Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player.
![]() Lys at the 2022 Wiesbaden Open | |
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Born | (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 20)[1] Kyiv, Ukraine |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$134,017 |
Singles | |
Career record | 87–55 (61.3%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 123 (7 November 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 123 (7 November 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) |
US Open | Q3 (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–8 (33.3%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 769 (1 August 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 777 (7 November 2022) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | PO (2022) |
Last updated on: 9 November 2022. |
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. Her father is a former tennis player who represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup, and currently is a coach in Hamburg.[2] Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.[3] She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated.[3] She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.[4]
She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 123 in singles, achieved on 7 November 2022. As a junior she participated in the 2020 Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round. She has won three singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Lys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Hamburg European Open when she received a wildcard into the doubles draw, partnering Noma Noha Akugue. They lost to Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the first round.[5] Lys made her singles debut at the 2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifiers and beating Viktorija Golubic in the first round[6] nefore she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.[7]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournament main-draw results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2022 WTA Tour.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
US Open | A | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
National representation | ||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A | PO | 0 / 0 | 1–0 |
Career statistics | ||||
Tournaments | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | |
Year-end ranking | 340 | 124 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2020 | ITF Altenkirchen, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 2022 | Empire Women's Indoor, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–1 | Nov 2022 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6 |
Lys' record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface.[8]
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Stuttgart Open |
Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2022 Thoreau Open |
Total | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Statistics correct as of 17 August 2022[update]. |
Women's Tennis Association: ![]() | |
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as of 14 November 2022 | |
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