Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 108 in singles on 22 July 2024. She has won three singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Country (sports) | Germany |
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Born | [1] Kyiv, Ukraine | 12 January 2002
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $663,817 |
Singles | |
Career record | 132–86 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 108 (22 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 113 (19 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–8 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 768 (28 November 2022) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | RR (2023) |
Last updated on: 22 August 2024. |
Personal life
editShe was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2.[2] Her father Vladimir is a former tennis player who was a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team,[3] and currently is a coach in Hamburg.[4] Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.[5] She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated.[5] She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.[6]
Career
edit2020
editAs a junior she participated in the Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round.
2021: WTA Tour doubles debut
editLys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Hamburg European Open when she received a wild card into the doubles draw, partnering Noma Noha Akugue. They lost to Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the first round.[7]
2022: Tour singles debut
editLys made her WTA singles debut at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifying.[8] She beat Viktorija Golubic in the first round,[9] before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.[10]
2023–2024: Major debuts & first win, WTA Tour semifinal & 1000 debut
editLys made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open.[11] She reached her best career ranking of world No. 112 on 17 April 2023.
She recorded her first major win at the 2023 US Open on her debut there over wildcard Robin Montgomery, having qualified for the main draw.
She made her main-draw debut at a WTA 1000 level at the 2023 China Open after entering the qualifying competition as an alternate. She reached the semifinals of the 2023 Transylvania Open but lost to eventual champion, fellow German Tamara Korpatsch.
She qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this major. Ranked No. 113, she also qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open for a second consecutive year, and lost in the first round in a close three-setter to Marie Bouzková.
Performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw and Billie Jean King Cup results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2024 US Open.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
US Open | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |
National representation | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | PO | RR | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||
Dubai Open | NTI | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Indian Wells Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Miami Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
China Open | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | ||
Overall win–loss | 3–3 | 8–8 | 4–5 | 15–16 | ||
Year-end ranking | 123 | 130 | 48% |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2020 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W25 | Carpet (i) | Bibiane Schoofs | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard (i) | Indy de Vroome | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | W100 | Hard (i) | Markéta Vondroušová | 5–7, 2–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Eva Lys". www.tennisexplorer.com.
- ^ "Tennis - Eva Lys: Zwischen Spitzentennis und der Sorge um die Ukraine". sportschau.de (in German).
- ^ "Vladimir Lys kommt für Herwig Maurach". abendblatt.de (in German). 2 April 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Eva Lys at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: 'It's a dream come true'". Tennisnet. 15 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Eva Lys vom Club an der Alster". themenwelten.abendblatt.de (in German).
- ^ Mesic, Dzevad (5 March 2022). "Eva Lys: Many Russian players laugh and make fun of the Ukraine war". Tennis World.
- ^ "Lys/Noha Akugue vs. Barthel/Minella". WTA Tennis. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the tour: All of 2022's WTA debutantes". WTA Tennis. 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Jabeur overcomes Vondrousova in Stuttgart; Lys wins memorable debut". WTA Tennis. 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Swiatek bests Lys in Stuttgart to notch 20th straight victory". WTA Tennis. 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open". WTA Tennis. 12 January 2023.
External links
edit- Eva Lys at the Women's Tennis Association
- Eva Lys at the International Tennis Federation
- Eva Lys at the Billie Jean King Cup