| Eva Lys | |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 2002[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $663,817 |
| Singlesrecord: | 132–86 |
| Singlestitles: | 3 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 108 (22 July 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 108 (22 July 2024) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2023) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 1R (2024) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (2023) |
| Doublesrecord: | 4–8 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 768 (28 November 2022) |
| Team: | yes |
| Bjkcupresult: | RR (2023) |
| Updated: | 22 July 2024 |
Eva Lys (born 12 January 2002) is a German professional tennis player. Lys reached a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 108 in singles on 22 July 2024. She has won three singles titles at tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany at the age of 2.[2] Her father Vladimir is a former tennis player who was a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team,[3] and currently is a coach in Hamburg.[4] Lys' older sister Lisa Matviyenko is also a tennis player.[5] She went to school at the Sportgymnasium Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, from where Marvin Möller and Carina Witthöft also graduated.[5] She still has family in Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine she complained of some Russian players' "disrespectful" behaviour.[6]
As a junior she participated in the Australian Open, winning in the qualifiers but losing in the first round.
Lys made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Hamburg European Open when she received a wild card into the doubles draw, partnering Noma Noha Akugue. They lost to Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the first round.[7]
Lys made her WTA singles debut at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, coming through the qualifying.[8] She beat Viktorija Golubic in the first round,[9] before losing to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the second.[10]
Lys made her Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open.[11] She reached her best career ranking of world No. 112 on 17 April 2023.
She made her main-draw debut at a WTA 1000 level at the 2023 China Open after entering the qualifying competition as an alternate. She reached the semifinals of the 2023 Transylvania Open but lost to eventual champion, compatriot Tamara Korpatsch.
She qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships making her debut at this major.
Only WTA Tour (incl. Grand Slams) main-draw and Billie Jean King Cup results are considered in the career statistics.
Current through the 2024 Prague Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | width=35 | SR! | width=35 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| US Open | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| National representation | |||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | PO | RR | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||
| Dubai Open | style=color:#767676 | NTI | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Miami Open | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| China Open | style=color:#767676 | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Tournaments | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 3–3 | 8–8 | 4–4 | 15–15 | |||
| Year-end ranking | 123 | 130 | |||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W25 | Carpet (i) | Bibiane Schoofs | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard (i) | Indy de Vroome | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) |  Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–1 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | W100 | Hard (i) |  Markéta Vondroušová | 5–7, 2–6 |