Arlinda Rushiti
| Country (sports) | Kosovo |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 March 1999 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $71,507 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 246–198 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 352 (9 January 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 488 (7 April 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 50–68 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 563 (24 February 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 577 (7 April 2025) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 40–58 |
| Last updated on: 7 April 2025. | |
Arlinda Rushiti (born 27 March 1999) is a Kosovar tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 352, achieved on 9 January 2023.
Playing for Kosovo Fed Cup team, she has a win/loss record of 21–22 (as of May 2024).
Career
She made her debut for the Kosovo Fed Cup team in 2018, her results including a win in the singles and doubles in a 4–0 win against Mozambique that year, her nations first match win in the competition.[1] She was named female player of the year for 2018 by the Kosovo Tennis Federation.[2]
In January 2022, she reached her first singles final at the W25 level of the 2022 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, competing in Monastir, Tunisia, having come through qualifying, although in the final she was defeated by the Russian Irina Khromacheva, in three sets.[3][4]
In 2023, she played as Kosovo competed for the first time in Group II of the Billie Jean King Cup, and alongside Adriana Lekaj, won a deciding doubles runner against the Republic of Ireland to secure a 2-1 match victory to retain their status at that level.[5] This marked her return to the competition for Kosovo, after a four-year absence.[6]
She won her singles and doubles match, again with Lekaj, as they defeated both Georgia and Malta in the competition in April 2024.[7][8] Those results helped them retain their place in Group II, but following defeats to Estonia, Egypt and Bosnia-Herzegovina they did not gain promotion, with Rushiti losing in singles and doubles to experienced players Kaia Kanepi of Estonia and Maiar Sherif of Egypt.[9]
Personal life
As of 2022, she is based in Switzerland.[10]
ITF finals
Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Lee Pei-chi | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | 6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Anastasia Gasanova | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Lee Eun-hye | 1–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | Tess Sugnaux | Nefisa Berberović Lu Jiajing |
2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | Kathleen Kanev | Kristina Dmitruk Irina Shymanovich |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Elena-Teodora Cadar | Aleksandra Pospelova Daria Zelinskaya |
2–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | Nanari Katsumi Haine Ogata |
3–6, 6–1, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Yasmine Ezzat | Mirjana Jovanović Diana Yakovleva |
7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2025 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Marie Weckerle | Amelia Rajecki Ranah Akua Stoiber |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2025 | ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom | W35 | Hard | Alice Robbe | Naiktha Bains Holly Hutchinson |
3–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
References
- ^ "Kosovo's successes in the Fed Cup are related to Arlinda". Koha.net. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Bajraliu and Rushiti, the best tennis players of 2018". Koha.net. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Arlinda Rushiti e ka mposhtur rusen Ekaterina Kazionova në turneun ITF World Tennis Tour". Zeri.info. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Tennis player Arlinda Rushiti's extraordinary result on the Magic Tour". Periskopi.com. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Tennis: Kosovo defeats Ireland, remains in the same "league"". Koha.net. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Arlinda Rushiti rikthehet për të përfaqësuar Kosovën në tenis". albimfi.ch (in Albanian). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Kosovo's tennis players with an important victory over Georgia". Koha.net. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Kosovo's tennis players beat Malta". Koha.net. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Two wins and three losses for Kosovo's tennis players in the World Cup". Koha.net. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Arlinda Rushiti eliminates the top seed in the "ITF World Tennis Tour"". Zeri.info (in Albanian). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
External links
- Arlinda Rushiti at the Women's Tennis Association
- Arlinda Rushiti at the International Tennis Federation
- Arlinda Rushiti at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Arlinda Rushiti at ESPN.com