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Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka is a Belarusian inactive tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in singles by the WTA and held the position for a total of 51 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2012. Azarenka has won 21 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including two majors at the 2012 and 2013 Australian Opens, becoming the first Belarusian to win a major singles title.
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sports · Belarusian tennis player (born 1989) · tennis player · also Victoria Azarenka, Viktoria Asarenka, Vika, Azarenka, Vika Azarenka, Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka
Born 31 July 1989 · Q10118
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2026· 5 entries
Sportskeeda: Victoria Azarenka breaks long silence to reveal details of her personal life in emotional message
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Public attention spiked: 3,160 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.5× the usual 579, with 0 article edits.
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“Sobre a popularização do tênis na Bielorrússia no Programa Altas Horas.”
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“Sobre a música de Michel Teló.”
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Victoria Azarenka Posts an Emotional Message as She Thanks Her Son at Rome Open
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2023· 2 entries
The Guardian: ‘Unacceptable’: Victoria Azarenka takes aim at silencing of female tennis players
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The Guardian: Victoria Azarenka casts aside doubts and ‘villain’ tag on semi-final return
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2022· 2 entries
The Guardian: Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka pulls out of Ukraine aid event amid ‘sensitivities’
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The Guardian: Rampant Emma Raducanu races past Victoria Azarenka in Cincinnati
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2021· 1 entry
Azarenka first played at the Grampians Trophy, a tournament organised for players affected by the hard quarantine imposed upon those who travelled on flights that contained positive results for COVID-19
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2020· 5 entries
The Guardian: Naomi Osaka fights back to sink Victoria Azarenka and regain US Open
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The Guardian: Victoria Azarenka turns back clock to set up US Open final against Osaka
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The Guardian: Jo Konta and Victoria Azarenka plead ignorance over Naomi Osaka's protest
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A resurgent Azarenka recorded her first victory against Williams in a Grand Slam, winning in three sets in the US Open semifinal
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Was at the Monterrey Open, where she lost in the first round to Tamara Zidanšek in straight sets
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Simona Halep beats off-colour Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki goes out
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2018· 1 entry
Although she was not under contract with the company; after her successful 2020 season, she became endorsed by Wilson once again
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2017· 1 entry
Azarenka signed an endorsement deal with Yonex for racquets, using the EZONE 100 racquet
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2014· 1 entry
Azarenka has spoken about her experience of depression during her injury-induced absence from professional tennis in 2014.
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2013· 2 entries
Won the Australian Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2013).
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Did not come until the semifinals of the French Open, where Sharapova won in three sets
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2012· 13 entries
Won the Australian Open Women with WTA Tour Womens (2012).
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Won the Olympics Bronze with Belarus Tennis (2012).
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Won the Olympics Gold with Belarus Tennis (2012).
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Won the WTA China Open with WTA Tour Womens (2012).
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Awarded Order of Honor presented by Alexander Lukashenka (2012).
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Was a single year record for a female athlete in any sport, and remains the sixth highest single year total earned in WTA history
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With Azarenka winning two of the matches
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Azarenka dated American musician Redfoo from late 2012 to early 2014.
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Azarenka became registered in Monaco, but in August 2013, she purchased a large ocean-overlooking house in Manhattan Beach, California as her principal residence
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“Em resposta a Agnieszka Radwanska que afirmou que Azarenka fingiu uma contusão na semifinal do WTA de Dubai de 2012.”
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With six meetings between the pair that year, four of them being in finals
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With Azarenka winning each time
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With the pair meeting five times, with Serena Williams victorious on each occasion: the Madrid Masters final, the Wimbledon semifinals, the Olympics semifinals, the US Open final, described by many as the best match of t
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2011· 4 entries
To win her second title at that tournament
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Winning after Azarenka retired with injury
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Two of which were at the Majors, with Li winning both times
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Both times coming after Williams' ranking had plummeted to world No
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Honored Master of Sports of the Republic of Belarus (2010).
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2009· 2 entries
And again Williams was victorious when the Belarusian was forced to retire due to illness, having won the first set but trailing 2–4 in the second
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This loss caused Azarenka to drop to world No
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2007· 1 entry
In the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow
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2005· 2 entries
Winning two junior Grand Slams: the Australian (she would eventually win the seniors' competition in 2012 and 2013) and US championships
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Played for Belarus Billie Jean King Cup team (2005).
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2004· 1 entry
And at the end of the season she had a singles rank of 508 on the WTA Tour
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1989· 1 entry
Born 1989-07-31.
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