Jelena Ostapenko

Jelena Ostapenko

Age: 27 (Jun 8 1997)

Plays: Right-Handed

Ranking: 5

  • Formerly worked with David Taylor, Glen Schaap and Marion Bartoli
  • Mother is Jelena Jakovleva, while father, Jevgenijs Ostapenko, is a former football player; half-brother’s name is Maksim Ostapenko (graduated from art academy in California and lives there now); also has a dog named Juljeta
  • Introduced to tennis at age 5 by mother (who was also her first coach)
  • Favorite shots are serve and backhand; favorite surfaces are grass and hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon
  • Speaks Russian, Latvian and English
  • Tennis idols are Serena Williams
  • Enjoys spending time with parents and dog, listening to music and going out with friends. Was a ballroom dancer for seven year

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (9): 2025 – Stuttgart
2024 – Linz, Adelaide
2023 – Birmingham
2022 – Dubai
2021 – Eastbourne
2019 – Luxembourg
2017 – Roland Garros, Seoul

Finalist (9): 2025 – Doha
2022 – Eastbourne, Seoul
2021 – Luxembourg
2019 – Linz
2018 – Miami
2017 – Charleston
2016 – Doha
2015 – Quebec City

DOUBLES
Winner (11): 2025 – Charleston (w/Routliffe), Abu Dhabi (w/Perez)
2024 – US Open, Eastbourne, Brisbane (all w/L. Kichenok)
2022 – Birmingham, Cincinnati (both w/L. Kichenok)
2021 – Moscow (w/Siniakova)
2018 – Doha (w/Dabrowski)
2017 – Stuttgart (w/Atawo), St. Petersburg (w/Rosolska)

Finalist (11): 2025 – Wimbledon, Dubai, Australian Open (all w/Hsieh)
2024 – Australian Open (w/L. Kichenok)
2023 – Doha (w/L. Kichenok)
2022 – Dubai, Eastbourne (both w/L. Kichenok)
2021 – Doha (w/Niculescu)
2020 – Doha (w/Dabrowski)
2019 – Jurmala (w/Voskoboeva), Beijing (w/Yastremska)

MIXED DOUBLES GRAND SLAM TITLES AND FINALS
Finalist (1): 2019 – Wimbledon (w/Lindstedt)

ADDITIONAL
Latvian Fed Cup Team, 2013-21; Latvian Olympic Team, 2016.