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Victoria Azarenka

Athlete

Born: Belarusian

Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), having 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.

Azarenka is also a three-time major finalist at the US Open, finishing runner-up to Serena Williams in both 2012 and 2013 and to Naomi Osaka in 2020. In singles, she has won six Premier Mandatory tournaments (including the Sunshine Double in 2016), four Premier 5 tournaments, and the singles bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics. She was runner-up at the 2011 WTA Finals to Petra Kvitová. She finished with a year-end top 10 singles ranking from 2009 to 2013.

Azarenka has won 10 WTA Tour doubles titles (including one WTA 1000, two Premier Mandatory, and two Premier 5 titles), reached four major finals in women's doubles, and reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in the world on 7 July 2008.

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Belarusian tennis player

Victoria Azarenka's Historical Timeline

  1. Victoria Azarenka is born

    Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian athlete, known for belarusian tennis player, was born on 1990-07-31. Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player.

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Victoria Azarenka was born on 1990-07-31 (Belarusian).
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Belarusian tennis player
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