Eva Lys parents Maria Lys and Vladimir Lys represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup. Eva Lys sister Lisa Matviyenk is also a tennis player.
Eva is a German professional tennis player who was born on 12 January 2002. Although she represents Germany, her birthplace is Kyiv, Ukraine. She still has family in Ukraine.
The tennis player participated in the 2020 Australian Open as a junior and won the qualifiers but lost the first round.
She later received a wildcard into the doubles draw on the 2021 Hamburg European Open and made her WTA Tour main-draw debut. On 7 November 2022, she achieved a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 123 in singles.
The german player made her singles debut at the 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, and also came through the qualifiers. Unfortunately, she lost to the world No. 1 tennis player, Iga Świątek, in the second round.
Eva Lys Father And Mother
Vladimir Lys and Maria Lys have Ukrainian roots and were born in Kyiv. Vladamir and Maria accompany Eva to her tournaments.
Lys immigrated from Ukraine to Germany in 2003 with her father, mother, and sister.
Vladimir Lys
Lys’s father, Vladamir, is a professional tennis player representing Ukraine in the Davis Cup. After the family migrated to Germany, Vladamir worked as a tennis coach. Moreover, he also guided and coached his daughters to have the necessary skills to become elite tennis players.
Currently, Vladamir owns a tennis coaching institution named Tennis Dream. His institution tries to develop a professional tennis career for people interested in having a successful tennis career. Tennis Dream also provides a tennis scholarship in the USA.
He has numerous posts of them on his social media outlets, especially Eva’s. The tennis coach attended her daughter’s match at the AK Ladies’ open on March 2, 2020, and posted the picture on his Facebook.
Maria Lys
Lys’s mother, Maria, has a Ukrainian law degree. When the family arrived in Germany, Maria’s law degree failed to be recognized in the new country. The professional tennis player’s mother had to study all over again to qualify for the German law degree while also learning the German language.
Her daughter Lisa wished her happy birthday on March 23, 2021, and posted a picture of them on her Instagram.
Eva Has Two Sisters
Eva has two siblings named Lisa Matviyenko and her younger one Isabella Lys. Lisa is also a professional tennis player.
Lisa is the eldest of three sisters and was born on 6 October 1997. Matviyenko is a former traveling pro who made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in the doubles competition at the 2021 Hamburg European Open.
The eldest Lys sister ended her tennis career in 2021 to focus on academics. Currently, she is studying for a law degree like her mother.
Lys learned a lot from Matviyenko, which helped her in her professional tennis career. Matviyenko accompanies her sister in her practice matches and regularly provides her with helpful advice.
According to Lys on wtatennis.com, her sister taught a valuable lesson on the importance of learning how to deal with losses than celebrating and being excited about the wins.
Lys traveled with her elder sister as she climbed through ITF W15s in Antalya and learned from her at every step. According to her, she would observe the gameplay of her sister and learn the good things about the tour and monitor the mistakes. She considers her sister one of the main reasons for her current top-notch gameplay.
The professional tennis player also has a seven years old sister Isabella. Lys and Matviyenko adore their younger sister, who has a huge age difference compared to them. Isabella also accompanies Lys on her tournaments along with their family. According to wtatennis.com, the seven-year-old also plays tennis.