva is not included in the verified facts available here and we won't invent a figure. For an accurate and up-to-date number, the WTA Tour's official website lists career earnings for all ranked players.
- Why is erika andreeva not playing?#
- No confirmed information exists in our verified sources about Erika Andreeva being absent from competition at any specific time. If she has withdrawn from a recent tournament, the cause — injury, illness, scheduling — has not been confirmed in the sources available here. Check the WTA Tour website for real-time draw updates.
- Why did Erika Andreeva retire today?#
- No confirmed reports of Erika Andreeva retiring from a match or from professional tennis are available in our verified sources. In tennis, "retirement" usually means withdrawing mid-match due to injury — if that happened in a recent event, the specific cause has not been confirmed here. We won't speculate.
- What is Erika Andreeva famous for?#
- Erika Andreeva is known as a top-100 WTA professional who reached a career-high ranking of No. 65 in the world in October 2024, and as the elder sister of Mirra Andreeva, the 2026 Roland-Garros champion. The sibling angle is a major story, but Erika's own competitive results on the WTA Tour are what put her on the map.
- Which tennis player changed gender?#
- This question has no connection to Erika Andreeva. The most widely reported case of a professional tennis player who transitioned is Renée Richards, who competed on the WTA Tour in the 1970s after transitioning from male to female — her legal battle to compete became a landmark moment in sports law.
- What ethnicity is Erika?#
- Erika Andreeva is Russian, born and raised in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Her ethnicity, based on all public information, is Russian/Slavic. No further ancestral detail has been confirmed in public reporting.
- What is the history behind Erika?#
- Erika Andreeva was born on 24 June 2004 in Krasnoyarsk, one of Russia's largest Siberian cities. She developed as a tennis player before relocating with her sister Mirra and their mother Raïssa to Cannes, France in 2022 to train at the Elite Tennis Center. She turned professional and climbed to a career-high WTA ranking of No. 65 by October 2024.
- What ethnicity is the name Erika?#
- The name Erika is Scandinavian and Germanic in origin — a feminine form of Erik, meaning "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful." It has been widely adopted across Europe, including in Russia and Eastern Europe, so it carries no single exclusive ethnicity.
- Has anyone won 6 0 6 0 6 0 in tennis?#
- A 6-0 6-0 6-0 scoreline (a "triple bagel") is extraordinarily rare at professional level but has occurred, mostly in early qualifying rounds with massive mismatches. No such result is on record in a Grand Slam main draw final or at the elite WTA/ATP level in the Open Era — the closest famous example is Steffi Graf's dominant 6-0 6-0 wins in qualifying, but no triple bagel in a major final has been widely documented.
- Are Mirra Andreeva and Erika Andreeva sisters?#
- Yes. Mirra and Erika Andreeva are biological sisters. Erika is the elder, born in 2004; Mirra is younger, born in 2007. They train together at the Elite Tennis Center in Cannes and both compete professionally on the WTA Tour.
- Who are the queer female tennis players?#
- This question is not related to Erika Andreeva. Several prominent female tennis players have publicly identified as LGBTQ+, including Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, and Amélie Mauresmo — all of whom came out publicly at various points in their careers. We only name those who have publicly self-identified; we do not speculate about anyone else's private life.
- Who is the richest lady tennis player?#
- Serena Williams is widely reported to be the wealthiest female tennis player in history, with Forbes and other major financial outlets having repeatedly placed her earnings — combining prize money, endorsements, and business ventures — at well over $200 million. Exact current net worth figures are inherently unverified, but her financial dominance in the sport is not seriously disputed.
- Who is considered the best woman to ever play tennis?#
- The consensus among tennis historians and analysts most frequently lands on Serena Williams: 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era, combined with dominance across four decades. Steffi Graf — the only player to win all four Slams and Olympic gold in the same calendar year (1988) — is the other name always in the conversation. It's one of sport's great debates, but those two sit above the rest.