Who Is Angelique Kerber’s Popular WTA Coach? Everything To Know About The Man Who Coached Emma Raducanu, Donna Vekic, And Others
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Angelique Kerber
Three-time Grand Slam champion, Angelique Kerber was born to Polish parents in the city of Bremen, which is part of northwestern Germany.?
Her maternal grandmother owned an indoor tennis stadium in Poland, where Kerber started playing tennis at the age of three.
In the year 2011, she reached the last four at the US Open and was ranked World Number 34 after the event.
Kerber won her first title in 2012 at Open GDF Suez,?where she defeated Marion Bartoli in the final.
In 2012, Kerber also reached the Wimbledon semi-final and later rose to no. 5 in the world.
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EASTBOURNE, ENGLAND - JUNE 27: Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates winning her women's singles quarter-final match against Simona Halep of Romania during day four of the Nature Valley International at Devonshire Park on June 27, 2019, in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for LTA)
She won four WTA titles in 2015. The year 2016 showered prosperity over the German's career.
She defeated Serena Williams in the final of the Australian Open and brought home her first Grand Slam title. Also, she reached a career-high ranking of world number two after the Melbourne Major.
At the Rio games, she achieved a Silver Medal, losing to Monica Puig in the Gold Medal match.
Soon after the Olympics she picked up the US Open title and claimed the world number one spot.
In 2018, she defeated Serena Williams again in a major final and claimed her first Wimbledon title.
In 2019, she reached the finals at Hopman Cup, Indian Wells, and Eastbourne. Towards the end of the season, Kerber was erratic as she concluded her season without a title and a leg injury. Also, she was ranked year-end world number 20.
Kerber's struggles continued in 2020. She participated in the Australian Open and US Open in the season marred by the pandemic, and she lost in the fourth round in both events.
She then lost in the opening round of the Italian Open.
Kerber's current coach is Torben Beltz, who was formerly her coach during the successful 2016 season. She is currently ranked no. 25 in the WTA rankings.
Her career prize-money amounts to $25,853,978.
In 2020, Kerber also ranked ninth in the list of highest-paid female athletes in the world. Her total earnings amounted to $5.3 million, of which $4 million came from endorsements.
Kerber has an estimated net worth of $30 million.
Angelique Kerber is the global ambassador of?Stuttgart?car manufacturer?Porsche. Her sports gear is sponsored by Adidas and she uses the rackets by Yonex. She is also a UNICEF ambassador.
Kerber's other endorsements include Generali, Ole Lynggaard, coffee brand Lavazza, NetJets airlines, and Rose.
She also runs the Angie Kerber academy.
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Angelique Kerber in action against Czech Republic's Katerina Siniakova at Round 1 of the Italian Open 2020. Pool via REUTERS/Clive Brunskill.
Kerber has been named as the children's charity UNICEF ambassador. She supports the children in Africa and Yemen affected by famine.??
Kerber has also participated in various fund-raising tennis matches from time to time, to help the needy.
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Age | 32 |
Boyfriend | Torben Beltz |
Residence | Puszczykowo,?Poland |
Nationality | German |
Endorsements | Adidas, Porsche, Yonex, Lavazza, NetJets, etc. |
Net Worth | US $30 million |
Height | 1.77 m |
Coach | Torben Beltz |
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