Garbiñe Muguruza is a retired Spanish professional tennis player known for her powerful and aggressive style.
Born in Venezuela, she rose to become the world No. 1 in singles, marking a significant achievement in her career.
Muguruza’s career highlights include winning the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, both times defeating Serena Williams in the finals. She also secured the 2021 WTA Finals title.
Representing Spain in the Olympics twice, she accumulated a total of 10 WTA singles titles.
After facing challenges with injuries and performance, Muguruza retired from professional tennis in April 2024, following her last match in January 2023.
Siblings
Garbiñe has two older brothers, Asier and Igor, who also played tennis professionally.
Garbiñe began playing tennis at the age of three. When she was six, her family moved to Spain to provide better opportunities for her tennis development, and she started training at the Bruguera Tennis Academy in Barcelona.
A photo exists of Garbiñe with her brothers on a Venezuelan tennis court. Garbiñe has dual Spanish-Venezuelan citizenship but chose to represent Spain in tennis.
Career
Muguruza became a prominent figure in women’s tennis, known for her powerful groundstrokes and aggressive playing style.
Her career highlights include winning ten WTA Tour-level singles titles, among which are two Grand Slam championships: the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.
She reached the finals of major tournaments on four occasions, finishing as a runner-up at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and the 2020 Australian Open.
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In addition to her singles success, she claimed five doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the 2014 French Open in doubles competition.
Her journey to the top began with a breakthrough in 2015 when she reached her first major final at Wimbledon.
Following this, she won her first Premier-level title at the 2015 China Open and qualified for her first WTA Finals. Muguruza achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 1 on September 11, 2017.
Throughout her career, she also excelled in WTA 1000 events, winning titles at the 2017 Cincinnati Open and the 2021 Dubai Championships.
Muguruza represented Spain in two Olympic Games (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021) and participated in the Fed Cup from 2015.
After experiencing challenges with injuries and performance later in her career, she played her last professional singles match in January 2023 and announced her retirement from tennis in April 2024 at the age of 30.
Her legacy includes being one of the few players to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams in major finals.
Accolades
Muguruza’s career is marked by numerous accolades that highlight her status as one of the top players in women’s tennis.
She achieved significant milestones, including winning two Grand Slam titles: the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.
These victories made her the first Spanish woman to win a Grand Slam title since Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in 1998 and the only player to defeat both Serena and Venus Williams in Grand Slam finals.
In addition to her Grand Slam success, Muguruza reached the finals of two other major tournaments: the 2015 Wimbledon Championships and the 2020 Australian Open, where she finished as a runner-up.
She also claimed victory at the 2021 WTA Finals, further solidifying her legacy in the sport.
Muguruza’s career-high ranking of world No. 1 was achieved on September 11, 2017, and she held this position for four weeks.
Throughout her career, she won a total of ten WTA Tour-level singles titles and was successful in doubles as well, securing five titles.
Notably, she triumphed at three WTA 1000 events: the China Open (2015), Cincinnati Open (2017) and Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (2021).
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