Elina Svitolina Wins Strasbourg Tournament for First Title Since Becoming a Mom

Elina Svitolina Wins Strasbourg Tournament for First Title Since Becoming a Mom
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in action during her match against Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Italy, on May 10, 2023. Fabrizio Corradetti/LaPresse via AP
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STRASBOURG, France—Two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Elina Svitolina won her first WTA title in nearly two years—and first since becoming a mother—by beating Anna Blinkova 6–2, 6–3 in the final at the Internationaux de Strasbourg on Saturday.

Svitolina and her husband, tennis player Gael Monfils, became parents in October. Svitolina returned to the tour in April. Once ranked as high as No. 3, Svitolina entered the week at No. 508 and is the lowest-ranked woman to win a tour title since an unranked Kim Clijsters at the 2009 U.S. Open.