Marina Erakovic spent a decade ranked inside the world's top 100
tennis players. She competed in 36 Grand Slams, reached a
career-high ranking of 39, and won 9 WTA (Women’s Tennis
Association) and 18 ITF (International Tennis Federation) titles.
Marina represented New Zealand at two Olympic Games and one
Commonwealth Games, and played more than 600 main draw singles
matches, including 44 at Grand Slam level.
In this conversation, Kaila and Marina explore:
her family's immigration story,
what it's really like trying to make it in a massive global
sport when New Zealand has almost no support or
infrastructure,
the sacrifices that made her career possible, and the
pressure that came along with those sacrifices, and,
why tennis was the right fit for her — how it matched the way
her brain works, why it lit her up, and how, over time, she
learned to grow not just as an athlete, but as a person.
A huge thanks to Celebrity Speakers for supporting this episode.
If you want to book Marina for a keynote and leave your audience
buzzing, visit celebrityspeakers.co.nz.
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