The ATP's financial aid for Ukrainian athletes at the start of the war

The war in Ukraine began in February 2022. During the first weeks after the conflict started, the ATP decided to financially support Ukrainian professional players, but it did not last.

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Adrien Guyot

le 26/11/2025 à 12h45

2 min de lecture

Sachko

Vitaliy Sachko stated that the ATP (the association of tennis players that manages the ATP tour) made a gesture in 2022 for Ukrainian players, but that in the long term, they had to manage on their own. This is not so simple because only the highest-ranked players who regularly participate in the top tournaments (mainly the Grand Slams and the Masters 1000) can live off tennis earnings.

"Now, we no longer have any support from the ATP"

"At the beginning, we received huge support, especially financial, from the ATP. From what I know, all Ukrainian players received it. But time passed, and everyone started getting used to what was happening while the war continues in Ukraine.

Fewer and fewer people talk about it, and they consider it has become something ordinary, which is sad. Now, we no longer have any support (from the ATP). We have to manage on our own," regrets the 28-year-old player, his country's number one in men's singles, who was ranked 164th in the world after his excellent run in Metz.

Find the full investigation

Find the full investigation "The impact of the war on tennis in Ukraine" in the coming days. It will be available the weekend of November 29.