Jannik Sinner profile: prize money, racquet, coach, girlfriend, ranking, titles, sponsors, idols
Yasmine Green
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
One of the most star tennis players of recent years is Italian Jannik Sinner. The attention of his fans is attracted not only by his play on the court, but also by his life off it. The Dailysports team has prepared for you a profile of almost the biggest star of modern tennis.
Where was Jannik Sinner born?
It is important to note that Jannik Sinner was born in the German-speaking region of Italy, South Tyrol, so there may be variants of the German pronunciation of his surname as Zinner. This is overlaid by the fact that his father is Austrian.
Jannik Sinner: racquet
Sinner actually plays with a Head TGT 301.4 racquet, but it is available at retail as the Head Speed MP. Like Roger Federer, Sinner uses power pads under the main racquet.
Jannik Sinner: coach
Sinner has two coaches, Italian Simone Vagnozzi and Australian Darren Cahill. As players, they have not achieved outstanding achievements. Vagnozzi has only once advanced past the second round of a major, while Cahill has once played in the US Open singles semi-finals.
Jannik Sinner: prizes
Before the start of the US Open 2024, Sinner had earned a cumulative $24 million in ATP Tour tournaments. Winning the US majors brought another $3.5 million into the Italian's bank accounts.
Jannik Sinner: sponsors
The world tennis star has no shortage of sponsors. The main partner of Sinner is Nike, with which he signed a contract in 2020 for 10 years for as much as 158 million dollars. He is also partnered with brands such as Rolex, Alfa Romeo, Lavazza and Gucci.
Jannik Sinner: girlfriend
Sinner is not very willing to talk about his personal life, but in May 2024 he admitted that he is in a relationship with Russian Anna Kalinskaya. Incidentally, both recently received ridicule from Australian Nick Kyrgios for this.
Jannik Sinner: rating
Since 10 June 2024, Sinner has been the world number one singles player. He managed to break the Serbian-Spanish-Swiss hegemony and become the first Italian in history to top the world rankings.
Jannik Sinner: titles
Despite not quite a long stay in the elite of world tennis, Sinner can already boast of big titles. So far, the most successful year for the Italian is 2024, where he won two out of four majors (Australian and US championships).
Who is Jannik Sinner's idol?
In an interview, Sinner admitted that his idols in tennis are Andreas Seppi, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Outside the world of tennis, he is a Formula 1 fan and is also a fan of football Milan.
