Andreescu and Gabriela Dabrowski won the doubles match in three sets over Kateryna Bondarenko and Olga Savchuk to clinch the tie for Canada and keep them in World Group II for the following year. She also reached the semifinals of the $60K Challenger de Granby, where she withdrew due to a back injury. [20] With their French Open title, Andreescu and Branstine became the first Canadian team to win a Grand Slam girls' doubles title. 4 in the world, and is the highest-ranked Canadian in the history of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). [64][65], Andreescu employs a wide variety of shots into her style of play that is set apart by the level of power she incorporates into her game. [40] With these three tournament results, she rose from No. 5 in the world. We wish the tennis star to realize her dream! [43][82] Andreescu's former coach Aref Jallali credited her mental fortitude to her mother, while another of her former coaches attributed her ability to manage stress to her father. with compatriot Carol Zhao to win the doubles title at the $60K Challenger de Saguenay. [8], Andreescu moved up to higher-level events in early 2015, winning both the singles and doubles titles at the Condor De Plata tournament in Bolivia, her first Grade 2 tournament. 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[26] This injury kept her out of the Canadian Open. [3] Andreescu began playing tennis in Pitești at the age of seven. 12 Belinda Bencic in the semifinals. She has a career-high ranking of No. [8] She had early success as a junior, winning Les Petits As, a prestigious 14-and-under tournament, in 2014. [10] Andreescu began playing 18-and-under events on the ITF Junior Circuit in late 2013. [83] Her middle name of Vanessa was inspired by American actress and singer Vanessa Williams. [78] She was raised in part by her Romanian grandparents. [3], Bianca is nicknamed Bibi. [1] Her parents emigrated from Romania to Canada in 1994 when her father accepted a job in the country. [31] Later in the month, she was awarded a wild card into the main draw of the Washington Open. 182. Her mother has since worked as the chief compliance officer at a financial services company. 111 CiCi Bellis in the final. Her family moved back to Romania when Bianca was six years old so that her mother could start a business in their home country. 68 after the Australian Open and 125K title, a large enough ascent to become Canada's top-ranked player on the WTA Tour. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTennis_Canada2016 (, Oracle Challenger Series in Newport Beach, "Bianca Andreescu's cool, hard-working demeanour comes from the example set by her Romanian parents", "Andreescu's childhood decision that impacted her grand future", "Bianca Andreescu: confident, driven and ready to take flight", "Andreescu crowned U16 Orange Bowl champion", "Montreal junior player's 16-match win streak ends in Repentigny", "Andreescu earns second junior Orange Bowl victory", "Canada wins first ever Junior Davis Cup title", "Injuries the biggest opponent for Canada's junior tennis star", "Drawsheet: Australian Open Junior Championships", "Strong Canadian contingent for the third edition of the Gatineau National Bank Challenger", "Day Reaches US Open Girls Final Against Kuzmova; Auger-Aliassime and Kecmanovic to Play for Boys Championship; Hart and Shibahara Claim Girls Doubles Title", "2017 Rule Changes; Branstine Wins Australian Open Doubles Title; Gauff, Bernard Reach Les Petits As Semifinals; Cernoch, Meyer Advance to Finals in Ecuador Grade 1", "Osuigwe Beats Liu to Claim French Open Girls Title, Popyrin Wins Boys Championship; Venus and Harrison Take Men's Doubles; Ostapenko Adds French Women's Title to Wimbledon Junior Crown; Embree vs Collins in Bethany Beach Final", "Getting to know our newest Canadian Carson Branstine", "Canadians Andreescu and Polanksy crowned champions of the Gatineau National Bank Challenger", "Andreescu will face Bellis for the title at the Saguenay National Bank Challenger", "Bellis tops Canadian Andreescu to win Saguenay National Bank Challenger", "Andreescu and Raonic reach Washington quarters", "Andreescu thrilled to play at home at Rogers Cup", "No more Canucks: Final Canadian Andreescu defeated at Rogers Cup", "Van Uytvanck captures first WTA title in Quebec City", "Canadian Bianca Andreescu hopes momentum takes her to Australian Open's main draw", "Andreescu serves up Wozniacki stunner in Auckland", "Goerges seals Auckland double, ends Andreescu's fairytale run", "Andreescu comes through Australian Open qualifying, joined by Swiatek, Sharma", "Canada's Bianca Andreescu wins 1st WTA title", "1st WTA title vaults Canada's Bianca Andreescu to No. She was to be unable to defend her title at the Indian Wells Open until the tournament and the next several months of the season were cancelled due to the coronavirus global pandemic. [15][16] These injuries kept her out for six months. [56][57] She is planning to play in the Australian Open in 2021 . But if in professional life the tennis star is the best from the best, in love she is not a winner. [6][12] During the season, Andreescu also represented Canada at the Junior Fed Cup with Robillard-Millette and Vanessa Wong. After attempting to qualify at the US Open, she did not return to competition until late October. WTA Insider: Have you spoken to other players? She reached her first WTA final in doubles with compatriot Carson Branstine at the Tournoi de Québec. It's definitely showing through my matches where I'm staying in the present moment a lot of the time. 19 Caroline Wozniacki in the third round and No. When Maria Sharapova was just 8, her father Uri took the girl to Florida to train in a Tennis Academy. She lost her Grand Slam debut to No. Maria Sharapova was dating Sasha Vujacic, a basketball pro player from Slovenia, but they broke up. [68][69][70] Gerald Marzorati of The New Yorker declared, "For me, this kind of play is tennis. It is not known, what Maria’s parents say about a drug scandal, in which their famous daughter was involved. Both tell that the reason is their tight schedule, when the sport stars hadn’t seen each other for moths, living in various countries. [84]. However, two of these four tennis players are already out of the […] She hit 19 winners in the 2019 US Open final[72] and 44 in the 2019 Indian Wells final, 37 of which were forehand winners. [34] Andreescu entered qualifying at the US Open, but lost her opening match. Maria Sharapova parents got divorced. It's nice to have two fan bases, Canada and Romania".