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Where is former WTA World No. 1 and Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka
TL;DR
Victoria Azarenka, the former WTA World No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, is absent from the 2026 French Open player entry lists and has not played competitive tennis this year. Her prolonged absence has left her largely unnoticed in the current tennis landscape.
The 2026 French Open player entry lists were released on April 14, and Victoria Azarenka is absent once again.
Azarenka, 36, the former World No. 1, Grand Slam, Sunshine Double, and Olympic champion, has not played competitive tennis in 2026.
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What does her prolonged absence mean?
No one is talking about her on the WTA Tour. It is as if she vanished off the tennis landscape.
Azarenka is a single mother. Her son Leo is nine years old. Perhaps she is sitting out tournaments during the school year and plans to return for the summer grass and hardcourt seasons.
One of Aryna Sabalenka‘s coaches and another famed Belarusian tennis star, Max Mirnyi, won a mixed doubles Grand Slam (2007 US Open) and an Olympic gold medal (2012 London) with her. Someone should ask him what he knows about Azarenka’s career plans.
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Does she plan to retire quietly?
With the year long physically and emotionally draining farewell tours that Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils are on, perhaps Azarenka prefers to exit the game quietly.
She would be revered in a retirement tour, as much or more than those two men. Azarenka is a former World No. 1, winner of two Grand Slam singles and two mixed doubles titles, and Olympic gold. She won 21 WTA singles titles, 10 doubles titles, and three mixed doubles titles.
Q&A
Why is Victoria Azarenka not playing in the 2026 French Open?
Victoria Azarenka is not playing in the 2026 French Open due to her absence from competitive tennis this year.
What has happened to Victoria Azarenka since her last competitive match?
Since her last competitive match, Victoria Azarenka has not been active in professional tennis, leading to her low visibility on the WTA Tour.
What titles did Victoria Azarenka win during her career?
Victoria Azarenka is a former Grand Slam champion, Sunshine Double winner, and Olympic champion in tennis.