Victoria Azarenka Biography

Victoria Azarenka was born on 31 July 1989 in Minsk, Byelorussian USSR, Soviet Union. She has a brother Max and a father named Fyodor and a mother Alla. Her full name is Victoria Fyodorova Azarenka. She is a Belarusian Professional Tennis Player and has won 21 WTA singles titles, including two Grand Slam singles titles at the year 2012 and 2013 Australian Open. She is the first Belarusian player to win a Grand Slam tournament singles title and also a former World No. 1 player in singles.

Victoria Azarenka at US Open 2015
Victoria Azarenka at US Open 2015

Personal Life

The tennis star is known to be a cheerful individual, a lady with a soft heart as well as an Iron Character who loves to talk a lot. She is open-minded toward friends and uncompromising to competitors and loves driving as well. She attended the Belarusian State University of Physical Training.

She get into tennis because of her mother Alla when she was 7. She started her career in tennis in the year 2003. In the year 2005, she played in the Australian Open, US Open, French Open, and Wimbledon where she won all the matches in both singles and doubles competitions.

Career Turning Point

Azarenka became a terrific player in the year 2007 as she reached her first WTA Final. She also won the US Open mixed doubles with Max Mirnyi in the same year. Then, she won the Roland Garros doubles tournament with Bob Bryan in 2008 and reached the final of the Australian Open Doubles in the same year.

After winning her first WTA career title in the year 2009, she had no problem maintaining a steady rise in ranking over the ensuing year ie. 2010 and 2011.

Salary and Net Worth

The International Soviet Union Women’s Player has a salary of approx. USD 1.25 million and has a net worth of USD 20 million till the date 2022.

Her HUSBAND or BOYFRIEND

It is believed that she was in a love relationship with American musician Redfoo for two years. Then, she came into a relationship with Golf Pro Player Billy McKeague and have a son named LEO in the date December 19, 2016. In the same year they split up and subsequently engaged in a custody battle but Azarenka eventually won and she currently lives with her son Leo.

Victoria Azarenka with her Boyfriend Redfoo
Victoria Azarenka with her Boyfriend Redfoo

Victoria Azarenka Career Timeline

  • Azarenka started to play tennis when she was 7 and debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in November 2003 in Israel where she won Doubles Title and CountryWomen Olga Govortsova.
  • Then she again participated in ITF Tournament in 2004 and in the end, she got a Singles Rank of 508 on that WTA tour.
  • In the year 2005, she won two junior Grand Slams: the Australian Open and US Open Championships.
  • She became the Junior World No. 1 and was named the World Champion by the ITF in 2005 as well as the first Belarusian player to do so.
  • In Memphis on dated Feb. 2006, she defeated the first top-20 player, Nicole Vaidišová, and defeated her second top-30 player Jelena Janković in the same year.
  • In US Open on 2006, she won over Myskina in the first round and lost with Anna Chakvetadze in the third round.
  • In 2007, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam Singles Tournament for the second consecutive time at the Australian Open, where she lost with World No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in straight sets.
  • In mixed doubles at the US Open, Azarenka and countryman Max Mirnyi won the title, defeating Meghann Shaughnessy and Leander Paes.
  • She ended her year at the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, where she defeated world No. 4, Maria Sharapova, in the second round, in their first meeting. Later, she lost to world No. 14 Elena Dementieva, in the quarterfinal.
  • She began her 2008 year at the Australian Women’s Hardcourts tournament on Gold Coast.
  • In her third career WTA Tour final, she lost to Li Na.
  • She entered the French Open as the form player of the clay court season, having reached the semifinals in Berlin and the quarterfinals in Rome. In the second round, she defeated Sorana Cîrstea of Romania, before defeating 18th-seeded and future French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the third round.
  • She teamed with American Bob Bryan to win the mixed doubles title at the French Open, defeating the top-seeded team of Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić in the final.
  • At the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing, she lost to Venus Williams in the third round.
  • She began the 2009 year at Brisbane International as the second seed. She defeated Kateryna Bondarenko, Jarmila Groth, Lucie Šafářová, and Sara Errani, all in straight sets to reach her fifth career final. In the final, Azarenka defeated third seed Marion Bartoli to win her first WTA career title.
  • At the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Azarenka was seeded second. She won her second WTA title by beating her doubles partner and top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the final.
  • She ended the year ranked world No. 7, with a 45–15 win-loss record, having won three titles and qualified for the year-end championships for the first time in her career.
  • She began her 2010 season at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic exhibition. In her first match, she defeated Gisela Dulko. She withdrew from her remaining matches due to illness.
  • At the Australian Open, she was seeded seventh. She lost to Williams at this tournament.
  • At the Andalucia Tennis Experience, she was the top seed but had to retire in her quarterfinal match against María José Martínez Sánchez, due to a left thigh injury.
  • She was seeded 14th at Wimbledon. She lost to eventual semifinalist Petra Kvitová in the third round.
  • In the Bank of the West Classic as a wild card and eighth seed, she won her first title in April 2009. The win propelled Azarenka to world No. 12.
  • Seeded ninth at the Western & Southern Open, she won the doubles title, partnering with Maria Kirilenko, defeating Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
  • She ended the year as world No. 10, her second consecutive year-end top-10 finish.
  • In 2011, Azarenka won the Sony Ericsson Open, and she moved to No. 3 after the U.S. Open.
  • At the Andalucia Tennis Experience, she was the top seed and dropped only fourteen games on her way to the final. She defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in the final.
  • She would win her third title of the year at the Luxembourg Open, defeating Monica Niculescu in the final.
  • During his 2012 season, she claimed her first title of the season at the Apia International Sydney as the third seed. She went on to win against the defending champion Li Na in three sets.
  • She won her ninth WTA title in Sydney, before vanquishing Maria Sharapova in the last of the Australian Open to win her first Grand Slam title.
  • She won her third title of the year in Doha, defeating Sam Stosur in the final.
  • She began her 2013 season at Brisbane International.
  • Her 2013 season ended with a poor showing at the 2013 WTA Tour Championships, winning only one of her three-round robin matches and failing to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2010.
  • She ended the year 2014 ranked world No. 32, her lowest finish since 2006.
  • She started the 2015 season at the Brisbane International, losing to Karolína Plíšková in three sets.
  • She then began her 2016 season at the Brisbane International in Australia where she reached the final after defeating Elena Vesnina, Ysaline Bonaventure, eighth seed Roberta Vinci and surprise qualifier Samantha Crawford. She won the title without losing a set in the entire tournament.
  • She next played, and won, at Indian Wells. Her ranking rose to No. 8 after Indian Wells.
  • She then began her 2017 season at the Mallorca Open where she lost in the second round to Ana Konjuh.
  • In August 2017, Azarenka’s custody battle for her eight-month-old son resulted in her withdrawal from that year’s US Open. She also missed the 2017 Fed Cup final, in which her native Belarus lost 2–3 to the United States.
  • At the Australian Open 2019, she lost to Laura Siegemund in the first round. She won doubles in Acapulco, partnering with Zheng Saisai.
  • At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, she lost in the third round to eventual champion, Simona Halep.
  • At the US Open, she made the final in women’s doubles partnering Ashleigh Barty.
  • Her first match in 2020 was at the Monterrey Open, where she lost in the first round to Tamara Zidanšek in straight sets.
  • She next played at the Western & Southern Open, winning the title via walkover in the final, after Naomi Osaka withdrew citing a hamstring injury. Following the victory, Azarenka climbed 22 places in the world rankings to 27th place.
  • At the end of the season, she entered the Ostrava Open as the 4th seed in singles. She reached the finals but was defeated by Sabalenka in straight sets, in a final where she was struggling with a migraine.
  • She first played at the Grampians Trophy in 2021 where she lost to Jessica Pegula.
  • After that, she started her clay season in Madrid, where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova, before withdrawing from her match against Jessica Pegula.
  • Partnering with compatriot Aryna Sabalenka, she won the doubles event at the Berlin Open defeating the top-seeded pair of Demi Schuurs and Nicole Melichar.
  • She opened her 2022 season at the Adelaide International reaching the quarter-finals and losing to Swiatek in three sets.
  • At the Australian Open, she reached the fourth round which was her best result since 2016.
  • At the WTA 1000 2022 Qatar Total Open in Doha, she recorded her 500th tour-level match win defeating Yulia Putintseva in the first round. She withdrew from her second-round match due to a hip injury.
  • In her next two tournaments at 2022 Indian Wells and the 2022 Miami Open, she reached the third round.
  • During the clay court season, she reached also the round of 16 while playing at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open and the 2022 Italian Open (tennis).
  • At the 2022 French Open, she lost in the third round to Jil Teichmann in a three-set match lasting three hours. She did not compete in any tournament during the grass season.
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