Brands That Sponsor Jelena Ostapenko

Jelena Ostapenko is one of the most aggressive tennis players on tour. Steve Tignor described Ostakenko’s style of play as “See ball, hit winner”.  Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open but has since struggled with form. Her current sponsors are Pironetic, Rolex, and Wilson.

Ostapenko, who goes by the name Alona, to friends and fellow players was born in a sports family. Her dad, Jevgenijs Ostapenko, played professional soccer for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya in Ukraine. 

Ostakepnko is a good dancer. She even competed in the National Latvian Championships for Ballroom Dancing. She credits her excellent footwork to years she spent practicing dancing.

Latvia issued a postal stamp to commemorate her French Open win in 2017. 

Jelena Ostapenko’s Sponsors

Pironetic

In 2022, Ostapenko started wearing Pironetic brand apparel. Pironetic is run by tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova, She was previously sponsored by Adidas.

Wilson

Ostapenko has a racquet deal with Wilson. She uses the Wilson Blade 98 18x20v7 racquet.

Rolex

Ostapenko became a Rolex ambassador in 2018. It is unclear if the partnership still exists. Ostapenko is no longer featured on the athletes page on the Rolex website.

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Danielle Collins Working With Nicolas Almagro

Danielle Collins is working with Nicolas Almagro on a trial basis. Almagro retired from professional tennis in 2019. He won 13 ATP titles during his career. He was also a part of the Spanish team that won the Davis Cup.

Collins was introduced to Almagro by Patrick Mouratoglou, who coaches Serena Williams and runs a tennis academy. 

Collins was previously coached by Jay Gooding and Chip Brooks. She played college tennis first at the University of Florida and then at the University of Virginia, where she won the NCAA title in 2014 and 2016. 

She reached a career-high ranking of 23 in 2019.  It will be interesting to see if Almagro, a former top 10 player, can help Collins improve her game. 

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