Apart from her status as an iconic tennis star, Elina Svitolina is a mother and wife to fellow tennis legend Gaël Monfils, whom she met during a fateful night out in Paris years ago.Ukrainian Tennis icon Elina Svitolina, who is set to face off against Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open final on January 29, 2026, has been married to French Tennis star Gaël Monfils since 2021. Together, the two have built a charming love story as a tennis power couple.Their fairytale began not on the pristine courts of a Grand Slam, but during a seemingly ordinary night in Paris… one that almost didn’t happen. It was 2018, and Svitolina had just capped a stellar season with a triumphant win at the WTA Finals in Singapore, toppling Sloane Stephens in a gripping comeback match.

Their fairytale began not on the pristine courts of a Grand Slam, but during a seemingly ordinary night in Paris… one that almost didn’t happen. It was 2018, and Svitolina had just capped a stellar season with a triumphant win at the WTA Finals in Singapore, toppling Sloane Stephens in a gripping comeback match.xhausted yet elated, she returned to Paris to celebrate with friends. What followed was a twist of fate worthy of a romantic drama.Monfils, also in Paris at the time, caught wind of her arrival through an Instagram photo Svitolina shared. The two had crossed paths before, but only in the periphery of tournaments; acquaintances in a whirlwind tour schedule that rarely allowed for anything deeper. This time, however, Monfils decided to reach out.”I think I am going out with some friends if you want to have a drink with us,” he texted her, teasingly adding later that her answer was, “Of course!”