Eva Lys
.jpg) Lys at the 2022 Wiesbaden Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
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| Born | 12 January 2002[1] Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$287,819 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 104–71 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 112 (17 April 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 145 (21 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 768 (28 November 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | PO (2022) |
| Last updated on: 24 August 2023. | |
Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 112 in singles on 17 April 2023. She has won three singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Personal life
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2.[2] Her father Volodymyr is a former tennis player who represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup,[citation needed] and currently is a coach in Hamburg.[3] Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.[4] She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated.[4] She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.[5]
Career
As a junior she participated in the 2020 Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round.
Lys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Hamburg European Open when she received a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering Noma Noha Akugue. They lost to Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the first round.[6] Lys then made her singles debut at the 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifying. She beat Viktorija Golubic in the first round,[7] before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.[8]
She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2023 Australian Open.[9]
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournament main-draw results are considered in the career statistics. Current through the 2023 Hamburg European Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| National representation | |||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | PO | 0 / 0 | 1–0 | |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | |||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–6 | |
| Year-end ranking | 340 | 123 | |||
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 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 | ITF Altenkirchen, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Bibiane Schoofs
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Indy de Vroome
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6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) |  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
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6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Hard (i) |  Markéta Vondroušová
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5–7, 2–6 |
Record against top 10 players
Lys' head-to-head records against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[10]
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
 Iga Świątek
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Stuttgart |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Vera Zvonareva
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2023 Miami |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
 CoCo Vandeweghe
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1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–2) at 2023 US Open |
| Markéta Vondroušová
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2022 Shrewsbury |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
 Kristina Mladenovic
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1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–0, 7–5) at 2023 Wimbledon |
| Total | 3–3 | 50% | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | Statistics correct as of 24 August 2023[update]. |
References
- ^ "Eva Lys". www.tennisexplorer.com.
- ^ "Tennis - Eva Lys: Zwischen Spitzentennis und der Sorge um die Ukraine". sportschau.de.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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". www.wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Jabeur overcomes Vondrousova in Stuttgart; Lys wins memorable debut". WTA. 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Swiatek bests Lys in Stuttgart to notch 20th straight victory". WTA. 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open".
- ^ "Head to Head". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
External links
- Eva Lys at the Women's Tennis Association
- Eva Lys at the International Tennis Federation
- Eva Lys at the Billie Jean King Cup
Women's Tennis Association: Top German female singles tennis players | |
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