Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka is a professional tennis player from Belarus. She is a veteran on the WTA Tour, as well as a former world No.1. Born on July 31, 1989 in Minsk, Azarenka has been on the circuit for close to two decades now. The 34-year-old has held the top ranking for over 50 weeks, a testament to her longevity and success. She is currently ranked No.17 in singles and has won 21 WTA singles titles till date.

Victoria Azarenka is a two-time Grand Slam champion in singles, with both these titles coming at consecutive Australian Open tournaments in 2012 and 2013. Additionally, she has also won two mixed doubles major trophies as well as an Olympic gold medal to her name.

Azarenka’s style can be described as professional, compact and full of precision. In fact, she is an admirer of Roger Federer purely because of his professionalism; something that she has emulated pretty well over the years. She is a supremely skilful hard-court player - most of her significant results have come on this surface. Meanwhile, the Belursian’s favorite shot is her backhand, and unsurprisingly so. While her best years came around 2012 and 2013, Azarenka continues to be a threat for the top seeds.

Victoria Azarenka Player Information

Victoria Azarenka Early Life

Victoria Azarenka was born in July, 1989 in the town of Minsk. Her parents are also from the old Soviet nation. The Belarusian was introduced to tennis by her mother at the age of seven. At the age of 15, ‘Vika’ moved to Arizona in the US to train. She made her ITF Junior debut in 2003, and won a couple of junior Grand Slams in 2005. From there, her career sky-rocketed.

Victoria Azarenka Personal Life

Victoria Azarenka is a fun-loving personality off the court. She loves music - rock, hip hop and R&B are her favorite genres of songs. This is also where her unique liking for karaoke stems from. She enjoys watching movies, cooking, paddle boarding and surfing in her free time. Vika is also known to be one of the friendliest players on the circuit. She is warm and amicable with most of her peers. Roger Federer and Steffi Graf are her tennis idols. “Graf’s Calendar Golden Slam in 1988 is my biggest motivation,” Azarenka has said.

Victoria Azarenka Family Background

Victoria Azarenka was born to Alla Azarenka and Fedor Azarenka. She was born in Minsk, but later moved to the USA. Her mother Alla was reportedly a former tennis player herself, and she was responsible for her daughter picking up the racket and taking up tennis seriously. Azarenka recalled the challenging dynamic with her mother early on — “I also kind of put a lot of pressure when I was a kid. My mother was very tough with me. She pushed me. She was getting so sad when I would lose, [so] I didn’t want to disappoint her by losing,” she divulged.

Azarenka also has a brother Max, about whom not much is known as of 2023. Owing to her family history, Azarenka speaks English, Belarusian and Russian.

Victoria Azarenka Boyfriend/Husband

According to multiple online reports, Victoria Azarenka is not seeing anyone at the moment. She is single. The two-time Grand Slam winner is focused on her career as well as her young son.

However, Victoria does have a dating history in the past. Incidentally, she was seeing a fellow tennis player - Sergei Bubka from 2011-2012. He is a Ukrainian former tennis player who was ranked No. 145 at one point.

In 2012, she got into a relationship with singer Stefan Gordy. The duo dated for a couple of years before cutting things off in 2014. Finally, the last known relationship of Azarenka’s was with Billy McKeague. He met Azarenka in Hawaii, and they eventually became partners. Later in 2016, they welcomed a child named Leo, and a long battle for custody followed after their split. In the end, it was Vika who got custody of Leo.

Victoria Azarenka Children

Victoria Azarenka has one son, whose name is Leo. She gave birth to him on December 19, 2016. She has posted Leo’s pictures several times on social media, and takes him for her tournaments whenever possible.

In December 2022, she said on his birthday, “Happy 6th birthday Leo! I love you more than you can ever imagine! You grow so fast, keep shining kid! Keep learning and creating and I will be by your side always cheering you on as obsessively as I am at your [football] games. We love you!”

Victoria Azarenka Social Media

Instagram: @vichka35

Twitter: @vika7

TikTok: @victoriaazarenka

Victoria Azarenka Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Victoria Azarenka’s net worth is estimated at around $25 million. Having turned pro around two decades ago, Vika has won big bucks in prize money. Back in 2013, she was reportedly within the top-5 highest earning female athletes in the world. According to WTATennis.com website, the 34-year-old has won $1.7 million in 2023 alone, and $36.6 million in prize money earnings over the course of her career.

Victoria Azarenka Sponsorship Deals and Endorsements

Victoria Azarenka has been sponsored by world-famous sporting brand Nike. She has been tied up with them for many years, and wears their clothes and shoes during tournaments. As for her tennis equipment, she is sponsored by Wilson.

Some of her other noteworthy endorsements include Red Bull, American Express, Esurance, Insta Forex, and Citizen.

Victoria Azarenka Investments

According to online sources, Victoria Azarenka has made some personal investments in her name. However, the exact details of the same are not known in the public domain. She has also tied up with Esurance, which is an insurance company. In all likelihood, she is using this to aid her financial growth and stability.

Victoria Azarenka Best Finish at All Four Grand Slams

Singles:

Australian Open - W (2012, 2013)

Roland Garros - SF (2013)

Wimbledon - SF (2011, 2012)

US Open - F (2012, 2013, 2020)

Women’s Doubles:

Australian Open - F (2008, 2011)

Roland Garros - F (2009)

Wimbledon - QF (2008)

US Open - F (2019)

Mixed Doubles:

Australian Open - F (2007)

Roland Garros - W (2008)

Wimbledon - F (2018)

US Open - W (2007)

Victoria Azarenka Achievements and Records

As of 2023, Victoria Azarenka holds a win-loss record of 599-243 in singles. Vika has won six premier titles on the WTA circuit, including the Sunshine Double in 2016. Her best rivalries on tour were against Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. She has 21 singles trophies, and 10 doubles titles to go along with it - making her one of the most decorated active WTA players. Here are some of her accomplishments:

• 4x Grand Slam champion (2 in singles, 2 in mixed doubles)

• 31x career WTA titles

• 2x Olympic medalist (London 2012 - Gold in mixed doubles, Bronze in singles)

• First Belarusian player to win a Grand Slam singles championship, and to be ranked No. 1 in the world

• WTA Comeback Player of the Year (2020)

Victoria Azarenka Coach

Victoria Azarenka is currently being coached by Maxime Tchoutakian. He is a Frenchman, and a former player himself. Before that, she has been coached by the likes of Wim Fissette, Sam Sumyk and Michael Joyce. Right before teaming up with Tchoutakian, she was training under Dorian Descloix, before splitting in October 2021.

Victoria Azarenka Charity Work and Philanthropy

Victoria Azarenka has always been an active philanthropist and does some charity work whenever she can. One of the charities that she supports is the battle for gender equality. She has also played numerous charity events over the years. In 2022 however, controversy was sparked when Azarenka’s name was included in the exhibition match before the US Open. Since the proceeds from the event were going to help Ukraine, and Vika was from Belarus, several players and fans raged at the decision to let her play. Eventually, her name was dropped from the event.

Victoria Azarenka Diet

Since she is still playing, Victoria Azarenka maintains a healthy diet during the season. She eats plenty of fruits and vegetables, and has some healthy snacks to keep her energy up. She also enjoys her share of nuts, energy bars and foods that are composed of fruits rather than grains.

To drink, Vika has her traditional smoothie with raspberry, banana and almond milk. She also has fruit juices. “[When] I grew up, we were pretty poor. So I know what it’s like to be hungry. I know what it’s like to finish your meal because you don’t leave anything on the plate, and you eat fast,” she said in 2021.

Victoria Azarenka House

According to sources, Victoria Azarenka currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida. She has a lavish house in Fieldbrook Cir E, where she moved not too long ago. The Belarusian also has a house in Manhattan Beach Palace. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and spreads across almost 4,600 sq ft. There were rumors suggesting that Vika wanted to sell this house for around $8 million, but there were no further developments after this. According to the TennisTalky.com website, Azarenka also had a property in the heart of Monte Carlo.

Victoria Azarenka Cars

Victoria Azarenka has taken fast and furious to the next level, owning some hot-shot automobiles. According to reports online, she is the proud owner of a Lamborghini Aventador as well as a Porsche Panamera. She also has a Mercedes worth around $120,000.