He started the year in position a 297-a world and will end it in Top 100thanks to the consistently valuable results achieved in the ITF and Challenger circuits. The last two months have been particularly productive for Oleksandra Oliynykovashe putting together important performances in the WTA 125 tournaments in South America, on clay.

A streak of 11 wins took her to the titles from Tucuman (Argentina) and knoll (Columbia), and the attention he received gave him the opportunity to tell his story. Her father, Denys, is fighting on the front line in Ukraine, defending his country. “It's very hard. He traveled with me to all the tournaments, he was also my manager“, Oleksandra confessed to Ole.

“Even though he can no longer be with me like he was before the start of the war, he continues to help me a lot. I'm always worried about him because you never know what could happen“, she added.

Oleksandra Oliynykova: “I work to make him proud of his daughter”

“He gave me all the support I needed in sports and in life, his dream was to see me play at a high level and for me – to be a fair and intelligent player,” she added to the same source. “I try to achieve these things, I work hard to make him happy, to be proud of his daughter.”

Oleksandra Oliynykova with her father Photo: Instagram

Born in Kiev, Oliynykova moved to Zagreb, Croatia, when she was 10, after her father publicly criticized Ukraine's then-president Viktor Yanukovych in 2011. The first participations in tournaments were under the flag of Croatia, but from 2022 it represents the country in which it was born.

Oleksandra also played in Romania in 2025, a season she started with W75 and W50 category ITF tournaments. She climbed slowly, and the title in The Hague (W75) gave her confidence – she had reached 176 WTA. However, the spectacular rise occurred after the US Open, where he stopped in the 1st round of the qualifications.

He advanced to the semi-finals at Montreux and quarter-finals at Ljubljanathen won the title at Tolentinoin Italy, all of which were WTA 125 tournaments. She played two more in Europe, without much success, then went to South America and things clicked right away. The semi-final from Florianopolisin Brazil, and titles from Tucuman and knoll smoothed his way to the Top 100.

At the moment, she is ranked 96th in the WTA, the fourth Ukrainian in the Top 100, after Elina Svitolina – 14, Marta Kostyuk – 26 and Dayana Yastremska – 27.

Oleksandra Oliynykova with the Colina trophy, WTA 125 tournament Photo: Instragram

“My dad can't watch the matches, the last time he could watch was during the US Open, but he always checks the results, supports me and rejoices at every win. And when I lose, I tell him what I did wrong, and he gives me advice to improve. He understands the game very well“, Oliynykova emphasized.

Arrows to Andreeva and Shnaider: “They received awards from Putin”

She took aim at the Russian and Belarusian players, who have been competing as neutrals without a flag since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, during conversations with the media in South America. “Their neutrality should be tested. Many support the war. For some it is enough that they play without a flag in their right, for me not“, she told Saque y Red.

Then he pointed an accusing finger at Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shainderwho were rewarded with honors in Russia for the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal in the doubles event. “I can play without limit. They received awards from Putin. We need to talk more about this. It's a big deal because they're getting global recognition while supporting the Russian governmentOleksandra Oliynykova claimed.