Personal

Coached by Geoffroy Vereerstraeten in Brussels
Originally from Ukraine. Has trained in Belgium since 2008, and switched nationality to Belgium in October 2016
Parents Volodymyr and Nataliya; brother is Ruslan
Started playing tennis at age of 8 in Odessa; first coach was Victoria Ducheva
Got married with Philipp-Andreas Schmidt in March 2022 in Las Vegas
Feels lucky to be able to travel the world and learn about different culture
During lockdown 2020, created candle business SavageLoveCandles. Views the process of making candles as a 'sort of yoga', helping her to recharge my batteries and learn new things

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Gdynia.

DOUBLES
Finalist (4): 2018 - Bucharest (w/Kovinic); 2017 - Rabat (w/Stojanovic); 2015 - Marrakech (w/Siegemund); 2014 - Marrakech (w/Piter).

ADDITIONAL
Belgian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2017.

Career in Review

2015 - Reached 2r twice (incl. Bad Gastein - l. to Errani 62 46 75; held 1mp at 5-2 third set); fell 1r once and in qualifying 11 times (incl. all four majors).

2014 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros and US Open) and in qualifying 11 times (incl. other two majors). won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2013 - Played first three WTA main draws, reaching 2r at Linz (as LL) but falling 1r twice (Palermo and Tashkent); fell in qualifying eight times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won five singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Fell in WTA qualifying once; won one singles title and four doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Played first WTA qualifying at Luxembourg; won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning one singles title.