Monica PuigPuerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig Marchán (born September 27, 1993) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. She is the first Puerto Rican in history to win a gold medal at the Olympics while representing Puerto Rico, having done so in 2016 at the women's singles event. She is also a Central American and Caribbean champion and Pan American silver medalist. Having turned professional in 2010, Puig won two WTA Tour singles titles and six ITF singles titles.
Donna VekićCroatian tennis player (born 1996) Donna VekićCountry (sports) CroatiaResidenceMonte Carlo, MonacoBorn (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 30)Osijek, CroatiaHeight1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Turned pro2012PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)CoachBiljana VeselinovicPrize moneyUS $10,842,309Official websitedonnavekic.comSinglesCareer record413–316Career titles5Highest rankingNo. 17 (27 January 2025)Current rankingNo.
Sloane StephensSloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association. Stephens has won eight WTA Tour-level singles titles, including the 2017 US Open. She was also the runner-up at the 2018 French Open. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 63, and has won one WTA Tour doubles title.
Ajla TomljanovićAjla Tomljanović (born 7 May 1993) is a Croatian-Australian professional tennis player. On 3 April 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. She has won four singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In November 2023, she won her first WTA 125 tournament, in Florianópolis, and in October 2024 her second WTA 125 title, in Hong Kong.
Russian Tennis FederationTennis organization in Russia
MoscowCapital and most populous city of RussiaCapital city and federal cityMoscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia. The city has a population estimated at more than 13 million residents within city limits, more than 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and more than 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area.
US Open (tennis)Hard-court tennis tournamentThe US Open Tennis Championships, commonly called the US Open (stylized in all lowercase), is a hardcourttennis tournament organized by the United States Tennis Association annually in Queens, New York City. It is chronologically the fourth and final of the four Grand Slamtennisevents, held after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon.
Grand Slam (tennis)Tennis term for winning all four major championshipsThe Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners.
French OpenAnnual tennis tournament held in ParisThe French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French:), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It is chronologically the second of the four Grand Slam tennis events every year, held after the Australian Open and before Wimbledon and the US Open.
TennisRacket sportTennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The objective is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return.
Russian languageRussian is an East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the former Soviet Union.
WTA TourThe WTA Tour (also known as the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz for sponsorship reasons) is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women and organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125 series, and third-tier is the Women's World Tennis Tour. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour. Season format2024–presentIn 2024, the WTA made all WTA 1000 events mandatory.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.