Johanna Konta is a British professional tennis player who was born on May 17, 1991, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Hungarian parents Gabor and Gabriella Konta. She spent her early years growing up in Collaroy on Sydney's Northern Beaches where she was introduced to tennis at the age of eight. Konta attended the Sanchez Casal Academy in Barcelona for 15 months at the age of 14. During this time, her parents relocated to Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Konta became a British citizen in May of 2012 and she switched from playing tennis for Australia to Britain. She went on to win her first ITF singles title in 2008 at a tournament in Mostar, Bosnia when was 17.
The following year, Konta became even more of a success when she won a $25,000 tournament at Sutton, UK. In 2010, she reached the quarterfinal of the $50,000 tournament at Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. A week later she won the title at another $50,000 tournament a week before her 19th birthday. Konta achieved a steep rise in the rankings from spring of 2015 to 2016 when she went from being in the top 150 worldwide to being ranked in the world's top ten.
Birth Date: | 17 May, 1991 |
Age: | 28 yrs |
Occupations: | Tennis player |
Citizenship: | Australia United Kingdom |
Birth Place: | Sydney |
residence: | Eastbourne |
Gender: | Female |
Description: | British tennis player |
Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |