Iga Swiatek || 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Iga Swiatek . See Old and new Photo’s

Iga Swiatek || 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Iga Swiatek . See Old and new Photo’s

Swiatek, born and raised in Poland, is a 21 years old professional tennis player. Since April 2022, Swiatek is the current WTA world No 1. In 2016, she won her first professional tournament.

In 2020, she achieved her first grand slam in Roland Garros, after defeating world No 1 Simona Halep in the fourth round. As a junior, she won the Wimbledon single title, and the Roland Garros doubles title. In 2018, she won the gold medal at the youth Olympic Games. Since December 2021, Iga Swiatek has been coached by Tomasz Wiktorowski.

In 2022, she became a two-time champion in Roland Garros, and she won her first US Open against Ons Jabeur. She is the first polish player to become the best tennis player in the world. Her prize money is over $15,356,030, according to the official WTA website. On Instagram, she is followed by over more than 1 million users.

Her Favorite Music Genre? Rock!
Despite being only 21 years old, Swiatek loves old-school rock bands, such as Guns and Roses, AC/DC, Pink Floyd and Pearl Jam. She says that music “stays” with her along the WTA tour. And she explained why she prefers that kind of genre. “I think that early music fascinates me because it had more value in the past, more spirit, it brought more emotions and was less synthetic”.

A Sports Family
Her passion for sports is a family inheritance. Or kind of. Iga’s father was an olympic athlete. Tomasz Swiatek, a former rower, competed in Seoul ‘88 and the world championships, where he finished in the fifth position. He won no medal. Her sister, Aga, intended to be a tennis player, but she gave up.

Iga Swiatek, The Football Player

It’s very common to see Iga playing football with the tennis ball on the court. That’s because, for many years, she played for Warsaw Legia Football. In Wimbledon 2021, she showed in central court some of their amazing football skills.

Iga’s Favorite TV Show Is… Mad Men

“It has a retro atmosphere that is very cool”. Again. In a sense, Iga seems to prefer the past over the present. “For me it is important to be able to learn something in a series. It shows many ideas that are now obvious to us, but were something new at the time” she says.