Caroline has always been a sports
fan – like the rest of her family. Her parents, Piotr and Anna Wozniacki, have
both been professional athletes. Anna played volleyball for Poland, and Piotr
can look back on a career as professional soccer player. The Polish couple
moved to Denmark in the late 80s when Piotr went to play for the Danish soccer
club B1909 in Odense. After a couple of years in Denmark, Caroline was born, on
July 11, 1990.
Already from the age of two,
Caroline and her brother Patrik (four years older than Caroline) participated
in a lot physical activities, and they were taught how to swim at a young age.
As her elder brother started playing soccer, Caroline wanted to play the game
as well. And as he took up tennis, she followed closely in his footsteps and
instantly fell in love with the sport. Caroline could be seen playing tennis
for hours with her dad at the tennis club in their home town Koge. She didn’t
seem to be able to get enough of the game, constantly pushing her dad to play
yet another match with her.
The hard training quickly paid off.
Nine-year old Caroline started to win the matches against the rest of her
family. When she won the singles title in the Osaka Mayor’s Cup in Japan at 14
years of age in October 2004, it was clear that she had the potential to
achieve great results as a tennis player. Since then, she has won quite a few
titles, including the Junior Championships in Wimbledon in 2006.
Since then, Caroline officially
turned pro and has won six Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Singles Titles including the
Japan Open, New Haven and Stockholm in 2008 and in 2009 she has won the Ponte
Vedra Beach, Eastbourne and New Haven titles. At the 2009 US Open, Caroline
made her debut Grand Slam singles appearance in the quarterfinals, semifinals
and final before falling to former Sony Ericsson WTA World #1 Kim Clijsters.
After her tremendous US Open, Caroline officially qualified for the
season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships set to take place in Doha in November
which comprises of the top eight players in the world, and went all the way to
the semifinals. En route to the semifinals, she beat two top ranked oppenents
(Zvonareva and Azarenka) in two dramatic three-setters.
In addition to this, Caroline was
named and awarded the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Newcomer of the Year
presented at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, and is the youngest singles player
ranked in the top 10 in the world.
Caroline started off the 2010 season
well; she advanced to the 4th round of the Australian Open, before falling to
Chinese Na Li. Caroline the proceeded to the finals of the BNP Paribas Open in
Indian Wells. Despite her loss in the finals, she climbed to a career-high #2
ranking. After her great run in Indian Wells, she defended her title on the
green clay of Ponte Vedra, claiming her 7th career title.
BORN
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July 11, 1990 in Odense, Denmark
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RESIDENCE
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
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PLAYS
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Right-handed (double-handed
backhand)
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FAVOURITE SURFACE
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Hard Court
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IDOLS
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Martina Hingis, Steffi Graf
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HEIGHT
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177 cm
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WEIGHT
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58 kg (127.6 lbs.)
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STATUS
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(Pro)
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RACELIST RANKING
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1
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CLOTHING
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adidas by Stella McCartney
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SHOES
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adidas
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Yonex
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