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Photos: Swiatek's rise from 17-year-old prospect to World No.1

A look back at Iga Swiatek's rapid rise to become the 28th woman to rise to the WTA World No.1 ranking.

01 /22
Following in the footsteps of Agnieszka Radwanska, 17-year-old Swiatek became the fourth player from Poland to win the Wimbledon girls' title in 2018. She reached a career-high No.5 in the ITF junior rankings.

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02 /22
Swiatek made her tour-level main-draw debut at the 2019 Australian Open. As a 17-year-old qualifier, she defeated Ana Bodgan in the first round for her first victory.

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03 /22
In her third main-draw appearance, Swiatek made her first tour final at 2019 Lugano. The 17-year-old lost to Polona Hercog 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. It would turn out to be Swiatek's only loss in a WTA final before ascending to No.1.

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04 /22
At 18, Swiatek made her first Round of 16 at a Slam. In her main-draw debut at Roland Garros, Swiatek defeated Selena Janicijevic, Wang Qiang and Monica Puig before losing to defending champion Simona Halep.

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05 /22
In a memorable run as a qualifier at 2019 Toronto, Swiatek earned her first Top 20 win over Caroline Wozniacki to make her first Round of 16 at a WTA 1000.

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06 /22
Having made her Top 100 debut earlier in the season, Swiatek hit a career-high No.49 in 2019 before ending the season at No.61.

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07 /22
Swiatek earned her first Top 10 win at 2020 Roland Garros, where she avenged her loss from a year earlier to top seed Simona Halep, 6-1, 6-2, in the Round of 16.

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08 /22
Ranked No.54, Swiatek became the first teenager to win Roland Garros in 28 years in 2020. In just her seventh Slam appearance, she did not lose a set en route to her first title.
09 /22
Starting the year ranked No.17, Swiatek won her second title and first on a hard court at 2021 Adelaide. As she did in Paris three months earlier, Swiatek did not lose a set.

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10 /22
Swiatek returned to the clay to win her first WTA 1000 title and third overall at 2021 Rome. In the final, she defeated No.9 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0.

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11 /22
With three titles in the span of seven months, Swiatek made her Top 10 debut after Rome on May 17, 2021. Still 19, she was the sixth teenager since 2008 to make a Top 10 debut.

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12 /22
In her first career title defense, Swiatek advanced to her second major quarterfinal at 2021 Roland Garros.

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13 /22
Swiatek continued to break new ground at 2021 Wimbledon, advancing to the Round of 16 for the first time.

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14 /22
In the final Slam of the season, Swiatek advanced to her first Round of 16 at the 2021 US Open. Swiatek became the only player to make the Round of 16 at all four majors that season.

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15 /22
Swiatek finished the 2021 season by qualifying for her first WTA Finals. She peaked at a career-high No.4 and finished the year at No.9.

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16 /22
Swiatek began her 2022 campaign by making the semifinals in Adelaide, losing to eventual champion and World No.1 Ashleigh Barty.

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17 /22
At the 2022 Australian Open, Swiatek battled into her first hard-court Slam semifinal. The run would move her back into the Top 5 after Melbourne.

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18 /22
One month after the Australian Open, Swiatek tallied three Top 10 wins en route to her first WTA 1000 hard-court title in Doha.

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19 /22
Swiatek carried her momentum into the first leg of the Sunshine Double, winning Indian Wells for her second consecutive WTA 1000 title. Swiatek rose to a career-high ranking at No.2.

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20 /22
In her opening round of the Miami Open, Swiatek dropped two games to Viktorija Golubic to seal her ascendancy to the World No.1 ranking, which was to be vacated by a retiring Barty after the tournament.

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21 /22
Swiatek consolidated her rise to No.1 by winning the Miami Open to become the first player to sweep the first three WTA 1000 events in a season and the youngest to win the Sunshine Double.

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22 /22
At 20 years old, Swiatek became the 28th woman to reach the WTA World No.1 on April 4, 2022. She is the first Polish No.1 in tennis history.

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