"[41] Eurosport labeled her style as "risky, aggressive, fun tennis". Her first serve is powerful, being typically recorded at 106 mph (170 km/h), and peaking at 112 mph (180 km/h), allowing her to serve aces, whilst her second serve is inconsistent. In a 2016 interview, Crosscourt View labeled Ostapenko's backhand her "strongest weapon"; the same year, Hartford Courant stated that she "hits a lot of forehand winners". At Linz, Ostapenko defeated Tamara Korpatsch, Alizé Cornet, and Elena Rybakina en route to reach her first semifinal appearance since 2018 Wimbledon. ?? [13][14], At the US Open, she lost her second-round match to Sara Errani.[15][16]. “So I think I can help a player a lot because of this open view. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. Jeļena Ostapenko will be competing in the French Open women’s final on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Latvia surprised the world by making it to this final; she has been playing for three years now and participated in the French Open in 2015 and 2016, both times losing in her opening match. As of February 2016, she was ranked 26th in doubles. [citation needed], Ostapenko is an all-court player, with a highly aggressive playing style. “Jelena and I share a manager, and it was him that told me she was a good player,” Medina Garrigues said earlier this year. Following the loss, she left the top ten for the first time since entering. She was beaten by Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, but she rose to No. She then faced Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals. In addition to her singles career, she has played as a member of Latvia Fed Cup team. At Zhengzhou, she defeated You Xiaodi in the first round, before falling to Aryna Sabalenka. [22] In the final against third-seeded Simona Halep, Ostapenko came back from being down a set and 3–0 to win her first professional title. In October, she reached the semifinals of the China Open, losing to Simona Halep. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a Page. Ostapenko’s mother used to coach her in the early part of her career. 8, Petra Kvitová on the way. 12.[23]. Ostapenko is known for her highly aggressive playing style, including powerful inside-out groundstrokes and a tendency to aim for the lines. ¡Seguimos en la pelea! (W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. Ostapenko also lost in the first round of Wimbledon to Hsieh Su-wei. Log In. This win is an indicator of possible continued collaboration of Bartoli with Ostapenko. “I’m glad that I got through this match. MADRID: Almost two years have passed since Jelena Ostapenko stunned the women’s tour by winning the French Open at the age of 20. In doubles, she partnered Gabriela Dabrowski and reached the quarterfinals, and in mixed doubles, she partnered Leander Paes and lost in the second round to finalists Mattek-Sands and Jamie Murray. Jeļena Ostapenko, also known as Aļona Ostapenko, (born 8 June 1997) is a Latvian professional tennis player. Jeļena Ostapenko herself is currently ranked at 47th, with her career high being 33 in January 2017. In 2017, with her help, Jelena Ostapenko won the French Open. Ostapenko was born in Riga to former footballer Jevgēnijs Ostapenko (d. 2020) and Jeļena Jakovļeva. She then defeated Antonia Lottner and Anna Blinkova to reach the final, where she defeated defending champion Julia Görges in straight sets, to win her first title since Seoul in 2017. [8] She uses her legal name professionally in order to avoid administrative confusion.[10]. At the Charleston Open, she reached the final losing to fellow 19-year-old Daria Kasatkina. She was the first Latvian female player to do so and first teenager in a decade to reach the French Open semifinals (the last was Ana Ivanovic in 2007), opposite Timea Bacsinszky on 8 June, the birthday of both players. She ended the season as the world No. 22. Ostapenko made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics. 17 in doubles, reached on 2 March 2020. 79. 2019 has been dominated more by frustration than celebration for the Latvian. On Thursday, Jelena Ostapenko, who stunned the sports world when she won Roland Garros as a 20-year-old in 2017, returned to the site of her … At age 12, she chose to focus on tennis and credits her good coordination and skilled footwork to her years of dancing. In doubles, she and Kichenok were defeated in the first round by Caroline Dolehide and Vania King. Between 2016 and 2019, Ostapenko held remarkable distinction of being the only player in recorded tennis history to have won a Grand Slam title (2017 French Open), and lost in the first round the three other times she has competed at that same tournament (2016 to Naomi Osaka, 2018 to Kateryna Kozlova, and 2019 to Victoria Azarenka). Jelena Ostapenko was particularly nervous during her Semifinal loss to Ashleigh Barty in Wuhan event on Friday. Ostapenko moves opponents around the court by aiming long strokes at corners and lines, and then changes direction to hit powerful winners. [20] At the 2017 French Open, where Ostapenko won her first professional title, she regularly hit between 35 and 45 winners throughout her matches. She also started dancing around that age, going on to compete in the National Latvian Championships for Ballroom Dancing. Page Transparency See More. Jelena Ostapenko Salary and Net worth. I’m a rookie but I’m enjoying it.”, Anabel Medina Garrigues, Jeļena Ostapenko’s Coach: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright © 2021 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. In the semifinal, she came from a set and a break deficit to defeat Ekaterina Alexandrova in three tight sets. Ostapenko’s net worth is $100K-1M approximately. “But of course, he helped me and said some good things that I could use in the matches. Ostapenko’s mother, Jeļena Jakovļeva, introduced her to tennis at the age of 5. ¡Contenta con la victoria y pase a Octavos de final de Jelena Ostapenko! In 2009, Medina Garrigues again won the French Open women’s doubles. [23][24][25] Ostapenko also became the first player since Gustavo Kuerten to win his or her first career title at a Grand Slam tournament; coincidentally Kuerten won his first title at the 1997 French Open on the day Ostapenko was born. Team Ostapenko a moveable feast. Ostapenko-Coach Taylor: Technik, Technik, Technik! [41] After the final match of that French Open, analysts highlighted the differences between her performance and opponent Simona Halep's performance: Ostapenko had 54 winners and 54 unforced errors, while Halep had eight winners and ten unforced errors. Die 30-Jährige unterlag im Finale der früheren French-Open-Siegerin Jelena Ostapenko (Lettland) 4:6, 1:6 und muss damit weiter auf ihren ersten Turniersieg seit neun Monaten warten. This no longer applied from 2020, as she advanced to the second round after beating Madison Brengle. [41][54] She parted company with Medina Garrigues at the end of 2017, taking on David Taylor – former coach of Sam Stosur and Ana Ivanovic – to coach her for the majors, with her mother remaining as her full-time coach. Jelena has a new coach - David Taylor from Australia Jelena won Best tennis player of Latvia Jelena will start a new season 2018 in Shenzen # ostapenko # tennis # latvia # wta # shenzen The major weakness in Ostapenko's game is her serve, which is highly inconsistent. She parted ways with Coach David Taylor after the French Open and is now working with Glenn Schaap, who left Anett Kontaveit’s team during Roland Garros. Jeļena Ostapenko will be competing in the French Open women's final on Saturday. “We just started to work together, so not much we can do during a tournament,” she said. At the Australian Open, she defeated Liudmila Samsonova in the first round, before falling to Belinda Bencic in the second round. Create New Account. [36] One commentator identified her tendency to hit a relatively high number of double faults, and frequent coaching changes, as contributing to her lack of success in 2019. She has been guided to this point by her new coach, Anabel Medina Garrigues. Anabel Medina Garrigues plays a forehand to Sloane Stephens of the United States in the women’s singles match during day three of the Hopman Cup at Perth Arena on December 30, 2013 in Perth, Australia. [9] Fans in Latvia and elsewhere in Eastern Europe had always called her Aļona, but the name was unknown in the West until her win at Roland Garros in 2017. Ostapenko… She lost in the second qualifying round to Tereza Smitková, bringing her singles tennis career to a close. Source:AFP CRACK Aussie coach David Taylor is French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko’s new mentor. She is an young girl who didn’t marry yet. Jelena Ostapenko tennis … (Getty). [8] Latvian authorities have now clarified, though, that there have been no restrictions in place that would not allow to register the desired name and most likely there has been some misunderstanding. The adventure can continue for a while longer.”, Anabel Medina in the women’s singles match during day seven of the Hopman Cup at Perth Arena on January 3, 2014 in Perth, Australia. 174k Followers, 113 Following, 534 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jelena Ostapenko (@jelena.ostapenko) Ostapenko entered the French Open as the fifth seed, but was unable to defend her title after losing in the first round to Kateryna Kozlova. on … 7 in the world. [35] The rest of the season was largely disappointing, as a left wrist injury caused her to withdraw from the WTA Elite Trophy, and she ended the season ranked No. Ostapenko – whom we tend to forget actually WON Roland Garros just three years ago – has gone through a fair few coaches in the years since. Medine Garrigues says that she believes Ostapenko is extremely talented and can beat anyone if she tries hard enough. AP Photo/Christophe Ena Ostapenko was playing … Ostapenko uses Wilson Blade racquets, and is sponsored by Adidas for clothing and shoes; her apparel was previously supplied by Nike.[53]. However, after partnering with Marion Bartoli at Linz, her serve began to show some improvement, and in the final against Julia Görges at Luxembourg, she did not double fault once. 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Her current coach is Anabel Medina Garrigues. [42], Her forehand and backhand are both hit flat, with relentless power and depth. David Taylor joins her team heading into early WTA action. SR=strike rate (events won/competed). In 2017, with her help, Jelena Ostapenko won the French Open. When she was born, her parents' desired name of Aļona was not on the Latvian name calendar, so she was named Jeļena after her mother. She was introduced to tennis at age five by her mother and idolized Serena Williams while growing up. She was defeated by Madison Keys in the quarterfinals. Here’s how a VERY cheery Ostapenko looked on the practice court with Hogstedt and hitting partner Andrei Gorban (and a frozen-solid mom Jelena). Winning the 2017 French Open singles title over now world No. She wants to end every point in two shots – you have to explain to her that she needs to adapt to the rival and the surface, learn to build the point, play more organized and be patient to make less mistakes.”, Anabel Medina Garrigues during day two of the Bank of the West Classic at the Stanford University Taube Family Tennis Stadium on August 4, 2015 in Stanford, California. Jelena Ostapenko became the lowest-ranked champion in French Open history Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko fought back to stun third seed Simona Halep and become Latvia's first Grand Slam champion at … Her annual present salary is $500,00. In the semifinal, Ostapenko defeated qualifier Danielle Collins to reach the final, in which she lost to 12th-seeded Sloane Stephens. 2 junior tennis player in the world in September 2014. At Tashkent, she retired in the first round against Katarina Zavatska. After a poor start to the 2020 season, and Bartoli's pregnancy, Ostapenko ended their partnership during the suspension of the WTA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and began to be coached on a trial basis by Thomas Högstedt, the former coach of Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep. Jelena Ostapenko. Medina Garrigues was not retiring permanently, though; she was just going to focus on doubles tennis. She lost to five-time champion Venus Williams. At the Aegon Classic, she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets during the first round, and she defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová in the second. "[47] One of her major weaknesses is a high error rate due to her high-risk approach. However, she went on to reach the biggest women's doubles final of her career at Beijing, partnering with Dayana Yastremska; they lost to Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Then, at the US Open, she reached the third round by defeating Lara Arruabarrena and Sorana Cîrstea,[27] before losing to Daria Kasatkina. At Luxembourg, Ostapenko defeated Caty McNally in the first round, and then defeated top-seeded Elise Mertens in the second round. The only standout piece of information was the departure of the coach who helped her get to No. Ostapenko is the first person who Medina Garrigues has coached; Jeļena Ostapenko was actually originally coached by her mother, who was a tennis coach when Ostapenko was growing up. [6][7], Her legal name is Jeļena, but she is known to her family and friends as Aļona. She also in 2012 reached the quarterfinal of the Sony Swedish Open, but she lost to Johanna Larsson. Ostapenko has been noted for her tenacity, determination, and competitive spirit, and is a formidable competitor. She ended her 2017 season ranked No. Shortly before the start of Roland-Garros, Ostapenko started working with Hogstedt, the Swede who coached Maria Sharapova of Russia to the 2012 title. According to Core Tennis, Anabel Medina Garrigues was ranked 16th with the Women’s Tennis Association; this ranking was earned in May 2009. Ostapenko and Medina Garrigues were introduced because they share the same manager. This week in Linz, 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko has been working with 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli. She aims to finish points quickly, either with powerful groundstrokes or deft volleys. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. “So I think the difference now as a coach is that being outside of the court, is that you can see everything like more open and you see things much more clearly than when you are on the court,” she told Sport 360. At the Australian Open, she advanced to the third round of a major for the first time, losing to Karolína Plíšková in three sets despite serving for the match in the third set.[19]. [21][41] Ostapenko said in an interview at the event that "aggressive is my style of game". In 2017, she also trained with two-time French Open doubles champion Anabel Medina Garrigues. She Retired From Singles Tennis in 2014. In September, she reached her first career WTA Tour final at the Coupe Banque Nationale, where she lost to Annika Beck. (Getty). Jelena Ostapenko adds a new coach into her rotation for the upcoming 2018 WTA Tour. At Linz, Ostapenko announced that she had hired fellow Grand Slam champion Marion Bartoli to her coaching team. [26] With the win, she reached a new career-high ranking of world No. or. Anabel Medina Garrigues is not currently playing tennis due to an injury. She earns more money from tennis career. She has a half-brother named Maksim. In a 2017 article, Steve Tignor of Tennis.com described Ostapenko's mentality as "See ball, hit winner. [20][49] Following her quarterfinal performance, she attracted multiple comparisons to Monica Seles. 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) Community See All. In terms of doubles, though, her highest rank was third in November 2008. She had Gorban with her at Indian Wells, … https://womenstennisblog.com/2019/10/09/bartoli-coaches-ostapenko-linz About See All. [4] Jeļena has one half-brother, Maksim, who lives in the United States. Medine Garrigues has said that she enjoys her life as a coach and that the game becomes much clearer when you’re not on the court. Anabel Medina Garrigues in her first round match against Marion Bartoli of France during day one of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 14, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Jeļena Ostapenko has been guided to this point by her new coach, Anabel Medina Garrigues, a successful tennis player in her own right who is currently sidelined due to an injury. Get the latest news on Jelena Ostapenko including her, stats, videos, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. In fact, Ostapenko does not have a boyfriend yet now. Jelena Ostapenko won the set 6-1, the match and title, her third career one. This sidelined her, but it also freed up her schedule and gave her the opportunity to begin working with Jeļena Ostapenko. Unfortunately, now she finds herself in a new and unwelcome challenge. At the French Open, Ostapenko was seeded in the singles at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, but she dropped her opening match to Naomi Osaka. Ostapenko withdrew from the Auckland Open following the death of her father. “I really wanted to come to Paris, even if I had to go through the qualifiers, because it’s a very special tournament for me,” she said at the time, according to Tennis Now. Back in 2015, Ostapenko and Medina Garrigues wanted to start working together, but they were not able to because Medina Garrigues was still competing full time at that point. And she couldn’t do both jobs. Bartoli announced that their partnership would continue into 2020, and that she would be Ostapenko's full time coach throughout the year. [5] She speaks Latvian, Russian, and English. Jevgēnijs played professional football for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia where Jeļena's grandmother lives. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Tashkent Open, having been awarded a wildcard. After participating in the Fed Cup, where she lost to Serena Williams, but defeated Sofia Kenin, before losing in the deciding doubles rubber to Kenin and Mattek-Sands, Ostapenko played at St. Petersburg, where she lost to Alizé Cornet in the first round whilst struggling with illness and jet lag. In 2014, Anabel Medina Garrigues retired from singles tennis; the 2014 French Open was her last tournament. [30] At the WTA Finals, she scored a win over Karolína Plíšková but lost to Muguruza and Venus Williams. Jelena Ostapenko (23) is a tennis player from Latvia who has a career-high singles ranking of No. Jeļena Ostapenko, die unter der Anleitung ihrer Mutter im Alter von fünf Jahren mit dem Tennisspielen begann, gehörte bereits als Juniorin zu den Besten ihres Jahrgangs. “At the same time she’s just a girl, only 19, and she needs to work at it. To date, Medine Garrigues has won 11 singles titles and 28 doubles titles. The same year, Jelena Ostapenko parted ways with Garrigues and hired David Taylor (the former coach of Grand Slam champions Sam Stosur and Ana Ivanovic). Jelena Ostapenko is gearing up for another strong year on the WTA Tour. Click here for a full player profile. [37] At the French Open, she lost to Victoria Azarenka in the first round,[38] but reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event with Lyudmyla Kichenok, falling to Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka.[39]. She reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles at Wimbledon with Oliver Marach, but they fell to the eventual champions Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen.[18]. At Indian Wells, Ostapenko beat Belinda Bencic in the second round[31] but lost to Petra Martić in the third. Medina Garrigues was named captain of the Spanish Fed Cup team. 1 Simona Halep, the young Latvian tennis star rose to new heights. In the Wuhan Open, she beat Barbora Strýcová and Monica Puig to reach the quarterfinals, where she scored her first win over a reigning WTA number one, Garbiñe Muguruza,[29] extending her winning streak to eight in a row. Ostapenko came from a set down to defeat her, reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal. 27,992 people follow this. 27,003 people like this. This partnership was not extended into 2021, and Bartoli began coaching Ostapenko once again in February 2021, following the birth of her daughter, at Doha. At Wimbledon, she beat Katy Dunne, Kirsten Flipkens, Vitalia Diatchenko and Aliaksandra Sasnovich to reach the quarterfinals for a second successive year,[33][34] then beat Dominika Cibulková to reach her first Wimbledon semifinal where she lost to eventual winner Angelique Kerber. 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