Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis player and his estimated net worth is around 160$ million.
Early life
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia. He grew up in Belgrade with two brothers, who are now also tennis players. He was introduced with tennis at a very young age and spent most of his school years in training.
He often says that he feels sorry for missing out on those years of hanging out with his friends after school, but he is happy for everything he has achieved. He started playing tennis when he was only four years old and was first spotted by Jelena Gencic, while he was playing on the court on one occasion.
She then started training Novak and he seemed to be a natural talent for tennis. His parents never forced him to play, at such a young age, but it seems as though tennis was in his blood naturally. At the age of 12 he went to Germany to train with Nikola Pilic and the rest is history.
Professional career
Novak started competing on more serious tournaments in 2001 when he ended up second in row on Junior Davis Cup. In 2004 he got to the semifinals of Australian Open. In 2003 he started playing tennis professionally and by 2007 he got into the top 10 players in the world list.
In 2011, after he won the match against Tsonga, Djokovic became the world number one tennis player. He was only 24 years old at the time, and he is currently number 2.player of the world. In his amazing career so far he has played against Federer 45 matches and with Nadal 49 times in total.
Novak’s latest win was at the Open tournament in France.
Most of his income comes from prize winnings and endorsements. By the time he was professional player, he had won over 100$ million so the numbers until now have grown significantly. He has contracts with all of the largest brands.
Some of them include Head, Peugeot, Uniqlo, Adidas and many more. All of the endorsements bring him staggering checks every year, and his biggest endorsement is from Uniqlo that is worth 8$ million. He is also an ambassador for Swiss watch company Audemars Piguet and Mercedes-Benz.
In the recent years Djokovic has shifted his interests to investments. He invested in Novak Café and Restaurant businesses and real- estate and sports apparel. He also has his own food line called Djokolife.
Besides his tennis related appearances he has often appeared on various TV shows in the US and all around the world. He has appeared on the Conan O’Brian show and the Ellen show most recently.
Personal life
Djokovic grew up on the tennis court and he sees it as something that shaped his life today. He is very extroverted and speaks several languages. Novak is also a very good impersonator and he often amuses the audience by doing on court impersonations of other players.
Probably the most famous one is the one Nadal and Maria Sharapova. Novak is a member of Serbian Othodox Church and in 2011 he received an honorary award Order of Sv. Sava. He spends a lot of time in hometown of Belgrade, even though he is currently residing in Monaco.
In 2014 he got married to his girlfriend Jelena in Montenegro. The couple has been together for 10 years before that and they now have a one year old son. Djokovic has been training with Boris Becker since 2013.
One of his nicknames is Djoker, because of his great sense of humor and love for imitations. In the recent years there were a lot of speculations about his weight loss. He said in an interview that he has to be on a special diet because of his health condition.
He needs to eat gluten free and because of his struggle to find the right food, he released his own food line to help others with the same problem. He also has his own charity foundation and often joins charitable events.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Novak Djokovic
Date of Birth: May 22, 1987
Birth Place: Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Age: 30 years
Profession: professional tennis player
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 80 kg
Net worth: 160$ million