Russian tennis player Blinkova has changed sports citizenship

Russian tennis player Anna Blinkova has changed sports citizenship to French, reports RMC Sport. Information about the change of citizenship Blinkova is also listed in the official database of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

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Published Sep 18, 2026

28-year-old native of Moscow occupies the 94th place in the world ranking. After the change of sports citizenship, she became the second racket of France.

During her career, Blinkova won two WTA singles titles and rose to 34th place in the world ranking.

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