• August 22, 2025 8:59 pm

Świątek wins Wimbledon 2025, Ukrainian players make mixed progress

Iga Świątek crushed Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 Wimbledon final to claim the title. Ukrainian players competed with varying success, led by Svitolina and Yastremska.Iga Świątek crushed Amanda Anisimova in the 2025 Wimbledon final to claim the title. Ukrainian players competed with varying success, led by Svitolina and Yastremska.

The 2025 Wimbledon Championships in the women’s singles category have concluded. Poland’s Iga Świątek claimed the title in commanding fashion, dismantling American Amanda Anisimova in the final with a double bagel — 6–0, 6–0. Świątek took home £3 million in prize money, while Anisimova received £1,520,000, reports the Baltimore Chronicle.

Ukraine was represented in the singles main draw of the grass-court major in London by six players: Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska, Yuliia Starodubtseva, Oleksandra Oliinykova, and Daria Snigur. Svitolina and Yastremska achieved the best results among them, both reaching the Round of 32. Each earned £240,000 in prize money.

Yuliia Starodubtseva won one match and exited the tournament in the second round, earning £99,000. Marta Kostyuk lost in the opening round and collected £66,000. Oliinykova and Snigur participated in the qualifiers: Oleksandra reached the quarterfinals of the qualifying draw (£15,500), while Daria advanced to the semifinals (£26,000).

In doubles, five Ukrainian players competed: Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok, Yuliia Starodubtseva, Marta Kostyuk, and Dayana Yastremska. Lyudmyla Kichenok, alongside Australian Ellen Perez, reached the Round of 16 and shared a total prize of £43,750 — £21,875 each.

Nadiia Kichenok and Starodubtseva, along with Yastremska and her partner Bibiane Schoofs, exited the competition in the Round of 64. Each Ukrainian player earned £8,250.

Kostyuk, paired with Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse, lost in the second round to future finalists Hsieh Su-wei and Alona Ostapenko. For her performance in doubles, Kostyuk added £13,000 to her singles earnings.

Earlier we wrote that Kichenok and Perez exit Wimbledon after tough loss.

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