The Ukrainian national tennis team has entered the top 3 of the Billie Jean King Cup world rankings for the first time in history, according to a press release from the National Olympic Committee (NOC).
“A historic achievement: the Ukrainian national tennis team has entered the top 3 of the Billie Jean King Cup world rankings for the first time in history—the largest international team competition in women’s tennis,” the NOC stated in a Telegram post on Saturday.
It is noted that this was made possible by a decisive victory over the Polish team (4-0) in the qualifiers. The team’s victories were secured by Marta Kostyuk, Elina Svitolina, Oleksandra Oliinykova, and the Kichenok sisters—Lyudmila and Nadiya.
Currently, only the teams from Italy and Great Britain rank higher than Ukraine. Ahead of the Ukrainian team, captained by Ilya Marchenko, lies the final stage of the tournament, which will take place in September in Shenzhen, China.
The NOC noted that last year, Ukrainian tennis players entered the top 5 of the world rankings for the first time following their historic run to the tournament semifinals.
