Bianca Andreescu

BIANCA ANDREESCU is a Canadian professional tennis player who grew up in Romania and Mississauga. With a career-high ranking of No. 4 in the world, Bianca set a new record as the highest-ranked Canadian in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Andreescu began her historic 2019 season by capturing the BNP Paribas Open title as the first wild-card winner in tournament history. She went on to defeat Serena Williams to win both the US Open and the Rogers Cup, becoming the first Canadian tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the first to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years. Andreescu is also the first player to win a Grand Slam singles title as a teenager since 2006.