Ukrainian No. 1 Marta Olehivna Kostyuk is a professional tennis player who started playing tennis at the age of five. She is a formidable singles and doubles player born on June 28, 2002. Kostyuk achieved the career-high singles ranking of No. 16 on June 17, 2024, and No. 27 in doubles on May 8, 2023. She reached her maiden grand slam quarterfinals at the 2024 Australian Open. In the case of doubles, she advanced to the semifinal of the 2024 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open with Elena Gabriela Ruse.
Kostyuk finished as a quarterfinalist at the 2024 Korea Open in singles, where she lost to Diana Shnaider. She recorded her first top-3 win against Coco Gauff at the 2024 Stuttgart Open to advance to the semifinals. She reached her maiden quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing to Donna Vekic. Kostyuk won one singles (2023 ATX Open) and two doubles titles (2023 Birmingham Open and 2022 Slovenia Open) as of the 2024 season.
Coco Gauff vs Marta Kostyuk at Australian Open Quarterfinals
At the 2024 Australian Open, Gauff advanced to her maiden semifinals by defeating Kostyuk by 7-6, 6-7, 6-2. The reigning WTA champion was down by 5-1 in the first set, saving two set points. She steeled the match from Kostyuk by nine double faults, 51 unforced errors, and 17 winners’ points. The match lasted for almost 3 hours and 8 minutes. (via USA Today)
Gauff saved a two-set point when she was down by 5-3 and won the set in more than half-hour after being down by 6-5 in the tiebreak. In the second set, the American and the Ukrainian took the match to another level by extending it to the tie-break. Finally, Gauff took away the match from Kostyuk by winning the third set by 6-2.
Kostyuk overcame Elise Mertens, Maria Timofeeva, Elina Avanesyan, and Claire Liu to advance to her first quarterfinals. By reaching the quarterfinals, she broke into the top-30 ranking list. This was the first Australian Open where multiple women players from Ukraine advanced to the third round. Dayana Yastremska and Kostyuk registered a record in the Open Era to make it to the quarterfinals.
FAQs on Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk
A. Former ATP player Ivan Ljubicic manages Marta Kostyuk’s tennis career.
A. Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk have faced each other four times in their careers, with a recent encounter at the 2024 Wuhan Open.
A. Marta Kostyuk runs a charitable organization called the Marta Kostyuk Foundation, which aims to inspire young Ukrainians to pursue sports.
A. Coco Gauff and Marta Kostyuk hold a head-to-head record of 3-1, with Gauff leading the clash.
A. As of 2024, Coco Gauff has lifted the trophy of 9 WTA titles in her career.
