Serena Williams has been the dominant player of her era, but is she the Queen of social media?
Tennis Frontier went on a fact-finding mission to see which players were rocking the realm of Cyberspace with social media followings. We checked out the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followings of the major players. Overall figures are shown in brackets.
No.10 Agnieszka Radwanska (Followers: 1,543,660)
Polish playmaker, Aga Radwanska squeezes into the Top 10 edging out Spanish starlet Garbiñe Muguruza (1,524,314) and Martina Hingis (1,353,066) by virtue of a pretty hefty Facebook following.
Facebook: 948,660
Twitter: 312,000
Instagram: 283,000
No.9 Petra Kvitova (1,553,991)
Czech powerhouse and two-time major winner Petra Kvitova chimes in at Number 9 on the list. Petra has a pretty balanced following across all three of the major social media networks.
Facebook: 664,991
Twitter: 535,000
Instagram: 354,000
No.8 Angelique Kerber (1,649,984)
Former world number one Angelique Kerber ranks 8 on the list. The German star posts in both English and her native language.
Facebook: 834,984
Twitter: 357,000
Instagram: 458,000
No.7 Simona Halep (2,219,669)
The pride of Romania, Simona Halep performs solidly on Facebook and Instragram, less so on Twitter where she would rank outside the Top 10.
Facebook: 1,412,669
Twitter: 196,000
Instagram: 611,000
No.6 Victoria Azarenka (3,500,028)
Vika has a solid following of over 3.5 million. The Belarusian former world number one is particularly active on Twitter and this reflects in her numbers.
Facebook: 1,490,028
Twitter: 1,410,000
Instagram: 600,000
No.5 Eugenie Bouchard (4,924,200)
Genie bats way above her tennis accomplishments when it comes to social media. The Canadien weighs in at Number 5 on the overall list and No.3 on Instagram. Photogenic, sassy and a marketers dream.
Facebook: 1,524,200
Twitter: 1,700,000
Instagram: 1,700,000
No.4 Venus Williams (4,995,700)
Legendary veteran Venus Williams appears at Number 4 on the list. Not quite as active on social media as some of her counterparts, she still rides high.
Facebook: 2,285,700
Twitter: 1,770,000
Instagram: 940,000
No.3 Caroline Wozniacki (5,947,376)
Caro’s recent major winning exploits have given her a boost, but she was doing pretty well in any event. Wozniacki is very active in promotional work and Sports Illustrated photoshoots don’t harm the cause.
The Danish star ranks 3.
Facebook: 1,567,376
Twitter: 3,180,000
Instagram: 1,200,000
No.2 Serena Williams (23,996,996)
Serena Williams transcends the sport. Nearly 24 million followers give her a buffer of over 18 million followers to third-placed Caroline Wozniacki. Williams is ranked #1 on both Instagram and Twitter in comparison to her peers.
Facebook: 5,296,996
Twitter: 10,800,000
Instagram: 7,900,000
No.1 Maria Sharapova (26,834,575)
Maria Sharapova comes top of the list, courtesy of a mammoth 15 million + Facebook following. The Russian can rightfully claim the title of “Tennis Queen of Social Media”. With nearly 27 million overall followers, Sharapova is the marketing gift that just keeps giving.
Facebook: 15,214,575
Twitter: 8,620,000
Instagram: 3,000,000
Tennis Frontier went on a fact-finding mission to see which players were rocking the realm of Cyberspace with social media followings. We checked out the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram followings of the major players. Overall figures are shown in brackets.
No.10 Agnieszka Radwanska (Followers: 1,543,660)
Polish playmaker, Aga Radwanska squeezes into the Top 10 edging out Spanish starlet Garbiñe Muguruza (1,524,314) and Martina Hingis (1,353,066) by virtue of a pretty hefty Facebook following.
Facebook: 948,660
Twitter: 312,000
Instagram: 283,000
No.9 Petra Kvitova (1,553,991)
Czech powerhouse and two-time major winner Petra Kvitova chimes in at Number 9 on the list. Petra has a pretty balanced following across all three of the major social media networks.
Facebook: 664,991
Twitter: 535,000
Instagram: 354,000
No.8 Angelique Kerber (1,649,984)
Former world number one Angelique Kerber ranks 8 on the list. The German star posts in both English and her native language.
Facebook: 834,984
Twitter: 357,000
Instagram: 458,000
No.7 Simona Halep (2,219,669)
The pride of Romania, Simona Halep performs solidly on Facebook and Instragram, less so on Twitter where she would rank outside the Top 10.
Facebook: 1,412,669
Twitter: 196,000
Instagram: 611,000
No.6 Victoria Azarenka (3,500,028)
Vika has a solid following of over 3.5 million. The Belarusian former world number one is particularly active on Twitter and this reflects in her numbers.
Facebook: 1,490,028
Twitter: 1,410,000
Instagram: 600,000
No.5 Eugenie Bouchard (4,924,200)
Genie bats way above her tennis accomplishments when it comes to social media. The Canadien weighs in at Number 5 on the overall list and No.3 on Instagram. Photogenic, sassy and a marketers dream.
Facebook: 1,524,200
Twitter: 1,700,000
Instagram: 1,700,000
No.4 Venus Williams (4,995,700)
Legendary veteran Venus Williams appears at Number 4 on the list. Not quite as active on social media as some of her counterparts, she still rides high.
Facebook: 2,285,700
Twitter: 1,770,000
Instagram: 940,000
No.3 Caroline Wozniacki (5,947,376)
Caro’s recent major winning exploits have given her a boost, but she was doing pretty well in any event. Wozniacki is very active in promotional work and Sports Illustrated photoshoots don’t harm the cause.
The Danish star ranks 3.
Facebook: 1,567,376
Twitter: 3,180,000
Instagram: 1,200,000
No.2 Serena Williams (23,996,996)
Serena Williams transcends the sport. Nearly 24 million followers give her a buffer of over 18 million followers to third-placed Caroline Wozniacki. Williams is ranked #1 on both Instagram and Twitter in comparison to her peers.
Facebook: 5,296,996
Twitter: 10,800,000
Instagram: 7,900,000
No.1 Maria Sharapova (26,834,575)
Maria Sharapova comes top of the list, courtesy of a mammoth 15 million + Facebook following. The Russian can rightfully claim the title of “Tennis Queen of Social Media”. With nearly 27 million overall followers, Sharapova is the marketing gift that just keeps giving.
Facebook: 15,214,575
Twitter: 8,620,000
Instagram: 3,000,000
