Jelena Ostapenko is a professional tennis player from Latvia and a former World No. 5 (March 2018). She is ranked No. 25 on the WTA singles rankings and No. 5 on the WTA doubles rankings as of March 2025. Ostapenko reached the final of the 2025 Australian Open in doubles with Hsieh Su-Wei, where she lost to Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova (6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3).
Ostapenko made history in 2017 by becoming the first Latvian winner of the French Open singles title. She defeated the former World No.1 Simona Halep in three sets in the final. She has won eight singles and ten doubles titles as of March 2025 (including the 2024 US Open) and has made it to the last eight or better in all four Majors in singles. In 2025 (as of March), Ostapenko won the Abu Dhabi Open with Ellen Perez in doubles defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai by 6-2, 6-1. Her good form continued in singles as she reached the finals of the 2025 Qatar Open, defeating Iga Swiatek in the semifinals before losing against Amanda Anisimova. At the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships, Ostapenko, with Hsieh Su-wei, lost to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend.
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Jelena Ostapenko age
Jelena Ostapenko is 27 years old as of March 2025. She was born in Riga, Latvia, on June 8, 1997.
According to her player profile on the official website of WTA, Ostapenko's mother, Jelena Jakovleva, introduced her to tennis when she was five years old, and she grew up idolizing Serena Williams. She also started dancing at that age and participated in national ballroom dance championships in Latvia. Ostapenko turned her attention to tennis completely when she was 12 years old. Talking about it in 2016, she said (via afp.com), "When I was five years old, I started to play tennis. At the same time, I did ballroom dancing for, like, seven years professional. I could dance like 10 dances. But then I had to choose one, like, tennis or ballroom dancing. I chose the tennis because I liked it more and I had better results."
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FAQs on Jelena Ostapenko Age
A. Jelena Ostapenko is 27 years old as of March 2025.
A. Jelena Ostapenko won the French Open singles title in 2017, and US Open doubles title in 2024.
A. Jelena Ostapenko reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2023, but lost to Elena Rybakina.
A. Jelena Ostapenko stands 5 feet 10 inches tall.
A. Jelena Ostapenko has won $17,064,148 in prize money as of March 2025. (via wtatennis.com)
A. Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend won the 2025 women's doubles Australian Open title, defeating Jelena Ostapenko and Hsieh Su-wei in the final.
