Athleta has signed up retired tennis star Monica Puig. Puig joins a number of women including Allyson Felix in endorsing the brand.

Athleta is investing in tennis. It has partnered with the USTA  and serves as the official sponsor of the USTA league, USTA Player Development Teaching Professional Initiative, and the girls’ USTA Foundation Excellence Team. The company is releasing The Power of She Collection initiative as it looks to connect girls and women to the sport.

Puig was surprised to get the call from Athleta as she was thinking about retirement. She said:

When I got the call from Athleta, my retirement was very hush-hush, The first thing I had to tell them with a heavy heart was I’m not going to play tennis anymore. I was surprised they wanted me anyway and are bringing me on this team because they are supporting athletes who are in all different phases of life.

Monica Puig became the first Peurto Rican to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2016. She won the women’s singles title there. She won two singles titles in her career and made more than $3.5 million in prize money. In 2022, she retired from tennis after struggling with injuries.

French tennis star Quentin Halys has been mostly playing in the Challenger tour due to his low rankings.  He broke into the top 100 in 2022. As a junior, Quentin Halys reached four grand slam finals – three in doubles and one in singles. He won the junior doubles title at the 2014 French Open.

His idols growing up were Roger Federer, Marat Safin, and countryman Gael Monfils. His sponsors are Fila and Wilson. He has made more than $2.5 million in his career. 

Quentin Halys’ Sponsors

Fila

Halys has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Fila

Wilson

He has a racquet sponsorship deal with Wilson