In the opening round of the 2023 Adelaide International 1, Jelena Ostapenko defeated Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 to kick off her 2023 season. After the outstanding victory, the 2017 French Open champion, who is currently ranked World No. 18, wrote an emotional homage to her father on social media. Former Ukrainian player Jevgenijs Ostapenko, who passed away in 2020, also coached his daughter's fitness.