Jannik Sinner is a professional tennis player from Italy. In 2019, he became the youngest Italian tennis player in tournament history to win a Challenger title. Furthermore, as of 2020.
His career-high ranking is No. 46 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles.
The 19-year-old player has played tennis since he was seven years old. However, he also professionally skied at the time.
Regardless, the young athlete is very passionate about tennis and left his home at 13 to professionally train and build a career.
Sinner rose to fame as the only male player born in 2001 to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal. Media and fans consider him to be an up-and-coming tennis player.
He has worked with ATP ranked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, a professional Serbian professional tennis player.
Besides tennis, he is very fond of football. Despite his main focus being tennis, he likes to play football sometimes.
Moreover, he has mentioned several times his favorite team is the Italy-based team AC Milan. The young recently graduated high school and is very focused on tennis as of now.
Before getting into details about the young athlete’s life and tennis career, here are some quick facts about him.
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jannik Sinner |
| Birth Date | August 16, 2001 |
| Birth Place | Innichen, Italy |
| Nick Name | Jan The Fox |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Ethnicity | Mixed |
| Education | Not Available |
| Horoscope | Leo |
| Father’s Name | Siglinde Sinner |
| Mother’s Name | Johann Sinner |
| Siblings | Marc Sinner |
| Age | 20 years old |
| Height | 6 feet 3 inches |
| Weight | 167.5 lbs (76 kg) |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Grey |
| Build | Athletic |
| Profession | Tennis Player |
| Current Ranking | No. 46 |
| Highest Ranking | No. 4 |
| Active Years | 2018-Present |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Girlfriend | None |
| Current Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Net Worth | Over $0.5 million |
| Social Media | Instagram, Twitter, Facebook |
| Last Update | June, 2022 |
Jannik Sinner | Early Life, Family, And Education
Jannik Sinner was born in Innichen, Italy, to Siglinde Sinner and Johann Sinner. Johann is a chef in a chalet located in Val Pusteria, where his mother works as a waitress.
Besides that, the young athlete also has a brother named Marc Sinner. He is very close to his sibling, who works in Brunico.
Jannik comes to form a very hardworking family with a good work ethic. Hence, he realizes the value of dedication and excellent work culture.
World-renowned tennis coach Riccardo Piatti who has coached many top 10 ATP ranked players, including Novak Djokovic, coaches the 19-year-old athlete.
Furthermore, Piatti has praised Sinner for his relentless approach to winning, hard work, humbleness, and commitment to the sport.
Swiss professional player ranked World No. 4; Roger Federer influenced the young tennis player to pursue a tennis career. Not to mention Sinner considers Federer his idol.
Moreover, his father loved tennis, and as a result, he loved tennis. Before that, he used to ski and contemplated professional skiing. Not to mention, he won a national age-group championship when he was just seven years old.
However, the athlete chose to be a professional tennis player. Jannik recently graduated high school in 2019 and has chosen not to further his education. Instead, he is focusing on his tennis career and dream of winning ATP titles.
Jannik Sinner | Age, Height, And Weight
The athlete is commencing his twenties this year, i.e., 20, as of August 16, 2021. He weighs around 167.5 lbs, which is approximately 76 gs and is 6 feet 3 inches tall.
Jannik Sinner | Tennis Career
Early Career
Sinner started training under Coach Riccardo Piatti in his tennis center when he was just 13 years old.
The 20-year-old was pushed into tennis by his idol Roger Federer and his father’s love and obsession for the game. After sharpening his tennis skills, he turned pro in 2018.
Shortly, the teenage athlete won the second-highest tier of tennis competition, the ATP challenger singles.
After his win, he was the first 2001 born to reach a Challenger final. On top of that, Jannik was the youngest Italian player to win the Challenger singles title in Tournament history.
Since then, Sinner has won several titles in the ITF. Correspondingly, he qualified for his first ATP tournament and achieved his first tour-level win in the Hungarian Open.
Furthermore, the athlete got to his second ATP Challenger finals and won the title in Lexington.
Besides that, he also achieved his first ATP Masters victory in the Italian Open. Not to mention, Jannik became one of the 11 players in tournament history to win more than one Challenger title before 18 years old.
2019 Grand Slam
After a successful initial career, the Italian player won three matches in the US Open qualifying phase.
As a result, he qualified for the Grand Slam tournament. Moreover, he was the youngest male tennis player to reach the ATP semifinals in over five years when he received a European Open wild card.
Not to mention, he won against a Top-50 player for the first time after defeating a former World Nplayerayers.
Furthermore, the former skier received a wild card entry to the Vienna Open, where his victory assisted him in his first-time Top-100 ranking.
Later on, in the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals, Sinner defeated Australian player Alex de Minaur to claim the title. The successful outcome made him the third and youngest winner of NextGen.
2020 Career
Although he had a slow start in the 2020 Grand Slam with the Auckland Open first-round lost, he won the first round in the Australian Open.
Moreover, Jannik qualified as a wild card in the Montpellier Open and Rotterdam Open. In Rotterdam, he defeated a World No. 10 players in the second round.
However, he lost in his second ATP-level quarterfinal. Nevertheless, in the Marseille Open, the former skier won against a Slovak tennis player in the first round.
Furthermore, he played in the Indian Wells Challenger and eventually in the Indian Wells Masters.
Sinner was the first male to be a quarterfinalist in his debut performance at the 2020 French Open since 2005 and the youngest quarterfinalist since 2006.
After defeating the second-youngest player in the ATP Top-10 rank, he leveled up into the Top-50 ranking.
2021 Match in Adelaide
On 29 January 2021, Jannik Sinner got a chance to join top players in the Adelaide quarantine bubble ahead of next month’s Australian Open.
Indeed, Sinner stood alongside Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, and Serena Williams.
Additionally, the main event of the day was the challenge between world number one Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner.
However, Novak doesn’t appear in the stadium during the first set of the game, and thus, Filip Krajinovic plays and wins the set.
Again, Novak enters for the second set over Sinner and takes the victory. As a backstory, Novack stated that he was suffering from blisters in his hand that made him unable to play.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t step on the court from the beginning. I had to do some treatment with my physio, and I wasn’t feeling my best the last couple of days.”
–Novak Djokovic
Following that match, Jannik Sinner had a match in April 2021 against Hubert Hurkacz. As they fought for the Miami Open Final, Hubert defeated Jannik with 7-6(4), 6-4.
Well, during the match, Hubert locked Sinner in the Italian in the “backhand cage.” Altogether, the match lasted for 56 minutes as Hubert took the victory with his first groundstroke.
Jannik Sinner and Denis Shapovalov
Back in February 2021, during the Australian Open first round, Jannik Sinner faced Denis Shapovalov at the Margaret Court Arena. Unfortunately, it also marked his end of a 10-match winning streak.
Actually, it was the opposite manner. Denis was on the losing streak, and the table turned it as his win with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win. Also, Sinner had incredible matches all along in the meantime.
Jannik Sinner | Relationship And Kids
Currently, ‘Jan the Fox‘ is dating Maria Braccini, a well-known Italian influencer. Well, all those teenage relationships’ rumors did come true in the end.
The Italian player is very focused on boosting his career and growth. Also, he has explained that the best thing about his girlfriend is that she is independent.
“Maria is very tender and affectionate, but also very independent and this is the quality that strikes me the most. We are two young guys who are now sharing a great experience together. Didn’t we post any couple of photos? I don’t see why we should let everyone know.” -Jannik Sinner
Altogether, being so young, it’s all about their dating times and times together. Hence, it’s for sure, he ain’t looking or prepared for kids.
Back Injury
During the first round at the ATP 250 tournament in Montpellier, we all saw Sinner lose the match from his hand. In the meantime, he also felt the pain as he explains he has never before.
Following it, he had consulted the physiotherapist before the treatment began. Indeed, as everyone tensed up for his health, Sinner broke the good news later, stating it was a minor injury.
