IGA Swiatek is a rising Polish teenager who officially made a name for herself by winning Roland Garros in a stunning form reversal. She played 21 matches in 2020, and was only 9-5 heading into the French Open, only to win seven straight matches to close out the year and finish 7-1 on clay and only a first round loss at Rome her blemish. It was by far her most successful season despite winning at Lugano in 2019. Her performance at Roland Garros was so dominant she did not even drop a set, winning 14-0 and smashing the likes of Grand Slam winners, Simona Halep and Sofia Kenin, while beating last year's Roland Garros runner-up Marketa Vondrousova.

STYLE: Counter puncher / Tempo player

STRENGTHS:

• Backhand power
• Backhand placement
• Serve consistency
• Forehand consistency
• Volley
• Baseline net approach

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Serve power
• Backhand return consistency
• Drop shots

Iga Swiatek is a player who is just consistent across the board and plays as a high counter puncher or tempo player depending on her opponent. Whilst not being overly powerful on her forehand and serve, she has a powerful backhand, with nice placement Her forehand and serve consistency is enough to overlook the lack of power in those shots. When it comes to approach shots, she is able to be effective enough, combining some serve and volley technique with baseline approaches. Her drop shots need work and more consistency off her powerful backhand, but as a whole, Swiatek is one of the more reliable players on the WTA Tour and at 19-years-old has a lot of potential for the future.