Yanina Wickmayer

Tennis Player

1989 –

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Who is Yanina Wickmayer?

Yanina Wickmayer is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world number 40. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 12 on 19 April 2010. She is also known for reaching the semifinals at the 2009 US Open. She won the award for "WTA Most Improved Player" in 2009.

Wickmayer has achieved career victories over Kim Clijsters, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Petra Kvitová, Li Na, Sam Stosur, Francesca Schiavone, Dinara Safina, Ana Ivanovic and Agnieszka Radwańska. In June 2011, Time Magazine named her one of the "30 Legends of Women's Tennis: Past, Present and Future".

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Born
Oct 20, 1989
Lier, Belgium
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Nationality
  • Belgium
Profession
Lived in
  • Lier, Belgium
  • Diest
  • Monte Carlo

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on July 23, 2013

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