Monica Puig is a popular Puerto Rican tennis player. She is the first athlete from this country to win gold medals at the Olympics. Twice became the triumph of WTA tournaments.
Consider in detail the biography of Monica Puig.
Childhood
Puerto Rican girl was born in the city of San Juan, September 27, 1993. In the Puig family, in addition to a daughter, there is a son. At a young age, the girl began to learn tennis, honing her hard skills.
Career
The girl’s career began in mid-2010, when Monica made her debut at the ITF tournament. After 10 months, the girl won her first title at the age of 17. Two months later, she was able to qualify for the major WTA tournament, thereby making her debut in adult tennis. The following year, the girl won several minor ITF titles, being able to get to the first hundred of the world ranking.
At the beginning of the next season, a major shift in professional career occurred. Monica made it to the quarter finals at the Oeiras tournament. Performances at the tournament helped the Puerto Rican tennis player to make her debut in the first hundred of the rating. In the summer of that year, the young athlete was selected in the main draw of Roland Garros, where she managed to get to the third round. At the end of the year at the US OPEN Puerto Rican tennis player was defeated in the first round of the competition. As a result, Puig finished that season on the 55th line of the rating.
The main success in the career of a young tennis player occurred in 2016 in Brazil. In autumn, the Puerto Rican athlete for the first time in her life went to the Olympics to defend the colors of her team. In Brazil, a young tennis player was waiting for incredible success. Monica, who was not even in the top ten of the world ranking, won the tournament, bringing her team with gold medals. In the final match, the Puerto Rican tennis player opposed the German Angelica Kerber. At the end of the season, an athlete from Puerto Rico took the highest line in the rating - 32. Already in the next convocation, Monica fell 25 lines down, because she could not protect points in some tournaments.
Currently, the Puerto Rican tennis player takes 41 lines in the rating.
Grand Slam Performances
During his long career, the tennis player from the sultry Puerto Rico cannot boast of outstanding results in Grand Slam tournaments. Once the athlete reached the third round at the Roland Garros.
Awards and Achievements
In tennis, Monica Puig did not achieve a large number of titles. By the age of 25, the Puerto Rican tennis player won only two: in 2014 at the clay tournament in Strasbourg and at the Olympics in 2016. The victory in Strasbourg brought Monica 250 thousand dollars in prize money. Puerto Rican tennis player also lost twice in the finals.
Photo of Monica Puig after winning the Olympics in Rio speaks about the energy of the athlete.
Monica won six times in ITF series tournaments, earning a total of almost 300 thousand dollars.
Personal life
Today, the Puerto Rican tennis player is not in a relationship, preferring to devote all her free time to her favorite sport. In her Instagram, Monica constantly publishes photographs with loved ones and her beloved dogs.