Born on January 18, 1988, Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player and former world No. 1, and a three-time Grand Slam champion.
Angelique Kerber was born in Bremen, to a Polish father, Slawomir Kerber, and a Polish mother, Beata, who is also her manager.
Angelique Kerber has one sister, Jessica. She grew up in Kiel and started playing tennis at age three, eventually joining the junior circuit.
In picture: Kerber with fellow tennis star Caroline Wozniacki.
Having made her professional debut in 2003, Angelique Kerber reached the semifinals at the 2011 US Open as the No. 92 ranked player in the world and was finally among the big names.
In 2012, Angelique Kerber moved to Puszczykowo; a suburb of Poland, where her maternal grandfather owns an indoor tennis facility.
Angelique Kerber ascended to the top of the rankings on 12 September 2016, thus becoming the twenty-second and oldest player to achieve the number-one ranking for the first time and the first new number-one player since Victoria Azarenka in 2012.
Angelique Kerber has competed for Germany since the start of her career. In an interview, Kerber clarified that, despite strong Polish connection, she considers herself German.
Angelique Kerber posted this picture of herself and her sister on her sister's birthday. She wrote, "#HAPPYBIRTDAY #sisterlove #bestsister"
Angelique Kerber posted this picture with her family on Easter and wrote, "Happy Easter I will spend some time with my family and hope you will do the same
Angelique Kerber posted this picture of herself with other tennis players and captioned, "#WTAFinals #Selfie #Singapore"
Angelique Kerber pictured here with tennis star Ana Ivanovic and German footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger
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