Yanina Wickmayer’s early wins were on the ITF Women’s Circuit, where she won three singles championships and two doubles crowns.
Wickmayer speaks Dutch, English, and French well and admires former Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters the most. Clijsters would be working with her for the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, she confirmed in 2017.
Yanina Wickmayer children: Meet daughter Luana
Wickmayer married long-term partner and former professional football player Jérôme van der Zijl on July 16, 2017.
She gave birth to a daughter named Luana in April 2021.
She began 2009 by losing in the first round of both the Brisbane and Australian Opens. She won her first WTA Tour match of the season at Indian Wells, defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková in straight sets, before falling to Daniela Hantuchová in the second round despite having two match points.
She then fell in the first round in both Miami and Charleston.
In Estoril, Wickmayer won her maiden WTA Tour singles championship. She upset third seed Sorana Cîrstea in three sets on her way to the final, where she was beaten by Ekaterina Makarova. Samantha Stosur defeated her in the second round of the French Open.
She has been exceptional since.
