First alternate for the WTA Finals in Indian Wells replaced world no. 1 Elena Rybakinawho withdrew due to medical problems on the eve of the tournament. He opens up against Linda Noskovawho beat him twice this summer.
How did Marta Kostyuk beat Madrid?
He arrived in Madrid as the 26th seed two weeks later winning the title in Rouen. He Won Noskova 7-6 (1), 6-0 in the quarter finals and Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in the semi-finals.
In the final, she beat No. 9 Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 7-5, celebrated with a backhand to climb to world No. 15. He had not lost a match on clay all season.
“It was almost like a curse.” he said afterwards from the weight of being a teenage prodigy.
What did Marta Kostyuk do at Roland Garros 2026?
She reached her first Grand Slam semifinal, the first Ukrainian woman to reach that far in Paris. A few hours after a rocket destroyed a building 100 meters from his parents’ house in Kyiv won his first round match and give it to Ukraine.
In the 16th round he Defeated four-time champion Iga Sviatek 7-5, 6-1his first win in four matches against the Poles. He then He defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the first all-Ukrainian quarter-final at Roland Garros.
Andreeva 6-1, 6-3 ended his 16-match clay-court streak in the semi-finals.
What did Marta Kostyuk do at Wimbledon 2026?
As the 12th seed, he reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinalcompleting a string of quarter-finals in all four major tournaments then Jasmin Paolini won 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals.
Noskova, the future champion, defeated him in the semi-finals. Czech at the US Open beat him again, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4In the round of 16, the only major where Kostyuk never reached the quarterfinals.
Who is Marta Kostyuk’s coach?
Sandra Zaniewska, a former player who reached number 142, has coached him since the end of 2023. “You make the best people,” he said. said Tennis Majorsexplaining his refusal to change the character of the Ukrainian.
Kostyuk was previously coached by her mother, former player Talina Baiko. “The results are just a side effect,” Zanewska said Roland Garros.
Why doesn’t Marta Kostyuk shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players?
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Russian and Belarusian players. After losing to Aryna Sabalenka in the Brisbane final in January 2026, she during the ceremony described what his family was going through in Ukraine.
At Roland Garros, he challenged the silence of the Russian players about the war. “I don’t know how to sleep peacefully.” At Wimbledon, he criticized the IOC’s decision to lift the ban on Russia.
How old is Marta Kostyuk and where is she from?
Marta Kostyuk was born on June 28, 2002 in Kyiv, Ukraine, which makes her 24 years old. He was a teenage prodigy and reached the third round of the Australian Open at the age of 15.
He spoke openly about therapy and internal battles since the beginning of the war. “A grand slam is nothing compared to that” He said at Roland Garros. His current ranking continues her WTA profile.
