She qualified for the main draw of the 2007 Istanbul Cup by defeating Kateryna Polunina, Casey Dellacqua and Mervana Jugić-Salkić.

In June, she participated in the WTA tournament of Barcelona in Spain endowed with $145,000 She qualified won German Carmen Klaschka and Georgian Margalita Chakhnashvili but lost in the final round against the Argentine María Emilia Salerni.

In doubles, with partner Ekaterina Dzehalevich from Belarus, she reached the quarterfinals where they were beaten by the pair composed of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja.

Her older brother is professional ice hockey player Maxim Afinogenov.

In 2017, Afinogenova co-founded The Latte Co., a milk-substitute company specializing in plant-based powder formulas for babies older than 12 months and children younger than 8 years.