"Your tennis career is not going to be forever" - Ostapenko on future and financial security

Jelena Ostapenko understands her tennis career won't last forever, and she's taking all the necessary steps to make sure she is financially secure.

If you follow professional tennis even casually, you might be aware that no one lives in the present like Jelena Ostapenko. You always know exactly what she’s thinking. Her faces are the stuff of social media legend – hilarious GIFs appropriate for so many occasions. Which is why it’s so unusual to hear her embracing the future.

Recently in Miami she spoke about the future saying:

“You always have to think about the future – which I don’t like so much. I like to live in the moment, try to enjoy it as much as possible. I hope I’m always going to earn a lot of money, but of course you have to think about how you’re going to do it.”

"She continued:

“Your tennis career is not going to be forever. You have to try to earn as much as possible while playing. Of course it’s very important to secure the future. You must invest money somewhere, so it can earn more. Your money has to work for you – just like you work for it.”

Ostapenko’s money, overseen by advisors, works for her in the usual ways – and some not so typical. She was the face of a real estate project, she said, a few years ago. She’s also invested in an apartment complex outside of Riga’s city center, “a nice area by the lake.”

And then there is something closer to her passion for the sport of tennis: Glamorous gear. Ostapenko has partnered with DK One, an activewear company based in Riga, Latvia’s capital.