Elina Svitolina has long been one of the most popular names on the WTA Tour. The Ukrainian turned Pro in 2010 and is a former World No. 3 achieving the feat on 11th September 2017. A winner of 17 Tour titles, she continues to fight for her maiden Grand Slam singles title.
At the Majors, she has made the quarter-finals at both the Australian and the French Open. At Wimbledon and the US Open, she went a round further to make the semis but has been unable to move further. Her biggest title remains the 2018 WTA Finals win when she beat Sloane Stephens in the finals.
Svitolina also brought Ukraine its first Olympics medal in tennis. Competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the former World No. 3 clinched the Bronze medal defeating Elena Rybakina in the Bronze medal match. An icon in Ukraine, she has also been actively working for the restoration of her home nation ever since Russia invaded.
Svitolina has been donating her prize money to aid Ukraine ever since the War broke out. She has been very vocal on the whole issue and despite criticism from some factions, she has not been deterred from her goal, of earning more followers. A hero in the true sense, she has been acing the Tour, her personal life, and using her social status all for a good cause.
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Who is Elina Svitolina’s husband Gael Monfils?
Elina Svitolina’s personal life has been of great interest to her fans, especially since she’s with a tennis Pro. She is married to former World No. 6 Gael Monfils of France. The couple started allegedly dating in 2018 but publicly announced their relationship only in 2019. The couple announced their engagement on April 3, 2021 which came as a shocker to their fans.
Months prior, they had announced their separation but eventually got back together and decided to tie the knot. The Frenchman made the announcement via Instagram captioning the photo “Last day as my fiancé”. Svitolina and Monfils married on 16th July 2021.
Monfils was considered a teen prodigy when he burst onto the tennis scene. He is a former World No. 1 in Juniors and went on to win the junior events at Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon in 2004, a rare feat. The same year, he turned Pro and has been active on the ATP Tour every year since then being one of the most loved players out there.
The pair welcomed their first child, daughter Skai on October 15. 2022. The two are setting a great example of parenting on the Tour as Svitolina revealed during her 2023 Wimbledon run on how Monfils is staying home taking care of Skai while she competed in singles.
Where is Elina Svitolina’s husband From?
Gael Monfils was born on 1st September 1986 in Paris where he eventually grew up. His father, Rufin Monfils, is a former professional footballer while his mother Sylvette Cartesse worked as a nurse. Growing up in France, Monfils eventually moved to Geneva in Switzerland where the pair got married as well.
Where did Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils Meet?
As both Svitolina and Monfils are tennis players, they are presumed to have met on tennis courts. Their ‘first’ meeting that sparked their relationship happened however in Paris in 2018.
Both of them were in the city for different reasons and Monfils invited her for drinks with friends. Despite Svitolina holding some reservations at first, she joined him, and the two connected and have been together ever since.
What does Gael Monfils Do For a Living?
Gael Monfils continues to be an active player on the ATP Tour. He has minted more than US$ 21 million in career prize money which has made him a part of the Top-25 players with the highest career prize money. With endorsements and other brand deals, his net worth is in excess of an estimated US$ 30 million.
Monfils was named the ATP Newcomer of the Year in 2005. He has won 10 ATP singles titles and has been a runner-up 21 times. The former World No. 6 has reached at least one ATP singles final every year since 2005. His best Grand Slam results came at the 2008 French Open and 2016 US Open when he made the semis.
The Frenchman has represented his country at the Olympics three times. At the 2008 Beijing Games and 2016 Rio Games, he reached the quarter-finals. However, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he suffered an early disappointment after losing in the first round.
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