Angelique Kerber is an international professional tennis player. A former world number one and five-time grand slam winner, she made her first professional appearance in 2021 when she reached the quarter finals of the U.S. Open, where she lost to eventual champion Victoria Sharapova. After retiring from tennis, Angelique Kerber trained for several years at the Paris Fashion Week, where she became known as a style icon and a fashion adviser for the Paris Review. In 2021, Angelique Kerber became the face of a French company that aimed to change the way women dressed through the creation of fashion accessories inspired by fashion. In addition to her role as a professional tennis player, Kerber has become well known for her philanthropic efforts, most notably donating millions to the World Health Organization.
Angelique Kerber was born in La Rochelle, France, the youngest of four children of immigrant parents who migrated to New York City. She grew up in an affluent family in a high-crime neighborhood and experienced early exposure to crime, drugs, and violence. When Kerber was four, her parents split up and she moved with her mother to France, where she lived with her father as a foster child for several years. Kerber has described herself as a frustrated youth who experienced trauma and rejection during her early years in Europe, reflecting a common theme throughout her career.
Kerber currently lives in France, where she is registered as a European Green Card holder. As of this writing, she is not an American citizen according to the Immigration and Accountability Act (IAEA). This does not preclude her from citizenship or even permanent residency in the United States, as some immigration lawyers believe it should be, but it does preclude American citizenship for anyone born in Mexico or Canada, as those countries do not recognize dual citizenship. As a result, Kerber cannot vote or hold office in either of those countries. In light of that, and given her long history of crime, her chances of returning to America through channels created by the IAA are minimal, if she chooses to do so at all.