Tennis
For the first time in history, two Ukrainian women played in the finals of WTA tournaments on the same day
January 11, 2026 is a historic date for Ukrainian tennis.
For the first time in history, two Ukrainian tennis players played in the finals of parallel WTA tournaments (category 250 and above).
Sunday Elina Svitolina Defeated Wang Xinyu in the deciding match of the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland and Marta Kostyuk She lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the cup match of the WTA 500 competition in Brisbane.
Ukrainian commentator Alexander Chernenko posted an interesting fact on his Telagram channel: “Has it ever happened before that two Ukrainian women played the final of WTA tournaments on the same day? This never happened at a major Tour event, but it happened once in the WTA 125 category.”
On March 4, 2018, Lesya Tsurenko defeated Stefanie Fegele to become the champion in the WTA 250 tournament held in Acapulco. Katerina Volodko (Bondarenko) lost to Sara Herrana in the WTA 125 final held in Indian Wells on the same day.
Video review of Elina Svitolina – Wang Xinyu (WTA 250 Final in Auckland)
Video review of the match Marta Kostyuk – Aryna Sabalenka (WTA 500 Final in Brisbane)
Source: Sport UA
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