Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka
Native nameВікторыя Азаранка
Country (sports) Belarus
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, United States
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMaxime Tchoutakian (Oct 2021–present)
Prize moneyUS $38,050,197
Singles
Career record605–247
Career titles21
Highest rankingNo. 1 (30 January 2012)
Current rankingNo. 20 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2012, 2013)
French OpenSF (2013)
WimbledonSF (2011, 2012)
US OpenF (2012, 2013, 2020)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2011)
Olympic GamesBronze (2012)
Doubles
Career record185–73
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 7 (7 July 2008)
Current rankingNo. 43 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2008, 2011)
French OpenF (2009)
WimbledonQF (2008)
US OpenF (2019)
Mixed doubles
Career titles3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (2007)
French OpenW (2008)
WimbledonF (2018)
US OpenW (2007)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesW (2012)
Team competitions
Fed Cup21–5
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Singles
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.
Azarenka on a Belarusian postage stamp

Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka[a] (born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. Azarenka is a former world No. 1 in singles, having claimed the top ranking for the first time on 30 January 2012. She was the year-end No. 1 in 2012 and has held the top ranking for a combined total of 51 weeks.

Azarenka has won 21 WTA Tour singles titles, including two Major singles titles at the 2012 and 2013 Australian Opens, becoming the first Belarusian player, male or female, to win a major singles title. Azarenka is also a three-time major finalist at the US Open, finishing runner-up to Serena Williams in both 2012 and 2013 and to Naomi Osaka in 2020. In singles, she has won six Premier Mandatory tournaments (including the Sunshine Double in 2016), four Premier 5 tournaments, and the singles bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. She was the runner-up at the 2011 WTA Finals to Petra Kvitová, reached four other major singles semifinals (Australian Open in 2023, Wimbledon in 2011 and 2012, and the French Open in 2013), and had nine other major quarterfinal appearances. She finished with a year-end top 10 singles ranking from 2009 to 2013.

Azarenka has won 10 WTA Tour doubles titles (including one WTA 1000, two Premier Mandatory, and two Premier 5 titles), reached four major finals in women's doubles, and reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in the world on 7 July 2008. She has won three mixed doubles titles — two being major titles at the 2007 US Open with compatriot Max Mirnyi and the 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan, and the third being the Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics with Mirnyi.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Player profile – Victoria Azarenka". Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
  2. ^ "World's top women ready for US Open: in pictures". The Daily Telegraph. London. 24 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ^ Timothy Rapp (27 August 2012). "US Open Tennis 2012: Breaking Down the Hottest Storylines at Flushing Meadows". bleacherreport.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (6 September 2012). "No. 1 With a Sound and Style All Her Own". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.


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