Eva Lys, born on January 12, 2002, in Kyiv, Ukraine, has made significant strides in her tennis career. She moved to Germany with her family at the age of two. Currently based in Hamburg, she is coached by her father, Vladimir Lys, a former professional player who represented Ukraine in the Davis Cup. Her mother, Maria, is a lawyer, and she has two sisters: an older sister, Lisa Matviyenko, and a younger sister, Isabella Lys.
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Lys began playing tennis at approximately five years old, influenced by her father's coaching while her mother was studying law. She speaks Russian, Ukrainian, German, and English, and has completed her Abitur, with biology being her favorite subject.
She plays right-handed and stands at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65m). As of 2025, she achieved a career-high ranking of No. 39. In 2025, she reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 event in Beijing, recording her first Top 10 win against No. 10 Elena Rybakina. Additionally, she performed well at the Australian Open, reaching the fourth round as a lucky loser.
Her standout performances in 2024 included semifinal appearances at Budapest and Monastir, as well as a quarterfinal finish at Osaka, culminating in a ranking high of No. 105 in September.
Lys reached her first semifinal in 2023 at Cluj Napoca, where she defeated top seed Sorana Cirstea, marking her first win against a Top 30 player. She also made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the Australian Open that year, advancing to the second round of the US Open as a qualifier.
Her journey in professional tennis began with her ITF Circuit debut in the United States in 2016. She clinched her first ITF singles title at a W25 event in Altenkirchen, Germany, in March 2020, and has a total of three ITF singles titles.