Who Is Stefano Vukov? Untold Truth On Elena Rybakina Coach
Stefano Vukov is a tennis coach and a former professional player. Also, he is the man behind the recent success of Elena Rybakina.
From the coachings of Vukov, Rybakina is doing great in Wimbledon 2022 as well. She is a favorite to win this year’s Woman singles. Rybakina will be facing Tunisian Ons Jabeur in the finals on Saturday, July 9, 2022.
Who Is Stefano Vukov?
Stefano Vukov was born on the 27th of March, 1987. He is a Croatian.
He had a brief ITF career, as far as we know, he played until 2012. His career-high ranking in singles is 1122 and doubles is 621, as per the ATP website. Altogether, he has won twelve titles in his career, including pro-level tournaments of ITF, ATP, and Davis Cup victories.
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One intriguing truth is that Stefano started from nothing but has already traveled a great distance. In Florida, he began his coaching career eight years ago with juniors and young children.
The tennis coach is active on Instagram with the handle @stefanovukov, where he has a total of 386 followers.
Coach Stefano Vukov Is The Man Behind Elena Rybakina Success
Stefano Vukov began coaching Elena Rybakina in 2019. Under Vukov’s coaching, the tennis star has achieved her career-best ranking.
With Vukov, the Khazak star has rapidly moved from Top 200 to being Top 30 within a year.
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Rybakina is currently ranked in the 12th position. She is also the Number 1 female player representing Kazakhstan. A month after turning 20 years old, she won her first WTA Tour Championship at the Bucharest Open. Shortly after, she advanced to the final of the Jiangxi International Open. Now, she is already in the Wimbledon finals.
It is not just Rybakina who has achieved from Vukov’s coaching. In past, the tennis coach has trained so many juniors. Some of the girls ranked 800, 900 to future levels, 15Ks, 50Ks, and 100Ks. The tennis coach has worked with Saschia Vickery, Renata Zarazua, and Anhelina Karenina.
Talking about Wimbledon, Rybakina defeated China’s Qinwen Zheng in the third round and then defeated Petra Marti in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Elena overcame Australian Ajla Tomljanovi with some effort to set up her match against Halep.
The coach of Elena Rybakina believes in hard work and smart work both. Vokov says he knows how to push Elena and get her started.
Stefano Vukov Net Worth As A Tennis Coach
The net worth of Stefano Vukov is estimated to be around $500,000 in 2022.
According to the ATP website, he has collected total prize money of $10,805 from his playing career.
Moreover, a coach earns an average salary of about £19,637 per year in Wimbledon. The money increases more as their students reach finals.
What We Know About Stefano Vukov’s Family Members
Vukov comes from a business family. He has no sports roots, in fact, he has stated that his family did not support tennis.
The tennis coach had very educated parents. His father was a software engineer, while his mother was a professional dentist. Nevertheless, he followed sports although education was the priority for his family.
It is unknown if Stefano is married because he adapting to a low-profile life. His wife’s identity is currently unknown.
