“On January 29, Elina lost to Arina Sobolenko in the 1/2 final match of the major in Melbourne”, — write: sport.ua
For her performances, the Ukrainian woman earned A$1,250,000 (Australian dollars), which in American currency is equivalent to $872,812.
In addition to Svitolina, six more tennis players represented Ukraine in the Australian Open singles: Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska, Oleksandra Oliinikova, Angelina Kalinina, Yulia Starodubtseva and Daria Snigur.
Kostyuk, Yastremska, Oliynikova, Kalinina and Starodubtseva (Angelina and Yulia qualified) left the major in the first round. Their check was A$150,000 ($104,737).
Snigur failed to pass the qualification, losing in the second round of selection. Darya earned A$83,500 ($58,303).
Only Vitaly Sachko performed among Ukrainian tennis players in Australia. He received A$57,000 ($39,800).
Three Ukrainian women played in the Australian Open doubles: Lyudmila and Nadiya Kichenok (in different tandems), as well as Dayana Yastremska.
Lyudmila (together with Katie Volynets) and Dayana (together with Alisha Parks) were eliminated in the 1/32 finals. They earned A$22,000 ($15,361) each. Nadiya (together with Makoto Ninomiya) reached the second round – her prize money was A$32,000 ($22,344).
