Angelique Kerber is a German Professional Tennis Player who is a former world no.1 and three Grand slam tournaments. She ascended to the top of the rankings on 12 September 2016, thus becoming the twenty-second and oldest player to achieve the number-one ranking for the first time and the first new number-one player since Victoria Azarenka in 2012.
Angelique Kerber started the defense of her Wimbledon title with a comfortable victory over Tatjana Maria
Kicking off the action on Centre Court on day two, the German eased to a 6-4 6-3 win over her compatriot in front of the watching Duchess of Cambridge in the Royal Box. Despite not winning a tournament since beating Serena Williams in the final at SW19 last year, Kerber has shown some good recent form, including reaching the final in Eastbourne last week.
Famous for
- Professional Tennis Player
- WTA player of the year (2016)
- 3 times Grand Slam Tournament Winner
Early Life of Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber was born on January 18, 1988, in Bremen, Germany. She is the daughter of Slawomir Kerber and Beata Kerber with sister Jessica Kerber. She grew up at Kial and started playing tennis at her age three, eventually joining the junior circuit. In 2012, Kerber moved to Puszczykowo, Poland where her maternal grandfather owns an indoor tennis facility. She made inroads at events in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, but did not win a junior title before 2003, at which point she had already turned professional at age 15. Kerber speaks German, Polish and English and holds dual German-Polish citizenship. Kerber clarifies that despite her strong polish connection she considers herself German.
Body Measurement of Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber is a very beautiful tennis player with an athletic body build. She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and her balanced weight consists 68 kg. She has medium blonde hair color and light blue eyes. She uses a 34C bra size and 9 (US) size of the shoe. Her body measurement is 36-26-35 inches. Overall, she attracts a lot of people towards her with her charming smile on her face.
Personal/Marital status of Angelique Kerber (married, children, boyfriend)
Angelique Kerber is an unmarried woman and she is still to get married. On November 16, 2017, Angelique Kerber announced via social media that her longtime partnership with Torben Beltz has come to an end. At the moment, it may be safe to assume that Angelique Kerber is single.
Career of Angelique Kerber
- Angelique started playing tennis since her age 3 joining the junior circuit.
- Kerber made her debut in Grand Slam in 2007
- Kerber attained her first Grand Slam victory in 2008 at the Australian Open by beating Maret Ani, before losing to Francesca Schiavone.
- She then reached the second round of the Pattaya Women's Open, the third round of the Pacific Life Open and the second round of Sony Ericsson Open.
- In 2009, Kerber only won three WTA main-draw matches and reached the second round of the US Open as a qualifier where she lost to María José Martínez Sánchez.
- In 2010, Kerber qualified for the Australian Open where she reached her first third round in a Grand Slam by upsetting Olga Govortsova
- She played in the Wimbledon Championships, where she made it to the third round after defeating Sania Mirza
- Kerber's breakthrough occurred at the 2011 US Open where while ranked world No. 92
- Kerber won her first WTA title in 2012
- At date, Kerber has won 12 WTA singles title including 3 Grand Slam singles titles at the 2016 Australian Open, 2016 US Open, and 2018 Wimbledon Championships
- With the victory over defending champion Serena Williams, Kerber became the world no.1 on 12 September 2016
- As the record of 24 June 2019 Kerber is currently ranked world no.5
- She holds Silver Medal in Olympic finals in 2016
Net Worth of Angelique Kerber
The 31 years old professional tennis player, Angelique Kerber has an estimated net worth of $15 Million including all of her properties and earnings. In 2017, she was the eighth highest-earning tennis player with a total salary of $12.6 million including $7.6 million in prize money. The remaining, she earned from her endorsement deals with Adidas and Yonex. In early 2015 she became a global ambassador of Stuttgart car manufacturer Porsche. In 2016 she signed a deal with an insurance group Generali. In late 2016, she became the global brand ambassador of beauty for the US cosmetics company. In 2017 she became an ambassador of Australian health snack brand slim secrets. and signed with both the luxury watchmaker Rolex and the software corporation SAP.
