Elina Svitolina Elina is a Ukrainian tennis player ranked 3rd since 2017. She started playing tennis when she was 5 years old. She has worked for numerous brands such as Nike , Wilson , Superior Golf & Spa Resort , POUSTOVIT . She has a huge social media following with 500,000+ followers on Instagram, 300,000+ followers on Facebook and 100,000+ followers on Twitter.

Born name

Elina Svitolina

nickname

Elina

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Odessa, Ukraine

Residence

Charkiw, Ukraine

nationality

training

Elina Svitolina attended the Children’s and Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve .

occupation

professional tennis player

family

• Father – Mikhaylo Svitolin (former wrestler)
• Mother – Olena Svitolina (former performance rower)
• Siblings – Yulian Svitolin (brother) (former professional tennis player, full-time tennis coach)

Manager

Elina Svitolina is signed to Top Five Management.

plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Per turned

2010

Build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 8½ inches or 174 cm

weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

friend/spouse

Elina Svitolina dated –

1. Reece Topley (2016-Present) – Hampshire and England based bowler Reece Topley and Elina Svitolina met at the Chiswick Riverside in 2016, she trained in London while preparing for her game in Montreal. She immediately fell in love with him and they started dating.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

blonde (natural)

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Piercing on the tragus part of her ears
• Oval face structure
• Green eyes

brand promotion

Elina Svitolina has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• Nike
• Wilson
• Superior Golf & Spa Resort
• POUSTOVIT
• Ulysse Nardin
• Jan niche concept
• EMPIRE Tennis Academy
• EAFit

Religion

She has not spoken publicly about her religious beliefs.

Known for

• Achieving a ranking of #3 on September 11, 2017
• Winning the Dubai Tennis Championship , Italian Open , and Canadian Open in 2017
• Become the first Ukrainian to enter the top 10 ranking in February 2017

First tennis match

Elina Svitolina played her debut match at Trofeul D Sturdza , Chisinau, Moldova in 2008.

first movie

Elina Svitolina has not yet appeared in any movies.

First TV show

Apart from broadcasting her tennis matches, she has not yet appeared on any television show.

Personal trainer

Elina is coached by Thierry Ascione and Andrew Bettles. She believes that the bigger picture in life is to get better and stay healthy every day. As part of daily training, Elina does a lot of freehand exercises and also practices boxing. To strengthen her lower body muscles, she does exercises like squats, hip thrusts, deadlifts and some total body workouts with her fitness trainer.

She also makes sure that she eats well and gets enough rest.

Elina Svitolina favorite things

• Writer – Nicholas Sparks
• Sports – tennis, wake boarding, soccer
• Genre – HipHop
• Singers – Eminem, Michael Jackson
• Boxers – Klitschko brothers
• Tournament – US Open
• Actor – Johnny Depp
• Food – Chinese
• City – New York
• Surfaces – grass and clay

Elina Svitolina The facts

1. She started playing tennis at the age of 5.
2. Her biggest motivation to get to the top from a young age was watching her brother Yulian’s tennis matches.
3. At the age of 13, businessman Yuriy Sapronov sponsored Elina and her family to move to Kharkiv, Ukraine, and train Svitolina.
4. In 2009 she won the Roland Garros girls at the age of 15. After Elina won the Roland Garros , she made it her goal to win all 4 Grand Slams.
5. Elina’s tennis inspiration comes from tennis players Andre Agassi, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters.
6. In 2016, Svitolina appointed former world no. 1 Justine Henin as a member of the coaching staff who later replaced her for Thierry Ascione.
7. She became one of the leaders of aces and first serve points in 2018.
8. Her biggest success came in 2010 after winning the French Open girls event.
9. In May 2010 Elina made her last single debut in the ITF $25,000 tournament in Kharkiv.
10. Elina was featured on the cover of the Ukrainian magazine XXL in December 2017.
11. Elina suffered a hip injury during her last game in Brisbane in January 2018.
12. Visit her official website @ svitolina.com.
13. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.