206 Facts About Viktoria Azarenka

Victoria Fyodarauna Azarenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player.

Viktoria Azarenka is a former world No 1 in singles, having claimed the top ranking for the first time on 30 January 2012.

Viktoria Azarenka was the year-end No 1 in 2012 and has held the top ranking for a combined total of 51 weeks.

Viktoria Azarenka has won 21 WTA singles titles, including two Grand Slam singles titles at the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open, becoming the first Belarusian player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam tournament singles title.

Viktoria Azarenka is a three-time major finalist at the US Open, finishing runner-up to Serena Williams in both 2012 and 2013 and to Naomi Osaka in 2020.

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Viktoria Azarenka was the runner-up at the 2011 WTA Finals to Petra Kvitova, reached three other Grand Slam singles semifinals, and had nine other major quarterfinal appearances.

Viktoria Azarenka finished with a year-end top 10 singles ranking for five consecutive years between 2009 and 2013.

Viktoria Azarenka has won nine WTA doubles titles, reached four Grand Slam finals in women's doubles, and reached a career-high ranking of No 7 in the world on 7 July 2008.

Viktoria Azarenka has won three mixed doubles titles — two being Grand Slam titles at the 2007 US Open with compatriot Max Mirnyi and the 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan, and the third being the Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics with Mirnyi.

Viktoria Azarenka was born in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union, to Alla and Fyodor Viktoria Azarenka.

At age 15, Viktoria Azarenka moved full-time to Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, from Minsk, Belarus, to train and live.

Viktoria Azarenka dated American musician Redfoo between late 2012 and early 2014.

Viktoria Azarenka has spoken openly about her experience of depression during her injury-induced absence from professional tennis in 2014.

Viktoria Azarenka and former boyfriend Billy McKeague have one son, Leo, born 19 December 2016.

In January 2018 Viktoria Azarenka won an early round of the US custody proceedings when a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled that the custody case of their US -born son should not take place in Los Angeles, but in Belarus.

Viktoria Azarenka debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in November 2003 in Israel, winning one doubles title with countrywoman Olga Govortsova.

At Wimbledon, Viktoria Azarenka reached the semifinals of the girls' competition, only to be defeated by eventual runner-up Ana Ivanovic, despite having two match points in the marathon third set.

Viktoria Azarenka continued to participate in ITF tournaments in 2004, and at the end of the season she had a singles rank of 508 on the WTA Tour.

Viktoria Azarenka had a successful year in 2005, winning two junior Grand Slams: the Australian and US championships.

Viktoria Azarenka ended the season as the junior world No 1 and was named the 2005 World Champion by the ITF, becoming the first Belarusian to do so.

Viktoria Azarenka went from the qualifying draw of the tournament to the main draw, where she defeated Martina Sucha and Peng Shuai, before losing to the eventual champion Yan Zi.

In February 2006 in Memphis, Viktoria Azarenka defeated her first top-20 player, Nicole Vaidisova, and defeated her second top-30 player in Jelena Jankovic at Miami that same year.

At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships Viktoria Azarenka lost in first round to 2005 Junior Wimbledon and 2006 Junior French Open Champion and Wildcard Agnieszka Radwanska.

Viktoria Azarenka finished the year reaching the final of an ITF event in Pittsburgh, losing to Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak.

Viktoria Azarenka lost in the second round of qualifying at the Moorilla Hobart International.

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At the Australian Open, Viktoria Azarenka reached the third round of a Grand Slam singles tournament for the second consecutive time, where she lost to world No 11 Jelena Jankovic in straight sets.

Viktoria Azarenka was upset in the first round of the French Open by Karin Knapp of Italy, and at Wimbledon, she lost in the third round to 14th-seeded Nicole Vaidisova.

Viktoria Azarenka ended her year at the Tier I Kremlin Cup in Moscow, where she defeated world No 4, Maria Sharapova, in the second round, in their first meeting.

Viktoria Azarenka then lost to the eventual winner of the tournament, world No 14 Elena Dementieva, in the quarterfinal.

Viktoria Azarenka began the year at the Australian Women's Hardcourts tournament in Gold Coast.

Viktoria Azarenka showed no ill effects from a leg injury while winning her first two matches, but lost in the third round to seventh-seeded, defending champion and future rival Serena Williams.

Viktoria Azarenka entered the French Open as the form player of the clay court season, having reached the semifinals in Berlin and the quarterfinals in Rome.

Viktoria Azarenka then lost to fourth-seeded Kuznetsova in the fourth round.

Viktoria Azarenka teamed with American Bob Bryan to win the mixed doubles title at the French Open, defeating the top seeded team of Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjic in the final.

In singles, Viktoria Azarenka was defeated by 21st-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia in the third round in two close tiebreaks.

Viktoria Azarenka was seeded 14th at the US Open, but was defeated by 21st seed Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.

Viktoria Azarenka began the year at the Brisbane International as the second seed.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated Kateryna Bondarenko, Jarmila Groth, Lucie Safarova, and Sara Errani, all in straight sets to reach her fifth career final.

Viktoria Azarenka won her second WTA title by beating her doubles partner and top seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the final.

At the BNP Paribas Open, Viktoria Azarenka was seeded eighth and reached the semifinals, where she lost to her doubles partner and eventual champion Vera Zvonareva.

Viktoria Azarenka was the second woman from Belarus ever to be ranked that high, following Natasha Zvereva who was ranked world No 5 in the late 1980s.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated world No 1 and two-time defending champion, Serena Williams, in the final in straight sets.

Viktoria Azarenka became the sixth teenage female singles champion in the history of this tournament, with the others being Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, and Gabriela Sabatini.

Viktoria Azarenka ousted defending champion Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round, and advanced to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, where she fell to top seed Dinara Safina in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew from her first match at the Aegon International, the warm-up for Wimbledon, citing a hip injury.

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Viktoria Azarenka fell to second seed and eventual winner Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.

In Cincinnati, Viktoria Azarenka lost to Jelena Jankovic in the third round, committing 11 double faults.

Viktoria Azarenka lost to returning Kim Clijsters in the second round.

Viktoria Azarenka lost in the second round to recent Tokyo champion Maria Sharapova, while serving for the match twice.

Viktoria Azarenka intended to play the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, but she withdrew.

Viktoria Azarenka failed to convert a match point in the final set in which she led by a break on four occasions.

Viktoria Azarenka led with a double break, before going on to lose nine of the next ten games, eventually conceding the match and retiring while trailing in the third set, citing severe cramping.

Viktoria Azarenka began the season at the Hong Kong Tennis Classic exhibition.

Viktoria Azarenka was part of Team Europe, along with Caroline Wozniacki and Stefan Edberg.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew from her remaining matches due to illness.

Viktoria Azarenka won her first three matches but in the semifinals, she fell to fifth seed Elena Dementieva.

Viktoria Azarenka was up a set and four games before Williams came back to win in three sets.

At the 2010 French Open, Viktoria Azarenka was defeated in the first round by unseeded Gisela Dulko.

Viktoria Azarenka lost to eventual semifinalist Petra Kvitova in the third round.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, after defeating top seed Samantha Stosur in the semifinals, to win her first title since April 2009.

Viktoria Azarenka was taken to a local hospital for treatment and was diagnosed with a concussion after hitting her head whilst warming up before the match during a sprint exercise.

Viktoria Azarenka won only seven Grand Slam matches for the entire year, matching her 2007 tally.

At the China Open, Viktoria Azarenka retired in her second-round match to Timea Bacsinszky.

Viktoria Azarenka ended the year as world No 10, her second consecutive year-end top-10 finish.

Viktoria Azarenka began her year at the Medibank International as the seventh seed, where she lost to Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals.

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Viktoria Azarenka lost to the ninth seed and eventual finalist, Li Na in the fourth round.

Viktoria Azarenka partnered with Maria Kirilenko in the women's doubles event, but the pair lost to Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta in the final.

Viktoria Azarenka then competed at the Qatar Open as the sixth seed, but lost to Daniela Hantuchova in the first round in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka then competed at the Sony Ericsson Open as the eighth seed.

Viktoria Azarenka reached her second final at the event, where she defeated 16th seed Maria Sharapova to win the title.

At the Andalucia Tennis Experience, Viktoria Azarenka was the top seed and dropped only fourteen games on her way to the final.

Viktoria Azarenka lost in the final in straight sets to Petra Kvitova, but still rose to a career-high world No 4.

Viktoria Azarenka then reached the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, where she was up a set before retiring to eventual champion Maria Sharapova.

Viktoria Azarenka beat Andrea Hlavackova in the first round, Pauline Parmentier in the second round, 30th seed Roberta Vinci in the third round, and Ekaterina Makarova in the fourth round to reach her fourth career Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Viktoria Azarenka beat 25th seed Daniela Hantuchova in a three-set third-round match, before beating Nadia Petrova.

Viktoria Azarenka followed that up with an easy victory over Tamira Paszek, advancing to the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time.

Viktoria Azarenka was beaten by Czech player and eventual champion Petra Kvitova, going down in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka was ousted by 124th-ranked Marina Erakovic from New Zealand in the second round.

The next tournament Viktoria Azarenka played was the Rogers Cup, where she was seeded fourth.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the doubles final with Kirilenko, but the team withdrew citing a hand injury to Viktoria Azarenka.

Viktoria Azarenka made it to the third round, where she was defeated by 28th seed and eventual runner-up Serena Williams.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open, losing to eventual champion Agnieszka Radwanska.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated Polona Hercog in the second round, after receiving a first-round bye.

Viktoria Azarenka then withdrew from the tournament, citing a right foot strain.

Viktoria Azarenka was placed in the White Group at the Tour Championships.

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Viktoria Azarenka beat Samantha Stosur and Li Na in her first two Round Robin matches.

Viktoria Azarenka secured the move to the semifinals despite her loss in three sets to Marion Bartoli, a substitute for Maria Sharapova.

Viktoria Azarenka then beat Vera Zvonareva to move to the final where she lost to Petra Kvitova in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka claimed her first title of the season at the Apia International Sydney as the third seed.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated her first three opponents, Stefanie Vogele, Jelena Jankovic and Marion Bartoli all in straight sets to advance to the semifinals where she defeated the seventh seed, Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets to reach the final.

Viktoria Azarenka went on to win against the defending champion Li Na in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka competed at the Australian Open as the third seed, defeating Heather Watson, Casey Dellacqua, Mona Barthel and Iveta Benesova in the first four rounds without dropping a set.

Viktoria Azarenka then defeated the eleventh seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters to reach her first Major singles final, where she faced the world No 4 Maria Sharapova.

Viktoria Azarenka recorded her first Grand Slam singles title and became the world No 1 in the same match.

Viktoria Azarenka won her third title of the year in Doha, defeating Sam Stosur in the final.

Viktoria Azarenka made it to the finals but was beaten easily by Serena Williams in straight sets.

Viktoria Azarenka then competed at Wimbledon, winning her first four matches in straight sets.

Later in the month, Viktoria Azarenka took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics tennis event, held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London.

Viktoria Azarenka entered two events, playing in both the women's singles, and the mixed doubles alongside ATP doubles world No 1 Max Mirnyi.

In singles, Viktoria Azarenka won her first four matches, all in straight sets, before falling in the semifinals, losing for the third time of the season and the ninth time overall to eventual Gold Medallist Serena Williams.

Viktoria Azarenka rebounded by winning the bronze-medal match over Maria Kirilenko in straight sets, earning the first ever Olympic medal in tennis for Belarus.

Viktoria Azarenka got her first gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics on 5 August 2012 with Max Mirnyi for Belarus, defeating Andy Murray and Laura Robson of Great Britain in a tiebreak.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the quarterfinals for the first time at the 2012 US Open, winning her first four matches in straight sets for the loss of only ten games.

Viktoria Azarenka then faced former US Open champion and world No 3 Maria Sharapova in the semifinal.

Viktoria Azarenka was able to come through the match after being a set down.

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Viktoria Azarenka then played at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo where, in the quarters, she retired from the tournament due to dizziness.

Viktoria Azarenka then played the China Open, advancing to the quarterfinals without dropping a set.

The finals was set for another top 2 seeded match as it was Viktoria Azarenka facing world No 2 Maria Sharapova for the fifth time of the year.

Viktoria Azarenka then played at the Generali Ladies Linz, where she advanced to the semifinals without dropping a set.

Viktoria Azarenka set a new record for single-season prize money in 2012, earning $7.

Viktoria Azarenka lost to Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the Madrid Open.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the final in the Italian Open by defeating Julia Gorges, Ayumi Morita, Sam Stosur, and Sara Errani, but lost to Serena Williams in the final.

Viktoria Azarenka later withdrew from the Rogers Cup, citing a back injury.

At the US Open, where Viktoria Azarenka was seeded second, she reached the final for the second consecutive year.

Viktoria Azarenka then endured an unsuccessful Asian swing, losing in the second round to former number one and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in straight sets in Tokyo and losing in the first round to Andrea Petkovic in an error-riddled performance in Beijing.

Viktoria Azarenka only managed to make it to one final all season, in her first tournament of the year in Brisbane, where she lost to Serena Williams in straight sets.

In three other tournaments Viktoria Azarenka managed to reach the quarterfinals, but failed to progress any further.

Viktoria Azarenka lost to Agnieszka Radwanska at the Australian Open and Montreal, and to Ekaterina Makarova at the US Open.

Viktoria Azarenka ended the year ranked world No 32, her lowest finish since 2006.

Viktoria Azarenka started the 2015 season at the Brisbane International, losing to Karolina Pliskova in three sets, despite having multiple match points.

However, Viktoria Azarenka reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, beating eight seed Caroline Wozniacki en route, but lost to Dominika Cibulkova in three sets.

In Doha, Viktoria Azarenka scored three wins over top-20 players, against Angelique Kerber, fifth ranked Wozniacki and Venus Williams, before losing to Lucie Safarova in the final.

Viktoria Azarenka then played in Indian Wells and Miami, losing in the third round at both.

Viktoria Azarenka opened her clay season in Madrid, where she beat Venus Williams, but lost to her sister Serena in third round, despite having three match points.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew from the second round match in Birmingham citing a foot injury.

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Viktoria Azarenka made a run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals with four straight set wins, but lost to Serena Williams again after taking the first set.

Viktoria Azarenka returned to action in Toronto, reaching the third round after beating Elina Svitolina and third seed Petra Kvitova.

Viktoria Azarenka then seemed to be frustrated by Errani's medical timeout during the first set where she was up a break.

Viktoria Azarenka won just four of the next 14 games and lost the match.

Viktoria Azarenka then lost in three sets to second seed Simona Halep.

Viktoria Azarenka started her season at the Brisbane International in Australia.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the final after defeating Elena Vesnina, Ysaline Bonaventure, eighth seed Roberta Vinci and surprise qualifier Samantha Crawford.

Viktoria Azarenka faced fourth seed Angelique Kerber in the final and won the title without losing a set in the entire tournament.

At the Australian Open, Viktoria Azarenka was seeded 14th and reached the quarterfinals without dropping a set, including a double-bagel win over Alison Van Uytvanck.

Viktoria Azarenka was ahead in the second set but failed to convert five set points.

Viktoria Azarenka played her first 250-point International event since 2011 in Acapulco, Mexico.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew after a first-round win over Polona Hercog.

Two weeks later, Viktoria Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Miami final to become only the third player to win the Indian Wells-Miami double in the same year.

Viktoria Azarenka started her clay-court season at the Madrid Open as the fourth seed.

Viktoria Azarenka cruised through the first two rounds with wins over Laura Robson and Alize Cornet.

Viktoria Azarenka announced her pregnancy through social media on 15 July, and missed the rest of the 2016 season as a result.

On 20 December 2016, Viktoria Azarenka gave birth to a boy named Leo; she subsequently split from his father and a custody battle ensued.

Viktoria Azarenka returned to competitive tennis at the Mallorca Open, winning her first match against Risa Ozaki after saving three match points in the final set.

Viktoria Azarenka came back from a set down to defeat American teenager CiCi Bellis in the first round.

Viktoria Azarenka was beaten by world No 2, Simona Halep in the fourth round in straight sets.

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In mixed-doubles event, Viktoria Azarenka teamed up with the former world number one in men doubles Nenad Zimonjic where they lost in the first round of the championship to the 2016 Wimbledon mixed-doubles champion, Henri Kontinen and Heather Watson, in straight sets at the same day when Viktoria Azarenka defeated Watson in the women's singles event.

Viktoria Azarenka originally received a wild card for the Australian Open, but she withdrew from the tournament due to her ongoing custody battle.

On 16 January 2018, it was announced that Viktoria Azarenka had won her custody battle hearing, and was due to resume her career with the Indian Wells Open.

At the French Open, Viktoria Azarenka was defeated in the first round by Katerina Siniakova.

Viktoria Azarenka started the grass-court season at the Mallorca Open, where she lost in the second round to Lucie Safarova.

At the US Open, Viktoria Azarenka lost in the third round in straight sets to defending champion Sloane Stephens.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew from the Australian Open due to 'personal problems'.

Viktoria Azarenka then withdrew from Indian Wells for undisclosed reasons, before the tournament was cancelled, and the WTA Tour was suspended, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Viktoria Azarenka was unseeded in singles at the US Open, given that seedings were taken from the rankings the week prior to her big win.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated Barbara Haas in the first round, then defeated the fifth seed and world No 11, her countrywoman Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.

Viktoria Azarenka then defeated Polish teenager Iga Swiatek in the third round, before coming back from a set down to defeat the 20th seed Karolina Muchova, advancing to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since the 2016 Australian Open.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated Elise Mertens in the quarterfinals, and achieved her first ever Grand Slam victory over Serena Williams in three sets in the semifinals.

Viktoria Azarenka proceeded to a Grand Slam final for the first time since the 2013 US Open, where she lost to Osaka, despite leading by a set and a break.

However, at a cold and grey Roland-Garros, Viktoria Azarenka was defeated in straight sets by Anna Karolina Schmeidlova in the second round, having courted attention in the previous round for leaving the court mid-match after complaining to tournament staff about the playing conditions.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the finals, but was defeated by Sabalenka in straight sets, in a final in which she said she had struggled with a migraine.

In 2021, Viktoria Azarenka first played at the Grampians Trophy, a tournament organised for players affected by the hard quarantine imposed upon those who travelled on flights that contained positive results for COVID-19.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew prior to her match in the quarterfinals against Anett Kontaveit, citing a lower back injury.

Viktoria Azarenka disappointed at the Australian Open, losing in the first round to the unseeded Jessica Pegula.

At Doha, Viktoria Azarenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and Laura Siegemund in straight sets, before facing Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals.

Viktoria Azarenka was afflicted by a lower-back injury throughout the match.

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Viktoria Azarenka started her clay season at Madrid, where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Viktoria Azarenka then withdrew from her match against Jessica Pegula, citing a lower back injury.

At the Berlin Open, Viktoria Azarenka reached the semifinals, defeating Andrea Petkovic, Angelique Kerber, and Jessica Pegula, before falling to the eventual champion, Liudmila Samsonova.

Partnering compatriot Aryna Sabalenka, Viktoria Azarenka won the doubles event at the same tournament, defeating the top seeded pair of Demi Schuurs and Nicole Melichar.

Viktoria Azarenka then withdrew from her match against Sara Sorribes Tormo, citing an abdominal injury.

Viktoria Azarenka opened her season at the Adelaide International reaching the quarter-finals and losing to Swiatek in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the semifinals in the doubles partnering with Paula Badosa.

At the Australian Open Viktoria Azarenka reached the fourth round which was her best result since 2016.

Viktoria Azarenka withdrew from her second round match, citing a left hip injury.

Viktoria Azarenka said later it was because her personal life was "extremely stressful".

At the 2022 French Open, Viktoria Azarenka lost in the third round to Jil Teichmann in a three-set match lasting three hours.

Viktoria Azarenka decided not to play any grass-court tournaments due to Wimbledon's ban on Russian and Belarusan players.

Viktoria Azarenka started her North American hardcourt swing at the 2022 Citi Open.

Viktoria Azarenka reached the quarterfinals before falling to Wang Xiyu.

Viktoria Azarenka pulled out of the Canadian Open due to her travel visa getting declined.

Viktoria Azarenka is an aggressive baseliner, who is known for hitting the ball hard, flat, and early on the rise.

Viktoria Azarenka possesses a strong forehand, with which she can rally effectively and hit winners, although her forehand is more vulnerable than her backhand; as such, players who are acquainted with her game target her forehand.

Viktoria Azarenka is known for her ability to neutralise powerful first serves, and punish short second serves.

Viktoria Azarenka is known for her movement, speed, court coverage, footwork, and balance, allowing her to blend offence and defence effectively, and to execute her aggressive, yet controlled playing style effectively.

Viktoria Azarenka is known for her mental strength and competitive spirit, and was described by Sloane Stephens as a "tough competitor".

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Viktoria Azarenka prefers to play on hard courts, where the regular bounce and moderate pace suit her aggressive, yet measured, playing style.

Viktoria Azarenka is commonly regarded as a hard court specialist, due to the fact that all but one of her 21 singles titles have been won on hard courts.

Viktoria Azarenka is one of the most profitable stars in women's tennis.

Viktoria Azarenka is endorsed by Nike for clothing, footwear, and apparel, and is frequently featured in promotional material for the company.

Viktoria Azarenka switched back to the Wilson Ultra 100 in 2018, although she was not under contract with the company; after her successful 2020 season, she became endorsed by Wilson .

Viktoria Azarenka was coached by Wim Fissette between 2015 and 2016, until she became pregnant, and, upon her return from pregnancy in 2017, she was coached by Michael Joyce.

In November 2018, Viktoria Azarenka reunited with Fissette until December 2019, when he became Naomi Osaka's coach.

In February 2020, Viktoria Azarenka announced Dorian Descloix as her new coach, and has experienced renewed success with Descloix, returning to the upper echelon of women's tennis.

Viktoria Azarenka had won the first set and was leading in the second set before Williams came back to win the three-set match, on her way to winning the title for the second consecutive year.

Viktoria Azarenka's dominance continued with straight-sets victories at the Rogers Cup and the US Open in 2011, both times coming after Williams' ranking had plummeted to world No 175 following Wimbledon.

At the Qatar Total Open, Viktoria Azarenka scored just her second victory over Williams in a WTA Tour match, winning in the championship match in three sets.

Viktoria Azarenka then lost to Williams again in the championship match of the Brisbane International early in 2014; this defeat marked Viktoria Azarenka's first at the tournament.

Pair would not meet again until the 2015 Madrid Open some 16 months later; Viktoria Azarenka lost a third round match against Williams in three sets despite holding three match points on her own serve in the final set.

In 2020, a resurgent Viktoria Azarenka recorded her first victory against Williams in a Grand Slam, winning in three sets in the US Open semifinal.

Viktoria Azarenka dominated the early rivalry, winning the first six meetings between the pair, including in the second round of the 2007 Australian Open, the final of the 2009 Brisbane International and all four matches that eventuated in 2010.

Viktoria Azarenka won their first meeting in 2007, in the second round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Viktoria Azarenka defeated Sharapova in the Miami Masters final in 2011 to win her second title at that tournament.

Viktoria Azarenka won four of the six meetings that year, three of them in finals.

Ultimately, Viktoria Azarenka won the match, beating Sharapova in straight sets in one hour and twenty-two minutes and in doing so claimed the world No 1 ranking for the first time.

Viktoria Azarenka was victorious in their meetings at Madrid and the year-end championships.

Viktoria Azarenka lost the pair's last meeting in straight sets at the 2013 WTA Tour Championships, playing through a back injury and winning just three games in the process.