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German tennis player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105 on 23 September 2024. She has won three singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Country (sports) | Germany |
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Born | [1] Kyiv, Ukraine | 12 January 2002
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $786,970 |
Singles | |
Career record | 140–90 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 105 (23 September 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 118 (14 October 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | 1R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–8 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 768 (28 November 2022) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | RR (2023) |
Last updated on: 15 October 2024. |
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2.[2] Her father Vladimir is a former tennis player who was a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team,[3] and currently is a coach in Hamburg.[4] Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.[5] She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated.[5] She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.[6]
As a junior she participated in the Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round.
Lys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Hamburg European Open when she received a wild card into the doubles draw, partnering Noma Noha Akugue. They lost to Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the first round.[7]
Lys made her WTA Tour singles debut at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifying.[8] She beat Viktorija Golubic in the first round,[9] before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.[10]
Lys made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open,[11] losing in the first round to Cristina Bucșa in three sets.[12]
Having qualified for the main draw, she recorded her first Grand Slam win at the 2023 US Open on her debut there over wildcard Robin Montgomery.[13] She lost in the second round to Lucia Bronzetti.[14]
Lys reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the 2023 Transylvania Open in Cluj, Romania,[15] but lost to eventual champion, fellow German Tamara Korpatsch.[16]
In July, she qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this Grand Slam although she went out in the opening round to Clara Burel.[17] In mid-July, Lys reached her second WTA Tour semifinal at the 2024 Budapest Grand Prix with wins over sixth seed Nadia Podoroska,[18] Bernarda Pera[19] and finally Rebecca Šramková in the quarterfinals[20] before losing to top seed Diana Shnaider.[21] As a result she reached a new career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 108 on 22 July 2024.[22]
Ranked No. 113, she also qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open for a second consecutive year, and lost in the first round in a close three-setter to Marie Bouzková.[23]
At the 2024 Jasmin Open, Lys reached her fourth career quarterfinal, defeating Lesia Tsurenko[24] and upsetting top seed and two-time defending champion Elise Mertens, her fourth career top 50 win, following a comeback from 1–6, 0–2 15–40 to win in three sets.[25][26] Next she defeated Zeynep Sönmez to reach her third WTA Tour semifinal,[27][28] which she lost to Sonay Kartal when she retired due to illness, while trailing in the first set.[29][30] As a result, she reached No. 105 in the singles rankings, on 23 September 2024.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw and Billie Jean King Cup results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2024 Japan Open.
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
US Open | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |
National representation | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | PO | RR | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||
Dubai Open | NTI | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Indian Wells Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Miami Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
China Open | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournaments | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | ||
Overall win–loss | 3–3 | 8–8 | 9–7 | 20–18 | ||
Year-end ranking | 123 | 130 | 53% |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2020 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W25 | Carpet (i) | Bibiane Schoofs | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard (i) | Indy de Vroome | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | W100 | Hard (i) | Markéta Vondroušová | 5–7, 2–6 |
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