How Elina Svitolina built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.
Elina Svitolina is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 3 in singles and No. 108 in doubles by the WTA. Svitolina's accomplishments include winning 17 WTA Tour singles titles, notably the 2018 WTA Finals. She has also reached the semifinals in three major singles tournaments, establishing herself as a prominent figure in women's tennis.
In 1999, Serena Williams at the US Open defeated four former major champions in a single Grand Slam tournament.
In 2005, Justine Henin at Roland Garros defeated four former major champions in a single Grand Slam tournament.
In May 2010, Svitolina reached her first professional singles final at the $25k tournament in Kharkiv.
After winning the Baku Cup, Elina Svitolina became the first teenager to win a WTA tournament since February 2012.
In 2012, Svitolina failed to win a title during the year for the first time since 2012.
In 2012, Svitolina reached the final of the girls' singles event at the Wimbledon Championships but lost to Eugenie Bouchard.
In July 2013, Svitolina entered the world's top 50 tennis players.
In July 2013, Svitolina won her first WTA title at the Baku Cup, leading to a jump in the WTA rankings.
In 2013, Sébastien Mathieu began coaching Elina Svitolina.
In 2014, Svitolina started her clay-court season by winning her third title of the year in Istanbul.
In 2014, Svitolina won her first doubles title at the İstanbul Cup.
In 2014, Sébastien Mathieu continued coaching Elina Svitolina.
In June 2015, Svitolina achieved a ranking in the top 20 tennis players.
In February 2016, former world No. 1 Justine Henin joined Elina Svitolina's coaching team.
In November 2016, Elina Svitolina chose to split from her coach Iain Hughes after working together for two and a half years.
At the 2016 French Open, Svitolina was defeated in the third round by Garbiñe Muguruza.
In 2016, Elina Svitolina began being endorsed by Nike for clothing and shoes, after previously being sponsored by Ellesse and Lacoste.
In 2016, Svitolina reached her first Premier Mandatory semifinal since 2016 at Indian Wells, losing to Bianca Andreescu.
In May 2017, Svitolina became the first Ukrainian woman to reach the top 10 in tennis rankings, surpassing Alona Bondarenko.
Since May 2017, Svitolina has had her sixth defeat to a player ranked outside the top 30 at a major event since she had become ranked within the top 10.
In 2017, Svitolina had a strong showing at the Brisbane International, defeating world No. 1 Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals.
During 2018, Thierry Ascione coached Elina Svitolina until the US Open. She then had a brief stint with Nick Saviano, while Andrew Bettles remained as her hitting partner on a weekly basis. Bettles became her full-time coach for the season.
In 2018, Elina Svitolina won the WTA Finals, marking a significant achievement in her career.
In 2018, Svitolina advanced to the final for the second year in succession, as well as her first final since winning the title in 2018.
In 2018, Svitolina began the season by winning the Brisbane International, defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final.
In 2019, Svitolina had her best major performances, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and the US Open.
In 2020, Svitolina won the Olympic bronze medal in the women's singles tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.
In 2020, former player Marcos Baghdatis began working with Elina Svitolina.
Following the end of her 2021 season, Elina Svitolina split with her coach Andrew Bettles.
In 2021, she made an appereance at the US Open.
In 2022, Elina Svitolina took a maternity leave hiatus.
In April 2023, Elina Svitolina returned to the tour with Raemon Sluiter as her coach.
On 12 June 2023, Svitolina returned to the top 100 rankings.
In 2023, Svitolina made a comeback, winning a WTA Tour title, reaching the French Open quarterfinals and Wimbledon semifinals, beating world No. 1 Iga Świątek.
On July 19, 2024, Elina Svitolina announced that she had split from her coach Raemon Sluiter.
Elina Svitolina ended her 2024 season early at the end of September following her withdrawal from the China Open due to surgery.
In 2024, Elina Svitolina reached the fourth round of the Australian Open but had to retire due to a back injury during her match against Linda Noskova.
At the 2025 Australian Open, Elina Svitolina secured her 100th main draw win at Grand Slams, becoming the first Ukrainian player to reach this milestone in the Open Era. She then reached the quarterfinals, marking her third time reaching this stage at the tournament.
In 2025, Elina Svitolina endorsed Diadem Sports and began playing with their Axis 98 racquet.
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