Stan Wawrinka is a renowned Swiss tennis player who is currently ranking No. 109 as of July 2024 in the singles.
He is famous for his great skills and also exceptional performance, he has always been at the top of his game.
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Stan Wawrinka Biography
Stanislas Wawrinka was born on March 28, 1985, in Lausanne, Switzerland, into the family of Wolfram Wawrinka’s father and Isabelle Wawrinka, who happens to be his mother.
Stan Wawrinka is currently 39 years old, and he holds dual Swiss-German citizenship; he was born into a middle-class family, and the father happens to be a father and also a social worker.
His father, Wolfram, is German of Czech ancestry, and his mother, Isabelle, who is an educator, is from Swiss.
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Stan Wawrinka was born into a family of four, and he is the second child of his parents; he has an elder brother named Jonathan and two younger sisters named, Djanaée and Naélla.
Djanaée and Naélla are both students, and they are also tennis players; they are both good in their skills, although not as good as their brother, Wawrinka.
Wawrinka has a lovely family, and all his siblings and parents love him; he attended the Rudolf Steiner School in Crispier.
The 39-year-old stands about 6 feet 0 inches tall, and his favourite shot is right-handed (one-handed backhand).
Stan Wawrinka Divorce
Stan Wawrinka was married to llham Vuilloud in 2009; llham is a Swiss TV host and also a fashion model.
Their union was a blissful one, although it didn’t last as they would have wanted it to as they parted ways in 2015.
However, they started their journey way back in 2005, when they first met and became friends before they started dating.
Wawrinka and Vuilloud dated for four years before they decided to take the bold step and walk down the aisle together.
Then, in December 2009, they tied the knot at the Lausanne Palace Hotel in Switzerland, 3 months before their daughter Alexia was born.
Alexia joined the family of Wawrinka and Vuilloud on February 12, 2010, after 10 years of being together, that is, four years of dating and six years of marriage.
Sadly, the blissful union had to come to an end in 2015 because of Wawrinka’s busy schedule, which also affected his family.
Wawrinka, from his end, never accused his wife of defiling their marriage by any of her actions but rather made a public post on his Facebook page on how they have both enjoyed 10 fulfilling years together.
He also talked about how every couple experienced ups and downs, in their marriages, but his career deprived him of having quality time with his family.
Wawrinka, in his words, said he has great regret that the marriage is not possible anymore, and he also added that Ilham will always be the mother of his daughter and a person who he will always have a lot of love and respect for.
However, he has also promised to always remain as a family and to protect their daughter Alexia.
Wawrinka Career
Stan Wawrinka started his career at a very early age, his first attempt at playing tennis was when he was just eight years old, and that was done once a week.
However, when he turned eleven, he started playing three times a week and his love for tennis made him stop attending regular school immediately after he was 15 years old to be able to focus on his career.
Wawrinka did not stop schooling. Rather, he was opportune to continue with the help of distance education granted to him by the French organization CNED, which even made his schooling more flexible.
In 2002, Stan Wawrinka was already a professional, and he was just 17 years old; he happened to be a three-time Grand Slam tournament winner and Olympic champion, and he also won the Davis Cup championship for his country.
However, on May 12, 2008, Stan Wawrinka also achieved a top-10 ranking by the ATP for the first time, and he was also the first to reach the peak by becoming the world No.3 on January 27, 2014.
The 39-year-old has been doing amazingly well in his career, starting from when he was still playing for the international junior events when he was just 14 till he became a professional.
He has participated in lots of competitions and has won so many titles and he has also won a lot of doubles titles.
However, in all his attempts, there are some he has got to the final before losing and there are some he also made to the quarter-final.
Also, Wawrinka won the fourth title of his career at the Portugal Open and this was his first title since 2011.
He also won the tournament title, which makes it the second time in his career on the ATP World Tour at the Chennai Open, which took place in India.
Wawrinka has always been a very serious and consistent person in his game, and this helped him improve his skills by the day. He never allowed his fears to overwhelm him.
Each time he loses, he sees it as a challenge and also more reason to strive harder and he was also crowned the champion of the Chennai Open.
However, despite his injuries, he still became one of the oldest to win the ATP World Tour title in 2024.
Stan Wawrinka Net Worth
Stan Wawrinka has an estimated $20 million Networth as of 2024, and his major source of income is through his tennis prize money and also endorsement.
The 39-year-old has been one of the most active tennis players, and he has also been consistent and persistent, which has also helped in building his skills.
However, Wawrinka has won over $36 million in prize money, and this record was taken as of July 2024, and this has made him become the eighth-highest earner in ATP tour history.
In total, Wawrinka has won 16 singles and three doubles titles on the ATP tour and he has also won lots of endorsements.
