Women’s tennis has a new name atop its rankings. Iga Świątek has taken over Ashleigh Barty who has retired from the game. She becomes the first Polish player and the youngest player since Caroline Wozniacki to hold the position.
Świątek’s clinched the ranking with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland in the second round of the Miami Open.
Iga Świątek became the 28th different woman to hold the no.1 ranking since the computerized system debuted in November 1975.
Giving her thoughts at the press conference Iga said, “The thing is, I never really imagined that moment. Because truth to be told, I was working day-by-day and playing tennis well. But I never had the strong belief that it can actually happen. So, it’s even more surreal for me.”
🥇 It’s official today and I want to give myself, my family, my team, and partners a moment to celebrate it and to be happy about it…
⤵️ pic.twitter.com/vK4v9NyHFj— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) April 4, 2022
Iga’s rise in the rankings has been steady and constant. She ended 2016 ranked no.903, cracked the top 500 for the first time in 2018, ended 2020 ranked no.17, then gained no.9 at the end of last year.
The 20-year-old is very proud of her achievement as world no.1. She said, “I’m really satisfied and really proud of myself.”
Career earnings and net worth of Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek’s main source is income is as a professional tennis player. Her net worth is estimated at about US $10 million. Iga’s net worth has surged forward after she won the French Open in 2020 and a brilliant 2021 season.
The Pole has won around US $7.2 million in prize money out of which US $2.3 million have come in just the first 3 months of 2022. Świątek earns a small fortune from her brand endorsements as well. She has earned around US $7,192,718 from her tennis career.
Świątek has won 28 matches in 2022 (as of 20th May,2022) and has put herself down as a deserving world no.1. Her net worth has increased consistently; in 2018 – $2 Million, in 2021 she earned approximately $3 Million – $4 Million. Now in 2022 Iga’s net worth is approximately $10 Million.
The career prize money as of 2022 for Iga is $8,517,786 according to the WTA site. After winning the Rome Open she earned the prize money of about $221,500. The 2020 win in Roland-Garros allowed her to earn the greatest prize money of her career which is $1,786,900(€1,600,000 ).
Brands which Świątek endorses
Iga Świątek’s endorsements include deals with her apparel sponsor: Asics. In 2021, she got rewarded with an upgraded deal and endorsement from Rene Zandbergen, a senior brand manager at Asics, who billed her as the next future of tennis.
Iga’s rackets are sponsored Tecnifibre. She signed a contract with Tecnifibre at end of 2020. She previously used Prince Textreme Tour 100 racquet. The Pole also endorses the luxury brand of Japanese automaker Toyota.
With three WTA 1000 titles so far this year and an impressive ascent to the World No. 1 ranking, @iga_swiatek continues to build on the undeniable talent she displayed as a champion at @rolandgarros in 2020. We are proud to witness your blossoming career. #RolexFamily #Perpetual pic.twitter.com/MYbbclvIHL
— ROLEX (@ROLEX) April 4, 2022
A number of other sponsors include the likes of energy drink Red Bull and watch-making company Rolex. All these endorsements play an important role in Swiatek’s net worth.
Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi, automobile manufacturer Lexus, and Polish insurance company PZU, all sponsor Iga.