Player Profile of Jeļena Ostapenko
Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia is a 24-year-old professional tennis player. She was born in Riga, Latvia, on June 8, 1997. She is a right-handed player who stands 1.77m (5 feet 10 inches) tall.
Her current coaching team includes Thomas Högstedt, along with her mother, Jelena Jakovleva. Ostapenko, who is prone to aiming for lines, has an extremely aggressive style of play and a strong groundstroke in and out. Eurosport described her playing style as “risky, aggressive, and fun tennis.”
Whos Sponors Jeļena Ostapenko
Wilson Blade sponsors her sports equipment, and Adidas sponsors her clothing.
Jeļena Ostapenko Career Highlights
She ranked no. 5 in the WTA Singles Ranking in March 2018, and in 2020, she ranked no. 17 in WTA Doubles.
2012 – 13
After she qualified for WTA Moscow, she won titles in singles and doubles on ITF Circuit for her first game. In 2013, she took home 2 singles and 4 doubles victories.
2014 – 15
She won the 2014 junior Wimbledon Championships singles. In the Tashkent Open in 2014, she defeated Shahar Pe’er but lost to Ksenia Pervak. She played at the French and U.S. Opens and lost in both to Vera Dushevina. She ranked no. 79 in the world that year.
2016 – 17
Ostapenko debuted in the top 50, finishing no. 41 in February and was primarily seeded in the singles at the 2016 French Open. She made her entry into the Olympics in the summer of 2016. In 2017, she defeated big names like Lesia Tsurenko, Louisa Chirico, Caroline Wozniacki, Monica Puig, Samantha Stosur, and Simona Halep. She entered the top 10 during September and won several WTA titles.
2018 – 19
Owing to frequent changing of coaches, she had a streak of losses in several matches. She had little success in the U.S. Open before heading back to her losing streak. Marion Bartoli became part of her coaching team in 2018 and contributed to her first win since Seoul 2017.
2020 – 21
Following her father’s death, she did not participate in the Auckland Open of 2020. That year, she participated in several series, having her fair share of victories and falls. She was the flag-bearer in the 2020 Olympics and ended 2021 by teaming up with Katerina Siniakova and winning the doubles title in Moscow.
Jeļena Ostapenko Personal Life
Ostapenko’s father, Jevgēnijs Ostapenko, was a former footballer. She is also known as Alona Ostapenko. Her half-brother, Maksim, resides in the U.S. Her mother steered her into the sport when she was 5, and she grew up idolizing Serena Williams. She also was a trained ballroom dancer for 7 years. She can speak Latvian, Russian and English.
Jeļena Ostapenko Achievements
- Jelena Ostapenko is considered a world-class female tennis player, currently ranked no. 47 in the WTA rankings.
- During the French Open of 2017, she was the first Latvian participant to be victorious in a Grand Slam match.
- She became the first champion who was unseeded, since 1993, in the French Open.
- Her ITF Women’s Circuit victories include 7 singles and 8 doubles titles and the Wimbledon Championships junior singles in 2014.
