Caroline Garcia is a top Tennis star from France, and here is everything you need to know about her, including net worth, career, personal life and more
Caroline Garcia Facts
Born on | 16 October 1993 |
Born in | Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
Age | 29 |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Father | Louis-Paul Garcia |
Mother | Mary Lene Garcia |
Height | 1.77 meters or 5 feet 10 inches |
Turned Pro | 2011 |
Coach | Louis-Paul Garcia (-2021), Gabriel Urpi (2021), Bertrand Perret (2021-) |
Net worth | USD 22 Million (approx.) |
Caroline Garcia: Personal Life
Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Caroline Garcia moved with her family to Bron, a suburb of Lyon, soon after. Her father, Louis-Paul Garcia is a former sales manager whose family originates from the Spanish Costa Blanca region and Mylene. Caroline has no siblings. Louis-Paul trained his daughter until 2021. Mary Lene Garcia, Caroline’s mother, also provided good support to the talented player.
Caroline Garcia tied the knot with Tom Bowman on October 14, 2017. Bowman proposed to Garcia on October 8, 2016. They have kept their marital life confidential and we respect their stance.
Caroline Garcia: Career
The tall Frenchwoman turned pro in 2011. In the same year, she reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon and the finals of the US Open as a junior. She reached her highest junior ranking of No. 5 on 12 December 2011.
At the 2011 Australian Open, Garcia received a wildcard and defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the first round in her first appearance in the main draw of a WTA tournament. In the following round, she lost to Ayumi Morita.
At the 2011 French Open, Garcia received a wildcard and defeated Zuzana Ondraskova in straight sets in the first round. One of Garcia’s best performances in a losing cause came in the following match against the legendary Maria Sharapova. The youngster led 6-3, 4-1 but Sharapova used her experience and class to win 11 games in a row and progress further. However, Garcia was hailed by fans as well as critics for her performance. Even the legendary Andy Murray took to Twitter and predicted that Garcia would become world No. 1 in the future.
The 2013 Wimbledon was the first Grand Slam tournament for which Garcia had qualified. This was after she received wildcards to enter her first 5 Grand Slams. She won her first-round match against Zheng Jie before going down to Serena Williams.
She received direct entry into the main draw of the US Open because of her good ranking. After defeating Shelby Rogers in the first round, she crashed out after losing to Laura Robson.
In 2014, Caroline Garcia won her first WTA Tour title when she defeated Jelena Jankovic in straight sets in the final of the Copa Claro Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia.
2016 turned out to be a good year for Garcia as she won two titles for the first time in a year. She won the Internationaux de Strasbourg and the Mallorca Open. Garcia also won the women’s doubles event in the 2016 French Open alongside Kristina Mladenovic.
Garcia won her first career Premier-5 singles title at the 2017 Wuhan Open. It was the biggest singles title won by any French female player since Marion Bartoli won Wimbledon in 2013. She also won the China Open later in the year and became the first WTA player to win both the Wuhan Open and China Open in the same year.
After struggling for form and consistency in 2020 and 2021, Garcia got her career back on track in 2022. She won the doubles event at the French Open and the singles event at the Bad Homburg Open. Garcia won her 9th and 10th singles titles at the Poland Open and the Cincinnati Masters.
Caroline Garcia: Career in Numbers
Caroline Garcia has won 406 singles matches so far and lost 310 with a win percentage of 56.7. She has bagged 10 titles so far in her career and reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 on 10 September 2018. She has won ten WTA Tour singles titles, including three at the WTA 1000 level: the 2017 Wuhan Open, 2017 China Open, and 2022 Cincinnati Open.
In the doubles circuit, Garcia has won 174 matches and lost 108 with a win percentage of 61.7. She has won 7 titles and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 2 on 24 October 2016. Garcia is a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles alongside Kristina Mladenovic. Both their titles came at the French Open in 2016 and 2022. They have also made it to the WTA Finals on a couple of occasions and were voted the 2016 WTA Doubles Team of the Year.
Caroline Garcia: Net Worth
Caroline Garcia has an estimated net worth of USD 22 Million (approx.) and has won combined prize money of $13,494,141. The way she is playing, and with her impressive fitness level, Garcia can add many more to the numbers in the course of the next few years.
Caroline Garcia is 29 years old as of this writing.
Yes, Caroline Garcia is married to Tom Bowman.
Caroline Garcia is 1.77 meters tall (5 feet 10 inches).
Caroline Garcia turned pro in 2011.
Caroline Garcia’s zodiac sign is Libra.
Caroline Garcia was coached by her father, Louis-Paul Garcia until 2021. She was coached by Gabriel Urpi for a brief while in 2021. She is currently working with Bertrand Perret.
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