She is one of the most successful German tennis players. Angelique Kerber, born in Bremen, grew up in Kiel and is at home on the world’s tennis courts.
After Grand Slam main stadiums – stadium world”>Steffi Graf, she is the first German Grand Slam winner and therefore right at the top of our tennis Olympus. Read everything about Angelique Kerber in the BILD profile:
Characteristics
Name: Angelique Kerber
Nationality: German Polish
Birthday: January 18, 1988
Sport: Tennis
Professional since: 2003
Size: 1,73 m
batting hand: links
World Ranking: 17th place
Highest Placement: 1 (2016)
Trainer: Torben Beltz
prize money: over US$31 000 000
private life
► Angelique Kerber comes from the far north. She was born in Bremen as the daughter of a German (Beate) and a Pole (Slawek). She has always remained true to her Polish roots and moved to Puszczykowo at the age of 24, where she still lives today.
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Quote
To compare with Steffi Graf:
Comparing me to Steffi is not okay. She’s a champ. She has won everything there is to win. She was always my role model, she still is. I have to go my own way. Comparisons with Steffi are difficult.
Sporting career
► After Angelique Kerber turned professional at the age of just 15, she slowly climbed the world rankings. She hit the top 100 at 19, then hit the top 50 at 23, which she hasn’t left since 2010.
► In 2012 she moved to Puszczykowo, where she has been training at her grandfather’s training ground ever since. In the same year she won her first two indoor tournaments in Copenhagen and Paris. That was her big break.
► In the same year she achieved further successes, so that she rose meteorically into the top 5.
► In 2016, Kerber won the US Open and became number one in the world rankings. She held the place for 34 weeks.
► Wimbledon, arguably every tennis player’s childhood dream, won in 2018.
► Angelique Kerber is one of eight active players with more than 100 Grand Slam matches won. Overall, she has collected well over 600 career wins.
Grand Slam Siege
Kerber has won these three Grand Slam tournaments in her career:
| year | contest |
|---|---|
| 2012 | French Open (to quarterfinals) |
| 2016 | Australian Open (Einzel) |
| 2016 | US-Open (Einzel) |
| 2018 | Wimbledon (singles) |
In addition to the Grand Slam tournaments, Angelique Kerber has also won many other tournaments, so that she has held a total of 13 WTA titles so far.
Others
► In 2017, Forbes magazine ranked Angelique Kerber as the 2nd highest earning athlete in the world with $12.6M, while Serena Williams was 1st with over $27M.
► In 2017 she was appointed UNICEF godmother.
► Her favorite sports besides tennis are: swimming, Formula 1 and soccer
