She began her grass-court season with a run to the quarterfinals of Birmingham, losing again to Buzărnescu. Tennis ranking history and graphs of Elina Svitolina, a tennis player from Ukraine. Reside en Járkov (Ucrania). By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. Svitolina failed to repeat her success from the previous year in Wuhan, losing in the third round to Karolína Plíšková. The victory over Kerber signified her third win over a number-one-ranked player in five months. She reached the round of 16 at the US Open for the second straight year, losing to Anastasija Sevastova in three sets. It was their first match since Wuhan 2018, with Svitolina prevailing in the crucial points to bring the victory home and remain on the title course. [32], Since 2019, Svitolina has been in a relationship with ATP tennis player Gaël Monfils. She then worked with Iain Hughes for two and a half years, and chose to split from him in November 2016. Svitolina began her 2018 season by capturing the Brisbane International title, defeating qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final. The Pole has plenty of talent, but maintaining consistency has been an uphill task for her lately. [5][6] Svitolina and her family moved to Kharkiv, Ukraine, when she was 13, after businessman Yuriy Sapronov became her sponsor. Second seed Elina Svitolina will look to get back to winning ways when she takes on the 35th-ranked Magda Linette in her opening match at the Internationaux de Strasbourg 2020 on Tuesday. She began the clay-court season by capturing her third title of the year in İstanbul. She was drawn into Group B with second seed Carla Suárez Navarro and Andrea Petkovic. Svitolina concluded her warm up for the US Open in New Haven, where she retired from her first-round match against Madison Keys. The second game offered six deuces and Hibino had to play against two break chances, repelling them to avoid an early exit following a backhand winner. She was drawn into the Purple Group alongside Karolína Plíšková, US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, who was later replaced by Sofia Kenin, and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep. Svitolina began her clay-court season with a disappointing first-round loss to Alexandra Panova in Bogotá, followed by a second-round loss to Daria Gavrilova in Madrid, and a first-round loss to qualifier Monica Puig in Rome. They have played only once before, on the terre battue of Roland Garros in 2017, where the Ukrainian registered a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 victory on her way to the fourth round. Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records. In her first tournament with Justine Henin acting as a coaching consultant, Svitolina advanced to the semifinals in Dubai, defeating qualifier Jana Čepelová, earning her first top-10 win of the year over second seed Garbiñe Muguruza,[16] and battling past CoCo Vandeweghe in three sets, before losing to eventual champion Sara Errani. She then had two straight-sets wins over qualifier and compatriot Marta Kostyuk and Denisa Allertová to advance to her first Australian Open quarterfinal where she was upset by Belgian Elise Mertens in straight sets.[20]. Bettles became her full-time coach for the 2018 season, and former player Marcos Baghdatis began working with her for the 2020 season. [5][28] In February 2016, she added former world No. She enjoyed moderate success during the US Open Series, reaching the semifinals in Montréal, where she was the defending champion, and the quarterfinals of Cincinnati, losing there to eventual champion Kiki Bertens. The Ukrainian will hope to erase her Rome disappointment and get back some of her much-needed confidence at Strasbourg before heading to Roland Garros. Es hija de Mijailo Svitolin y Elena, y tiene un hermano, Julian. This win propelled her into the WTA top 10 for the first time in her career, making her the first Ukrainian ever to do so. "Henin to help rising Svitolina." Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina (Ukrainian: Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна, pronounced [eˈl⁽ʲ⁾inɐ s⁽ʲ⁾wiˈtɔl⁽ʲ⁾inɐ], svih-TOH-lih-nah;[2] born 12 September 1994) is a Ukrainian tennis player. Elina Svitólina (en ucraniano: Еліна Світоліна, Odesa, 12 de septiembre de 1994) es una tenista ucraniana. Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter. At her first tournament of the year in Brisbane, Svitolina lost in the first round to Danielle Collins in straight sets. Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina is a Ukrainian tennis player. Svitolina's clay-court season began with back-to-back opening round losses to Pauline Parmentier in Madrid and to Victoria Azarenka in Rome, where she was the two-time defending champion and had held a match point leading in the final set. Tournament categories include : GS2000, PR1000/900/470, INT280, ITFn (GS/WTA Premier/WTA Intl/ITF events + winner points) LIVE-TENNIS.EU DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION. 3 on 11 September 2017, and again on 9 September 2019. ITF Live Scores. Bryson DeChambeau’s everyday diet will shake and shock you, 'If Federer doesn’t feel like he’s capable of making a deep run...', says ATP legend, Dominic Thiem: No other player can be compared to 'one of a kind' Roger Federer, 'Rafael Nadal won’t be suggesting he plays a lot of night matches', says former No. Click here to find out more info. Svitolina began her 2017 season with a strong showing in Brisbane, defeating world No. At the French Open, after comfortably seeing off Yanina Wickmayer in her opening match, Svitolina had to recover from 0–3 in the second set and 1–4 in the final set to beat Yulia Putintseva in a match that lasted over three hours. STRASBOURG, France-- No.2 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine claimed a spot in her second WTA singles final of the season with a hard-fought 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over No.4 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the Internationaux de Strasbourg on an overcast Friday. LIVE-TENNIS.EU IS IN NO WAY AFFILIATED WITH, SPONSORED OR ENDORSED BY WTA TOUR, INC. WTA IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF WTA TOUR, INC. 5 and No. Fixture: (2) Elina Svitolina vs Magda Linette, Tournament: Internationaux de Strasbourg 2020, Match timing: Approx. Get the latest news on Elina Svitolina including her participation in Grand Slams, stats, videos, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. 49 on 29 July 2013.[11]. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, 17th-seed Svitolina defeated Annika Beck, before losing in straight sets to ninth-seed Roberta Vinci. [29] In late 2016, Svitolina announced that Gabriel Urpí would be her new coach, with Thierry Ascione replacing Henin as her new coaching consultant. Svitolina failed to follow up her landmark victory in the next round, however, losing to eventual bronze medalist Petra Kvitová.[18]. Her next tournament was the Malaysian Open where she defeated Miyu Kato, Risa Ozaki, Kristína Kučová, and Zhu Lin en-route to the final where she beat a resurgent Eugenie Bouchard in a rain-interrupted marathon to win her fourth WTA title. Tennis - Svitolina battled past both Sabalenka and rain to advance ino the title clash Home Tennis News On the WTA results with The 21-year-old Elena Rybakina is … She remained in touch until 3-3 before Elina grabbed two breaks in games eight and ten to move over the top. She was formerly sponsored by Ellesse and Lacoste. [31] She has been known to struggle with volleying at the net, but has good reactions and can accelerate well across the court to deal with short balls. She overcame Kateřina Siniaková in a rain-interrupted three-set encounter, before easing past Evgeniya Rodina and Shelby Rogers to reach the round of 16 at the US Open for the first time. Svitolina concluded her season as the fourth seed in Zhuhai. She progressed to the third round of the US Open, defeating Elizaveta Kulichkova and Kaia Kanepi, before losing to 13th seed Ekaterina Makarova for the third time this year. Svitolina's first loss of the season at Premier-5-level came the following week in the third round of Cincinnati, losing to Julia Görges. As the 23rd seed in Indian Wells, she defeated Alison Van Uytvanck and Lucie Šafářová, before losing in the fourth round to Timea Bacsinszky. 3 on 11 September 2017, and again on 9 September 2019. © Eurosport, a Discovery Company 2020 – All rights reserved Despite this disappointing end to her season, Svitolina's consistency throughout the year earned her a spot as the eighth seed at the inaugural WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. As the sixth seed, she was drawn into the White Group, alongside defending champion Caroline Wozniacki, and Czechs Plíšková and Petra Kvitová. She was defeated in the first round by 12th seed and eventual quarterfinalist Ana Ivanovic. Despite missing a large part of the Asian swing, Svitolina still secured her place at the year-end WTA Finals in Singapore, making her the first Ukrainian ever to do so. As the third seed in Beijing, she progressed to her eighth quarterfinal of the year with relative ease, defeating wildcard Zhu Lin, recent Wuhan finalist Ashleigh Barty and Elena Vesnina. She won her first WTA title at the Baku Cup by beating Shahar Pe'er; in doing so, Svitolina became the first teenager to win a WTA tournament since February 2012. [33], (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. Svitolina was born in Odessa to parents Mikhaylo Svitolin (a former wrestler) and Olena Svitolina (a former competitive rower), and is Jewish. 6 in the singles rankings, as well as to the top spot in the Race to Singapore. In February 2017, after winning the title in Dubai, Svitolina became the first Ukrainian woman to break into the top-10 rankings. [19] She then competed at the Australian Open as the fourth seed. She was then defeated in straight sets by Serena Williams. This victory saw her maintain her perfect record in WTA finals, as well as improving her ranking to a career high of 14. Svitolina finished the season ranked 14th, with an impressive 13–5 win-loss record following the US Open. At the Australian Open, Svitolina defeated two-time Grand Slam champion and three-time Australian Open quarterfinalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the opening round in straight sets. The victory propelled her to a career high ranking of 21. Svitolina's greatest achievement as a junior was winning the French Open girls event in 2010, beating Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the final. She continued her successful start to the clay-court season by winning her third career title and first on clay in Marrakech, recovering from 2–5 down in the opening set to defeat Tímea Babos in straight sets. Bio, results, ranking and statistics of Elina Svitolina, a tennis player from Ukraine competing on the WTA international tennis tour Discover all of last week's tournament winners from all age groups and tier levels - on our signature Elena prevailed over Nao at Roland Garros 2019 and was more dominant today, dropping 18 points in ten service games and fending off all three break chances to mount the pressure on the other side. She demonstrates good movement around the court and can hit very accurate shots on the run. Current through the 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg. Another tight three-set victory ensued in the third round against Annika Beck, before Svitolina defeated Alizé Cornet in a rain-interrupted fourth-round encounter to set up a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal against seventh seed Ana Ivanovic, which she lost in straight sets. 11:30 am CEST, 3:00 pm IST, Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel / ESPN. The 28-year-old Magda Linette also tasted title glory earlier this year, at the WTA International tournament in Hua Hin. There, she won her 15th WTA singles title, defeating Elena Rybakina in three tight sets. Her first top-10 win came over Kvitová in 2014 at the Cincinnati Open, where she reached her first semifinal at a Premier 5 tournament. [15] She fell in the second round in both Dubai and Doha, losing in tight three-set matches to Petra Kvitová and Victoria Azarenka respectively. In Melbourne, she defeated Victoria Duval in straight sets, before losing qualifier Naomi Osaka in the second round. Svitolina reached her third consecutive semifinal of the year at Indian Wells. Having turned professional in 2010, she reached her career-high ranking of world No. At the Australian Open, Svitolina defeated Katie Boulter and Lauren Davis, before falling to eventual runner-up Garbiñe Muguruza. Elina had the upper hand in the opener, stealing Sabalenka's serve in games two, six and eight for 6-2. Women's Tennis Association. Svitolina qualified for the US Open. Svitolina reached her first Premier-5 semifinal in the first edition of the WTA tournament in Wuhan, defeating Camila Giorgi, Sabine Lisicki, Garbiñe Muguruza via walkover, and Angelique Kerber before losing to Petra Kvitová in the semifinals. [8] She reached her first professional singles final at the $25,000 tournament in Kharkiv in May 2010. 1, Ana Ivanovic, in straight sets. Svitolina's struggles with form continued into the Asian swing, with back-to-back opening round losses to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka in Wuhan, and Aleksandra Krunić in Beijing, despite opening up a 6–0, 3–0 lead in the latter match. Elina Mychajlivna Svitolina (in ucraino: Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна?, IPA: [ɛ'lʲinɑ swi'tɔlʲinɑ]; Odessa, 12 settembre 1994) è una tennista ucraina. Seeded sixth at the Australian Open, she defeated qualifier Viktorija Golubic, Viktória Kužmová, Zhang Shuai, and 17th seed Madison Keys to make her second consecutive quarterfinal at the Australian Open. The win propelled her to a career high of No. Svitolina then reached back-to-back semifinals in Doha, losing with the lead in the final set against Simona Halep, and Dubai, where she was the two-time defending champion, losing in a third-set tiebreak to eventual champion Belinda Bencic. [25] Svitolina later revealed that she had been struggling with knee pain for several weeks and announced she would take a short break to recover. SR=strike rate (events won/competed). Her semi-final match against Belinda Bencic was cut short when Bencic retired with a leg injury down 4–1 in the final set, meaning that Svitolina would advance to the final for the second year in succession, as well as her first final since winning the title in 2018. Elina Svitólina (en ucraniano: Еліна Світоліна, Odesa, 12 de septiembre de 1994) es una tenista ucraniana. After a disappointing early loss to Daria Gavrilova in Cincinnati, she rebounded at New Haven, reaching the final before losing to Agnieszka Radwańska. She would then fall to Sofia Kenin in both the quarterfinals of Toronto and the Round of 16 at Cincinnati. [23] Svitolina was then upset in the first round of Wimbledon by recent Mallorca champion Tatjana Maria. Svitolina was seeded 11th at the Australian Open, her highest seeding to date. A quarterfinal defeat in Hong Kong to in-form Wang Qiang, coupled with Svitolina's decision not to play in the final week of the year at either Moscow or Luxembourg City, meant that qualification for the WTA Finals in Singapore would rest on the performances of Karolína Plíšková and Kiki Bertens in Moscow. [27] There, she faced eventual champion Simona Halep and was defeated in two sets. Aug 07, 2020 Prediction: Elina Svitolina to win in straight sets. She was undefeated in her singles matches in the round robin stage, defeating Victoria Duval, Karolína Plíšková, and Jarmila Wolfe. While she did beat two experienced campaigners in Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Svitolina had no answer to last year's French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova who blew her away 6-3, 6-0. Will be used in accordance to our Privacy Policy. Svitolina's North American hard-court season began at San Jose, where as the top seed, she fell to Maria Sakkari in the quarterfinals. Her favourite surfaces are grass and clay,[5] although she is yet to reach a singles final on grass. Despite failing to reach a final during the season, Svitolina's overall consistency managed to secure her spot as the eighth seed at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen for the third successive year. She won all three of her round-robin matches, first snapping a seven-match losing streak against Kvitová, defeating her in straight sets.