Monica Puig

Quick Facts

Full Name	Monica Puig
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 27, 1993(1993-09-27)
Age	31
Birthplace	San Juan
Country	Puerto Rico
Horoscope	Libra

Monica Puig Biography

Monica Puig is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on September 27, 1993 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In May, she played and won her first WTA final in Strasbourg, defeating Sílvia Soler Espinosa. This success took her to her highest WTA ranking 41st.

At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Puig won the women’s singles gold medal by defeating Polona Hercog, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Garbiñe Muguruza, Laura Siegemund, Petra Kvitová, and finally Angelique Kerber. Puig became the second unseeded player to win a medal at the Olympics after Alicia Molik had won bronze in Athens and the first athlete representing Puerto Rico to win a gold medal in any sport. In Puerto Rico’s Olympic history, Puig is the ninth sportsperson and the first sportswoman to win an Olympic medal. She is the first Latin American representative to win the gold medal in singles and the second to win a medal after Gabriela Sabatini won silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In November, Puig was presented the award for Best Female Athlete in Rio 2016 presented by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

Monica Puig Net Worth

Monica Puig is one of the richest Tennis Player from Puerto Rico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Monica Puig 's net worth US$3,411,976. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was not originally seeded at the US Open, but after a withdrawal of seeded Sloane Stephens, Puig became the 32nd seed. She lost in the first round to Zheng Saisai, and also in doubles with Mariana Duque-Mariño to Nicole Gibbs and Nao Hibino.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Monica Puig height 5 ft 7 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Monica Puig Dating?

According to our records, Monica Puig is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Monica Puig’s is not dating anyone.

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Puig had her breakthrough season in 2009; she started doing much better in the bigger tournaments. She reached her first grade-1 final in Casablanca, losing to Mai Grage of Denmark. She continued playing consistently, highlights of the latter months of the year included a semifinal appearance at a grade-B1 tournament in Tulsa, losing to Bouchard in three sets. In her next tournament, she won the doubles title.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Puerto Rico. Monica Puig celebrates birthday on September 27 of every year.

The second breakthrough of 2012 occurred when she won the first $50,000 tournament of her career at Joué-lès-Tours, France. Puig opened the first round by eliminating the top-seed and world ranked 87, Alexandra Panova. In the semifinals, she defeated An-Sophie Mestach, the same opponent to whom she lost in the 2011 Australian Open junior final.

Does Monica Puig have a husband?

Puig became engaged to Nathan Rakitt in 2021.

Did Monica Puig retire?

Olympic tennis champion Monica Puig will not compete at Tokyo 2020 after shoulder surgery. The Puerto Rican was a shock winner at Rio 2016 in women’s singles, but announced on her social media that recent surgery has her looking towards 2022. And Paris 2024. There will be no Monica Puig at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Why is Monica Puig notable?

Monica Puig is a Puerto Rican tennis player, who is famous for putting her country on the global tennis map. Puig made history at the 2016 Rio Olympics by becoming the first Puerto Rican athlete to win a gold medal, after she defeated Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles final.

Is Monica Puig related to Yasiel Puig?

No, the two are not related , but sharing a last name can still create a bond or at least stir some emotions. That’s especially true given the historic overtones of Monica Puig’s match in Rio.

Who is Nathan Rakitt?

THE FLATS – A five-star prospect ranked 82nd nationally when he enrolled at Tech, Nathan Rakitt has developed into an All-ACC caliber player at the top of the Tech lineup, and finished the 2013-14 spring season No. 115 in the ITA rankings.