Marta Olehivna Kostyuk is a tennis player who has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 49 in singles, achieved 14 February 2022, and No. 66 in doubles, reached on 28 February 2022.
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Marta was born on 28 June 2002 to parents Oleh Kostyuk and Talina Beiko.
Where is Kostyuk from? Marta hails from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Marta began playing tennis at a young age at the Antey Tennis Club, on the west side of Kyiv, coached by her mother.
Marta has recalled the experience of being cached by her mother when she began her tennis career at the age of 5, saying;
“My mom was always working a lot as a coach, and the first time I went to the courts to train, I just understood that if I started doing tennis, I’d get to spend more time with my mom.
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“So that was kind of my motivation – if I played tennis, I’d be around her more often”.
Marta was also coached by her maternal uncle Taras Beiko, who had played for the USSR and Ukraine in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
When did Marta Kostyuk turn pro? Marta turned pro in 2018 and made her main draw tour-level debut at the Australian Open.
Marta received a wildcard entry into the qualifying tournament but despite the odds being stacked against her, she defeated Arina Rodionova, Daniela Seguel and Barbora Krejčíková to become the first player born in 2002 to play in a Grand Slam main draw.
Marta won the Burnie International, a $60k tournament in Australia, in February 2018, and reached the final of the Zhuhai Open, also a $60k tournament, in March, but did not sustain her level of success in the rest of the year.
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