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The tennis player shared the news on social media, according to Rubryka.
Svitolina's milestone victory came during the second round of the Australian Open, where she faced American Caroline Dolehide. The match lasted 75 minutes and ended with a score of 6:1, 6:4 in favor of Elina.
Svitolina achieved her first Grand Slam win at Roland Garros in 2013, defeating Romina Oprandi. Her 50th victory came at Wimbledon in 2019, where she triumphed over Petra Martić.
Elina Svitolina has delivered strong performances across all four major tournaments:
She is the only Ukrainian to have won at least 20 matches at each of the Grand Slam tournaments, continuing to captivate her fans worldwide.
Svitolina also holds the unique distinction of being the first Ukrainian to achieve 100 victories at Grand Slam events. The second-highest record among Ukrainians is held by Andrii Medvedev, who trails Svitolina by 36 wins.
Among active Ukrainian women players, Lesia Tsurenko ranks second to Svitolina with 38 Grand Slam victories.
Svitolina's career background
Elina Svitolina (born September 12, 1994, Odesa) is a Ukrainian tennis player, ranked as the third racket of the world in the WTA rankings in 2017, 2018, and 2019 in singles, and the bronze medalist of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (2021). She is also the champion of the 2018 WTA Finals tournament.
She reached the semifinals of Grand Slam tournaments three times (2019, 2023) and the quarterfinals seven times (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023). She is considered the most successful tennis player in the history of Ukrainian tennis.
As of mid-season 2023, Svitolina had won 37 matches against current top-10 WTA players at the time of the match, including seven matches against current No. 1s, and a total of 46 matches against 12 former No. 1s.
From the 2016 Summer Olympics to November 2019, Svitolina won all matches against current No. 1s in the world, six in a row, defeating Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber (three times), and Simona Halep (twice).
In her last season before her pregnancy, Svitolina earned 1,324 points and was ranked 37th in the WTA rankings.
Svitolina returned to tennis in March 2023 after the birth of her daughter. During the 2023 season, she won her first title in two years and entered the list of the 30 best tennis players in the world.
As Rubryka reported, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina began the 2024 Olympic Games with a victory over Japanese Moyuka Uchijima, who is the 66th racket of the world ranking. She also achieved a strong-willed victory over an American opponent and advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2024 Olympics.
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