As Jelena Ostapenko stuns former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the US Open 2023, here is all you need to know about the tennis player, her husband and ranking
Iga Swiatek was eliminated from the US Open in the fourth round by Jelena Ostapenko, who defeated the defending champion 3-6 6-3 6-1.
Who is Jelena Ostapenko, bio, age, height, parents, husband, country, tennis ranking, net worth
With 31 winners to her opponent’s 18, Ostapenko improved to 4-0 against the No. 1 player in the world. The next match for Ostapenko is against Coco Gauff in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, with the loss, the Pole lost her World No. 1 crown to Aryna Sabalenka and it all happened because of Ostapenko. Here we look at who is this player knocked out the Polish star.
Jelena Ostapenko reaches the #USOpen quartefinals for the first time in her career! pic.twitter.com/QzSWObVJYE
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2023
Who is Jelena Ostapenko?
Jelena Ostapenko is credited with resurrecting the power game on the WTA tour. Her groundstrokes have been the distinguishing feature of each of her matches. It highlights both her great accomplishments and failures.
Ostapenko continually plays an aggressive game, even when her competitors try to copy her. She has participated in more than 500 matches throughout her career, winning more than 337 of them.
In just her second trip to the competition, the 26-year-old won the French Open in 2017. She held the No. 5 spot in 2018 and is now in the No. 21 position. Ostapenko has been on the tour for eight years and wants to win a couple more grand slam championships. Ostapenko believes Serena Williams, a former player, to be her childhood ideal, and her playing style is quite similar to Williams’.
What is Jelena Ostapenko’s WTA Ranking?
Jelena Ostapenko is currently ranked No. 21 in the world (28 August 2023). She was ranked as high as No. 5 (19 March, 2018).
Who are Jelena Ostapenko’s parents?
Ostapenko was born in 1997, on June 8 in Riga, the nation’s capital. The 26-year-old stands 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in). Her father, Jevgenjis Ostapenko, played football for Metalurh Zaporizhya in Ukraine.
In 2020, he died for an unspecified reason. Ostapenko gave her father credit for her maiden victory this year. The person who first recognised Ostapenko’s skill was her mother, Jelena Jakovlena, who was also her daughter’s first coach.
She also has an American half-brother named Maksim Ostapenko.
Jelena Ostapenko’s relationship
According to reports, Ostapenko and Arturs Karasausks have broken up. They had been together since 2017, but there are currently rumours that they are no longer together. According to rumours, Ostapenko has found a new love interest but his identiy isn’t known.
What is Jelena Ostapenko’s net worth?
The No. 21 player in the world has won approximately $13,076,706 in prizes over her career. Ostapenko has earned $1,301,388 so far in the 2023 campaign. Around $12 million is said to be the whole of her assets. She has been endorsing Wilson, Pironetic, Rolex, and DK ONR.