Caroline Wozniacki seems to have all the right genes for a tennis star. Her father played professional soccer for Poland and Denmark, and her mother played volleyball for the Polish national team. Along with strong legs, good hands, and a great feel for spinning and placing a ball, Caroline has a calm, cheerful disposition, which can be as essential an asset as anything physical.
Caroline started playing tennis at age 7, and by the time she was 9, she was beating her parents and older brother. Just after turning 15, in 2005, Wozniacki turned pro, but she only played two events and didn't have any main-draw wins. In 2006, while still 15, Caroline made the junior singles final at the Australian Open and the junior doubles final at Roland Garros, and she won the junior singles title at Wimbledon. She also won her first pro tournament, an ITF event, and made the quarterfinals at two WTA events.
2007 was the first year Caroline played a full pro schedule. She won two more ITF singles titles, made her first semifinal at a WTA event, and made the second rounds at Wimbledon and the US Open, thus working her way up to #88 in the world.
Wozniacki had a great 2008, winning three WTA singles titles and becoming the first Danish woman ever to win a WTA singles title. She made the fourth rounds at the Australian Open and the US Open and the third rounds at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Caroline finished 2008 ranked #12, and the WTA awarded her 2008 Newcomer of the Year.
Caroline's rocket still had plenty of fuel in 2009, as she won three more WTA titles, made four other WTA finals, and made the final at the US Open, becoming the first Dane in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam final. Wozniacki also made the third or fourth rounds at the other three Slams and had a total of 67 main-draw wins for the season, the most on the Tour. Caroline finished 2009 ranked #4.
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki feature on Trans World Sport
Caroline Wozniacki and Svetlana Kuznetsova practice in Eastbourne 2009
