Birth in Minsk, Belarus
May 5, 1998
Aryna Sabalenka was born in Minsk, Belarus, to Sergey Sabalenka, a hockey player, and Yulia Sabalenka. Her early life was shaped by a strong family environment and the athletic influence of her father, fostering her competitive spirit from a young age. It was by a bit of chance that she stumbled into tennis, as her dad spotted tennis courts while driving one day and decided she should try it.