Iga Swiatek

2018 was the best year for Swiatek as a junior if one goes by the records. By that time, she had already established herself as one of the brightest prospects in world tennis. After a one-year absence, the Pole returned to competitive junior action and took part in the French Open juniors event. Swiatek was defeated as a singles competitor in the semi-final but in the doubles category, she and Caty McNally went the distance to win the title. That was her first junior Grand Slam title. The Pole did not have to wait long to get her second as she won the Wimbledon juniors campaign in the singles category and she dropped only one set throughout the tournament. The Pole then teamed up with Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan to to compete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, where she won the gold medal after beating the Japanese duo of Yuki Naito and Naho Sato.

Although Swiatek had already started to prove her talent in 2019, the year she turned professional, the Pole really left her stamp on world tennis in 2020 when she won her first ever Grand Slam, at just the age of 19. She became the youngest woman to win a Grand Slam Maria Sharapova in 2004. The Pole had to get through the likes of then world no. 2 Simona Halep, who was on a 17-game winning streak. She went up against world no. 6 Sofia Kenin in the final defeated her to set two new records at the time: the first ever Polish player to win a Grand Slam and the lowest ranked player to win a Grand Slam (she was ranked 54 at the time).

However, the best year of her career has to be the 2022 season so far. After Ash Barty’s retirement, there was almost no one who could match up to the consistency and quality of tennis Swiatek played. The Pole had been on a 37-game winning streak that saw her win the Qatar Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, Stuttgart Open, Italian Open and French Open back to back. Her streak was brought to an end at Wimbledon by Alize Cornet in the third round. In 21st century, Swiatek’s streak is the longest, dethroning Serena Williams who previously held the record with 35 straight wins back in 2000.

According to a Sportsbrief article, she is thought to be worth USD $9 million. She competes in many tournaments, but her professional tennis career is her main source of money. She also earns a respectable sum of money through endorsing products. Asics, the luxury arm of Toyota, and Lexus are a few businesses that have teamed with her. Red Bull, Toyota Lexus, Tecnifibre, and Rolex are some other sponsors. A person’s net worth is significantly influenced by the value of endorsements.

Tomasz and Dorota Swiatek welcomed Iga Swiatek into the world on May 31, 2001 in the Polish city of Warsaw. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, her father, Tomasz, competed for Poland in the men’s quadruple sculls as an Olympian rower. Her mother, on the other hand, decided to pursue a career in medicine. She is an orthodontic specialist. Agata, Iga’s older sister, is also alive. Her sister originally played swimming, but she later switched to tennis.