• Height: 176cm / 5ft 9in
Born in Warsaw, Poland in 2001, Swiatek initially started out as a swimmer but switched to playing tennis, opting to follow in the footsteps of her older sister into the sport.
After briefly competing on the ITF junior circuit in 2013, she made her professional debut three years later and won her first three titles when she was just 15 years old.
She made her debut on the WTA Tour in 2019 and made her first tour-level final that year at the Ladies Open Lugano.
At the rescheduled French Open in the autumn of 2020, Swiatek claimed the singles crown to win her first major title despite starting the tournament ranked as number 54 in the world.