Irina Khromacheva

Irina Pavlovna Khromacheva (Russian: Ирина Павловна Хромачёва; born 12 May 1995) is a Russian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 14 in doubles achieved on 3 March 2025 and No. 89 in singles, reached on 27 February 2017.

Personal life

Irina was born to Pavel and Natalya Khromacheva, on 12 May 1995 in Moscow. She trained at the Justine Henin Academy in Belgium. Khromacheva states that she doesn't have a favourite surface and likes everything. She started playing tennis at the age of four.

Khromacheva, after her unsuccessful partnership with a Belgian coach, is now coached by Larisa Savchenko in Riga.

Career

2010-2011: Juniors

Khromacheva had a breakthrough on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2008, winning her first title at the Junior Zagreb Open.

In 2009, she won four junior titles and competed for the first time at the French Open and US Open, losing in the first round at both tournaments.

In 2010, she won four junior titles and became junior world No. 1 on 7 June. At Roland Garros, she lost 3–6, 2–6, in the semifinals to Ons Jabeur. At Wimbledon, she lost in the quarterfinals to Sachie Ishizu, 1–6, 2–6, and at the last junior Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open, she lost in the second round to Jabeur, 3–6, 3–6.

In 2011, she played the junior singles final of the Wimbledon Championships and lost to Ashleigh Barty in two sets; in the junior doubles draw, she reached the semifinals alongside partner Barbora Krejčíková.

2019: Provisional suspension

Khromacheva was provisionally suspended by the Tennis Integrity Unit for one month in September 2019.

2023: Two doubles titles

At the Copa Colsanitas, Khromacheva won her second WTA Tour title alongside Iryna Shymanovich, for the second time at this tournament following her maiden title at the 2018 Copa Colsanitas with Dalila Jakupović.

Partnering Panna Udvardy, she won the doubles title at the Swedish Open, defeating Eri Hozumi and Jang Su-jeong in the final.

2024: First WTA 500 and WTA 1000 titles, top 20

At the WTA 500 2024 Guadalajara Open, she won the doubles title with Anna Danilina, defeating Oksana Kalashnikova and Kamilla Rakhimova in the final in a champions tie-break. Ranked No. 30, Khromacheva also won the title at the WTA 250 2024 Thailand Open 2 with Danilina, defeating Eudice Chong and Moyuka Uchijima in the final. Khromacheva and Danilina won their first WTA 1000 title at the 2024 Wuhan Open, defeating Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula in the final. As a result she moved to a new career-high in the top 20 in the doubles rankings on 14 October 2024.