Yanina Wickmayer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yanina Wickmayer
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1989(1989-10-20)
Age	35
Birthplace	Lier
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Flemish Region
Horoscope	Libra

Yanina Wickmayer Biography

Yanina Wickmayer is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on October 20, 1989 in Lier, Flemish Region, Belgium. In 2009, she won her first WTA Tour singles title at Estoril.

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Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She reached the semifinals at the 2009 US Open, and a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 12 on 19 April 2010. In doubles, she reached a career- high of world No. 71 on 15 February 2010. She won the award for “WTA Most Improved Player” in 2009. In June 2011, Time magazine named her one of the “30 Legends of Women’s Tennis: Past, Present and Future”.

She continued her success on the ITF circuit by winning several tournaments in Asia during the fall season (see external links). It was around this time that Wickmayer surpassed Caroline Maes as the No. 2 Belgian female tennis player. At the start of the year, she was No. 534 in the world, but by November 2007, was around No. 170. Wickmayer had won eight singles titles and seven doubles titles on the circuit. She was also selected by team captain Sabine Appelmans to represent the Belgium Fed Cup team at the Fed Cup. She lost to Venus Williams, 1–6, 2–6, in her World Group match, before winning one rubber and losing the other against Chinese opposition.

In 2011 she began dating soccer player Jerome Vanderzijl.

Yanina Wickmayer Net Worth

Yanina Wickmayer is one of the richest Tennis Player from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yanina Wickmayer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before turning professional in 2004, she was a highly successful young player in Belgium.

She represented Belgium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Wickmayer was born on 20 October 1989 to Marc Wickmayer and Daniella Dannevoye. She was introduced to tennis at the age of nine by friends at local courts. Her mother died at an early age shortly thereafter. She is named after Diego Maradona’s youngest daughter Gianinna. The surname ‘Wickmayer’ traces back to Austria through her father Marc. Wickmayer who fluently speaks Dutch, English, and French, most admires former Belgian tennis player Kim Clijsters. In 2017, she announced that Clijsters would be working with her during the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. On 16 July 2017, Wickmayer married long-time boyfriend and former professional football player Jérôme van der Zijl.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Yanina Wickmayer Dating?

According to our records, Yanina Wickmayer married to Jérôme van der Zijl. As of December 1, 2023, Yanina Wickmayer’s is not dating anyone.

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Wickmayer started her US Open Series at the Rogers Cup. She advanced to the main draw after wins over Donna Vekić and eighth seed Julia Görges. In the first round, she was defeated by fellow qualifier Lesia Tsurenko. Seeded 4th at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, Wickmayer reached the semifinals with wins over Canadian wildcard Gabriela Dabrowski, qualifier Julia Glushko, and Nao Hibino. In her semifinal match, she lost to seventh seed and eventual champion Johanna Konta. Ranked ninety-two at the US Open, Wickmayer beat 2010 French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone, in the first round. In the second round, she lost to 20th seed Victoria Azarenka.

Facts & Trivia

Yanina Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Yanina Wickmayer celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

Wickmayer returned to Auckland to defend her 2010 championship. Seeded second, she reached the final once again defeating Dinara Safina, qualifier Sabine Lisicki, Simona Halep, and Peng Shuai. In the final, Wickmayer lost to Gréta Arn 3–6, 3–6. At the Medibank International Sydney, Wickmayer was defeated in the first round by fourth seed Samantha Stosur 7–5, 6–4. Seeded 21st at the Australian Open, Wickmayer lost in the second round to Latvian Anastasija Sevastova 4–6, 2–6.