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Eva Lys

Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high WTA ranking of No. 112 in singles on 17 April 2023. She has won three singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.

Personal life

She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2. Her father Vladimir is a former tennis player who was a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team, and currently is a coach in Hamburg. Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player. She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated. She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.

Career

2020

As a junior she participated in the Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round.

2021: WTA doubles debut

Lys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 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.

2022: WTA singles debut

Lys made her WTA singles debut at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifying. She beat Viktorija Golubic in the first round, before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.

2023-2024: Major debut and first win, WTA semifinal and 1000 debut and top 115

Lys made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open. She reached her best career ranking of world No. 112 on 17 April 2023.

She made her main-draw debut at a WTA 1000 level at the 2023 China Open after entering the qualifying competition as an alternate. She reached the semifinals of the 2023 Transylvania Open but lost to eventual champion, compatriot Tamara Korpatsch.

She qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this major.