Elina Svitolina

Elina Svitolina is a professional tennis player from Ukraine. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in September 2017 and has won 18 WTA singles titles, including the 2018 WTA Finals. Svitolina is an Olympic bronze medalist and a Grand Slam semifinalist at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina was born on September 12, 1994, in Odesa, Ukraine, to Mykhaylo Svitolin, a former wrestler, and Olena Svitolina, a former rower. She stands 174 cm tall and is right-handed with a two-handed backhand. Since turning pro, she has earned over US$25 million in prize money.

Svitolina began playing tennis at age five, inspired by her older brother Yulian. She moved to Kharkiv at age 13 for better training opportunities, supported by businessman Yuriy Sapronov.

She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English, and has been learning French. Svitolina is married to ATP player Gaël Monfils, with whom she has a daughter born in 2022. She has worked with several coaches, including Sébastien Mathieu, Iain Hughes, Justine Henin, Thierry Ascione, Andrew Bettles, Marcos Baghdatis, Andis Juška, Gunter Bresnik, and most recently Raemon Sluiter.

Svitolina is endorsed by Adidas for apparel and Diadem Sports for racquets.

Juniors

Svitolina achieved a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 1. She won the 2010 French Open girls’ singles title and was runner-up at the 2012 Wimbledon girls’ singles. She also won the 2012 US Open girls’ doubles title.

Career

Svitolina turned professional in 2010 and won her first WTA title at the Baku Cup in 2013. She defended her title in 2014 and broke into the Top 50 that year. In 2015, Svitolina reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland-Garros and entered the Top 20.

Her breakthrough came in 2017, when she won five WTA titles, including the Dubai Tennis Championships, Italian Open, and Canadian Open, and reached a career-high ranking of No. 3.

In 2018, Svitolina won the WTA Finals in Singapore and reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. She continued her strong form in 2019, reaching the semifinals at both Wimbledon and the US Open. Svitolina won the bronze medal in singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Ukrainian tennis player to win an Olympic medal.

After a period of injury and maternity leave in 2022, Svitolina returned to the tour in 2023, winning the Internationaux de Strasbourg and reaching the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros and the semifinals at Wimbledon. In 2024, she reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, becoming the first Ukrainian player to record 100 Grand Slam main draw wins. In April 2025, she won her 18th career title at the Open de Rouen.

Career Record

Singles

• Career record: 502–267
• Career titles: 18
• Highest ranking: No. 3 (September 11, 2017)
• Current ranking: No. 14 (May 19, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – QF (2018, 2019, 2025)
• French Open – QF (2015, 2017, 2020, 2023)
• Wimbledon – SF (2019, 2023)
• US Open – SF (2019)

Other tournaments

• Tour Finals – W (2018)
• Olympic Games – Bronze (2021, Tokyo)

Doubles

• Career record: 48–68
• Career titles: 2
• Highest ranking: No. 108 (May 4, 2015)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – 1R (2014, 2016)
• French Open – 2R (2014)
• Wimbledon – 2R (2016)
• US Open – 2R (2014)

Mixed Doubles

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – SF (2017)
• French Open – 2R (2015, 2017)
• Wimbledon – 3R (2014)
• US Open – 2R (2018)

Team Competitions

• Fed Cup – 15–11
• Hopman Cup – F (2016)

Medal Record

• Bronze – 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Singles, representing Ukraine