Hong Kong Prediction: Kalinskaya vs Rakhimova 10/27/2025 Today’s Tennis Picks

Sixth seed Anna Kalinskaya will face fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round of the 2025 Hong Kong Open. The match is scheduled for Monday, October 27. Here’s our Anna Kalinskaya vs Kamilla Rakhimova prediction. This preview will also include a Anna Kalinskaya vs Kamilla Rakhimova pick.

Anna Kalinskaya vs Kamilla Rakhimova Preview

Anna Kalinskaya is making her debut in Hong Kong. Kalinskaya is the number six seed in the tournament. She is ranked 38th in the WTA rankings, which is way below her career high of World No. 11. Kalinskaya has compiled 23 wins and 20 losses in 2025.

Her best results were on hard courts, where she made the final in Washington and the semifinals in Singapore. She has also reached multiple quarterfinals. Kalinskaya is coming off a quarterfinal run in Tokyo, where she was forced to retire in her match against Linda Noskova due to injury.

Kamilla Rahimova is making her second appearance in Hong Kong. She last competed in 2023, where she beat Varvara Gracheva in the first round and lost to Katerina Siniakova in the subsequent round. Rakhimova is a former top 60 player but is currently ranked 103 in the WTA rankings.

Rakhimova has compiled 27 wins and 32 losses in 2025. Her best results came on grass, which is not her natural surface. Rakhimova made the quarterfinals of Eastbourne as a qualifier and reached the third round of Wimbledon for the first time, authoring a big upset over Jasmine Paolini. She hasn’t won a match in the main draw since Beijing and has lost four of her last in all competitions.

Anna Kalinskaya vs Kamilla Rakhimova Head-To-Head

Kalinskaya and Rakhimova have met twice on the WTA level. Kalinskaya won both meetings on hard courts in straight sets.

Anna Kalinskaya vs Kamilla Rakhimova Prediction

The two times Kalinskaya faced Rakhimova, she won both meetings and went on to make the final in Dubai and, more recently, in Washington. So, it must feel like a good omen for the world No. 38 on playing her countrywoman. But she’s coming off a retirement in her last tournament in Tokyo with a reported back injury and that might dull her explosiveness. The fitter Rakhimova might never get a better chance to finally get one over her compatriot.