Iga Swiatek is a professional tennis player from Poland. She is the WTA Tour world No 1, as of November 7, 2023.
She won her fourth Grand Slam title at the 2023 Roland-Garros, beating Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the final and in November, 2023, she won the WTA Finals for the first time to regain the No 1 spot from Aryna Sabalenka.
In 2022, she enjoyed a sensational winning streak (find out more about that later) and also raised money for charities with an exhibition tennis match. She has spoken at length about the emotional impact it has had on her to see war ravage neighbouring Ukraine.
WHAT DID IGA SWIATEK DO AT THE WTA FINALS IN 2023?
Iga Swiatek won the WTA Finals for the first time in her career in 2023, beating Jessiva Pegula in the final, 6-1, 6-0. The Pole dropped only 20 games all week, the fewest games lost by any champion in the history of the event.
The victory also ensured Swiatek regained the world No 1 ranking, having lost it to Aryna Sabalenka earlier in 2023. “To return to world No 1 is a dream come true,” she said. “I’d say I wasn’t expecting that this season.”
HOW MANY GRAND SLAMS HAS IGA SWIATEK WON?
Iga Swiatek has won four Grand Slams, most recently the 2023 French Open.
In 2022, following her shock 2020 triumph, she won Roland-Garros for the second time, beating the USA’s Coco Gauff in the final 6-1, 6-3 in 68 minutes. Over the course of the fortnight, she dropped one single set – in the fourth round, to Qinwen Zheng.
She defended her title in 2023, and once again dropped a single set over the course of the fortnight – this time in the final, to Muchova.
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