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Elina Svitolina, who won the WTA title in Strasbourg just seven months after becoming a mother, has promised to donate her French Open prize money to the children of Ukraine.
Svitolina, who is married to French player Gael Monfils, became parents to their daughter Skai in October with the Ukrainian only returning to the tour in April.
The former world No 3 announced last March that she was taking a sabbatical, citing the mental toll of the Russian invasion on her home country, and shortly after announced her pregnancy.
Last week, Svitolina entered Strasbourg ranked down at No 508 in the world, but 28-year-old claimed the title.
Svitolina, who has never gone past the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, is using her protected ranking to play at the Grand Slam, and she came through her first-round match against Italian 26th seed Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-2 on Monday.