Meet Canadian tennis star Carson Branstine: she funded her career through modelling, plans to get a law degree, and will make her Wimbledon debut this summer against Aryna Sabalenka
Branstine used her professional modelling career to fund her tennis dream, while also pursuing a degree at Texas A&M; she hasn’t played a full season in nearly 10 years but will be at Wimbledon
Carson Branstine, 24, is set to make her debut on Wimbledon’s famous grass courts this summer. The Canadian tennis player, who was born in California to a Canadian mother and an American father, currently sits 194th in the World Tennis Association rankings and is set to face world No 1, Belarus-born Aryna Sabalenka, giving her the perfect opportunity to leave her mark on one of the sport’s biggest stages.
During qualifiers for the tournament, Branstine bested French Open semi-finalist Lois Boisson in a gruelling three-set match and carried that momentum over to a second victory over former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Branstine then continued her winning streak, defeating Raluca Serban in another thrilling three-set match to earn her spot at Wimbledon.
Here’s everything to know about the rising tennis star.
She worked as a model to finance her tennis career
Aside from her on-court pursuits, Branstine is a professional model, and ahead of this season, captured plenty of attention when she shared a series of swimsuit photos on Instagram. Her perfect figure, deep-set eyes and dark brown hair had fans commenting, “STUNNING” and “This is so tea.”
In interview, Branstine has been vocal about funding her tennis career through her modelling, saying she “didn’t want to ask my parents for anything”. Although she’s said she loves fashion and being in front of the camera, modelling is the reason she can afford to travel to tennis tournaments around the world.
Branstine is currently signed to two modelling agencies and endorses several brands, including Farah Kimia and Trinity. As she told Clay magazine this month, “Modelling and tennis are weirdly similar: you are an object a lot, and people sometimes forget you’re a person too.”