Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina was born on 12 September 1994 in Odessa, Ukraine.
She started playing at age five after she noticed that her brother was getting a lot of attention for playing tennis.
Svitolina has established herself as an all-round decent player. She reached a career-high ranking of 3rd in September 2017. She has triumphed over the likes of the Williams sisters, Angelique Kerber, Garbine Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, and several others.
Although she has not won any Grand Slam yet, she does boast of 15 WTA titles. This includes the WTA Finals in Singapore 2018 where she defeated Sloane Stephens. Svitolina also clinched all four mandatory WTA championships. She has been as high as the semi-finals at Wimbledon and US Open.
Most of her titles came in the 2017 season, including wins in Dubai, Rome, Istanbul, and Toronto.
In 2019, her semifinal-run to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon was her personal best record. Later she also made it to the last-four round at the US Open 2019.
In 2020, Svitolina added two more titles to her kitty, at Monterrey and Strasbourg. In a COVID-19-affected season, Svitolina also reached the French Open quarter-finals. She ended the season as the world number five.
At the start of 2021, she reached the quarter-finals in Abu Dhabi.
Since 2019, Svitolina is in a relationship with ATP star Gael Monfils.
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The 24-year old has earned a total of $19,860,259 from her tennis career so far. In 2020, Svitolina was also the 7th highest-paid female athlete in the world. She earned a total of $6.4 million, of which $1 million came in endorsements.
She has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Svitolina is currently sponsored by Nike, Wilson, Superior Golf and Resort. Her other endorsements include women’s wear brand Poustovit, Jan Niche Concept, and Eafit.
Svitolina has pledged her support to cancer-affected patients by donating to the Alcides & Rosaura Diniz Foundation (ARD). She is the president of the Elina Svitolina Foundation.
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| Age | 26 |
| Boyfriend | |
| Residence | London, Odessa |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Endorsements | Nike, Wilson, Superior Golf, Poustovit, Jan Niche Concept, Eafit. |
| Net Worth | US $12 million |
| Height | 1.74 m |
| Coach | Marcos Baghdatis, Andrew Bettles |