US EditionRussian-Born Tennis Player Anastasia Potapova Switches Nationality to Austrian
Potapova, ranked 51st, will represent Austria from 2026, allowing her to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup after Russia's team bans.
- On Thursday, Anastasia Potapova announced on Instagram she will represent Austria starting in 2026 and said she loves being in Wien, while the Austrian Tennis Federation confirmed her move.
- Because Russia has been banned from team competitions, the switch clears a path for Potapova to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup after representing Russia in 2018 and 2019.
- A 24-year-old Anastasia Potapova has won three WTA singles titles, was the 2016 Wimbledon girls champion, and reached the fourth round at the 2024 French Open.
- She will become Austria's highest-ranked women's player, overtaking Julia Grabher, and her 51st world ranking reshapes Austria's national team depth and selection options.
- Beyond the nationality change, Potapova faced criticism in 2023 for wearing a Spartak Moscow shirt at Indian Wells, while file images from the U.S. Open Aug. 24, 2025 show her ongoing tour presence.
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Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova will no longer play for her country from next year.
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Russian-born tennis player Anastasia Potapova switches nationality to Austrian
VIENNA (AP) — Russian-born Anastasia Potapova has switched allegiance to Austria, clearing a path for the 51st-ranked player to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Two Russian tennis players have announced that they will switch to the flags of other countries. Anastasia Potapova will now represent Austria, and Kamilla Rakhimova will play for Uzbekistan. Both athletes automatically became the first rackets of their new teams. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine. Potapova is Austria's new No. 1 The top-rated duo, 24-year-old Anastasia Potapova, will now represent the European country. The tennis player, who is n…
Russian Anastasia Potapova becomes Austrian. Now the 24-year-old is being criticized by the icon Yevgeny Kafelnikov. – Should I cry? Was she a great athlete? says Kafelnik
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