Personal Life
Angelique Kerber was born in Bremen, to father Sławomir Kerber and mother Beata, and has one sister. Both of her parents are German Polish. She started playing tennis aged three, eventually joining the junior circuit. She made inroads at events in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, but didn't win a junior title before 2003, at which point she had already turned professional aged 15. Kerber speaks German, Polish and English.
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