Johanna Konta

**Johanna Konta** (born 17 May 1991) be a British-Australian former professional tennis player. Konta win four singles titles on de WTA Tour, along plus eleven titles insyd singles den four insyd doubles on de ITF Women's Circuit. Na she be British No. 1 wey na she reach a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 on 17 July 2017. She reach de semifinals of de Australian Open, Wimbledon den de French Open.

Born to Hungarian parents insyd Sydney, Australia, na Konta move go England wen na she dey 14. She get Hungarian, Australian den British citizenship. She switch ein sporting allegiance from Australia to Great Britain after she cam be a British citizen insyd May 2012.

Konta achieve a steep rise insyd ein ranking by de WTA from de spring of 2015 to late 2016, wey na she climb from 150th to insyd de world's top 10, wey she cam be de first Briton to be ranked amongst de WTA ein top ten since Jo Durie wey na dem rank fifth over 30 years prior. Na dis period include ein best Grand Slam result up to dat time, de semifinals of de 2016 Australian Open, a quarterfinal appearance at de Rio Summer Olympics den ein maiden WTA Tour title insyd Stanford. Insyd 2017, she win de Miami Open wey na she reach de semifinals at Wimbledon. Na Konta get anoda successful season insyd 2019, wey na she reach de semifinals at de French Open den de quarterfinals at Wimbledon den de US Open. Konta retire on 1 December 2021, after she struggle plus a chronic injury to ein right knee, wich lead to ein ranking drop outsyd de top 100.

## Ein life matter
Na dem born Johanna Konta insyd Sydney, Australia, to Hungarian parents: Gábor, a hotel manager, den Gabriella, a dentist. Na ein parents emigrated separately from Hungary wey na dem meet insyd Australia. Na one of Konta ein grandpoppies, Tamás Kertész (1929–1989), play football give Ferencvárosi TC; na he win two international caps give Hungary insyd de 1950s wey he later coach de Ghana national team. Konta get a half sisto, Eva Mumford, from ein poppie ein previous marriage. Ein sisto marry former Australian rules football player Shane Mumford.

Na Konta spend ein kiddie time insyd Collaroy on Sydney ein Northern Beaches, wer na dem introduce am to tennis at an after-school programme at de age of eight. Wen na she dey 14, she attend de Sánchez-Casal Tennis Academy insyd Barcelona for 15 months, during wich time na ein parents settle insyd Eastbourne, England.

Konta cam be a British citizen insyd May 2012 wey na she concurrently switch ein sporting allegiance from Australia to Great Britain. Wen na ein nationality cam be de subject of debate at de 2016 Australian Open after na dem label am a Plastic Brit, na Konta say na e be "a compliment for you guys to be interested insyd my Australian roots", buh dat na she be "very pleased to be representing Great Britain&nbsp;... wer na I grow up essentially". Konta get three passports – British, Australian den Hungarian.

Konta dey live insyd East Sussex, wer na ein applications to build a home insyd de protected Ashdown Forest prove controversial.

Two weeks after ein retirement from professional tennis, Konta announce on Twitter dat she marry ein long-term boyfriend Jackson Wade. Na de wedding take place on 11 December 2021, den on 12 September 2022, she announce de birth of ein daughter for ein social accounts top.

## Career

### 2008: First ITF title
Konta win ein first ITF singles title at a $10k tournament insyd Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly before ein 17th birthday insyd May 2008.

### 2009: First $25k title
Konta achieve a significant breakthru at a $25k tournament insyd Sutton, England, insyd February 2009. Na she enter as a wildcard, she defeat de top seed, Corinna Dentoni, wey na dem rank 153 at de time, den two oda top 250 players to reach de final wer na she loose insyd three sets to Katie O'Brien. Na Konta back dis performance up by she win de $25k Waterloo Challenger insyd Ontario insyd June, over Heidi El Tabakh.

Konta then go thru a difficult time insyd de second half of de year, wey na she loose ein first match insyd eight of de nine tournaments she enter, na six of dese losses go to three sets. However, plus de help of de earlier results, na she rise from 668 to 360 insyd de WTA rankings during de year.

### 2010: Maiden $50k title
Konta regain sam form at de start of 2010. Insyd May, she reach de quarterfinal of de $50k tournament at Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. De week wey dey follow she take de title on de green clay courts of Raleigh, North Carolina, anoda $50k tournament, wer na, de day before ein 19th birthday, she defeat Lindsay Lee-Waters insyd de final.

Highlights later insyd de year include anoda $50k quarterfinal appearance, two semifinal appearances insyd $25k tournaments den ein second ITF singles title of de year at a $10k event insyd Westende, Belgium, wer, insyd de final, she defeat Nicky Van Dyck for de loss of just one game. Konta sanso play ein first WTA Tour event wen she enter de qualifying for Copenhagen, wey she win a match before she exit de event.

### 2011: Drop insyd ranking
Insyd April 2011, she loose insyd three sets insyd de qualifying draw of Charleston to Sania Mirza. She sanso fall insyd qualifying at Fes den Strasbourg. She reach de main draw of a WTA Tour event for de first time wen na she qualify at Copenhagen insyd June, wey she fall insyd de first round to fourth seed Lucie Šafářová, wey na dem rank 38 at de time, insyd a match wey last over two den a half hours.

Konta win ein fifth ITF singles title at de GB Pro-Series event insyd Woking insyd July. Insyd de final against Laura Robson, na Konta be a set up wen na ein opponent retire.

After na a patchy couple of months wey be interrupted by injury, Konta get back to ein winning ways at a $10k event insyd Madrid, wey she beat Lucy Brown insyd de final. However, na ein year end during a second meeting plus Robson insyd de first round at Barnstaple insyd October, wey na Konta for retire dis time. She slip from 248 to 305 insyd de world rankings over de course of de season, wey na she show an improvement of 55 places per over de previous two years.

### 2012: First match wins insyd WTA Tour den Grand Slam events

Konta achieve sam welcome results insyd de first half of 2012, wey dey include a $25k title at Rancho Mirage insyd February. She then qualify for de WTA Tour event insyd Copenhagen for de second successive year, wey she record ein first-match win insyd a full tour main draw over seventh seed Ksenia Pervak (dem then rank 38) insyd de opening round, before she loose to Petra Martić at de next stage. By de end of April, na Konta rise nearly 100 places to No. 211 insyd de rankings.

Na dem grant am British citizenship insyd May, Konta receive a main-draw wildcard to Wimbledon; na she face 28th seed Christina McHale insyd de opening round, wey dem beat am 10–8 insyd de deciding set.

Na a $50k final appearance at Lexington insyd July help to maintain momentum, wey na de month wey dey follow Konta qualify for de US Open, wey she bridge a gap of almost 150 places insyd de rankings to upset world No. 59, Tímea Babos, insyd de first round, wey she save ten set points insyd de second set as na she record ein first career win at Grand Slam-level. Insyd de second round, na Konta let a 5–2 final set lead slip against Olga Govortsova wey she loose. Na dis run propel am into de world's top 150 for de first time insyd ein career, wey she slip a few places to end de year plus a ranking of 153.

### 2013: First $100k title
At de Australian Open, Konta fail to build on ein form from de US Open, wey she loose insyd de second qualifying round to Zhou Yimiao of China, insyd three sets.

Insyd February, Konta make ein Fed Cup debut give Great Britain insyd Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 Pool B. Na Konta den Laura Robson win dema doubles match as Britain open plus a whitewash against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Na dem then rest Konta as Britain beat Portugal, before she team up again plus Robson insyd a losing doubles effort against Hungary, though na Britain ultimately win dis tie 2–1.

Insyd April, na Konta play insyd de Fed Cup World Group II play-off against Argentina. Na dem initially nominate Konta make she represent Britain insyd two of de singles rubbers. However, after na she loose ein opening match against Paula Ormaechea, na Great Britain captain Judy Murray decide say Elena Baltacha go replace Konta insyd de Sunday reverse singles.

Na Konta ein next tournament be de Portugal Open in Oeiras, wer na she beat top-100 player Yulia Putintseva insyd de first qualifying round buh na dem then force am to retire insyd de second qualifying round against Stéphanie Foretz Gacon. Na Konta sanso reach de second qualifying round at de French Open, wey she loose to Galina Voskoboeva insyd three sets.

Insyd June, na Konta enter de Nottingham Trophy, a $75k tournament, wey she reach de semifinals after victories over An-Sophie Mestach, fifth seed Misaki Doi den Alison Riske. Insyd de semifinals, na Konta loose a tough battle against third seed Karolína Plíšková, wey she go down insyd three sets. Dey follow de event, na dem hand am a wildcard for de Birmingham Classic. Insyd de first round Konta defeat qualifier Kurumi Nara to set up a meeting plus French player Kristina Mladenovic, de 12th seed at de tournament, wey beat am insyd straight sets.

Konta sanso receive a wildcard for Wimbledon, wer na dem draw am against 16th seed Jelena Janković insyd de first round. She loose insyd straight sets against de Serbian former world number one.

Dey follow Wimbledon, Konta start ein build-up to de US Open by she win a $25k event insyd Winnipeg, Manitoba, wer na she defeat fellow British player Samantha Murray insyd de final. She then keep up ein form by she win de Vancouver Open, a $100k event, wer na she defeat Sharon Fichman insyd de final after she eliminate top seed den world No. 41, Hsieh Su-wei, along de way. Na dis propel Konta to a then career-high ranking of 115.

At de Guangzhou International Open, na Konta win two rounds of qualifying to reach de main draw. Insyd de first round, she beat fellow qualifier Richèl Hogenkamp insyd straight sets, before she upset fourth seed den world No. 38, Peng Shuai, wey she equal ein best career-win in terms of ranking to dis point. However, na dem stop ein run insyd de quarterfinals, wey she loose to wildcard Zhang Shuai insyd straight sets. A week later, at de Ningbo International Open, Konta san make de quarterfinals, buh na dem force am to retire insyd ein match against Johanna Larsson, wey dey suffer from an abdominal strain.

She officially cam be de British No. 2 behind Laura Robson, after na Heather Watson fail to defend ein title insyd Osaka wey na she end de year ranked 112.

### 2014: Top 100

Na Konta begin 2014 at de Shenzhen Open, wey she loose to 15-year-old wildcard Xu Shilin insyd de first qualifying round. Togeda plus ein Austrian partner Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, na she reach de semifinals insyd doubles, wey dem loose to de Ukrainian sistos Lyudmyla den Nadiia Kichenok, insyd straight sets. De week wey dey follow, dem seed third insyd Australian Open qualifying, Konta win ein first match against Grace Min, buh na she loose for de second year in succession insyd de second qualifying round, insyd straight sets to Ukrainian Olga Savchuk.

After she retire insyd ein first-round match at a $25k event insyd Sunderland wey na she loose insyd qualifying for de Open GdF Suez insyd Paris, Konta help Great Britain to a 2–1 win over Latvia insyd dema first round-robin match at de Fed Cup as she battle to victory over Diāna Marcinkēviča. However, na she later loose singles rubbers to Romania ein world No. 10, Simona Halep, den Hungary ein Tímea Babos as na dem eliminate Britain at de pool stage.

Insyd May, Konta reach de final qualifying round of Roland Garros for de first time, wey she defeat Sachia Vickery, den Paula Kania, before she loose to Yuliya Beygelzimer.

Konta then move into de grass-court season by she play at de Birmingham Classic as a wildcard. Na she beat 14th seed Kurumi Nara insyd straight sets, before she loose to Aleksandra Wozniak insyd de second round.

Na dem award Konta anoda wildcard to compete at de Eastbourne International, wer na she defeat 2013 Wimbledon junior champion Belinda Bencic, insyd straight sets. Na dis set up a meeting plus world No. 42, Camila Giorgi, wey na she stun fourth seed Victoria Azarenka insyd de first round. Despite na she hold a match point at 5–4 up insyd de final set, Konta loose to de Italian. Nevertheless, na ein first-round success be enough to propel Konta into de top 100 as na she reach a career-high of 89 insyd July, before she fall back as she fail to replenish de ranking points she win from ein successes insyd de second half of de previous year.

Konta gain direct entry into de Wimbledon main draw, wey she loose a tight three-set match to Peng Shuai insyd de first round.

Na Konta ein next tournament be de İstanbul Cup, wer na she win thru qualifying as de top seed. Na dem san draw am plus Kurumi Nara insyd de first round, wey she loose to de sixth-seeded Japanese insyd straight sets. She then move across to North America to play de Connecticut Open; na she sanso encounter a recent opponent hie as she face top seed Peng Shuai insyd de second qualifying round wey na dem eliminate am.

Na ein ranking give am a second consecutive direct entry to a Grand Slam main draw as she play de US Open, buh she suffer a 'wasted opportunity' as na dem beat am insyd de opening round by Shahar Pe'er.

Konta then suffer opening-round defeats at Quebec City, den insyd de qualifying insyd Luxembourg. She sanso play on de ITF Circuit, wey she reach de semifinals at Albuquerque den de second round at Nantes. She end de year dem rank am 150.

### 2015: US Open run den top 50

Konta begin de year by she enter de qualifying of de WTA Tour events at Shenzhen den Sydney, buh na she no manage to progress to either of de main draws. Na dem sanso eliminate am insyd qualifying at de Australian Open. Konta return to Europe to join up plus de British team for de Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I. She go 2–2 insyd singles play as na Britain top dema round-robin pool, before she loose a play-off to Belarus. Insyd de play-off, Konta suffer a heavy defeat against Olga Govortsova, a match wey na de team captain Judy Murray say 'na e be a catalyst for change' for Konta ein success insyd de later part of de season.

Na ein sole WTA Tour event between de Australian den French Opens be at Indian Wells, wer na she san enter de qualifying competition, wey she win ein opening match against tenth seed Misaki Doi, buh na dem beat am insyd de final round of qualifying by Kateryna Kozlova. During dis period na she focus instead on de ITF Circuit, wey she win ein first-round match insyd each tournament she enter, wey she reach three quarterfinals, one semifinal den de final of de event insyd Jackson, Mississippi (she loose to Anhelina Kalinina).

Konta make ein debut insyd de main draw at de French Open against Denisa Allertová after she win ein way thru she qualify widout losing a set. Konta narrowly loose to Allertová. Konta then return to de UK, wer na dem grant am wildcards to de WTA Tour grass-court events insyd Nottingham, Birmingham den Eastbourne. At Nottingham, na Konta record ein first top 100 win of 2015 insyd de opening round as she beat world No. 59 den seventh seed for de event, Magdaléna Rybáriková. Konta sanso go beat Monica Puig before she exit insyd de quarterfinals to eventual tournament runner-up Monica Niculescu. Konta then play de WTA Premier event insyd Birmingham. She beat Jarmila Gajdošová insyd de first round before she run into sixth seed Karolína Plíšková; Konta take de opening set off Plíšková, wey dem then rank 13 insyd de world, buh go eventually loose insyd three sets insyd a match dem play over two days. Konta ein conqueror end de tournament as de runner-up for de second week in a row.

Na Konta ein next event be insyd ein hometown of Eastbourne. Insyd de opening round, she upset Zarina Diyas, before she claim a 'major scalp' by she beat world No. 8 den recent Grand Slam semifinalist, Ekaterina Makarova, wey na she be de fourth seed for de event, insyd de second round. Konta continue ein run by she beat 14th seed Garbiñe Muguruza, before she loose to Belinda Bencic insyd a three-set quarterfinal. Bencic cam be de third consecutive player to beat Konta en route to de final of an event, as de rising Swiss star win de Eastbourne title.

Na de draw for Wimbledon pair Konta, wey enter plus a wildcard, plus former champion Maria Sharapova. Na dem schedule de match for Centre Court, wey Sharapova win efficiently. After Wimbledon, Konta return to action at de ITF event insyd Granby, Quebec; she enter as de top seed, wey na she take de title widout dropping a set. Na Konta ein next event see am reclaim de Vancouver singles crown, wey she beat Kirsten Flipkens insyd de final, wey she sanso secure de doubles title plus Maria Sanchez.

Na de Vancouver singles victory move Konta back into de world top-100 players ahead of de US Open, wich na she enter at de qualifying stage as de third seed. Na she progress to de main draw plus wins against Réka Luca Jani, Naomi Osaka den Tamira Paszek. Prior to dis, na Konta win just one Grand Slam main draw match insyd ein career, buh she now add victories over Louisa Chirico, ninth seed Muguruza, den 18th seed Andrea Petkovic, wey extend ein winning streak to 16 matches wey set up a last-16 meeting plus two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová. Na de match against Muguruza last 3 hours den 23 minutes, de longest women's match at de US Open since na dem introduce de tie-break insyd 1970. Na e sanso be Konta ein second top-ten win, wey e increase ein head-to-head record against de Spaniard to 2–0. Na Czech fifth seed Kvitová end Konta ein run, wey she win insyd two tight sets. Na de points accrue during de North American swing lift Konta to a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 58.

Na Konta ein first event after de US Open be de Wuhan Open, a Premier-5 event, de second highest level on de WTA Tour. Na she win thru qualifying, na Konta draw against Andrea Petkovic insyd de opening round, a rematch of dema New York meeting. She win once again to advance to a second-round encounter plus Grand Slam champion den former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, wey na she retire after she loose de first set. Insyd de third round, na Konta face top seed den world No. 2, Simona Halep, wey she cam into de match wey dey lead de WTA insyd hardcourt victories. Na Halep establish a 5–1 lead insyd de deciding set, only for Konta to take six consecutive games as she cam back to win. She exit insyd de quarterfinals after a three-set battle plus Venus Williams, wey she go go on to win de tournament. Na Konta ein run insyd Wuhan see ein break into de top 50 for de first time, as ein ranking reach anoda new career high at world No. 49. She sanso take over from Heather Watson as de British number one.

Na Konta ein final event of de season be de Linz Open. She enter insyd qualifying, wer na she be de top seed, buh she loose to Klára Koukalová insyd de final round, ein first defeat against a lower-ranked player since May. However, na Konta receive an entry to de main draw despite de loss, as na dem award am a lucky loser spot after Anna Karolína Schmiedlová withdraw secof illness. Na she ease past Annika Beck insyd de opening round, buh na he go out at de next stage to Madison Brengle. Na ein year-end ranking be 47. Na Konta ein successful year be recognized by dem nominate at de annual WTA Awards. Na she be a finalist insyd de Most Improved Player category, buh na she miss out on de award to French Open semifinalist Timea Bacsinszky.

### 2016: First Grand Slam semifinal, top 10 & first WTA Tour title
Konta get a slow start to 2016 as na she be eliminated insyd de first round at Shenzhen, wer na she be de fifth seed (ein first seeding at WTA Tour level) den sanso at Hobart.

Na Konta ein next event see am make ein main-draw debut at de Australian Open. Insyd de opening round she face Venus Williams, wey be seeded eighth. Na dem play de match on Rod Laver Arena, wey Konta win insyd straight sets. Konta back up ein win by beating Zheng Saisai den Denisa Allertová, set up a fourth-round clash plus 21st seed Ekaterina Makarova. Konta recover from a set behind to defeat de Russian wey she reach ein first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Konta defeat qualifier Zhang Shuai insyd de last-eight before ein run ultimately cam to an end insyd de semifinals, wer na she loose to eventual champion Angelique Kerber, insyd straight sets. Nonetheless, she cam be de first British female player to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal insyd 32 years. Konta sanso team up plus countrywoman Heather Watson to play de doubles. Dem beat a seeded pair insyd de opening round before she exit at de next stage. Na Konta be at new career highs insyd de post-tournament rankings, wey move up to world No. 28 for singles wey na she break into de top 100 for de first time insyd doubles, at world No. 95. She sanso pass de $1&nbsp;million mark for career earnings.

Konta take a brief break secof illness dey follow de Australian Open, returning to action for de spring North American hardcourt swing. Na she be de fourth seed for de Mexican Open insyd Acapulco, wer na she exit insyd de second round, den sanso for de Monterrey Open, wer na she reach de quarterfinals wey she loose to Kirsten Flipkens. Konta then move go de United States to participate insyd de Premier Mandatory events, de highest level on de WTA Tour, at Indian Wells den Miami. Na dem seed am 25th at Indian Wells, wich give am a bye into de second round wer na she defeat Madison Brengle. Konta then beat Denisa Allertová, before she exit insyd de fourth round to 18th seed Karolína Plíšková. Konta move on to Miami, wer na dem she seed am 24th, wich san see ein benefit from a bye to de second round. Wins over Danka Kovinić den Elena Vesnina take Konta to de last 16, wer she beat 32nd seed Monica Niculescu. She loose insyd de quarterfinals to Victoria Azarenka, wey be en route to completing de Indian Wells/Miami Double. Konta ein form insyd North America see ein rise to a new career-high ranking of 21.

De WTA Tour then make ein spring switch to clay. Konta get a disappointing start on de surface as she loose ein opening match insyd Stuttgart, before she retire plus illness during de first round insyd Madrid. Na ein form improve insyd Rome as she beat Johanna Larsson wey she then upset world number seven Roberta Vinci, before she exit insyd de third round to Misaki Doi. Konta move on to Paris for de French Open. Na she be 20th seed, de first time dem see am at a Grand Slam, buh na dem eliminate am insyd de opening round by Julia Görges.

Konta enter de grass-court season as world No. 18 as ein ranking climb to a new high despite ein opening-round loss at Roland Garros. After early losses at de Nottingham Open den de Birmingham Classic, Konta reach de semifinal insyd Eastbourne, de site of ein breakout performance insyd 2015. Na ein run include a victory over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová insyd de third round, buh na dem end am insyd de last four by Karolína Plíšková.

Na Konta be de first home player to be seeded insyd de ladies singles at Wimbledon insyd over 30 years as she take de No. 16 spot. Na she record ein first ever win at de venue by she beat Monica Puig insyd a rain-affected opening round match, buh na she go out at de next stage to former finalist Eugenie Bouchard. Dey follow Wimbledon, Konta change surface to hardcourts to play de Stanford Classic. Insyd de semifinals she beat Dominika Cibulková, wey na lead de WTA insyd match wins at de time. Konta then defeat two-time former champion Venus Williams insyd de final to claim ein first WTA title. De week wey dey follow, she reach de quarterfinals of de Canadian Open, na de women's portion of wich na dem hold insyd Montreal. Na she be within one victory of breaking into de top ten, buh na she miss out on de landmark after she suffer a surprise defeat to Kristina Kučová.

Na de Rio Olympics be Konta ein next event, as she represent Britain insyd singles, women's doubles den mixed doubles. Na dem seed am tenth insyd singles, wey she ease past Stephanie Vogt (Liechtenstein) den Caroline Garcia (France) insyd de first den second round respectively. Konta reach de quarterfinals after she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) insyd de third round, buh na dem knock am out insyd de last eight by Angelique Kerber (Germany). Na Konta partner Heather Watson insyd doubles, wey she reach de second round before she exit to Chinese Taipei (Chan Hao-ching den Chan Yung-jan). Na she team up plus Jamie Murray insyd de mixed, wey she loose insyd de opening round to de eventual gold medallists (de United States pairing of Bethanie Mattek-Sands den Jack Sock).

After Rio, de WTA Tour resume plus de Cincinnati Open. Konta reach de third round before she go out to Agnieszka Radwańska. She move on to de US Open wey she record victories insyd de opening two rounds over Bethanie Mattek-Sands den Tsvetana Pironkova. De win over Pironkova cam despite a health scare towards de end of de second set, na Konta collapse on court wey na she require medical attention before she go fi continue. Na Konta take just 52 minutes to beat 24th seed Belinda Bencic insyd de third-round, wey match ein run to de last 16 from de previous year. Na dem eliminate am at dat stage by Anastasija Sevastova.

Na de final weeks of de season see Konta plus de opportunity of breaking into de top ten den dey qualify for de WTA Finals for de first time. Na ein first event on de Far Eastern leg of de WTA Tour be de Wuhan Open. Na a repeat of ein Australian Open quarterfinal victory over Zhang Shuai take Konta to de third round. Na der she defeat Carla Suárez Navarro to record ein fifth top ten win of 2016 wey she set up a last-eight meeting plus Petra Kvitová, wer na she be knocked out of de competition. Na de week wey follow see Konta insyd Beijing for de China Open. Na dem draw am to face Sevastova insyd de opening round insyd a re-match of dema US Open meeting of a few weeks prior, na Konta gain revenge for de defeat insyd New York. Na victory over Tímea Babos at de next stage set up a third-round clash plus Karolína Plíšková, wich na Konta win, wey reverse a previous 0–5 head-to-head record against de Czech. Na Konta progress to de semifinal by she beat Chinese number one, Zhang Shuai, for de second successive week. She defeat Madison Keys insyd de last four to reach ein first Premier Mandatory final. Na victory over Keys see Konta enter de top ten for de first time insyd ein career, wey make am de first British woman since Jo Durie insyd 1984 to be ranked amongst de elite of de WTA. Na e sanso lift am into a qualifying place for de WTA Finals. Na dem beat Konta insyd de final by Agnieszka Radwańska.

Na Konta attempt to consolidate ein Tour Finals place insyd Hong Kong, buh na an abdominal strain force am to pull out of ein second-round match. She slip outsyd de qualifying spots wen na Dominika Cibulková win de tournament insyd Linz, wich secure de last place for de Slovak. However, na de subsequent withdrawal of Serena Williams give Konta anoda chance. Na she already travel to Singapore to practice, only to be pipped for de final place less dan 24 hours before de start of de event wen Svetlana Kuznetsova win de title insyd Moscow. Konta remain at de venue as an alternate, buh na she be unused. If na Konta qualify insyd de Tour Finals, she go be de first British woman since Jo Durie insyd de 1984 Virginia Slims Championships. Dey follow ein eventual absence from de WTA Finals ein lineup, Konta enter de WTA Elite Trophy a week later insyd Zhuhai, China. Na dem place am insyd de Azalea Group alongside Sam Stosur den Caroline Garcia. Konta open am plus a win over Stosur wey guarantee she go fini de season dem rank insyd de WTA ein top ten, de first Briton to achieve dis since 1983. She then beat Garcia to top de group wey na she progress to a semifinal against Elina Svitolina, wich na Svitolina win to end Konta ein season.

Konta lead de 2016 WTA Tour insyd points she win behind second serve, wey na she sit third for top-ten wins, hardcourt-match wins den tie-breaks she win. She sanso feature insyd de top ten of a number of oda statistical categories. Na dem nominate Konta as one of de WTA ein Most Improved Players for de second successive year, wey she win de award comfortably on dis occasion plus over 80% of de vote. Na ein end-of-season ranking be No. 10.

After de conclusion of de season, Konta announce say she dey part company plus ein coaching team of Esteban Carril den Jose-Manuel Garcia, despite ein 'stellar year'.

### 2017: Miami Open champion, Wimbledon semifinalist
Konta start dey work plus Belgian coach Wim Fissette during pre-season training. Dema professional relationship begin plus na Konta reach de semifinals of ein first event of de new campaign insyd Shenzhen, before na dem beat am insyd de last-four by eventual champion, Kateřina Siniaková. De week wey dey follow insyd Sydney, she claim ein second WTA Tour title, wey dey avenge ein Beijing loss to world No. 3, Agnieszka Radwańska, insyd de final. Na Konta no loose a set insyd de entire tournament.

Ahead of de Australian Open na dem widely regard Konta as a contender for de title. She record victories over Kirsten Flipkens, Naomi Osaka, former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, wer na she hit 31 winners to six wey she no face a single break point on serve, den 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova to reach de quarterfinals widout dropping a set. Na dem then beat Konta insyd de last eight by de eventual champion, Serena Williams.

Na ein next action be insyd de Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I. Konta win her three singles matches insyd de round-robin pool as Britain reach a promotion play-off against Croatia. Insyd de play-off Konta suffer a surprise singles defeat against Ana Konjuh, buh na she then team up plus Heather Watson to beat Konjuh den Darija Jurak insyd de decisive doubles wey dem send Britain forward to a World Group II play-off later insyd de year.

Watson go from teammate to opponent as Konta win an all-British clash insyd de second round at Indian Wells, before she exit at de next stage against Caroline Garcia. De WTA Tour then traverse de United States to Miami, wer na Konta progress to a quarterfinal meeting plus third seed Simona Halep. Na Halep be twice two points from victory, wen she dey serve for de match at 5–4 insyd de second set den again insyd de subsequent tie-break, buh na both times Konta recover den eventually win insyd three sets. She then defeat Venus Williams insyd de semifinal to progress thru to ein second Premier Mandatory final. Der, na she defeat Wozniacki to win de biggest title of ein career to date, wey dey ensure ein re-entry into de WTA ein top ten at a new career-high ranking of No. 7. Plus Premier Mandatory events second only to Grand Slams in terms prestige, na sam commentators rate Konta ein Miami triumph as de most notable title for a British women since na Virginia Wade win Wimbledon 40 years previously.

Dey follow ein Miami triumph, Konta return to Europe wey na she join back-up plus de British Fed Cup team as na dem travelled to face Romania insyd de World Group II play-offs. Na de tie be marked by a number of incidents wey dey involve Romanian captain Ilie Năstase, wey dey culminate in na dem remove am from de court wey na dem revoke ein accreditation, wey effectively exclude am from de venue for de remainder of de tie, after na he verbally abuse Konta den British team skipper Anne Keothavong during de former ein opening day singles rubber against Sorana Cîrstea. Na Konta break down in tears over de abuse dey follow Nastase ein ejection, wey na dem suspend play make dem allow am time to compose einself. Na Konta dey trail insyd de second set prior to de interruption, buh on resumption she win five successive games to overturn de deficit wey na she win de match, wich level de tie at one rubber each. Na Konta subsequently loose to Simona Halep as Romania win by three rubbers to two. Na dem later fine Năstase wey na dem ban am for ein behavior.

In de wake of de controversial Fed Cup tie Konta return to WTA play for de clay-court season. Na ein first event on de surface be at Stuttgart, wer she be eliminated insyd de second round by Anastasija Sevastova. She sanso loose insyd de opening round insyd Madrid to Laura Siegemund, den de third round insyd Rome to Venus Williams. Na dem seed Konta seventh insyd de French Open, buh na she be upset by Hsieh Su-wei de first round. She remain yet to win a main draw match insyd Paris.

Konta begin de grass-court swing insyd Nottingham, wer na she be de top seed. She reach de final, ein first at Tour level on home soil den on grass, buh na she upset by Donna Vekić insyd de title match. De week wey dey follow see dem eliminate Konta insyd de second round insyd Birmingham. She then compete at de Eastbourne International. Dey follow a bye into de second round, Konta beat Sorana Cîrstea, French Open champion Jeļena Ostapenko den world No. 1, Angelique Kerber, to reach de semifinals. She pull out of de tournament on de morning of ein semifinal secof a back injury she sustain insyd ein quarterfinal match against Kerber, wey na raise questions over ein fitness for Wimbledon de week wey dey follow.

Na Konta show no ill-effects of de injury as she face Hsieh Su-wei insyd de opening round of a Grand Slam championship for de second time in a row, wey defeat ein insyd straight sets. Insyd de second round, she record a three-set victory over Donna Vekić insyd a rematch of de Nottingham final. Wins against Maria Sakkari den Caroline Garcia see Konta reach de quarterfinals, wer na she defeat second seed Simona Halep, wey deny Halep de world No. 1 ranking wey she cam be de first British woman to reach de Wimbledon singles semifinals since Virginia Wade insyd 1978. Na dem beat am insyd de last four by Venus Williams. Na Konta ein ranking reach a new career-high of world No. 4.

Na she opt to skip de defence of ein Stanford title, Konta begin ein North American hard court swing insyd Toronto. Na ein opening match be against Ekaterina Makarova, wich na she loose despite she hold match points insyd de second set. De week wey dey follow insyd Cincinnati, she reach de quarterfinals plus wins over Kiki Bertens den Dominika Cibulková, before she loose to Simona Halep insyd de quarterfinal.

For she be de first woman since 1978 to reach de Wimbledon semifinal den de first to win a Premier Mandatory title, na dem nominate Konta for de 2017 BBC Sports Personality of de Year Award, wey she place 11th of de 12 nominees on de public ein vote.

### 2018: Struggle plus form
On resuming WTA play, na Konta be eliminated prior to de quarterfinals of ein next three tournaments, before she fail to defend ein title insyd Miami, wey she loose insyd de fourth round to Venus Williams. She sanso exit early insyd de clay-court event at Charleston.

### 2019: Return to top 20, deep runs insyd majors
Despite she loose insyd de first round of both ein US Open warm-up events, once at de US Open, Konta go on de best run of ein career to date at de venue, wey she beat former top ten player Daria Kasatkina den third seed Karolína Plíšková en route to de quarterfinals, wer na she loose to Elina Svitolina. Na she no play insyd anoda tournament dey follow de US Open, wey na she fini de year as No. 12.

### 2020: Mixed results, steady ranking
Dey start ein season at de Brisbane International, na Konta loose insyd de first round to Barbora Strýcová. She then participate at de Australian Open, wer na she suffer a shock first-round exit to Ons Jabeur. Na ein next tournament be at St. Petersburg, wer, in receipt of a first round bye, she loose to qualifier Océane Dodin insyd de second round. Na ein next tournament be at Monterrey, wer na she reach de semifinals, wey she defeat Kim Clijsters, Tatjana Maria, den Anastasia Potapova, before she fall to eventual runner-up Marie Bouzková. Na dem schedule am to play at Indian Wells, buh na dem suspend de tour secof de COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2021: Nottingham title, struggles plus form, rankings drop, retirement
At de Gippsland Trophy insyd Melbourne, Konta win ein first match of de year against Bernarda Pera, before she loose to Irina-Camelia Begu. Australian Open, na Konta retire from ein first-round match against Kaja Juvan plus an abdominal injury. Konta loose insyd de first round to Shelby Rogers insyd Adelaide, second round to Petra Kvitová insyd Miami, second round to Anastasija Sevastova insyd Madrid, den first round to Jeļena Ostapenko insyd Rome. Konta loose insyd de first round of de French Open to Sorana Cîrstea.

Konta win ein first title insyd four years at de Nottingham Open on grass, wey she beat Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Kateryna Kozlova, Alison Van Uytvanck den Nina Stojanović to reach de final, wer na she beat Zhang Shuai insyd under an hour.

Konta for withdraw from Wimbledon secof na one of ein team test positive for COVID-19, wey force am to endure a quarantine.

At de Canadian Open insyd Montreal, na Konta defeat Zhang Shuai insyd de first round, dey follow ein retirement insyd de second set. She then play third seed Elina Svitolina, wey na Konta claim ein first win against Svitolina after she loose dema first five matches. Insys de third round, na dem force Konta to withdraw against Coco Gauff.

Next she play insyd de 2021 Western & Southern Open, buh na she loose insyd de first round to Karolína Muchová insyd three sets. She withdraw from de US Open, wey na she no play anoda match for de rest of de season. Na ein ranking drop to No. 82 insyd October 2021, den, na after residual points from de 2019 season drop, ein ranking fall to No. 113 insyd de world by 29 November 2021, ein lowest ranking since August 2015.

On 1 December 2021, Konta announce ein retirement from professional tennis, wey na she suffer from a long-term right knee injury.

## Playing style
Na Konta be an aggressive baseliner, wey na ein game center around ein flat, quick, den powerful groundstrokes. Na dem know Konta for creating sharp angles, wey she be able to hit winners from any position on de court. According to WTA match stats insyd 2016, na she be fourth insyd ace counts, she win 62% of ein service points, 74.8% of service games wey she win chaw of de second serve points at 52.7%. She prefer to attack from de baseline, rather dan to cam to de net to volley. Na dem often criticize Konta by commentators for a lack of mental toughness den a lack of variety anaa a "plan B" insyd tough match situations, buh after she hire Dimitri Zavialoff as ein coach, she utilise more drop shots wey na she try to cam insyd more often although she retain an uncomfortable relationship plus de net wey na she never look truly comfortable der. Na grass be ein favourite surface, buh de majority of ein success cam on hard courts.

## Endorsements
Na Konta ein clothing sponsor be Asics til 2019, wen na she switch go Ellesse. Na ein racquet sponsor be Babolat. She endorse de Babolat Pure Aero range of racquets. Insyd 2017, she cam be de first UK ambassador of Nature Valley cereal bars as part of dema British Tennis partnership. Insyd 2019 British accessories brand Radley name Konta as ein second celebrity brand ambassador, as de face of ein Radley Spirit campaign. In addition to fronting de Radley Spirit campaign ahead of Wimbledon, Konta sanso curate a collection of ein favourite pieces from de spring/summer 2019 collection, de Johanna Konta collection.

## Coaching
Na Konta initially train at de Sánchez-Casal Academy insyd Barcelona, before ein parents decide to settle insyd Great Britain insyd 2005, den at de Roddick Lavalle Academy insyd Texas. She train at de National Tennis Academy insyd Roehampton plus LTA-supplied coaches Louis Cayer den, from mid-2012, Julien Picot. Insyd December 2012, de Lawn Tennis Association announce say na Konta be one of 21 players set to receive de LTA ein funding next season, wich be supported thru Team Aegon.

At de start of 2014, she split from Picot for personal reasons. Insyd August 2014, wen de LTA decide to close de National Tennis Centre as a base for elite players, Konta begin dey work plus Spanish coach Esteban Carril. At de end of 2014, Konta begin dey receive help from mental coach Juan Coto, a paddie of Carril ein wey base insyd London. Na a dramatic cut insyd ein LTA funding for 2015 encourage Konta to move ein training base to Gijón insyd northern Spain, wer Esteban Carril den José Manuel García oversee an increasingly rapid rise up de rankings. Supporters of de LTA ein austerity drive argue na dis be a benefit of dema tough love policy, though na Konta disagree say na dat be de case. After ein mental coach Coto die suddenly insyd November 2016, na Konta maintain say she go continue dey benefit from ein influence: *"He's still very much a part of everything that I do, everything that I will continue to do in this sport and this career. He has gifted me with an incredible amount of tools and habits"*.

Konta split plus Carril den Garcia insyd December 2016. Prior to de 2017 season, Konta recruit Belgian Wim Fissette to be ein main coach. Na Konta den Fissette mutually end dis partnership insyd October 2017 after a poor run insyd de Asian tournaments. Konta retain de rest of ein team wey na she say she go spend de off-season dey look for a new coach. On 6 December 2017, Konta announce na she dey hire Michael Joyce for de 2018 season. On 10 October 2018, Konta announce say na she split plus Joyce. She immediately commence a trial period plus Dimitri Zavialoff, a former coach of Stanislas Wawrinka, wey she hire am on a permanent basis 3 weeks later.

## Career statistics

### Grand Slam performance timelines

#### Singles

#### Doubles

## References


## External links

* Johanna Konta at the Women's Tennis Association 
* Johanna Konta at the International Tennis Federation 
* Johanna Konta at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived) 
* Johanna Konta at Wimbledon 
* Johanna Konta at ESPN.com 
* Johanna Konta at Olympedia 
* Johanna Konta at Olympics.com