When did Iga Swiatek turn pro?
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Iga Swiatek
Poland’s tennis player Iga Swiatek turned professional in the year 2016 and finished the year as World No.903 on the WTA charts.
Even as a junior, Swiatek enjoyed great success on the circuit, winning French Open Girls’ doubles championship in 2018 and the singles event at Wimbledon. She was also instrumental in leading her country in the junior Fed Cup in 2016.
Swiatek was born on May 31, 2001, in Warsaw to a family of sporting personalities. Her father, Tomasz Swiatek is a rower who competed in the men’s quadruple sculls event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Her sister Agata, initially started out in swimming, but switched to tennis as a junior.
At the turn of 2019, the Polish girl started playing the WTA tournaments regularly and even managed to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros, before she was downed by Simona Halep.
At the back of some consistent showing, she even managed to break through into the top-50 of the women’s ranking and finished 2019 as 61 in the world.
Swiatek won the 2020 French Open
Her biggest breakthrough season came in 2020, where she created history as a 19-year-old by winning the French Open singles title by Sofia Kenin in straight sets. In the process, she became the first women player from Poland to win a Grand Slam title. The Warsaw girl also became the youngest French Open winner since 1992. She also joined a list of tennis greats- Steffi Graf, Monica Seles and Chris Evert to have won Roland Garros before they turned 20.
The 19-year-old finished 2020 as World No.19, and is currently ranked 9 on the WTA charts. She is the defending champion in Paris and with a title in Rome last week, she is one of the favourites to win the French Open for a second time. It is also not surprising that Swiatek is also a fan of Rafael Nadal and has often been spotted talking and clicking pictures with the King of Clay.
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