CAREER SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY CROWNED WIMBLEDON WOMEN’S CHAMPION ANGELIQUE KERBER
Age: 30 Born: Bremen, Germany Lives: Puszczykowo, Poland Height: 173cm Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand) *Ranking: 10 Career prize money: $A35.58 million
Career titles: 12 Career win-loss record: 588-304 Grand slam titles: 3 (Australian Open 2016; US Open 2016; Wimbledon 2018) Grand slam win-loss record: 95-40 Wimbledon win-loss record: 30-10 Coach: Wim Fissette
ROAD TO TITLE 1st rd: bt Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 7-5 6-3 2nd rd: bt Claire Lui (USA) 3-6 6-2 6-4 3rd rd: bt Naomi Osaka (JPN) 6-2 6-4 4th rd: bt Belinda Bencic (SUI) 6-3 7-6 (7-5) QF: bt 14-Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 6-3 7-5 SF: bt 12-Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 6-3 6-3 F: bt 25-Serena Williams (USA) 6-3 6-3 *denotes Kerber will rise to world No.4 when the new rankings are released on Monday.
