Details On The Death Of Konstantin Koltsov, Aryna Sabalenka’s Boyfriend And Ex-NHL Player

At the age of 42, Konstantin Koltsov, a former NHL player and lover of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, passed away.

Sabalenka’s father Sergey, a former ice hockey player, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 43 in 2019. Kolstov’s death occurred just five years later.

Koltsov and Aryna Sabalenka, the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open winners, have been dating since July 2021. Koltsov has three children from a prior relationship.

Konstantin Koltsov passed away, as reported by Salavat Yulaev.

The Russian team Salavat Yulaev, where Koltsov was an assistant coach, announced the death of the legendary Belarusian ice hockey player who competed in both the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

 

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“It is with deep regret that we inform you that Salavat Yulaev coach Konstantin Koltsovhas passed away. He was a strong and cheerful person, loved and respected by players, teammates and fans,” posted Salavat Yulaev.

More About Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka is a professional tennis player from Belarus. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) formerly ranked her as the top player in the world in both singles and doubles. With Elise Mertens as her partner, Sabalenka won two major singles championships at the Australian Opens in 2023 and 2024 as well as two major doubles titles at the US Open in 2019 and the Australian Open in 2021. In all, she has won 20 titles in her career—14 in singles and 6 in doubles.

Before leading the Belarus Fed Cup team to a runner-up result in 2017 alongside Aliaksandra Sasnovich, despite neither player being ranked in the top 75 at the time, Sabalenka was largely unknown. She was ranked No. 11 in the world in singles at the end of both 2018 and 2019.

 

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Sabalenka reached the world No. 2 position after making two appearances in the major singles semifinals in 2021, but she found it difficult to sustain that performance in 2022. She finished runner-up at the US Open, made it to the semifinals of all four major tournaments, won her first major singles championship at the Australian Open, and rose to the top of the world rankings to win the title of ITF World Champion for the 2023 season.

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