Ksenia Sharifova

Ksenia Sharifova is a professional padel player from Russia, aged 30, standing 1.77 metres tall. Born on 1 May 1996 in Russia, he plays on the backhand side and is currently ranked 41. She partners Alix Collombon.

Ksenia Sharifova grew up on Sakhalin Island and moved to Valencia at 16, where she combined tennis with Business Administration studies. In 2020 her coach Marco Lucas encouraged her to try padel; she won regional championships in the Valencian Community and moved on to the professional circuit.

She became the first Russian player to reach a World Padel Tour main draw, reaching the round of 16 at the Marbella Master, and later reached quarter-finals at the Doha and Rome Majors of Premier Padel. On the CUPRA FIP Tour she won three titles in 2025 and FIP Bronze Comunidad Valenciana in January 2026. She has partnered Marta Talaván and, in 2026, Alix Collombon.