Childhood and Education Journey of Elina Svitolina in Timeline

Discover the defining moments in the early life of Elina Svitolina. From birth to education, explore key events.

Elina Svitolina is a Ukrainian professional tennis player who has achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 3 in singles. Svitolina has secured 18 WTA Tour singles titles, notably winning the 2018 WTA Finals. Furthermore, she has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament three times in her career.

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Full Timeline Early Life & Education Career & Achievements

September 1994: Elina Svitolina's birth

On September 1994, Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina was born. She is a Ukrainian professional tennis player.

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2003: Yulian Svitolin began coaching Elina

In 2003, Yulian Svitolina began his full-time coaching career as the head coach of his younger sister, Elina Svitolina, for 5 years.

2019: Beginning of Relationship with Gaël Monfils

In 2019, Elina Svitolina began her relationship with ATP tennis player Gaël Monfils.

April 2021: Engagement Announcement

On April 3, 2021, Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils announced their engagement.

2021: Learning Ukrainian and French languages

Since the COVID-19 quarantine at the 2021 Australian Open, Elina Svitolina has been actively learning the Ukrainian and French languages.

January 2022: Promise to master Ukrainian

In January 2022, Elina Svitolina promised in an interview with Dmitry Gordon to master the Ukrainian language.

March 2022: Temporary break from competition

On 31 March 2022, Elina Svitolina announced that she was taking a temporary break from competition, citing health problems, including back pain, and emotional exhaustion from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

May 2022: Pregnancy Announcement

On 15 May 2022, Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils announced they were expecting their first child, a girl, together. She was born later that year.

2022: Refusal to play against Russian or Belarusian players

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Elina Svitolina declared she would not play against anyone representing Russia or Belarus, advocating for neutral status for these athletes.