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Johanna Konta Biography

Johanna Konta

Facts of Johanna Konta

Date of Birth: 1991 , May-17
Birth Nation: Australia
Height: 5 Feet 11 Inch

Quick Timeline of Johanna Konta

1991 Born in Sydney, South Wales, Australia
2012 Became a British Citizen
2008 Won the ITF Singles
2009 Won the W.O.W
2017 Recruited the Wim Fissette

Detail Timeline of Johanna Konta

May 17 , 1991

Born in Sydney, South Wales, Australia

Johanna Konta was born on May 17, 1991 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was born to Hungarian parents, Gabriella and Gabor Konta. At the age of 14, Konta and her family moved to the United Kingdom.

2012

Became a British Citizen

Born to Hungarian parents in Sydney, Australia, Konta moved to the UK when she was 14. She switched her sporting allegiance from Australia to Great Britain after she became a British citizen in May 2012.

2008

Won the ITF Singles

On May 2008, Johanna Konta won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) singles title with the prize money of $10,000,  which was held in Mostar, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.

2009

Won the W.O.W

On June 2009, Konta won the W.O.W. Challenger in Waterloo, Ontario. Moreover, Konta received a $25,000 from the tournament. After that, Konta honored with numerous gold medals.

2017

Recruited the Wim Fissette

In the year 2017, Johanna Konta hired Belgian Win Fissette who was the former tennis player and her present main coach. She also appointed Andrew Fitzpatrick as her partner.

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The Golden girl of British tennis, Johanna Konta spent her childhood in Collaroy on Northern Beaches, where she attended the Sanchez Casal academy in Barcelona. Suddenly, Johanna family moved to England and settled in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Thus, Johanna became a British Citizen in May of 2012.

At the beginning, Konta won her first ITF singles tournament in Mostar, Bosnia, and Herzegovina on May 2008. She received a $10,000 from the tournament. After that, she won the W.O.W. Challenger of a tournament in June at Waterloo, Ontario and received a $25,000 prize money from the tournament.

Besides, Konta endorses the Babolat Pure Aero range of racquets, Midwest Sports Tennis. Other than that, Konta is the brand ambassador of Remeo Gelato. Recently, Konta hired former professional tennis player and current coach, Wim Fissette to be her main coach in 2017. Johanna is now 26 by her age and she has already achieved lots of experiences as a tennis player.

Konta is in a relationship with Meet Keither. Johanna is happy with her boyfriend. And to this date, there are no news or rumors regarding their separation. Moreover, she has never involved in any other relationship. They were frequently spotted in many functions and sports events, let's hope they will get married soon.

Konta belongs to a white ethnicity and holds an Australian. Johanna is one of the greatest athletes of all time. Looking towards her economic aspects, she earns the decent amount of salary by which she finances her living. As of 2016, her her net was around $1.2 million.