Elena Urioste is a famous personality who is both a tennis professional and a political journalist. Her tennis career has seen many ups and downs, from the French and Wimbledon to the Italian open and Wimbledon. Elena has always been honest about her achievements, saying that she has always tried hard and always had the ambitions of becoming a grand master tennis player, but with very little success. Even after retiring from professional tennis, she has managed to find a niche for herself as an author and commentator on tennis related issues.
Elena is originally from Colombia but raised in France. The truth is that her passport is Colombian and yet she has claimed to have lived in Spain, Italy and Britain all throughout her life. Elena has said that when she changed her nationality to France, her passport was valid in Switzerland and yet when she applied for a Spanish national card, it did not take long before the French authorities realised that it was actually Elena. Elena’s height has been a mystery from childhood, even though she was always overweight. It is widely assumed that she may be a brunette, but there is no clear evidence one way or another.
Elena has also played tennis professionally for teams in different countries including Spain, Italy, France and Germany, but never for Austria. She also coached briefly for some Russian women’s teams and coached at a university for a year, but it is unclear what her exact role there was. Elena has never denied the fact that her birth country of Colombia gave her a false identity, which might explain her awkwardness when asked about her nationality when interviewed by American reporters. The lack of documentation might explain why Elena has not been able to provide clear answers to many questions posed to her regarding her nationality or her height. The lack of documentary proof of her nationality may also mean that Elena is not entirely an Austrian, despite claiming to be one.