2018
Turned Pro
9
Career High Ranking
01/11/2021
7
Career Titles
QF
US Open 2022
Best Grand Slam Performance
Jannik Sinner is an Italian tennis player considered as one of the most promising Next Generation players on the ATP Tour. He turned pro in 2018 at the age of 16 and quickly became one of the game’s rising starts after winning his first ATP Challenger title at the age of 17 years and 6 months. Since then, Jannik has reached a career high ranking of number 9 in the world and picked up an impressive 7 ATP tour titles, all by the age of 21.
Jannik Sinner was born on 16th August 2001 in San Candido / Innichen in the region of South Tyrol in northern Italy. It’s a small town very close to the Austrian border and is a predominantly German-speaking region, which is why most towns and villages have a German and an Italian name. He grew up in the nearby town of Sesto / Sexten.
Jannik Sinner is Italian.
Jannik’s parents are Johann and Siglinde Sinner, both Italians from Sand Candido / Innichen. His father Johan is a Chef and his mother Siglinde is a waitress in the same restaurant.
Jannik currently lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It is very a popular place to live amongst tennis players.
Since Wimbledon 2022, Jannik has been working closely with Darren Cahill and Simone Vagnozzi. Cahill is a former world number 22 and one of the most experienced coaches in the game, having previously coached Andrey Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt and Simona Halep. Alongside Cahill, Sinner has began to expand his game into an all-court playing style, attempting to come forward to the net more often.
Previously, Jannik worked long term with his childhood coach Riccardo Piatti, who of course played a big role in coaching Ivan Ljubičić throughout his career and the likes of Novak Djokovic, Richard Gasquet, Maria Sharapova and Milos Raonic in their formative years.
Having grown up in South Tyrol and so close to the Austrian border, Jannik is trilingual and speaks Italian, German and English fluently.
As well as being an incredible tennis player, Jannik Sinner is also a very good skier and footballer. In fact, Jannik didn’t actually focus on tennis until the age of 13. Before that, he was one of the most promising junior skiers in Italy and even won a national championship in giant slalom at eight years old and was the runner up at the age of twelve.
He’s often asked if he thinks he made the right choice to go for tennis instead of skiing, though we certainly agree with him when he says choosing tennis was the right decision.
On court, Jannik Sinner is known for his aggressive baseline game with powerful groundstrokes on both the forehand and backhand side. In fact, his backhand is the heaviest on the men’s tour clocking in at an average of 1858 rpm, and while his forehand is a lot flatter, it can be just as deadly. When combined, he has an impressive ability to dictate play from the back of the court. However, in recent years, he’s been working on developing his all-court game and transitioning more to the net.
He has a strong serve and an even stronger return game, which often leads to his game being compared to Novak Djokovic’s playing style. As for his calm demeanor on court, he likely acquired that as a result of idolising Roger Federer from an early age.
Since turning pro, Jannik has used Head as his primary equipment provider. Here are the details of the racket and strings he endorses:
On court, Jannik wears Nike clothing from head to toe and has done so since his first match on tour. Off the court, he works with a large range of brands including Gucci, Lavazza, Intensa San Paolo, Alfa Romeo, Parmigiano Reggiano, Fastweb and more.
On the court, Jannik has so far earned a total career prize money of $8.2 million. However, he’s earning significantly more off the court through endorsements and sponsorship deals with the likes of Gucci and Alfa Romeo. Unfortunately, financial details relating to his sponsorships aren’t publicly available though we do know that, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, Jannik signed a 10 year deal with Nike back in 2022 for a value of 150 million euros. That deal alone makes his annual off-court income 15 million euros a year!
So while it’s difficult to say exactly how much Jannik Sinner is worth, it’s safe to say his estimated net worth exceeds $170 million.
Since turning pro at the age of 16, Jannik Sinner has propelled himself to the top of the men’s game in record time. He started out on the ATP Challenger tour in 2018 and clinched his first title close to home in Bergamo in 2019 at the age of 17 years and 6 months, making him the youngest Italian in history to win a Challenger title. The win helped him rise over 200 positions in the ATP rankings. Shortly after that, he picked up his first ATP tour level win at the Hungarian Open as a lucky looser. By the end of 2019, the Italian had broken into the top 100 and won the 2019 ATP NextGen Finals.
From there, Jannik continued to grow rapidly as a player, winning his first ATP title in Sofia in 2020. The best year in Jannik’s career has arguably been 2021, when he picked up four of his seven titles and broke into the top 10 for the very first time in his career. Despite fewer titles, 2022 saw him achieve his best Grand Slam results by reaching the Quarterfinals at three of four Slams. However, at the age of 21, it’s safe to say that the best is yet to come.
Here’s an overview of his career achievements to date:
Becomes Italian number 1
Wins ATP 250 Montpellier
Wins ATP 250 Umag
Reaches QF of three Grand Slams (AUS Open, Wimbledon & US Open)
Wins ATP 250 Melbourne
Reaches his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Miami
Wins ATP 500 Washington
Wins ATP 500 Sofia
Wins ATP 250 Antwerp
Breaks into the Top 10 for the first time in November
Earns his first top 10 victory against world No. 10 David Goffin
Reaches first Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros
Wins ATP 250 Sofia
Wins first ATP Challenger title in Bergamo
Qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw at the US Open
Breaks into the Top 100 for the first time
Wins the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals
Turned pro at the age of 16
The most promising and by far the most exciting rivalry is Sinner vs Alcaraz.
At the time of writing, Alcaraz leads the head 2 head by 3-2, with their last meeting going the way of the Spaniard in straight sets at Indian Wells in March 2023. However, their most entertaining encounter so far was definitely their 2022 US Open Quarterfinal match. The two Next Gen players went toe-to-toe for 5 hours 15 mins with Carlos Alcaraz eventually taking the victory in five close sets.
Given the fact that both players are playing at such a high level so early on in their careers, there’s no doubt it’s a matchup we’ll be seeing a lot more of too!
From what we’ve seen so far in his career, it’s safe to say we’re Jannik Sinner fans. Here are, in our opinion, some of Jannik Sinner’s best matches:
Jannik Sinner vs Andrey Rublev | 2023 Indian Wells
Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz | 2022 US Open Quarterfinals
Jannik Sinner vs Carlos Alcaraz | 2022 ATP 250 Umag Final
Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic | 2022 Wimbledon Quarterfinals
Jannik Sinner vs Gael Monfils | 2021 US Open Rd 32
Fortunately, Jannik hasn’t really suffered any major injuries in his career so far. He’s suffered a couple of minor injuries including a knee injury sustained during his fourth round match against Andrey Rublev at the 2022 French Open, and an ankle injury sustained during a semifinal match against Holger Rune at the 2022 Sofia Open. Thankfully, Sinner recovered from both injuries rather quickly and was back on court doing what he loves!
In addition to his titles on the ATP tour, here are a few awards that Jannik has won throughout his career:
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