Jelena Ostapenko
Age: 27 (Jun 8 1997)
Plays: Right-Handed
Ranking: 26
- Formerly worked with David Taylor, Glen Schaap and Marion Bartoli
- Mother is Jelena Jakovleva, while father, Jevgenijs Ostapenko, is a former football player; half-brother’s name is Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in California and lives there now); also has a dog named Juljeta
- Introduced to tennis at age 5 by mother (who was also her first coach)
- Favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon
- Speaks Russian, Latvian and English
- Tennis idols are Serena Williams
- Enjoys spending time with parents and dog, listening to music and going out with friends.
- Was a ballroom dancer for seven years
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (8): 2024 – Linz, Adelaide; 2023 – Birmingham; 2022 – Dubai; 2021 – Eastbourne; 2019 – Luxembourg; 2017 – Roland Garros, Seoul.
Finalist (8): 2022 – Eastbourne, Seoul; 2021 – Luxembourg; 2019 – Linz; 2018 – Miami; 2017 – Charleston; 2016 – Doha; 2015 – Québec City.
DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2024 – US Open(w/L. Kichenok), Eastbourne (w/Kichenok), Brisbane (w/Kichenok); 2022 – Birmingham, Cincinnati (both w/L.Kichenok); 2021 – Moscow (w/Siniakova); 2018 – Doha (w/Dabrowski); 2017 – Stuttgart (w/Atawo), St. Petersburg (w/Rosolska).
Finalist (8): 2024 – Australian Open (w/Kichenok); 2023 – Doha (w/L.Kichenok); 2022 – Dubai, Eastbourne (both w/L.Kichenok); 2021 – Doha (w/Niculescu); 2020 – Doha (w/Dabrowski); 2019 – Jurmala (w/Voskoboeva), Beijing (w/Yastremska).
MIXED DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2019 – Wimbledon (w/Lindstedt).
ADDITIONAL
Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2013-21; Latvian Olympic Team, 2016.