The 32-year-old cited the toll of the war in Ukraine as part of the reason for their split. “With time, I came to understand that I need to find my way back to myself and that I cannot do that within our marriage,” she wrote.

The news also came after Monfils suddenly ended his tennis career. The Frenchman was due to play two more tournaments, the Lyon Open and the Paris Masters. But he notified the International Tennis Integrity Agency of his retirement on October 5.

In a separate, solo statement released this week, Svitolina said: “As some of you saw, Gael’s career ended abruptly after he made the decision to stop based on our situation. Unfortunately he had many accusations thrown at him and he didn’t deserve that, so we jointly released a statement.”

Now, the world No. 6 has herself withdrawn from the upcoming WTA 500 event in Tokyo. However, this was to be expected after she confirmed her WTA Finals qualification. Svitolina would likely have competed in both Ningbo and Tokyo if she still needed to chase ranking points to secure her place in the year-end championships.

Marta Kostyuk has also withdrawn from the Pan Pacific Open. The world No. 10 had an outside chance of qualifying from the WTA Finals but retired from her opening match in Ningbo earlier this week, meaning she could not make it to the year-end finale. Karolina Muchova got the final spot.

Iga Swiatek pulled out after bringing her 2026 season to an early end. The Pole was in tears as she played through a quad injury and lost in last week’s Wuhan Open semi-finals. She also pulled out of the Ningbo Open and later confirmed: “I’ve decided to end my season here, which means I won’t be playing any more tournaments this year.”