Arina Sobolenko is a Belarusian tennis player, the world's number one and one of the brightest stars of modern tennis. She was born on May 5, 1998, in Minsk.

Childhood and Early Career

Arina grew up in a sports family: her father Sergey was a hockey player. She stumbled into tennis by chance — one day, while driving by courts with her father, she asked to be enrolled in classes and fell in love with the sport immediately. Her first coach was Elena Vergeenko, who noted the stubborn character of the young athlete. At eleven years old, Arina changed coaches. At the junior level, she did not show outstanding results, having only five titles at ITF tournaments.

Path to the Top

Sobolenko's professional career began in 2015. Her first significant breakthrough came in 2018, when she won her first WTA title in New Haven, followed by a prestigious tournament in Wuhan. In 2019, she also won the US Open in doubles with Elise Mertens.

Her real success came at the Grand Slam tournaments. In 2023, she won the Australian Open for the first time, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final. Since then, she has become one of the most stable tennis players on the tour. She has four Grand Slam singles titles to her name: twice she won in Australia and twice at the US Open.

Personal Life

At different times, Sobolenko was rumored to be involved in relationships with hockey players, including Konstantin Koltsov. Currently, she is in a relationship with Brazilian entrepreneur Giorgios Frangoulis, the founder of a cafe chain. In March 2026, the couple announced their engagement.

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