Vera Zvonareva was ranked world number 2 in 2010.  That year was a banner year for Zvonareva. She reached the singles finals at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Zvonareva’s mother, Natalia is an Olympic bronze medalist in field hockey. Her mom introduced her to tennis at the age of 6. Her interests outside the courts are volleyball, hockey, computers, reading, and listening to music.

In 2015, she took a break from tennis. She welcomed her daughter Evelina in 2016. She returned to the tour in 2017 and slowly built her rankings back up.

Despite her excellent singles record, she found better success at grand slams in doubles and mixed doubles. Zvonareva works with Rett Syndrome Foundation to raise awareness for nervous system disorder.

Her sponsors are Bidu Badu and Solinco. She has earned over $15 million in her career.

Vera Zvonareva’s Sponsors

Bidu Badu

Vera Zvonareva has a clothing sponsorship contract with Bidu Badu.

Solinco

She has a racquet sponsorship contract with Solinco. 

Elise Mertens has fired her boyfriend Robbe Ceyssens as her coach. But their relationship is intact. She has hired Simon Goffin, brother of ATP player David Goffin as her coach.

Ceyssens has been working with Mertens for a long time. Relationships can get complicated when players date their coaches. But it looks like Mertens and Ceyssens have managed to keep their coaching relationship professional and Mertens decided to hire a new coach.

Though Mertens is an excellent singles player, she found more success in doubles. She has won doubles titles at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. She has played doubles with Aryna Sabalenka and Hsieh Su-We.

Mertens hits flat and deep shots on the court with very little topspin. The Backhand is her better stroke. She can hit backhand winners from anywhere on the court.