Elina Svitolina
ON THE RECORD · 10 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“respected what I need with a strength and grace I will never forget”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina said her husband Monfils listened and respected what she needed as she told him about ending the marriage.
“the hardest thing I have ever had to tell the person I love”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina described telling Monfils about the end of their marriage as the hardest thing she had ever had to do.
“what the war has done to me inside”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina wrote in an Instagram post about the effect of the war in Ukraine on her emotionally.
“What you didn't see were the sleepless nights, the doubts, and the feeling of slowly losing myself.”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina described the unseen emotional toll of the war in Ukraine that she experienced privately.
“This is the most difficult thing I have ever had to share,”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina wrote in an Instagram post announcing the end of her marriage to Gaël Monfils.
“Everyone knows how much Ukraine means to me,”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina, who grew up in Odesa, spoke about the significance of Ukraine to her in her Instagram post.
“Some battles happen deep inside you, and no amount of love from someone else can win them for you,”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
The four-time Grand Slam semi-finalist wrote about her internal struggles in an Instagram post about the end of her marriage.
“our marriage is ending, but our family is not”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina said that while her marriage to Monfils is ending, their family with daughter Skai is not.
“will always come first”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina said her four-year-old daughter Skai will always be her priority despite the marriage ending.
“I need to find my way back to myself”
Elina Svitolina · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19
Svitolina said she felt she could not find her way back to herself within her marriage.