Tennis
Svitolina is spending her 500th week in the top 100 of the WTA rankings. First release was in 2013
The world’s first racket Elina Svitolina (WTA 25) is in its 500th week in the WTA rankings.
Elina first broke into the top 100 in the world rankings in 2013, when she was 18 years old.
She dropped out of the WTA top 100 last year when she took a break from tennis due to pregnancy. Elina managed to return to the top 100 again in 2023.
Svitolina is currently 29 years old. He completed the current season. Elina’s last tournament was US Open 2023.
Meanwhile, 34-year-old Lesya Tsurenko (WTA 31) is spending her 391st week in the top 100 of the WTA rankings.
TOP 10 Ukrainian women by number of weeks in the TOP 100 WTA rankings
- Elina Svitolina – 500
- Katerina Volodko (Bondarenko) – 406
- Lesya Tsurenko – 391
- Natalia Medvedeva – 334
- Alena Bondarenko – 324
- Katerina Beindl (Kozlova) – 201
- Dayana Yastremskaya – 191
- Tatyana Perebiynis – 172
- Marta Kostyuk – 156
- Yulia Vakulenko – 142
Source: Sport UA
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