As a junior player, Oleksandra Oliynykova represented Croatia, the country her family fled to as political refugees when she was only 11. Since then, she has tried many creative ways to fund her tennis career. She used crowdfunding, crypto tokens, and even auctioned a small piece of her arm as an NFT in 2021. Her journey has been unusual but determined. Now, after winning another WTA 125 tournament today, she has claimed the biggest prize of her career as victory moves her closer to the top level and into the elite group of the sport.

Oliynykova won the WTA 125 tournament today at TLP Open by IND in Colina, Chile, with a prize fund of $115,000. In the final, the 24-year-old Kyiv resident defeated French ace Leolia Jeanjean (No. 106) 7-5, 6-1. This win helped her break into the Top 10

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