Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina at the 2013 French Open | |
Country (sports) | Ukraine |
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Residence | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
Born |
Odessa, Ukraine | 12 September 1994
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Coach(es) |
Sébastien Mathieu (2013–2014) Iain Hughes (2014–present) |
Prize money | $ 2,498,305 |
Singles | |
Career record | 192–120 (61.54%) |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (10 August 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 21 (8 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2014, 2015) |
French Open | QF (2015) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2015) |
US Open | 3R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 44–43 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 108 (4 May 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 168 (8 February 2016) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2015) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2014) |
US Open | 1R (2014) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 7–8 |
Hopman Cup | F (2016) |
Last updated on: 8 February 2016. |
Elina Mykhaylivna Svitolina (Ukrainian: Еліна Михайлівна Світоліна; born 12 September 1994) is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. As of 5 October 2015, she is ranked world no. 18 and is currently the highest-ranked Ukrainian player.
Svitolina has three WTA titles to her name. She won her maiden title at the 2013 Baku Cup and successfully defended the title in 2014. She then earned her first Top 10 career victory when she defeated Petra Kvitová in the round of 16 in Cincinnati. In 2015, she made her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open where she lost to Ana Ivanovic. That same year, she also won her third WTA title in Marrakech.
Tennis career
Early career
Svitolina's best achievement as a junior is winning the Roland Garros girls event in 2010, beating Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the final.[2] She reached her first professional singles final at the ITF $25,000 tournament in Kharkiv in May 2010.[3] Svitolina also reached the final of the girl's singles event at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships where she lost to future Top 10 player Eugenie Bouchard. Svitolina qualified for the 2012 US Open. She was defeated in the first round by 12th seed and eventual quarter-finalist Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. She won the WTA 125K 2012 Royal Indian Open title in Pune, defeating Andreja Klepač, Rutuja Bhosale, Luksika Kumkhum, former Top 10 player Andrea Petkovic, and Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm in the final.
2013
Svitolina gained direct entry into the 2013 Australian Open, where she was defeated by fifth seed Angelique Kerber in the first round. She won her first WTA title in at the 2013 Baku Cup by beating Shahar Pe'er; in doing so, Svitolina became the first teenager (she was 18 years old at the time) to win a WTA tournament since February 2012.[4] The victory also translated into a jump of 32 spots in the WTA Rankings, landing her at No. 49 in the rankings of 29 July 2013.[5]
2014
At the 2014 Australian Open, Svitolina defeated two-time Grand Slam champion and three-time Australian Open quarter-finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the opening round in straight sets.[6] She went on to reach the third round, losing to Sloane Stephens in straight sets.
At the Western & Southern Open later in the year, Svitolina recorded the first top ten victory of her career, defeating recently crowned Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the second round.[7] She proceeded to reach her first quarter-final at Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 level, eventually losing to Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[8]
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.
2015: First Grand Slam quarterfinal
Svitolina began her 2015 season at the 2015 Brisbane International where she reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova. At the Australian Open, Svitolina reached the third round, and won the first set against world number one and eventual champion Serena Williams before losing in three sets.[9] She fell in the second round in both Dubai and Doha, losing in tight three set matches to Petra Kvitová and Victoria Azarenka respectively.
As the 23rd seed in Indian Wells, she defeated Alison Van Uytvanck and Lucie Šafářová, before losing in the fourth round to Timea Bacsinszky. The following week in Miami, she defeated Bojana Jovanovski, before losing in the third round to the eighth seed Ekaterina Makarova. As the top seed at a tournament for the first time in Bogotá, Svitolina reached the semifinals, defeating Louisa Chirico, Danka Kovinić and Irina Falconi, before losing to eventual champion Teliana Pereira.
Svitolina 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. The victory propelled her to a career high ranking of 21. She also reached the semifinals in doubles with compatriot Olga Savchuk. The following week in Madrid, after easily dispatching Daniela Hantuchová, Svitolina lost to Ana Ivanovic for the sixth time in her career. A similar scenario occurred in Rome, where she defeated Flavia Pennetta in straight sets before losing to Venus Williams.
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. 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. Svitolina rose to number 17 after this tournament, surpassing Alona Bondarenko as the highest-ranked Ukrainian woman in the Open Era, including women from Ukraine who played under the Soviet Union.
Svitolina's grass court season was significantly less successful, losing in three sets in the second round of Eastbourne to Heather Watson. As the 17th seed at Wimbledon, she came from a set down to beat Misaki Doi, who beat her at the same stage the previous year, before again losing in the second round to Australian Casey Dellacqua. Despite losing in the first round of İstanbul to Magdaléna Rybáriková, Svitolina successfully defended her doubles title from the previous year, this time partnering Daria Gavrilova.
Svitolina began her American hard court season with a run to the semifinals in Stanford, losing in straight sets to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. At the Rogers Cup, Svitolina lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka. Svitolina bettered her performance from the previous year in Cincinnati, defeating Alison Riske, Eugenie Bouchard and Caroline Garcia to reach the quarterfinals, before defeating Lucie Šafářová for the second time this year to progress to her second Premier 5 Semifinal, where she lost to Serena Williams. Svitolina concluded her warm up for the US Open in New Haven, where she retired from her first round match against Madison Keys. 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.
The Asian hard court swing began in Tokyo for Svitolina, where she lost in the second round to eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska. Svitolina failed to repeat her success from the previous year in Wuhan, losing in the third round to Karolína Plíšková. Similarly disappointing results ensued for Svitolina, losing in the second round of Beijing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and the first round of Tianjin to Elena Vesnina.
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. She was drawn into Group B with second seed Carla Suárez Navarro and Andrea Petkovic. Svitolina topped the group by winning both her matches, advancing to the semifinals where she lost to Karolína Plíšková. Svitolina's last match of the season was against Pauline Parmentier in the first round of the 125K event in Limoges, which she lost on a final set tiebreak.
2016
Svitolina began her season at the 2016 Hopman Cup, representing Ukraine with Alexandr Dolgopolov. They were the runners-up of the tournament. She was undefeated in her singles matches in the round robin stage, defeating Victoria Duval, Karolína Plíšková and Jarmila Wolfe. Svitolina and Dolgopolov were the winners of their group, and as such went into the final against the Australia Green team consisting of Daria Gavrilova and Nick Kyrgios. Svitolina lost to Gavrilova 4-6, 6-7.
Coaches
Svitolina is currently being coached by Iain Hughes.[10]
Personal life
Elina Svitolina was born to Elena Svitolina and Mikhaylo Svitolin and has a brother named Julian.[10] She resides at Kharkiv, Ukraine.[10] Her favourite surfaces are grass and clay.[10]
Equipment
Svitolina uses Wilson racquets and is sponsored by Nike, having previously been sponsored by Italian sports apparel company Ellesse and French apparel Lacoste.[11]
WTA and WTA 125k career finals
Singles: 4 (4 titles)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
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Winner | 1. | 5 November 2012 | Pune, India | Hard | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6-2, 6-3 |
Winner | 2. | July 28, 2013 | Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan | Hard | Shahar Pe'er | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | July 27, 2014 | Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan | Hard | Bojana Jovanovski | 6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
Winner | 4. | May 2, 2015 | Marrakech Grand Prix, Marrakesh, Morocco | Clay | Tímea Babos | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 20 July 2014 | İstanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Misaki Doi | Oksana Kalashnikova Paula Kania |
6–4, 6–0 |
Winner | 2. | 26 July 2015 | İstanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Daria Gavrilova | Çağla Büyükakçay Jelena Janković |
5–7, 6–1, [10–4] |
ITF Circuit finals
ITF Circuit singles finals: 8 (6–2)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | May 17, 2010 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Lyudmyla Kichenok | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | August 16, 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Anja Prislan | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0 |
Winner | 2. | October 17, 2011 | Lagos, Nigeria | Hard | Donna Vekić | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner–up | 2. | December 26, 2011 | Tyumen, Russia | Hard | Yulia Putintseva | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | March 19, 2012 | La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Winner | 4. | September 24, 2012 | Telavi, Georgia | Clay | Lesia Tsurenko | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | February 3, 2013 | Eilat, Israel | Hard | Marta Sirotkina | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | August 3, 2013 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Hard | Tímea Babos | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(11–9) |
ITF Circuit doubles finals: 5 (2–3)
Challenger (125's) tournaments |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner–up | 1. | May 25, 2009 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Kateryna Kozlova | Kateryna Avdiyenko Maria Zharkova |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [9–11] |
Runner–up | 2. | May 3, 2010 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Kateryna Kozlova | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | July 19, 2010 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Kateryna Kozlova | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Alyona Sotnikova |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner–up | 3. | April 18, 2011 | Tessenderlo, Belgium | Clay | Maryna Zanevska | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Tatjana Malek |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | January 28, 2013 | Eilat. Israel | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | Corinna Dentoni Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
6–1, 6–3 |
Team finals: 1 (0–0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 9 January 2016 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia | Hard (i) | Alexandr Dolgopolov | Daria Gavrilova Nick Kyrgios |
0–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Junior Grand Slam singles finals: 2 (1–1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Ons Jabeur | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2012 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Eugenie Bouchard | 2–6, 2–6 |
Junior Grand Slam doubles finals: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Runner–up | 2010 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Irina Khromacheva | Tímea Babos Sloane Stephens |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 2–6 |
Performance timeline
Singles
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W | F | SF | QF | R# | RR | LQ (Q#) | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F-S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament; reached the Finals; Semifinals; Quarterfinals; Rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; reached a Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup or Fed Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a Bronze, Silver (F or S) or Gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | ||||||
French Open | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | |||||||
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | |||||||
US Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 14 | 15–14 | ||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |||||||
Miami | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |||||||
Madrid | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||
Beijing | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||||
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Dubai / Doha[1] | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||
Rome | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | QF | SF | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | |||||||
Tokyo / Wuhan[2] | A | A | 2R | SF | 3R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | |||||||
Career Statistics | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | No. | |||||||
Tournaments Played | 0 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 13–19 | 35–24 | 32–18 | 1–1 | 81–65 | |||||||
Year-End Ranking | 269 | 156 | 40 | 29 | 19 |
Notes
- 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status.
- 2 In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
Doubles
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | W–L | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 |
Wins over top 10 players
No. | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | |
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2014 | |||||||
1. | Petra Kvitová | No. 3 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | 3rd Round | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | |
2. | Angelique Kerber | No. 8 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |
2015 | |||||||
3. | Angelique Kerber | No. 9 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Quarterfinals | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
4. | Lucie Šafářová | No. 7 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6–4, 2–6, 6–0 |
References
- ↑ "Elina Svitolina official website". Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Svitolina and Velotti take French Open junior titles". Roland Garros. June 6, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ↑ "$25,000 Kharkiv Ukraine Women's Singles - Main Draw". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ↑ Elina Svitolina picks up first WTA title at Baku Cup, United Press International (28 July 2013)
- ↑ Svitolina rising quickly in WTA rankings, United Press International (29 July 2013)
- ↑ Serena earns record-tying 60th victory at Australian Open, Arizona Daily Star, 15 January 2014
- ↑ Kuznetsova stuns Bouchard in Cincy, WTA official website, 13 August 2014
- ↑ Sharapova wins Halep showdown, WTA official website, 15 August 2014
- ↑ "Serena Williams fends off Elina Svitolina to reach fourth round of Australian Open". DNA India. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Elina Svitolina at the International Tennis Federation
- ↑ "NIKE signs up rising Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina". Tennis World. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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