Eva Lys
Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 112 in singles on 17 April 2023. She has won three singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
![]() Lys at the 2022 Wiesbaden Open | |
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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 | US$231,279 |
Singles | |
Career record | 95–65 (59.4%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 112 (17 April 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 144 (8 May 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | Q1 (2023) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) |
US Open | Q3 (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–8 (33.3%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 768 (28 November 2022) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | PO (2022) |
Last updated on: 18 May 2023. |
Personal Life
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her father Volodymyr is a former tennis player who represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup, and currently is a coach in Hamburg.[2] Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.[3] She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated.[3] She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.[4]
Career
As a junior she participated in the 2020 Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round.
Lys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Hamburg European Open when she received a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering Noma Noha Akugue. They lost to Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the first round.[5] Lys then made her singles debut at the 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifying. She beat Viktorija Golubic in the first round,[6] before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.[7]
She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2023 Australian Open.[8]
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournament main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2023 Madrid Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
US Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
National representation | |||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | PO | 0 / 0 | 1–0 | |
WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Miami Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Madrid Open | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–5 | |
Year-end ranking | 340 | 123 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2020 | ITF Altenkirchen, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Record against top 10 players
Lys' head-to-head records against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[9]
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Stuttgart Open |
Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2023 Miami Open |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Thoreau Open |
Total | 1–2 | 33% | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | Statistics correct as of 8 May 2023. |
References
- "Eva Lys". www.tennisexplorer.com.
- "Eva Lys at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: 'It's a dream come true'". Tennisnet. 15 April 2022.
- "Eva Lys vom Club an der Alster". themenwelten.abendblatt.de.
- Mesic, Dzevad (5 March 2022). "Eva Lys: Many Russian players laugh and make fun of the Ukraine war". Tennis World.
- "Lys/Noha Akugue vs. Barthel/Minella". www.wtatennis.com.
- "Jabeur overcomes Vondrousova in Stuttgart; Lys wins memorable debut". WTA. 19 April 2022.
- "Swiatek bests Lys in Stuttgart to notch 20th straight victory". WTA. 20 April 2022.
- "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open".
- "Head to Head". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
External links
- Eva Lys at the Women's Tennis Association
- Eva Lys at the International Tennis Federation
- Eva Lys at the Billie Jean King Cup