Johanna Konta

At 32 years old, Johanna Konta has this physical status:

Johanna Konta (born 17 May 1991) is a British professional tennis player who appeared in Australia from 1997 to 2012.

She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

The new British number one made the world No. 1 list of best singles. On July 17, 2017, the fourth generation of the United Kingdom celebrated their fourth on July 17th.

She has reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the French Open. Konta's ranking increased from 150 to the top ten in the WTA from the spring of 2015 to late 2016, ensuring she became the first Briton to be ranked in the top ten since Jo Durie over 30 years ago.

During this time, she had her best Grand Slam appearance up to that time, a quarterfinal appearance at the Rio Summer Olympics, and her first WTA title in Stanford.

Konta was born in Sydney, Australia, and she reached the semifinal at Wimbledon in 2017.

Since becoming a British citizen in May 2012, she shifted her sporting allegiance from Australia to Great Britain.

Personal life

Johanna Konta was born in Sydney, Australia, on May 17th, 1991, the daughter of Hungarian parents Gábor, a hotel manager, and Gabriella, a dentist. Her parents immigrated from Hungary and met in Australia. Tamás Kertész (1929–1989), one of Konta's great-grandfathers, played football for Ferencvárosi TC; he earned two international caps for Hungary in the 1950s and later coached the Ghana national team. Eva Mumford, her father's half-sister, was born in Konta. Shane Mumford, a former Australian rules football player, is married to her sister.

Konta's childhood was spent in Collaroy, Sydney's Northern Beaches, where she was introduced to tennis at an after-school program at the age of eight. She was 14 years old when she joined the Sánchez-Casal Tennis Academy in Barcelona for 15 months, during which time her parents moved to Eastbourne, England.

Konta became a British citizen in May 2012 and subsequently switched her sporting allegiance from Australia to Great Britain. Konta said it was "a compliment for you guys to be involved in my Australian roots," but that she was "very proud to represent Great Britain" when she was debating the country, where she grew up. Konta has three passports: British, Australian, and Hungarian.

Konta lives in East Sussex, where her plans to build a house in the safety of Ashdown Forest have been somewhat contested.

Konta revealed on Twitter that she had married long-term boyfriend Jackson Wade two weeks after she had withdrawn from professional tennis. Emmeline Konta-Wade's birth on November 11, 2021, was celebrated on her social pages, and on September 12, 2022, she revealed the birth of her daughter Emmeline Konta-Wade.

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Career

Konta claimed her first ITF singles title at a $10k tournament in Mostar, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, a few years ago, right before her 17th birthday in May 2008. She said that the best was yet to come.

In February 2009, Konta made history by winning a major tournament in Sutton, England. She defeated Corinna Dentoni, the top seed at the time, and two other top-250 players to progress to the final, where she lost in three sets to Katie O'Brien in three sets. Konta boosted this success by winning the $25k Waterloo Challenger in Ontario in June over Heidi El Tabakh.

Konta then had a rough time in the second half of the year, losing her first match in eight of the nine tournaments entered, six of which were in three sets. However, with the support of earlier findings, she soared from 668 to 360 in the WTA rankings this year.

Konta regained some form at the start of 2010. She reached the quarterfinals of the $50k tournament at Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, in May. She defended Raleigh, North Carolina, in another $50k tournament the day before her 19th birthday, where she defeated Lindsay Lee-Waters in the final the day before her 19th birthday.

Highlights from the year's first ITF singles championship in Westende, Belgium, included another $50k quarterfinal appearance, two semifinal appearances in $25k tournaments, and her second ITF singles title of the year. Konta won a match before leaving the country for the first time.

In the qualifying draw of Charleston to Sania Mirza, she lost in three sets in April 2011. She also failed in qualifying at Fes and Strasbourg. She qualified in the first round of a WTA Tour event in June, falling in the first round to fourth seed Lucie afóvá, who was 38 at the time, in a match that lasted over two and a half hours.

Konta captured her fifth ITF singles title at the GB Pro-Series event in Woking in July. Konta was a setup when her opponent, Laura Robson, was disqualified in the final against Laura Robson.

Konta returned to her winning ways at a $10k tournament in Madrid after a string of months marred by sickness, defeating Lucy Brown in the final. However, her year came to an end in October's second round, with Konta having to retire this time. She soared from 248 to 305 in the world rankings over the course of the season, and she only gained 55 places in the last two years.

Konta had some good news in the first half of 2012, including a $25k title at Rancho Mirage in February. She then registered for the WTA Tour in Copenhagen for the second year in a row, defeating seventh seed Ksenia Pervak (then ranked 38) in the first round before losing to Petra Marti at the next stage. Konta had risen nearly 100 places to No. 1 by the end of April. In the rankings, 211 ranks No. 211.

Konta was given a British citizenship in May and sent a main-draw wildcard to Wimbledon, defeating 28th seed Christina McHale in the first round and losing 10–8.

A $50k final appearance at Lexington in July helped to keep momentum, and Konta qualified for the US Open the following month, closing a gap of nearly 150 places in the rankings to surprise world No. 1. Tmea Babos, 59, was up in the first round in the first round after saving ten set points in the second round, her first match at Grand Slam-level. Konta lost by 5–2 final set lead against Olga Govortsova in the second round. For the first time in her career, this run propelled her into the top 150 for the first time in her career, dropping a few places to the bottom of the year with a rank of 153.

Konta battled back to form in the second qualifying round to Zhou Yimiao of China in three sets at the Australian Open.

Konta and Laura Robson won their doubles match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in February, making her Fed Cup debut for the United Kingdom in Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 Pool B. Konta was then rested as Britain defeated Portugal then faced Robson in a losing doubles match against Hungary, but Britain ultimately defeated Hungary 2–1.

Konta took part in the Fed Cup World Group II play-off against Argentina in April. Konta was initially selected to represent Britain in two of the singles rubbers. However, after losing her opening match against Paula Ormaechea, Great Britain captain Judy Murray decided Elena Baltacha would replace Konta in the Sunday reverse singles.

Konta's next tournament was the Portugal Open in Oeiras, where she defeated top-100 player Yulia Putintseva in the first qualifying round but was then forced to withdraw in the second qualifying round against Stéphanie Foretz Gacon. Konta also reached the second qualifying round of the French Open, losing in three sets to Galina Voskoboeva.

Konta defeated An-Sophie Mestach, fifth seed Misaki Doi, and Alison Riske in the Nottingham Trophy, a $75k tournament, in June. Konta lost in three sets in the semifinals to third seed Karolna Plková. She received a wildcard for the Birmingham Classic following the event. Konta defeated qualifier Kurumi Nara in the first round of the tournament, beating her in straight sets.

Konta was also on a wildcard for Wimbledon, where she was drawn against 16th seed Jelena Jankoviya in the first round. She lost in straight sets over the Serbian former world number one.

Konta began her preparations for the US Open by winning a $25k event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she defeated fellow British player Samantha Murray in the final. She continued her form by winning the Vancouver Open, a $100k tournament in which she defeated Sharon Fichman in the final after eliminating top seed and world No. 1 after battling top seed and world No. On the way, Hsieh Su-wei travelled 41 years old. Konta's career-best ranking of 115 was pushed after this.

Konta qualified in two rounds of qualifying to advance to the main draw at Guangzhou International Open. She defeated Richellel Hogenkamp in straight sets in the first round before winning in fourth seed and world No. 1 in the first round. Peng Shuai, 38, is equaling her best-ever finish in terms of ranking to this point. However, she was disqualified in the quarterfinals, losing in straight sets to wild card Zhang Shuai. Konta qualified for the quarterfinals at the Ningbo International Open a week later, but she was forced to withdraw in her match against Johanna Larsson due to abdominal pain.

She has officially become the British No. 1. Heather Watson struggled to defend her name in Osaka and finished the year ranked 112.

Konta began in 2014 at the Shenzhen Open, losing to 15-year-old wildcard Xu Shilin in the first qualifying round. She and her Austrian partner Patricia Mayr-Achleitner advanced to the semifinals in doubles, losing in straight sets to Ukrainian sisters Lyudmyla and Nadi Kichenok. Konta dominated her first match against Grace Min in a straight sets but lost in second qualifying round in straight sets to Ukrainian Olga Savchuk.

Konta helped Great Britain win by 2–1 over Latvia in their first round-robin match at the Fed Cup after losing in qualifying for the Open GdF Suez in Sunderland and losing in qualifying for the first time in qualifying for the Open GdF Suez in Paris, defeating Dina Marcinkvia. However, she later lost single rubbers to Romania's world No. 1. At the pool stage, England's Simona Halep and Hungary's Tmea Babos were among Britain's being ruled out.

Konta reached the final qualifying round of Roland Garros for the first time in May, defeating Sachia Vickery and Paula Kania before losing to Yuliya Beygelzimer.

Konta then brought the Birmingham Classic as a wildcard, and the Birmingham Classic put them right into grass-court season. She defeated 14th seed Kurumi Nara in straight sets before losing to Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round.

Konta earned another wildcard to represent the Eastbourne International Circuit, where she defeated 2013 Wimbledon junior champion Belinda Bencic in straight sets. This brought about a meeting with the world No. 1. Camila Giorgi, 42, was the first seed in the first round of the International Federation, who had a dramatic fourth seed Victoria Azarenka. Despite being up 5-4 in the final set, Konta lost to the Italian. Nevertheless, her first-round success was enough to propel Konta into the top 100 in July, the first half of the previous year, when she lost to reclaim the rankings points won from her reigns.

Konta qualified straight into the Wimbledon main draw, losing in the first round to Peng Shuai in a close three-set match.

Konta's next tournament was the stanbul Cup, where she came in first place in qualifying as the top seed. In the first round, she was paired with Kurumi Nara, losing in straight sets to the sixth-seeded Japanese. She then travelled to North America to compete in the Connecticut Open; she also met a new challenger here as she met top seed Peng Shuai in the second qualifying round and was disqualified.

Her ranking gave her her her second straight entry to a Grand Slam main draw as she participated in the US Open, but she lost by Shahar Pe'er in the first round.

Konta also lost in the opening round of Quebec City and in Luxembourg's qualifying. She competed on the ITF Circuit, reaching the semifinals at Albuquerque and the second round at Nantes, as well as the second round. She came in last year at number 150 on the year's list.

Konta began the year by registering in qualifying for the WTA Tour tours in Shenzhen and Sydney, but did not manage to progress to either of the main draws. She was also disqualified from qualifying at the Australian Open. Konta returned to Europe to join the British team in the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I. As Britain dominated their round-robin pool before losing a play-off to Belarus, she went 2–2 in singles play. Konta suffered a humiliating loss to Olga Govortsova in the play-off, a match that team captain Judy Murray said was "a catalyst for change" for Konta's fortune in the later stages of the season.

Kateryna Kozlova won her first WTA Tour event between the Australian and French Opens at Indian Wells, winning her first match against tenth seed Misaki Doi but losing in the final round of qualifying. During this time, she concentrated on the ITF Circuit, winning her first-round match in every tournament she registered, reaching three quarterfinals, one semifinal, and the final of the tournament in Jackson, Mississippi (lost to Anhelina Kalinina).

Konta won her first round of the French Open against Denisa Allertová after winning her way into qualifying without losing a single set. Konta barely lost to Allertová. Konta then returned to the United Kingdom, where she was given wildcards to the WTA Tour grass-court competitions in Nottingham, Birmingham, and Eastbourne. Konta defeated world No. 1 in the first round of the 2015 top 100 for the first time in 2014. Magdaléna Rybáriková, the 59th and seventh seed for the competition. Konta would also defeat Monica Puig before being disqualified in the quarterfinals to eventual tournament runner Monica Niculescu. Konta then appeared in Birmingham for the WTA Premiership. In the first round, she defeated Jarmila Gajdová before moving onto sixth seed Karolna Plková; Konta took the first set off Plková, then ranked 13th in the world, but she would lose in three sets in a match spanning two days. Konta's conqueror ended the tournament as the runner-up for the second week in a row.

Konta's next function was in Eastbourne, where she grew up. She shocked Zarina Diyas in the first round before claiming a'major scalp' by defeating world No. 1. Ekaterina Makarova, the fourth seed in the competition, was the eighth seed for the contest. Konta continued her fight by defeating 14th seed Garbie Muguruza before losing to Belinda Bencic in a three-set quarterfinal. Bencic was the third straight competitor to defeat Konta in a tournament's final as the rising Swiss star claimed the Eastbourne title.

Konta and Maria Sharapova, the former champion, were paired in Wimbledon for a wildcard. Sharapova won comfortably on Centre Court, with Sharapova dominating the game. Konta returned to action at the ITF Granby, Quebec, where she started as the top seed and captured the title without losing a single set. Konta's next tournament saw her regained the Vancouver singles crown after defeating Kirsten Flipkens in the final and then winning the doubles title with Maria Sanchez.

Konta's victory brought her back to the top-100 players ahead of the US Open, where she qualified as the third seed in qualifying. With victories over Réka Luca Jani, Naomi Osaka, and Tamira Paszek, she advanced to the main draw. Konta had won just one Grand Slam main draw match in her career, but she now has victories over Louisa Chirico, ninth seed Muguruza, and Andrea Petkovic, her 18th seed, extending her winning streak to 16 matches and setting up a last-16 match with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová. The match against Muguruza lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes, the longest women's match at the US Open since the tie-break was first played in 1970. It was also Konta's second top-ten victory and boosted her head-to-head record against the Spaniard to 2–0. Kvitová, the Czech fifth seed, ended Konta's run by winning in two close sets. Konta's rankings during the North American swing boosted the country's highest singles rankings, which ranked the nation No. 1 in a recent career-high singles rankings. 58.

The Wuhan Open, a Premier-5 event on the WTA Tour, was Konta's first event after the US Open, the second highest level on the WTA Tour. Konta was drawn against Andrea Petkovic in the first round of their rematch in New York. She defeated her once more to advance to a second-round match against Grand Slam champion and former world No. Def. Victoria Azarenka, a retired after losing the first set, has withdrawn. Konta faced top seed and world No. 2 in the third round of the tournament. Simona Halep, who came into the tournament as the WTA's top court winner in hardcourt victories, won the WTA. Halep led 5-1 in the deciding set, but Konta took six consecutive games as she returned to victory for the fifth time in a row. After a three-set match with Venus Williams, who would go on to win the tournament, she was disqualified in the quarterfinals. For the first time, Konta's tenure in Wuhan saw her rise to the top 50 for the first time as her ranking reached a new career peak at world No. 1. 49. Heather Watson was also named as the British number one by her.

The Linz Open, Konta's last event of the season, was the Linz Open. She qualified in qualifying, where she was the top seed, but she fell to Klára Koukalová in the final round, her first defeat against a lower-ranked player since May. Despite the loss, Konta was able to participate in the main draw despite the humiliation, as she was given a lucky loser slot after Anna Karolna Schmiedlová withdrew due to sickness. She eased past Annika Beck in the first round, but Madison Brengle dropped out at the next level. She had a year-end ranking of 47. The success of Konta in the year was acknowledged by being nominated at the annual WTA Awards. She was a finalist in the Most Improved Player category, but she was disqualified from the award to French Open semifinalist Timea Bacsinszky.

Konta's off to a slow start to 2016 after being disqualified in the first round at Shenzhen, where she was seeded at WTA Tour level (her first seeding at WTA Tour level) and also at Hobart.

Konta made her main-draw debut at the Australian Open in the next event. Venus Williams, who was seeded eighth, was seeded eighth in the first round. Konta defeated Konta in straight sets after the match was played on Rod Laver Arena. Konta resurgented her victory by defeating Zheng Saisai and Denisa Allertová, securing a fourth-round match against 21st seed Ekaterina Makarova. Konta came from a set behind to defeat the Russians in the first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Konta defeated qualifier Zhang Shuai in the last eight weeks before her run came to a close in the semifinals, where she lost in straight sets to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. Despite this, she became the first British female athlete to reach a Grand Slam singles semifinal in 32 years. Konta has also teamed up with countrywoman Heather Watson to compete in the doubles. They defeated a seeded pair in the first round before losing at the next level. Konta made a new career peaks in the post-tournament rankings, gaining to the No. 1 spot in the world rankings. For the first time in doubles, singles and doubles were in the top 100 for the first time in doubles, and at world No. 148. 95. She also hit the $1 million mark for career earnings.

Following the Australian Open, Konta took a short break to recover for the spring North American hardcourt swing. She was the fourth seed in the Mexican Open in Acapulco, where she advanced to the Monterey Open, where she lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the quarterfinals and was also in the second round. Konta then travelled to the United States to compete in the Premier-Mandatory Championships, the highest level on the WTA Tour, at Indian Wells and Miami. She was seeded 25th at Indian Wells, securing her a bye in the second round, where she defeated Madison Brengle. Konta won then over Denisa Allertová before losing in the fourth round to Karolna Plská. Konta earned her first round appearance in Miami, where she was seeded 24th. Konta defeated 32nd seed Monica Niculescu after winning over Danka Kovini and Elena Vesnina. Victoria Azarenka, who was en route to completing the Indian Wells/Miami Double, was disqualified in the quarterfinals. Konta's success in North America culminated in her promotion to a new career-high ranking of 21.

The WTA Tour made the switch to clay in spring 2011. Konta got off to a rocky start in Stuttgart when she lost her first match before returning to the hospital for illness in the first round in Madrid. Her form improved in Rome as she defeated Johanna Larsson and then shocked world number seven Roberta Vinci before losing in the third round to Misaki Doi. Konta's tour began in Paris for the French Open. She was the 20th seed in the first time she had been matched at a Grand Slam, but Julia Görges had her disqualified in the first round.

Konta is the world No. 1 in grass-court. Despite her opening-round loss at Roland Garros, her ranking climbed to a new high. Konta reached the semifinal in Eastbourne, the site of her breakout appearance in 2015. In the third round, she defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, but Karolna Plková ended her campaign in the last four.

Konta was the first home player to be seeded in the ladies singles at Wimbledon in over 30 years when she took the No. 1 trophy at Wimbledon. It's now on the 16th position. Eugenie Bouchard, the venue's first victory at the venue, defeating Monica Puig in a rain-affected first round match, but she was disqualified at the next stage. Konta converted the surface to hardcourts to play the Stanford Classic following Wimbledon. She defeated Dominika Cibulková, who had led the WTA in match wins at the time. Konta then defeated two-time WTA champion Venus Williams in the final to claim her first WTA title. She reached the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open the following week, the women's portion of which was held in Montreal. She was within one victory of reaching the top ten, but she was disqualified after suffering a surprise loss to Kristina Kuová.

Konta's next event was the Rio Olympics, where she represented the United Kingdom in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. In the first and second rounds respectively, she was seeded tenth in singles, easing past Stephanie Vogt (Liechtenstein) and Caroline Garcia (France). Konta qualified to the quarterfinals after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) in the third round, but Angelique Kerber knocked her out in the last eight. Konta partnered Heather Watson in doubles, reaching the second round before heading to Chinese Taipei (Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan). In the first round to the eventual gold medalists, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock teamed up with Jamie Murray in the mixed, losing in the first round to the eventual gold medalists.

With the Cincinnati Open in Rio, the WTA Tour resurfaced. Konta reached the third round before losing to Agnieszka Radwa. In the first two rounds over Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Tsvetana Pironkova, she advanced to the US Open Recordings. Despite a health scare toward the end of the second set, Konta collapsing on court and requiring medical attention before she could continue. Konta defeated Belinda Bencic in the third round, beating her run to the last 16 from last year. Anastasija Sevastova had her at that stage.

Konta's last weeks of the season saw him in the top ten and qualifying for the first time. The Wuhan Open was her first performance on the Far Eastern leg of the WTA Tour. Konta progressed to the third round after she repeated her quarterfinal victory over Zhang Shuai. She defeated Carla Suárez Navarro for her fifth top-ten victory of 2016 and opened up a last-eight match with Petra Kvitová, where she was knocked out of the competition. Konta was in Beijing for the China Open the following week. Konta was drawn in the first round of their US Open match a few weeks ago, retaliating for her loss in New York. Victory over Tmea Babos at the next stage set up a third-round match against Karol Plková, which Konta secured, halting a previous 0–5 record against the Czechs. Konta advanced to the semifinal by beating Chinese number one, Zhang Shuai, for the second week in a row. In the last four weeks, she defeated Madison Keys to advance to her first Premier Mandatory final. Konta's victory over Keys saw her debut in the top ten for the first time in her career, making her the first British woman since Jo Durie's 1984 debut in the WTA to be ranked among the top ten. It also boosted her into a qualifying position for the WTA Finals. Agnieszka Radwa beaten Konta in the final by Agnieszka Radwaska.

Konta tried to secure her Tour Finals appearance in Hong Kong, but she was forced to cancel from her second-round match due to an abdominal strain. Dominika Cibulková won the tournament in Linz, guaranteeing the last place for the Slovaks. She fell outside of the qualifying spots. Serena Williams' subsequent removal from Konta gave Konta a second chance. She had already arrived in Singapore to prepare for the final location less than 24 hours before the competition was announced in Moscow by Svetlana Kuznetsova. Konta stayed at the hospital as an alternate, but the facility was unoccupied. Konta won the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, China, despite her eventual withdrawal from the tournament. She was put in the Azalea Company alongside Sam Stosur and Caroline Garcia. Konta began with a victory over Stosur that promised she would finish the season in the top ten, the first Briton to do so since 1983. Svitolina won the semifinals against Elina Svitolina, who defeated Garcia to finish top the group and advance to the semifinals.

Konta was the best-ranked ride on the 2016 WTA Tour in points won behind second place, and third for top-ten victories, hardcourt-match victories, and tie-breaks were all winners. In addition, she was also ranked in the top ten of a variety of other measurement groups. Konta was named as one of the Best Improved Players of the West for the second year in a row, winning the award with over 80% of the vote. No. 2 was ranked No. 1 in the end-of-season polls. 10.

Despite her'stellar year's, Konta revealed that she was working with her coaching staff, Esteban Carril and Jose-Manuel Garcia, after the season's end.

During pre-season training, Konta began working with Belgian coach Wim Fissette. Konta's professional relationship began with her participation in the semifinals of her first run of the new campaign in Shenzhen before being defeated in the last four by eventual champion Kate Siniaková. She won her second WTA title in Sydney the following week, defeating world number three Agnieszka Radwaska in the final. Konta did not lose a set in the entire tournament.

The Australian Open Konta was widely regarded as a contender for the title at the beginning. She triumphed over Kirsten Flipkens, Naomi Osaka, the former world No. 1st, and Kirsten Flipkens. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, where she defeated 31 winners to six but did not face a single break point on service, and 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova defeated her in the quarterfinals without losing a single single point. Serena Williams, the eventual champion, then defeated Konta in the last eight.

Konta's next action was in the Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I. Konta won her three singles matches in the round-robin pool, beating Croatia in a promotion play-off. Konta lost in the play-off singles to Ana Konjuh, but Heather Watson and Konjuh defeated Konjuh and Darija Jurak in the final doubles and send the UK forward to the World Group II play-off later this year.

Watson went from colleague to opponent as Konta defeated an all-British match in Indian Wells in the second round before losing to Caroline Garcia in the next round. The WTA Tour then travelled from the United States to Miami, where Konta advanced to a quarterfinal match with third seed Simona Halep. Halep was just two points away from winning the second set and then in the subsequent tie-break, but Konta recovered and eventually defeated in three sets, both sets. She then advanced to her second Premier Mandatory final after defeating Venus Williams in the semifinals. She defeated Wozniacki to win the biggest title of her career to date, securing her re-entry into the top ten at a new career-high ranking of No. 10. 7. Any commentators rated Konta's Miami victory as the most coveted event for a British woman since Virginia Wade had won Wimbledon 40 years ago.

Konta returned to Europe and joined the British Fed Cup team as they traveled to Romania to face Romania in the World Group II Play-offs. During the former's first day singles rubber against Sorana Cîrstea, several incidents surrounding Romanian captain Ilie Năstase culminated in him being first dismissed from the court and then having his license withdrawn, effectively barreing him from the venue for the remainder of the tie. Following Nastase's dismissal, Konta wepta, and play was suspended to allow her time to compose herself. Konta had been trailing in the second set before the interruption but resuming the game had won five games in a row, putting the game at one rubber each. Konta lost to Simona Halep later in the tournament that went down by three rubbers to two. Năstase was later fined and banned for his conduct.

Konta returned to WTA play for the clay-court season following the tumultuous Fed Cup match. Anastasija Sevastova had her first event on the surface in Stuttgart, where she was disqualified in the second round by Anastasija Sevastova. Laura Siegemund lost in the first round of Madrid, and Venus Williams lost in the third round. Konta had been seeded seventh in the French Open, but Hsieh Su-Wei had the first round upset, defeating Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei. She was yet to win a main draw match in Paris.

Konta began the grass-court swing in Nottingham, where she was the top seed. She reached the final, her first on home soil and on grass, but Donna Veki was disapointed in the championship match. Konta was eliminated in the second round in Birmingham the following week. She then competed at the Eastbourne International Cricket Festival. Konta defeated Sorana Cîrstea, French Open champion Jeena Ostapenko and world No. 201 after being pushed into the second round byee. Angelique Kerber, 1, will advance to the semifinals. On the morning of her semifinal match against Kerber, she dropped out due to a back injury in her quarterfinal match against Kerber, prompting concerns about her fitness for Wimbledon the following week.

Konta exhibited no signs of the illness when she faced Hsieh Su-Wei in the first round of a Grand Slam championship in straight sets for the second time in a row. In the second round of the Nottingham final match, she defeated Donna Veki in a three-set victory over Donna Veki. Konta advanced to the quarterfinals against Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia, defeating second seed Simona Halep and denying Halep the world No. 1. 1st place in the Wimbledon singles semifinals since Virginia Wade in 1978, making her the first British woman to qualify since Virginia Wade. Venus Williams defeated her in the last four seasons. Konta's ranking reached a new high on the world's top 100.

Konta began her North American hard court swing in Toronto after deciding to postpone her Stanford degree. Her opening match was against Ekaterina Makarova, which she lost despite holding match points in the second set. She advanced to the quarterfinals in Cincinnati over Kiki Bertens and Dominika Cibulková before losing to Simona Halep in the quarterfinals.

Konta then lost her first match in her next four tournaments. She lost to Aleksandra Kruni at the US Open to Barbora Strocová in Tokyo, to Ashleigh Barty in Wuhan, and Monica Niculescu in Beijing. As a result, her ranking had dropped to No. 9 on October 9th. 10. After being barred from the Kremlin Cup in Moscow due to a foot injury, Caroline Garcia barely missed out on qualifying for the second year in a row, with Caroline Garcia taking the final spot at the year-end championships. Konta and Wim Fissette will play in the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai, on October 18th, and she and coach Wim Fissette will be involved and she will be out of season, rather than being a reserve for the Finals or competing in the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. The majority of her team will remain the same, and she will continue to search for a new coach "as soon as possible," she said, and she thanked Fissette for her "patience, hard work, and expertise." Konta's end-of-season ranking was No. 66. 9.

Konta was nominated for the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, the first woman since 1978 to qualify for the Wimbledon semifinal and the first to win a Premier Mandatory award, finishing 11th of the 12 candidates.

During the off-season, Konta recruited Michael Joyce as her new coach. Konta reached her first quarterfinal appearance in Brisbane this year before suffering from a hip injury. She was unable to defend her title in Sydney the following week, losing in the first round. Konta was disqualified in the second round by world No. 2 at the Australian Open. Bernarda Pera, the lucky loser, was 123 on 123.

Konta appeared for the United Kingdom in the Fed Cup Europe/Africa Group 1 after the Australian Open. Konta beat Anett Kontaveit'survived a dramatic win over Maria Joo Koehler'following a straightforward victory over Maria Joo Koehler, a tense victory, as Britain defeated hosts Estonia to advance to a play-off against Hungary. As Britain progressed to the World Group II play-offs, Konta defeated Fanny Stollár. For the first time since 1993, the United Kingdom was hoping to be drawn at home, but instead they were met with a tie in Japan.

Konta had been disqualified prior to the quarterfinals of her next three tournaments before losing in the fourth round to Venus Williams. She had also left early in the clay-court event in Charleston.

Konta followed Japan in England's Fed Cup tie. Naomi Osaka, the Indian Wells champion, won both her singles rubbers and recently crowned Indian Wells champion. However, Britain was defeated in the other two singles rubbers, advancing to a deciding doubles match. Konta and Heather Watson were brought in as late replacements for this match, and although the hosts won the first set against Miyu Kato and Makoto Ninomiya, the hosts recovered to win the rubber and claim overall triumph.

After the Fed Cup Konta returned to clay court action, there has been no judicial hearings since then. She continued on the ground as a result of a premature loss in Madrid. Her form in Rome improved after she progressed to Jeena Ostapenko in the third round. Konta lost in the first round of the French Open to No. 11. Yulia Putintseva defeated Yulia Putin in straight sets for the 93rd time. She had never won a main-draw match at the French Open before, and in a post-match press conference, she launched a scathing attack on the media.

Grass made a return to form in Nottingham as Konta reached her first final of the year after defeating defending champion Donna Veki in the semifinals. She was aiming to become the first British player to win a WTA Tour level title on home soil since Sue Barker in 1981, but Ashleigh Barty defeated her in the final. Following this Konta loss in Birmingham, a second round loss in Eastbourne, and a second-round loss at Wimbledon, the revival in form was brief. Her position in the Newspaper has dipped to 50, her lowest level since September 2015.

Konta's first tournament since Wimbledon was in San Jose. Serena Williams, a multiple Grand Slam champion, was paired with Williams in the first round, giving Williams her the heaviest loss of her career, winning 6–1, 6–0. She then defeated Sofia Kenin before losing to fourth seed Elise Mertens in the quarterfinals. She continued her by progressing to the third round of Canadian Open before losing to Elina Svitolina and then losing in the first round of Cincinnati to Aryna Sabalenka. Konta's ranking had fallen outside the top 32, resulting in her being seeded against sixth seed Caroline Garcia in the first round of the US Open; she didn't have a good run of form in Grand Slam matches since her Wimbledon semifinal run of the previous year.

The US Open Konta won in Japan's second round to Donna Veki in two close sets. In the first round of the Wuhan competition, she lost to Ashleigh Barty. In the first round of the Beijing, she lost to Julia Görges. Following Konta's break with coach Michael Joyce, the two partners decided on a trial with Dimitri Zavialoff for the final match of the regular WTA season in Moscow. Konta's upbeat comeback came as she defeated Elise Mertens, Daria Gavrilova, and Aliaksandra Sasnovich to progress to her second semifinal of the year. She lost in the first four to Daria Kasatkina, who went on to win the tournament. Konta's end-of-year ranking climbed to 39th in the world during this period. Konta recruited Zavialoff as her coach on a permanent basis following the successful conclusion of the Kremlin Cup.

Konta began the year at the Brisbane International by defeating third seed Sloane Stephens and losing to Ajla Tomljanovi in the second round. She earned a lucky loser berth from qualifying for the Sydney International but she lost due to a neck injury. In a rematch of their Brisbane match, she defeated Tomljanovic before losing in the second round to Muguruza in a marathon three set match that saw the first match in Australian Open history and ended after 3 a.m. local time.

The Fed Cup will be played in Konta next year. Since the LTA were granted co-hosting rights in Bath, Britain's ties in Europe/Africa Group 1 took place in Bath. This was the first time the British Fed Cup team had played on home soil in 26 years. Konta defeated Dalila Jakupovi, Maria Sakkari, and Anna Bondár as the United Kingdom topped their first round pool with a 100 percent record to set up a promotional play-off with Serbia. Despite collapsing off-court after the second set's end and requiring a medical timeout, Konta beat Aleksandra Kruni in the first rubber, securing Britain's passage to a World Group play-off. Konta received a Fed Cup Heart Award for her efforts.

Konta declined to participate in either Doha or Dubai, but rather returned to WTA action for the North American spring hardcourt swing. Laura Siegemund defeated her in the first round of Acapulco, followed by victory over Varvara Flink before losing in the quarterfinals to Donna Veki. She defeated Pauline Parmentier and Hsieh Su-wei, the 27th seed in Indian Wells, but she lost to Kiki Bertens in the third round. In the second round of the Beijing Olympics, she lost to Wang Qiang of China.

Konta returned to Europe to rejoin Britain's Fed Cup squad for their World Group II match against Kazakhstan. This was a performance at the Copper Box Arena in London. It was the first time the venue had hosted an international team Tennis tournament. Konta twice recovered from a set down to defeat Zarina Diyas and Yulia Putintseva in a play-off. Konta's two victories brought her winning streak in Fed Cup singles play up to 11 matches. As she defeated Diyas, teammate Boulter led Britain to a victory by three rubbers to one. For 2020, the United Kingdom was therefore promoted to World Group II.

Konta was the seventh seed in the Moroccan Open after returning from Fed Cup duties. During her first round match against Wang Yafan, she saved three match points before rallying to defeat the Chinese player in three sets and advance to a second round match against Ana Bogdan. She defeated Bogdan and then defeated Hsieh, the tournament's second seed, to advance to the semifinals. Konta lost in the final to Maria Sakkari after she beat Tomljanovic to advance to her first clay-court final;

She beat American Alison Riske to advance to a second-round match against third seed Simona Halep, who lost in straight sets. Konta defeated Riske once more in the first round in Rome this week, progressing to the seventh seed Sloane Stephens. She lost the first set in the first round but came back to win in three. Due to a rain delay, her third round match was postponed the same day. She defeated Venus Williams to advance to her first Premier level clay court quarterfinals. Konta advanced to the semifinals over Czech teenager Markéta Vondrouová. Konta qualified to the final after defeating Madrid Open champion Bertens; in the final, she was defeated in straight sets by Karolna Plková. Konta's ranking rose to 26th in the world after her Italian Open run, securing her a spot in the forthcoming French Open.

Konta had not won a main-draw match at the French Open in four previous attempts. She finally beat Antonia Lottner in the first round and advanced to the semifinals, breaking her 'curse'. Her win over Vekic in the fourth round and her third victory of the year against Stephens in the quarterfinals. Konta became the first British female player to play in the French Open since Jo Durie in 1983. In two close sets, Konta was defeated in the semifinal by the unseeded Vondrousova. Since this run, she has risen to the top of the WTA rankings.

Konta started her grass-court campaign against Anett Kontaveit in the first round of the Birmingham Classic. In the second round, she lost to Jeena Ostapenko. Konta reached the third round at Eastbourne before losing to Ons Jabeur. She was seeded 19th at Wimbledon and advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating two-time champion Petra Kvitová en route to her fourth victory of the season against Stephens and defeating two-time champion Petra Kvitová en route. Barbora Strifcová was astonished in the last eight.

Konta finished in the first round of both her US Open warm-up events, once at the US Open, defeating former top ten player Daria Kasatkina and third seed Karolna Plková en route to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Elina Svitolina. She did not participate in another tournament after the US Open but ended the year as No. 1 and remained in No. 7 position. 12.

Konta lost in the first round to Barbora Strcová, beginning her season at the Brisbane International Centre. She then appeared at the Australian Open, where she made a surprise first-round departure to Ons Jabeur. She returned to St. Petersburg, France, where she lost in the second round to qualifier Océane Dodin. Her next tournament was held in Monterey, where she advanced to the semifinals, defeating Kim Clijsters, Tatjana Maria, and Anastasia Potapova before losing to eventual runner-up Marie Bouzková. She had intended to compete at Indian Wells but the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the second straight meeting, she played in Lexington, where she lost in the first round to Bouzková in straight sets. She advanced to the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open, which were held in New York due to the pandemic. She defeated Kirsten Flipkens, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sakkari, and Maria Sakkari before falling to Victoria Azarenka, the eventual champion. Heather Watson won the first round of the US Open before losing to Sorana Cîrstea in the second round. Her next tournament was in Rome, where she defeated Irina-Camelia Begu before falling to Garbi Muguruza in the third round. She then competed in the French Open, where she lost in the first round to Coco Gauff. She finished the year ranked No. 1 in the United States. The world's best-ranked cities have a 14th-in-a-kind.

Konta won her first match of the year against Bernarda Pera before losing to Irina-Camelia Begu in Melbourne at the Gippsland Trophy. Konta withdrew an abdominal injury in her first-round match against Kaja Juvan. Konta lost in the first round to Shelby Rogers in Adelaide, second round to Petra Kvitová in Miami, second round to Anastasija Sevastova in Madrid, and first round to Jeena Ostapenko in Rome. Konta lost in the first round of the French Open to Sorana Cîrstea.

Konta claimed her first title in four years at the Nottingham Open on grass, defeating Lesley Pattinama, Kateryna Kozlova, Alison Van Uytvanck and Nina Stojanovic to advance to the final, where she defeated Zhang Shuai in less than an hour.

Konta was forced to leave Wimbledon after one of her team tested positive for COVID-19, requiring her to have a quarantine.

Konta defeated Zhang Shuai in the first round of the 2021 National Bank Open in Montreal, following her retirement in the second round. She then competed in the second round as the third seed Elina Svitolina. After losing their first 5 matches, Konta won their first match against Svitolina. Konta was forced to leave Coco Gauff in the third round.

Konta returned to action in the 2021 Western & Southern Open to defeat Karol Muchová in three sets in the first round. She withdrew from the US Open, but she did not appear in another match for the remainder of the season. Her ranking had decreased to No. 10. In October 2021, she turned 82, and after residual points from the 2019 season were dropped, her ranking fell to No. 82. By 29 November 2021, the world's lowest ranking since August 2015.

Konta announced her retirement from professional tennis on December 1st 2021 after suffering from a long-running right knee injury.

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