The Ukraine women’s national tennis team secured a confident victory at the Billie Jean King Cup

Under the leadership of the Svitolina Foundation, the Ukrainian women’s team advanced to the final stage of the Billie Jean King Cup for the second time. The matches took place on April 10–11 in Gliwice, Poland, on indoor clay courts at the PreZero Arena Gliwice.

The Ukrainian team achieved a clean 4–0 victory over Poland.

Match results:

  • Marta Kostyuk — Magda Linette: 6–4, 6–0
  • Elina Svitolina — Katarzyna Kawa: 6–2, 6–1
  • Nadiia Kichenok / Lyudmyla Kichenok — Martyna Kubka / Maja Chwalińska: 7–5, 6–7(4), 6–3
  • Oleksandra Oliynykova — Klimovičová: 6–4, 6–1

The decisive moment came with the victory of the Kichenok sisters, which secured the third point for Ukraine in the tie against Poland and officially guaranteed qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals.

Team lineup:

  • Elina Svitolina
  • Marta Kostyuk
  • Katarina Zavatska
  • Lyudmyla Kichenok
  • Nadiia Kichenok
  • Oleksandra Oliynykova
  • Illya Marchenko — Team Captain
  • Ivan Serheiev — Coach
  • Sergiy Stakhovsky — Advisor
  • Anna Popovchenko — Director of the Svitolina Foundation
  • Oleksandra Kunytska — Communications & Partnerships Manager
  • Ihor Bohuslavskyi — Sports Manager
  • Marko Makukh, Daniel Baikura — Physiotherapists

We sincerely appreciate the support of our title partner — WhiteBIT

Technical partner — Adidas

Media partners — Setanta Sports, Ukrainian Tennis, Ukrainian Tennis Federation

Special thanks to Ukrainian fans — we felt your support every single day.

We are also sincerely grateful to the Polish side for their hospitality and care throughout the week. Serdecznie dziękujemy.

At the end of 2023, the management of Ukraine’s women’s national tennis team in the Billie Jean King Cup was transferred to the Svitolina Foundation. Since then, the foundation has been responsible for organizing home ties, coordinating team preparation during competitions, managing logistics and communications, and ensuring the team’s international presence.

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