Yanina Wickmayer

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Yanina Wickmayer 2009 US Open

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Yanina Wickmayer - 2011 Fed Cup Semifinals

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Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) (9614593995)

Belgian tennis player

Yanina Wickmayer

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Born	Birth date -1st March 1966 Lier, Belgium
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Yanina Wickmayer (born 20 October 1989) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She has won five singles titles and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 11 singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 12, achieved on 19 April 2010. Wickmayer reached the semifinals of the 2009 US Open.

Early life and background

Yanina Wickmayer was born in Lier, Belgium. She began playing tennis at a young age and turned professional in 2004.

Professional career

Wickmayer's breakthrough came in 2009 when she reached the semifinals of the US Open, where she was defeated by Caroline Wozniacki. This performance helped her break into the top 20 of the WTA rankings.

In 2010, Wickmayer achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 12. She has also had notable performances in other Grand Slam tournaments, including reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Playing style

Wickmayer is known for her powerful groundstrokes and aggressive baseline play. She plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

Personal life

Wickmayer resides in Belgium and continues to compete on the professional circuit.

Career statistics

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Australian Open	A	A	A	4R	2R	2R	1R	2R	4R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A
French Open	A	A	A	3R	3R	2R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A
Wimbledon	A	A	A	1R	4R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A
US Open	A	A	SF	3R	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	A

Related pages

• WTA Tour
• ITF Women's Circuit
• Grand Slam (tennis)
• 2009 US Open (tennis)
• Caroline Wozniacki