Keep her name in mind.
Amanda Anisimova, an American tennis player, stunned top seed Alina Sabalenka at Wimbledon on July 10, 2025, winning with a score of [6-4, 4-6, 6-4] and securing a spot in the women’s singles final.
For Anisimova, this journey is particularly remarkable—it comes after a break for mental health and her earlier rise to the French Open semi-finals as a teenager. Now, here she is at the iconic Wimbledon.
The 23-year-old hails from Freehold Township, New Jersey, and has become the youngest American woman to reach the Wimbledon Singles Final since Serena Williams did so in 2004.
The 13th seed, Anisimova, is set to face Iga Swiatek in the final on July 12, 2025, hoping to become the first American to win Wimbledon since her idol, Williams, in 2016.
Watch as Anisimova pursues her first Grand Slam title.
Victory Over the World Number One
Anisimova expressed disbelief at making it to the Wimbledon semi-finals.
“It doesn’t feel real right now,” she shared in a post-match interview.
“Honestly, if I told you I was in the final at Wimbledon, I’m not sure you’d believe me,” she added.
With this performance, Anisimova is set to break into the WTA Top 10 for the first time in her career on July 14, 2025.
This year has already been quite memorable for her, with significant rounds at the French Open, a final appearance at Queen’s Club, and a championship win in Doha.
A Break from the Game
In 2022, Anisimova defeated fellow American Coco Gauff in the third round of Wimbledon.
She stepped back from tennis from May 2023 until January 2024, following a loss in the first round to Arantxa Rus at the Madrid Open that April.
“I struggled with mental health and burnout since the summer of 2022,” she expressed in an Instagram post, saying it became unbearable during tournaments. “My main priority had to be my mental well-being, so I decided to take a break.”
When she returned to the sport, Anisimova faced challenges, losing in the Wimbledon qualifiers in June 2024, but later became a finalist at the Canadian Open in August.
A Teenage Prodigy
Born in New Jersey and moving to Miami at age three, Anisimova was a standout talent early on.
She became the 2017 US Open Junior Champion.
Anisimova gained attention by reaching the 2019 French Open semi-finals, notably defeating reigning champion Simona Halep when she was just 17 years old.
This achievement made her the youngest American woman to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam since Venus Williams at the 1997 US Open.
In 2019, she ranked No. 24.
Family Heritage
Anisimova’s parents, Olga and Constantine, emigrated from Russia to the United States in 1998 with her older brother, Maria.
In 2019, Anisimova had to withdraw from the US Open after the passing of her father and longtime coach, who died of a heart attack.
Her sister Maria played college tennis at the University of Pennsylvania.
