Jelena Ostapenko also known as Aļona Ostapenko, is a Latvian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 5 in singles, achieved on 19 March 2018, and world No. 9 in doubles, reached on 22 August 2022.
What languages can Jeļena Ostapenko speak?
Jalena is fluent in three languages. She speaks Russian, Latvian, and English. However, she frequently swears in Russian on court and also speaks Russian with her family.
Jalena was born in Riga to former Ukrainian footballer Jevgēnijs Ostapenko and Jeļena Jakovļeva, on June 8, 1997. Her father Jevgēnijs played professional football for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, however, he died in the year 2020.
Jelena’s mother is heavily involved in her daughter’s tennis career. Jelena’s mother, who is also called Jelena, used to serve as her full-time coach. She used to travel with her wherever the need be. Jelena’s mother was a tennis coach for years before her daughter’s career got started, and this made it easy for Jelena to be introduced to the sport.
At the tender age of five, her mother introduced her to tennis. As mentioned earlier, her mother was a tennis coach. She also started dancing at that age, going on to compete in the National Latvian Championships for Ballroom Dancing. At the age of 12, she chose to focus on tennis.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
