About Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki R (Danish: [kʰɑʁoˈliːnə vʌsniˈɑkʰi]; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a total of 71 weeks, including at the end of 2010 and 2011. She achieved the top ranking for the first time on 11 October 2010, becoming the 20th player in the Open Era and the first from a Scandinavian country to hold the top position.In 2018, she became the first Dane to win a major singles title, at the Australian Open.
Known for her footwork and defensive abilities, Wozniacki won 30 WTA Tour singles titles (including six in both 2010 and 2011, the most in a year by a WTA player from 2008–2011) and two doubles titles. A junior major champion, she won the 2006 Wimbledon girls' singles title over Magdaléna Rybáriková and was voted the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2008. Before her victory at the 2018 Australian Open over Simona Halep, she had reached two major finals at the US Open, falling to Kim Clijsters in 2009 and to Serena Williams in 2014. Wozniacki also won the season-ending WTA Finals in 2017, beating Venus Williams, after previously finishing runner-up to Clijsters at the event in 2010. Other career highlights include winning three Premier Mandatory and three Premier 5 titles, reaching four major semifinals (the 2011 Australian Open and the 2010, 2011 and 2016 US Opens), three major quarterfinals (the 2012 Australian Open and the 2010 and 2017 French Opens), and the quarterfinals at the 2012 London Olympics.Wozniacki retired on 24 January 2020, following a third-round loss at the Australian Open. She became an ESPN commentator in 2022.In June 2023, she announced a comeback at the Canadian Open in August, targeting the US Open and the 2024 Olympic Games.
Early life
Wozniacki was born in Odense, Denmark. She is of Polish descent.Her mother Anna played on the Polish women's national volleyball team,and her father Piotr played professional football. The couple moved to Denmark when Piotr signed for the Danish football club B1909.Her older brother, Patrik Wozniacki, is a former professional footballer in Denmark.
Endorsements
In 2007, Wozniacki signed an endorsement deal with Adidas, who sponsored her for clothing, footwear, and apparel throughout her career; she previously wore Nike clothing and footwear. In 2009, she became an endorser for the line of tennis apparel designed by Stella McCartney for Adidas. She wore her first 'Adidas by Stella McCartney' tennis dress at the 2009 US Open, and would go on to wear McCartney's designs throughout the rest of her career.For the majority of her career, Wozniacki was endorsed by Babolat for racquets, using the Pure Aero racquet on court. From 2011 to 2013, she signed an endorsement deal with Yonex for racquets, using the Yonex VCORE racquet. From 2014, Wozniacki began to use the Babolat Pure Aero again. On 20 December 2010, she signed a three-year deal to endorse Turkish Airlines' business class service.In 2012, Wozniacki became an endorser of Compeed BlisterPatch. In 2015, Wozniacki became an endorser of Godiva Chocolatier.In 2018, she entered into a partnership with Lympo, a healthy lifestyle motivation app.Other sponsorship partners included Rolex, USANA, The Players' Tribune and Mundipharma.
According to the June 2011 edition of SportsPro, Wozniacki was the world's ninth-most marketable athlete.According to Forbes in 2011, Wozniacki was the second-highest-earning female athlete in the world.In 2018, Forbes ranked her Number 8 in their "Most Powerful Women in International Sports" list.
Relationships
Wozniacki was in a relationship with Northern Irish professional golfer Rory McIlroy from 2011 until 2014.She announced their engagement via Twitter on 1 January 2014.On 21 May 2014, it was announced that McIlroy had ended the engagement: "The problem is mine. The wedding invitations issued at the weekend made me realise that I wasn't ready for all that marriage entails. I wish Caroline all the happiness she deserves and thank her for the great times we've had."Wozniacki later revealed that McIlroy had ended the relationship through a brief phone call and had not contacted her since.
On 14 February 2017, Valentine's Day, Wozniacki revealed on her social media accounts that she was in a relationship with former NBA basketball player David Lee, later being confirmed by her family.The couple got engaged on 2 November 2017.Wozniacki married Lee on 16 June 2019 at the luxury resort of Castiglion del Bosco, which is near Montalcino in Tuscany. Serena Williams was one of her bridesmaids and Angelique Kerber, Agnieszka Radwańska, and Urszula Radwańska were among the guests. Also in attendance at the ceremony were Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian, basketball players Pau Gasol and Harrison Barnes, and football player Jesse Palmer.
On February 10, 2021, Wozniacki announced on her Instagram account that she was expecting her first child, a girl, in June.On 11 June 2021, Wozniacki gave birth to a daughter, Olivia Wozniacki Lee.
On June 19, 2022, Wozniacki announced on her Instagram account that she was expecting her second child.On October 24, 2022, they welcomed their son, James Wozniacki Lee.
Health
In October 2018, Wozniacki announced that she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and that she would like to become a role model for people who have the condition.She was diagnosed with the auto-immune disease before the 2018 US Open, but was able to play through it. Wozniacki did suffer a drop in results after her diagnosis, until bouncing back by winning the 2018 China Open in Beijing without dropping a single set.
