Garbiñe Muguruza shot to fame on the day she beat the 20 times Grand Slam winner- Serena Williams in the second round of the French Open.The world has had eyes on her since then and her record till now seems to justify her talent big time! We bring you off the court side facts about Garbiñe Muguruza. 1. SHE IS ORIGINALLY FROM VENEZUELA unnamed [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/unnamed-300x218.png]https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/unnamed.png Although she plays for Spain, she is partly from Venezuela. Her father is of Spanish origin while her mother is from Venezuela. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela from where she and her family moved out to shift to Spain when she was 3 years old. This is the time when Muguruza actually started to play Tennis. 2. SERENA IS HER ROLE MODEL ! images (9) [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-9-300x200.jpg]https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-9.jpg Her favorite player is none other than Serena Williams, who she beat when she stood in front of her as an opponent. She didn’t lose her concentration in the moment when she had to face her idol. This shows her determination. Her favorite male player is Pete Sampras. 3. LIKE THE OTHER YOUTH OF THE WORLD, SHE’S ALSO OBSESSED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA. images (10) [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-10-300x287.jpg]https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-10.jpg Muguruza might as well be furious on the field, but off the field she’s just a common person who likes staying connected to the world through the social media platforms. Besides this she loves to cook and listen to music to de-stress herself. 4. SHE LOVES PETS AND ANIMALS. images (11) [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-111-300x200.jpg]https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-111.jpg She loves puppies more than any other pets. She is no different than common people who are bound to fall for the cuteness portrayed by puppies! 5. SOME ASTONISHING FACTS FROM HER CAREER images (13) [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-13-300x205.jpg]https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/images-13.jpg Muguruza was given a wildcard at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open for her first WTA main draw appearance. There she upset former world no. 2 Vera Zvonareva in two sets in the second round and then beat former world no. 10 Flavia Pennetta, before losing to eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets. She has won 5 WTA titles and 1 ITF title as well. Her major achievement in the grand slams till now is reaching the finals of the Wimbledon Championships, where she lost to the legendary Serena Williams. 

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The Spanish Number one tennis player, Garbine Muguruza plays with powerful groundstrokes and an aggressive style of tennis. She was born on 8 October 1993 to a Venezuelan mother, Scarlet Blanco and a Basque father, José Antonio Muguruza in Caracas, Venezuela. Muguruza started playing tennis at the age of three. Her family moved to Spain when she was six and she trained at the Bruguera Tennis Academy near Barcelona. She turned a professional in the year 2012 since then she has won two majors.
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On-court achievements
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Garbine Muguruza won her first WTA title at the Hobart International. In 2015 she made to the finals at the Wimbledon and lost to the eventual champion, Serena Williams. Later won two the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon. She defeated Serena in the Paris major and Venus at the SW19 major.
Garbine Muguruza's Endorsements

She is the ambassador for Mazda Spain. She also endorses BBVA bank. She plays with a Babolat racquet and she wears Adidas apparels. Muguruza endorses  Rolex and <a title="Maui Jim" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_Jim">Maui Jim</a>. She has created her new line of striking jewellery with RivalWorld.

Garbine Muguruza's Charity

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Garbine Muguruza is the Ambassador for the international education NGO Room to Read which promotes early grade literacy and equal access to secondary education for girls.
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Gabrine Muguruza

The Spanish Number one tennis player, Garbine Muguruza plays with powerful groundstrokes and an aggressive style of tennis. She was born on 8 October 1993 to a Venezuelan mother, Scarlet Blanco and a Basque father, José Antonio Muguruza in Caracas, Venezuela. Muguruza started playing tennis at the age of three. Her family moved to Spain when she was six and she trained at the Bruguera Tennis Academy near Barcelona. She turned a professional in the year 2012 since then she has won two majors. On-court achievements Garbine Muguruza won her first WTA title at the Hobart International. In 2015 she made to the finals at the Wimbledon and lost to the eventual champion, Serena Williams. Later won two the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon. She defeated Serena in the Paris major and Venus at the SW19 major. Garbine Muguruza&#8217;s Endorsements She is the ambassador for Mazda Spain. She also endorses BBVA bank. She plays with a Babolat racquet and she wears Adidas apparels. Muguruza endorses  Rolex and Maui Jim. She has created her new line of striking jewellery with RivalWorld. Garbine Muguruza&#8217;s Charity Garbine Muguruza is the Ambassador for the international education NGO Room to Read which promotes early grade literacy and equal access to secondary education for girls.  Age 25  Marital Status Single  Prize Money US$18,192,111  Residence Switzerland  Nationality Spanish  Endorsements Rolex, Adidas and Babolat

Things you should know about Garbiñe Muguruza

1. She is originally from Venezuela

2. Serena is her role model !

3. Like the other youth of the world, she’s also obsessed with social media.

4. She loves pets and animals.

5. Some astonishing facts from her career