Eva Lys

Eva Lys is Germany's top-ranked woman, a Kyiv-born, Hamburg-raised talent who hit a career-high No. 39 in 2026 and is one to watch on the grass.

By Alexandre Le Hégarat · datastats · Updated June 16, 2026

Eva Lys is a German professional tennis player, born on 12 January 2002 in Kyiv, Ukraine. She moved to Germany at the age of two and came up through the German tennis system, becoming, at a career-high of world No. 39 in January 2026, the country’s top-ranked woman.

Her game is built on movement, timing and competitive grit rather than raw power; at 1.65 m she is compact by modern standards. Her signature breakthrough came at the Australian Open, where she reached the fourth round as a lucky loser, one of the more unusual deep runs of recent seasons.

Tennis runs in the family: her father Vladimir played Davis Cup for Ukraine and now coaches in Hamburg, and her older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a professional. As Germany’s leading woman, Lys carries home expectations into the grass-court season and Wimbledon 2026.

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Eva Lys is based in Germany, around Hamburg, where her father coaches. She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of two, growing up in the German tennis system.

Eva Lys is German. She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 12 January 2002 but moved to Germany as a toddler and represents Germany on the WTA Tour.

Eva Lys is 24 years old. She was born on 12 January 2002 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Eva Lys is 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) tall, relatively compact for the modern tour, relying on movement and timing rather than sheer power.

Eva Lys is currently Germany's highest-ranked female singles player. She reached a career-high of world No. 39 in January 2026 and broke through at the Australian Open, reaching the fourth round as a lucky loser.

Her best Grand Slam run is the fourth round of the Australian Open, which she reached as a lucky loser, an unusual and memorable breakthrough that put her on the map.

Yes. Her father, Vladimir, is a former tennis player who represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup and now coaches in Hamburg, and her older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.

Eva Lys reached a career-high of No. 39 in January 2026; her ranking has fluctuated since (around the 80s in mid-2026), but she remains Germany's leading woman on tour.