Victoria Azarenka Bio, Net Worth, Age, Boyfriend, Ranking, Family

Facts About Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in singles, having claimed the top ranking for the first time on 30 January 2012. As of June 2022, she has won 21 WTA singles titles such as the 2 Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013. In the doubles tournaments, she has won numerous WTA doubles titles, Grand Slam titles, and an Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics. She has also won three mixed doubles titles – two being Grand Slam 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. Victoria first got introduced to tennis when she was 7. She has huge respect for the Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. Her idol since a young age has been the legendary German former female tennis player Steffi Graf. Her biggest rivals throughout her career have been Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. She won the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal in mixed doubles after in the finals, she and her country fellow Max Mirnyi won against Andy Murray and Laura Robson of Great Britain. Other than tennis matches themselves, she was seen on the news talk show Fox and Friends as herself.

What is Victoria Azarenka Famous For?

• Being a Belarusian professional tennis player.
• Being former world’s #1 female tennis player. She achieved her best ranking (#1) on January 30, 2012.

What is Victoria Azarenka Nationality?

Victoria Azarenka was born on July 31, 1989, with the full name of Victoria Fyodarauna Azarenka. She is from Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union. She is the daughter of Alla and Fyodor Azarenka. She holds the Belarusian nationality and her ethnicity is Belarusian, Russian, English, French, and Ukrainian. Her present age is 33 as of 2022. She has one sibling, named Max Azarenka. She began playing tennis at age 7 when her mom, who was working at a social club at the time, gave her a racket and proposed she hit a ball against a divider to keep out of inconvenience. At age 15, she moved from Belarus to Scottsdale, Arizona, to train and live. She attended the Belarusian State University of Physical Training.

Victoria Azarenka Career Timeline

• Azarenka turned professional in 2003. She debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in November 2003 in Israel, winning one doubles title with countrywoman Olga Govortsova.
• She continued to participate in ITF tournaments in 2004, and at the end of the season, she had a singles rank of 508 on the WTA Tour. 
• She had a successful year in 2005, winning two junior Grand Slams: the Australian (she would eventually win the seniors’ competition in 2012 and 2013) and US championships. 
• She ended the season as the junior world No. 1 and was named the 2005 World Champion by the ITF, becoming the first Belarusian to do so.
• In February 2006 in Memphis, she defeated her first top-20 player, Nicole Vaidišová, and defeated her second top-30 player in Jelena Janković in Miami that same year.
• At the 2006 US Open, she had her first win over Myskina in the first round and lost to 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. There, she lost to world No. 11 Jelena Janković 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 at 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 at 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.

How Rich is Victoria Azarenka?

Victoria Azarenka is a professional tennis player whose net worth is estimated to have $20 Million as of 2022. Her main source of wealth comes from her tennis career. Her salary is in millions of dollars. She is one of the most profitable stars in women’s tennis. She is endorsed by Nike for clothing, footwear, and apparel, and is frequently featured in promotional material for the company. Red Bull entered into a deal with Azarenka in January 2013, making her the first tennis player sponsor for the beverage and sports investment giant. She has been sponsored by numerous racquet companies: from the start of her junior career, up to 2012, she was sponsored by Head and used the Head Extreme racquet. Between 2012 and 2017, she was sponsored by Wilson, using the Wilson Ultra 100 racquet. In 2017, Azarenka signed an endorsement deal with Yonex for racquets, using the EZONE 100 racquet. Other endorsement partners include American Express, Citizen Watch, and Six Star Pro Nutrition; she was also endorsed by the investment company Instaforex between 2013 and 2016. In August 2013, Azarenka was named the fourth highest-paid female athlete in the world by Forbes magazine, with total earnings of $15.7 million between 2012 and 2013; her prize money constituted $6.7 million, whilst her growing endorsements equaled $9 million. Her  $7.9 million prize money haul in 2012 was a single-year record for a female athlete in any sport and remains the sixth highest single-year total earned in WTA history. With over $28.1 million in prize money, she is seventh on the list of all-time WTA prize money leaders. Her prize money till now is US$34,449,618. 

Who is Victoria Azarenka Boyfriend?

Victoria Azarenka is assumed to be single at present. It seems she is focusing on his career rather than being in a relationship. Previously, she dated the Ukrainian professional tennis player Sergei Bubka in 2011. Later, they split in 2012. From 2012 to 2014, she dated the American musician Stefan Gordy (also known as Redfoo). Moreover, she dated Billy McKeague. They had one son, Leo (born December 19, 2016). Later, their love relationship ended in 2017. They later became involved in a custody case for their son in Los Angeles, which began in August 2017. Azarenka then withdrew from the remaining 2017 tournaments. In January 2018 a tabloid news website reported that Azarenka had won an early round of the U.S. custody proceedings where a Los Angeles County judge ruled that the custody case of McKeague and Azarenka’s U.S.-born son should not take place in Los Angeles County but in Belarus. In December 2018, the California Courts of Appeal ruled that Los Angeles County Superior Court has jurisdiction over their child custody case, overturning the initial Los Angeles County Superior Court Belarus jurisdiction decision. Victoria’s sexual orientation is straight. 

How tall is Victoria Azarenka?

Victoria Azarenka is a tennis player who has a perfect height of 6 feet (1.83 m). His body weight consists of 67 kg. She has a seductive body figure of 37-27-38 inches. She wears a bra size of 36A and wears a dress size of 8 (US). Her shoe size is 9 (US). She has long wavy hair which is of blonde color and she has a blue pair of eyes. Overall, she has got a healthy body with a charming personality. Her body type is athletic. 

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