Biography of Denis Shapovalov [Age, Height, Wife, Kids, Family, Salary, Award & Net worth ]

Not everyone is victorious in their career, but it is not difficult to be amongst the best with dedication and enthusiasm. Denis Shapovalov is one fine example of a determined and passionate athlete.

The exceptional Canadian tennis player is the youngest player to crack the top 30 since 2005. He is also widely famous for his role as the left-handed aggressive baseliner.

Denis Shapovalov.

At a young age, the talented athlete has been able to make a promising career in tennis. Before moving further, with the details of his glorious life, Let us have a glance at his quick facts.

Quick Facts:

Who is Denis Shapovalov? Early life and Education

The young tennis star was born on April 15, 1999, somewhere in Tel Aviv, Israel. Later on, when he was nine months, his family moved to Richmond Hill, Ontario.

His parents are Viktor Shapovalov and Tessa Shapovalov. Also, he has an older brother called Evgeniy Shapovalov.

Denis Shapovalo Family

His mother is a tennis player, as well as a coach. Denis started playing tennis at age five and was quickly obsessed with the game. Also, he used to go with his mother to Richmond Hill Country Club, where she worked as a coach.

After ten years of coaching him at Richmond Hill Country Club, Tessa left her job in the club and opened her tennis academy in Vaughan, named Tessa Tennis.

Tessa gave Denis a home base to train, and then Denis used to give training to other juniors.

The young player has not revealed much information related to his academic records. The tennis player joined Stephen Lewis Secondary School in his hometown of Vaughan, Ontario.

How old is Denis Shapovalov? Age and Height

As of now, Denis is 21 years old under the sun sign Aries. People with Aries sun-sign are believed to be courageous, determined, confident, and optimistic.

At present, he has a whopping height of 6 feet and 1 inch, which makes him quite tall compared to an average human.

However, most tennis players have a height of 6 feet or more, so his size is quite moderate compared to other tennis players. The Canadian weighs around 75 kg.

According to the reports, his chest is about 40 inches, while his waist measures 34 inches, and his biceps measures 16 inches.

His shoe size is 11.5, but he wears sizes 12 or 12.5 to make his feet feel free. Moreover, Canadian nationality, Shapo, belongs to the Russian-Israeli ethnicity of Israeli roots. He follows the Christian religion since the time of his birth.

Additionally, with his dashing personality, the young boy possesses short brown hair with majestic brown eyes. Denis is one lady killer.

Denis Shapovalov | Early Career

As mentioned earlier, Denis’s keen interest in tennis started at an early age from his mother, who is also a tennis player. Early in his career, he took training from which mother at her own tennis training institute.

Shapovalov in Tennis Tournament

At the young age of 13, Shapovalov’s training needs turned difficult for his mother. Hence, his family hired a former tennis development manager for Tennis Canada, Adriano Fuorivia, to be his coach and travel with Shapo.

Their relationship lasted for four years, including numerous junior and ITF futures titles, including the 2015 US Open Junior Doubles title and the 2016 Wimbledon Junior Singles title.

In October 2013, Shapovalov gained his first junior singles title at the ITF G5 in Burlington, Ontario. Following year, in 2014, He won his second singles title at the ITF G5 in Burlington.

Similarly, the Canadian won the singles and doubles titles at the ITF G4 in San José in July 2014.

Professional Career

In September 2015, he qualified in the First Round and went for the Third Round for his second straight Grand Slam. Additionally, he won the double title with partner Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Moreover, In October 2015, Shapovalov, alongside Felix Auger-Aliassime and Benjamin Sigouin, created history by winning Canada’s first Junior Davis Cup title.

Likewise, In November 2015, at the ITF Futures, Denis obtained his first doubles title in Pensacola.

Denis (right-second) with First Junior Davis Cup Title

At the beginning of early 2016, he reached the doubles final at the ITF Futures in Sunrise. Eventually, he seized his first professional singles title at the ITF Futures in Weston with a straight-set winning against Pedro Sakamoto.

Also, the young boy made it to the semifinals of the Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville.

His winning records of 2016 include second and third singles titles at the ITF 25K in Memphis and winner at the ITF 10K in Orange Park.

In May 2016, he made the semifinals in singles and the second round in doubles at the French Open. The same year in July, he got his first G1 singles title after winning in Roehampton.

With this achievement, the young boy became the third Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory. The match was set against Alex De Minaur at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Happy Face After Winning First Junior G1 Championship

Nevertheless, Denis is a wildcard entry for the 2016 Rogers Cup. In the first round, he defeated the champion against Nick Kyrgios. Unfortunately, In the second round, the tennis player got defeated by Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.

2017 – 2018 Career

At the beginning of 2017, the Canadian choose to play for the Canada Davis Cup team in the World Group 1st round tie against Great Britain. However, he lost his opener to Dan Evans.

What happened to Denis team Canada in 2017?

Eventually, in a match of Canada’s Davis Cup tie against Great Britain, Denis accidentally hit the umpire chair Kyle Edmund and got disqualified. Later, he was fined $7,000 (£5,623) for his action.

In March, Shapovalov won his fourth ITF Futures singles title after winning against Gleb Sakharov in straight sets. After that, the tennis player won his first ATP Challenger title, winning over Ruben Bemelmans.

Unfortunately, in May 2017, he lost in the qualifying round against Marius Copilin in the French Open’s three-set match.

However, in June, Shapo qualified at the Queen’s Club Championships for the ATP 500 but lost against Tomas Berdych in the second round.

Shapovalov for ATP 500 Tennis Tournament

Later in July, after getting a wild card, he won his second ATP Challenger title, beating compatriot Peter Polansky in the final of the 75K in Gatineau.

At the Rogers Cup in August, Denis defeated the legendary Juan Martin del Potro in the Second Round and champion Rafael Nadal in the next round.

After getting victory over Adrian Mannarino in the quarterfinals and Alexander Zverev in the semifinal, he became the youngest player ever to reach an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semifinal.

Despite reaching the semifinals, the tennis player couldn’t make it to the semifinals.

At the early start of 2018, Denis lost against Kyle Edmund in single titles and Henri Kontinen and John Peers in the doubles titles in the first round of Brisbane International.

Luckily he won the opening round of the ASB Classic against Rogerio Dutra Silva but later in the next match, he got defeated by Juan Martin del Potro.

After making his debut at the Delray Beach Open, where he reached the semifinals after getting a victory against Ivo Karlovic, Jared Donaldson, and Taylor Fritz, Shapovalov entered the Stuttgart Open, his first tournament of the season on grass but got defeated by Prajnesh Gunneswaran.

Despite his struggle, he won his first match at Wimbledon against Jeremy Chardy. Nonetheless, Shapovalov started the 2018 North American summer with a smash, and he defeated Daniil Medvedev.

Eventually, he lost to Kei Nishikori in the quarterfinals. Moreover, In his second US Open appearance, Denis successfully defeated Andreas Seppi but later got beaten by Kevin Anderson in a five-set thriller, which lasted up to four hours.

2019- 2020 Career

After many ups and downs in the career previously, Denis joined Auckland Open in the early days of 2019, but Joao Sousa defeated him in three sets.

Later, he participated at the Australian Open, and he defeated Pablo Andujar and Taro Daniel but later on lost against Novak Djokovic in their first singles match.

Nevertheless, the year turned out to be great. In the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil took Canada to its first Davis Cup final by defeating Russia, Australia, the United States, and Italy.

Denis (right) after Reaching DavisCup Finale

Shapo began his journey of 2020 through the 2020 Australian Open, where he lost to Hungarian player Marton Fucsovics.

After his victories over Sebastian Korda, Taylor Fritz of the United States, and Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea, he reached round 16 at Flushing Meadows.

After reaching round 16, he won the match against David Goffin of Belgium but lost against Pablo Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals and left the tournament.

hrough his outstanding performance at the Italian Open Semifinals on September 21, 2020, Shapovalov entered the top 10 for the first time in his career.

Denis Shapovalov | Awards and Achievement

The talented and hardworking Denis has garnered a lot of fame and fortune through his career as a tennis player.

Denis Shapovalo Holding Trophy

With long career success, he has earned many titles and awards from tennis games in a short period of time. Some of them are listed below.

2014 – Junior Male Player of the Year

2016 – Junior Male Player of the Year (shared with Felix Auger-Aliassime)

2017 – ATP Most Improved Player, Male Player of the Year, Lionel Conacher Award, ATP Star of Tomorrow.

How much does Denis Shapovalov make? Net Worth and Salary

Like many other tennis players, Denis has been able to make millions throughout his playing career. In like manner, the young tennis player at an early age has made a huge sum that includes prize money from games along with many endorsements and sponsorship.

As of 2020, the Canadian Net-Worth is Estimated to be Around a staggering $4 million.

Furthermore, Denis has won a total of $2,334,266 from his different tennis competitions. While playing in the US Open 2017, he won prize money of $253,625.

After making it up to the second round in Wimbledon 2018, this young boy got $71,853 as prize money.

Not to mention, in the French open 2018 and Australian Open 2019, he won $89,645.90 and $155,000, respectively, as prize money.

Reportedly, with his engagement with various brands and sponsorships, he earns around $60 million a year, which is quite a large amount.

Is Denis Shapovalov single? Personal Life

Denis has got a good-looking body along with a promising career. Accordingly, many girls can be easily attracted to him. He is in a committed relationship with the gorgeous and talented tennis player Mirjam Bjorklund.

Denis Shapovalo Girlfriend

The couple has been going strong for over a year now. Shapovalov is very proud of his girlfriend’s achievements and frequently shares their adorable pictures on his Instagram handle.

Hence, they seem to be enjoying the happy moments together during the vacation and after match meetings. Mirjam Bjorklund is a tennis player from Sweden. Highlights of her career include winning six singles and one double title on the ITF Women’s Circuit.

Denis Shapovalov | Social Media Presence

A charming and talented young boy, Denis is active on different social media platforms with plenty of followers. His interesting posts and updates it has helped him gain a good number of fans and followers worldwide.

Shapovalov is available on Instagram as @denis.shapovalov, with 419k followers at present. Likewise, it has shared around 405 posts. To sum up, his account is very organized and clean to look at.

Also, he shares the most recent career highlights through his Instagram page. One can also see Shapovalov snaps along with his girlfriend.

Apart from that, the Canadian is also active on Twitter as @denis_shapo, with almost 100.1k followers, making 880 posts to date.

Added to that, he joined in March 2010 and followed 153 people. Denis tweets about the stuff related to the tennis world.

The tennis player also has a Facebook page with more than 75k followers. He shares most of the posts from Instagram to his Facebook page.

What languages does Denis Shapovalov speak?

Denis is multilingual and can speak French, Hebrew, Russian and English.

Who is the coach of tennis player Denis Shapovalov?

Mikhail Youzhny is the coach of Denis Shapovalov.

Why didn’t Denis Shapovalov played in the 2019 Next-Gen ATP finals?

Denis Shapovalov didn’t play in the 2019 Next-Gen ATP finals due to fatigue and exhaustion. He wrote on Twitter about the withdraw, saying,

What does Denis Shapovalov wear around his neck?

Denis Shapovalov wears a cross-chain around his neck, which proves his devotion to Christianity.

Does Shapovalov have dual citizenship?

Denis is a Canadian player but holds the citizenship of both Israel and Canada.

Where does Denis Shapovalov live?

Denis currently resides in Nassau, The Bahamas.