Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur (WTA 136) reached the final qualifiers at the 2026 Australian Open.

Ukrainians passed the second round of the election Carson Brenstein (Canada, WTA 179). Carson could not finish the match by giving up the fight in the middle of the second set.

Australian Open 2026. Qualification

Carson Brenstein (Canada) – Daria Snigur (Ukraine) – 4:6, 2:6

Brenstein withdrew due to problems with his right shoulder. Daria had her first head-to-head encounter with Carson.

Snigur started the Australian Open qualifying round by defeating Katarzyna Kawa. In the final qualifying round, Daria will compete with eighth-placed Alexandra Sasnovich.

Snigur became the third Ukrainian to make it to the finals in the AO-2026 qualifier. Previously, this was done by Yulia Starodubtseva and Angelina Kalinina.

Snigur competed in the Australian Major qualifiers for the third year in a row. Qualified for the main draw in 2024 and 2025.

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina After winning the WTA tournament in Auckland, she shared an emotional post on social networks.

On her Instagram account, Svitolina posted a series of atmospheric photos from the field and the awards ceremony, where she posed with the trophy, as well as footage of match moments from the final match. The photo of the Ukrainian woman holding a symbolic black jersey cup with the inscription SVITOLINA on the back attracted particular attention.

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“We will definitely remember this moment; we both won the same tournament,” Elina wrote, alluding to the family’s success and the emotional value of this victory.

The victory in Auckland was a major early-season turning point for Svitolina and boosted her confidence ahead of her performance at the Australian Open. In the comments below the post, the tennis player was flooded with congratulations from colleagues on tour, famous athletes and fans from around the world.

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Additions, expansions SVITO (@elisvitolina)

Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) reached the final qualifying round of the 2026 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.

The Ukrainian team was defeated in the second round of the election Anouk Koevermans (Netherlands, WTA 192) She took the wheel in the second match in 1 hour and 52 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. Qualification

Anouk Koevermans (Netherlands) – Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – 6:7 (6:8), 0:6

Angelina played her first head-to-head match against Kuvermans.

Kalinina started the Australian Open qualifiers by defeating Joanna Garland. Her next opponent will be either Rebeka Masarova (Switzerland, WTA 115) or Maja Chwalinska (Poland, WTA 145).

Angelina became the second representative of Ukraine after Yulia Starodubtseva, who managed to reach the final qualification of the major in Melbourne this year.

Match statistics Anouk Koevermans – Angelina Kalinina