Jelena Ostapenko, often known as Alona Ostapenko, is a professional tennis player from Latvia whose parents name are Jevgenijs Ostapenko and Jelena Jakovleva. Get to know more about Jelena’s parents in this article.
Following the loss of her father, Ostapenko withdrew from the Auckland Open. She beat Liudmila Samsonova in the first round of the Australian Open before losing to Belinda Bencic in the second round.
She reached the quarterfinals in doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski, while she lost in the second round of mixed doubles with Leander Paes to finalists Mattek-Sands and Jamie Murray.
Jelena Ostapenko’s Parents
Jevgenijs Ostapenko and Jelena Jakovleva are Jelena Ostapenko’s parents.
In the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, where Jelena’s grandmother lives, Jevgenijs played professional football for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya.
Maksim, Jelena’s half-brother, resides in the United States. Her mother introduced her to tennis when she was five years old, and she grew up worshiping Serena Williams.
Her legal name is Jelena, but her family and friends refer to her as Alona. Her parents’ preferred name of Alona was not available on the Latvian naming calendar when she was born. Therefore she was given the name Jelena in memory of her mother.
Jelena Ostapenko Wiki
Jelena has an official page on Wikipedia.
Jelena has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 5 (achieved on March 19, 2018) and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17 (performed on March 2, 2020).
Ostapenko became the first player from Latvia to win a Grand Slam tournament and the first unseeded player to win the French Open since 1933, when he won the singles title at the 2017 French Open.
In addition to her singles career, she has represented Latvia in the Fed Cup. On the ITF Women’s Circuit, she has won seven singles and eight doubles titles and the junior singles event at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.
Jelena Ostapenko Age. How Old Is She?
Jelena Ostapenko is now 24 years old.
On June 8, 1997, She was born in Riga, Latvia.
Jelena’s height is 5’10” tall. She has a 68kg weight. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
Jelena Ostapenko Nationality
Jelene’s nationality is Latvian. Jelena’s school name is Riga Zolitude Grammar School.
Fans in Latvia and Eastern Europe have always called her Alona, but the name was unfamiliar in the West until her success at Roland Garros in 2017.
To minimize legal confusion, she uses her legal name professionally. Ostapenko qualified for the Ladies Neva Cup and went on to win the tournament’s main prize.
Jelena’s Instagram Id name is @jelena.ostapenko. She has 176k followers on her Instagram account.
She has 546 posts on her Instagram account altogether.