Varvara Gracheva is a famous Russian-born French professional player who earned fame in both singles and doubles categories. The aspiring tennis star achieved her career high singles ranking of No.39 by WTA on January 8, 2024. As of May 2024, she has won seven ITF titles in the singles category. She played her maiden WTA tour-level match at the 2019 Open Lausanne.
With her commendable performance, she reached the fourth round of the 2024 Open De Rouen, where she lost to Yue Yuan. Her success continued as she created an upset in the first round of the 2024 French Open by eliminating top seed Maria Sakkari. Her best grand slam performances include reaching the third round of the 2023 Australian Open in the singles category and the 2021 French Open in the doubles category.
Gracheva's other notable accomplishments include reaching her maiden WTA final at the 2023 ATX Open and defeating Sloane Stephens en route. She finished quarterfinalist at the 2023 Strasbourg Open and the 2023 Bad Homburg Open. Gracheva registered her first top-five win against Ons Jabeur at the 2023 Miami Open.
Varvara Gracheva Coach
Xavier Pujo is Varvara Gracheva’s coach. Pujo is a former professional tennis player from France who has won seven ITF singles and one ITF doubles title in his career. He is a right-handed player who achieved his career high singles ranking of World No. 279 in July 2003. Pujo has won $60,262 in prize money in his tennis career.
Gracheva was previously trained by Gerard Solves, the director of the Tennis Club de Paris. He finished semifinalist at the 1997 Chennai Open and quarterfinals at the 1997 Shanghai Open. His best grand slam performances include reaching the second round of the 1996 and 1998 French Open. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of No. 105 in April 1994.
During her childhood days, Gracheva was coached by her mother, Natalia Kazakova. Her mother was a tennis coach who trained her until age 14.
Varvara Gracheva Titles Won
Varvara Gracheva has not won any WTA titles in her career to date (May 2024). She made her debut on the WTA at the 2019 Ladies Open Lausanne, where she registered a win against Han Xinyun in the first round. Gracheva played her maiden Grand Slam match at the 2020 US Open, upsetting Paula Badosa and Kristina Mladenovic.
Varvara Gracheva Height and Age
Varvara Gracheva stands 5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm tall. She has a body weight of approximately 70 kg. She is 22 years old and was born in Moscow, Russia, on August 2, 2000.
Varvara Gracheva Social Media
Varvara Gracheva has an Instagram account named @ gracheva_varvara. Her social media handle has 9.5k followers.
FAQ's On Varvara Gracheva Coach
A. Varvara Gracheva was trained at the ETC Academy on the French Riviera. She trains with Xavier Pujo at Jean Rene Lisnard Elite Tennis Centre.
A. Varvara Gracheva is a French national. She was born Russian and switched her nationality in June 2023 to French.
A. According to WTA’s official website, Varvara Gracheva has won $2.6 million as prize money to date (May 2024).
A. Varvara Gracheva was born in Moscow, Russia. She currently resides in France.
A. Varvara Gracheva was trained by Nina Bratchikova in Germany.
