Linda Fruhvirtová

Czech tennis player (born 2005)
Linda Fruhvirtová
Fruhvirtová at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 18)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,148,862
Singles
Career record84–67 (55.6%)
Career titles1 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 49 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 137 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2023)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record22–22 (50.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 187 (9 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 254 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2023)
Last updated on: 23 January 2024.

Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪnda ˈfruɦvɪrtovaː]; born 1 May 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1] On 26 June 2023, she was ranked No. 49 by the WTA in singles. On 9 October 2023, she peaked at No. 187 in the doubles rankings.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2020 Prague Open, after having received wildcard, and won her maiden singles title at the 2022 Chennai Open.

Early life and background

Born on 1 May 2005 in the Czech Republic, Linda has a younger sister, Brenda (born 2007),[2][3] who is also a tennis player. Linda and Brenda are recipients of Patrick Mouratoglou's foundation. Linda has been training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Southern France since 2017; she also trained at the Evert Tennis Academy in January 2021.[4]

Junior career

At the junior level, Fruhvirtová won the singles and doubles titles of the Petits As tournament. Her sister Brenda won the singles title the year after, making them the first members of the same family to win the title for two consecutive years.[5]

Linda Fruhvirtová achieved an ITF Junior career-high ranking of world No. 2, on 13 December 2021.[6] Since that time she managed to climb to the WTA ranking of world No. 151, on 1 August 2022.

Junior Grand Slam performance

Singles:

  • Australian Open: 1R (2020)
  • French Open: 2R (2020, 2021)
  • Wimbledon: SF (2021)
  • US Open: 3R (2021)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: SF (2020)
  • French Open: QF (2021)
  • Wimbledon: SF (2021)
  • US Open: QF (2021)

Professional career

2020–21: WTA Tour and top 300 debut

Fruhvirtová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2020 Prague Open, receiving wildcards into the singles and doubles tournaments.[7][8]

She also received a wildcard from the 2021 Miami Open for the qualifying where she was defeated in the first round by Nina Stojanović. In April, she received a wildcard for the main draw at the WTA 250 MUSC Health Open where she won her first WTA singles match when Alizé Cornet retired in the third set.[4][9] She progressed through the quarterfinals by defeating Emma Navarro in straight sets in the next round, before losing to eventual champion Astra Sharma. Linda, at only 15, was the youngest player at that time in the top 400 of the WTA rankings.

She played another WTA 250 main draw in Cleveland as lucky loser. She defeated Tara Moore before losing to Magda Linette in two tight sets. She ended season reaching quarterfinals at the WTA 125 Korea Open before losing to Ekaterina Kazionova, in three sets.

2022: First WTA title, WTA 1000 debut & fourth round, major & top 100 debuts

Fruhvirtová at her major debut in 2022 French Open qualifying

Fruhvirtová received a main-draw wildcard for the Miami Open to make her debut at the WTA 1000 level. In the first round, she defeated Danka Kovinić for her first WTA 1000-level victory. In the second round, she recorded the biggest victory of her career, defeating 20th seed and world No. 24, Elise Mertens, her first victory over a top 25 opponent.[10] She then recorded her first victory over a top 20 opponent, defeating former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, which secured her a debut in the top 200 after the tournament.[11]

At the US Open, she succeeded in getting to the main-draw after three qualifying wins for her major debut.[12][13][14] In her first Grand Slam main-draw match, she defeated Wang Xinyu.[15] Her journey was stopped by Garbiñe Muguruza who eliminated her in the following round.[16]

At the Chennai Open, she won her first WTA Tour title when she beat Magda Linette in the final, in three sets.[17] With this win, she moved into the top 100 for the first time in her career, at No. 74 in the rankings.[18]

2023: Australian Open debut & fourth round, top 50

On her debut at the Australian Open, she reached the fourth round of this major, defeating compatriot Markéta Vondroušová.[19]

On 20 March 2023, she reached world No. 50 becoming the youngest player in the top 50.

At the Birmingham Classic, she defeated Elina Svitolina in the first round in her first WTA Tour-level main-draw match on a grass court.[20]

2024: Out of top 100

Ranked No. 137, she received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Miami Open.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
French Open A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon NH A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–4 0–1 0 / 6 4–6 40%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup A[a] SF[b] A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open NH A Q1 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open NH Q1 4R 1R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Madrid Open NH A 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 2 8 21 3 Career total: 35
Titles 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 1 0 0 Career total: 1
Hard win–loss 0–0 1–1 9–5 12–14 0–3 1 / 24 22–23 49%
Clay win–loss 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–5 0–0 0 / 9 5–10 33%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Overall win–loss 0–1 3–2 10–8 16–21 0–3 1 / 35 29–35 45%
Win % 0% 60% 56% 43% 0% Career total: 45%
Year-end ranking 793 296 78 89 $1,148,862

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 0 / 4 1–4 20%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH 2R A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
China Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 1 0 1 11 2 Career total: 15
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–7 0–2 0 / 12 5–10 33%
Clay win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–1 4–9 0–2 0 / 15 5–13 28%
Win % 0%  –  50% 31% 0% Career total: 28%
Year-end ranking 997 693 341 236

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2022 Chennai Open, India WTA 250 Hard Poland Magda Linette 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Belarus Yuliya Hatouka 1–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany 25,000 Hard (i) China Zheng Qinwen 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard France Manon Arcangioli 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 2–2 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Algeria Ines Ibbou 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–2 Feb 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 25,000 Hard Canada Rebecca Marino 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy 25,000 Hard (i) Poland Maja Chwalińska Italy Matilde Paoletti
Italy Lisa Pigato 		5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Russia Maria Timofeeva France Nina Radovanović
Georgia (country) Sopiko Tsitskishvili 		6–1, 6–2
Win 2–1 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Poland Weronika Falkowska France Yasmine Mansouri
Serbia Elena Milovanović 		6–3, 6–1

Junior finals

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grade A (0–2)
Grade 1 / B1 (3–1)
Grade 2 (2–0)
Grade 3 (0–1)
Grade 4 (0–0)
Grade 5 (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2019 ITF Bromma, Sweden Grade 3 Hard France Séléna Janicijevic 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2019 ITF Sarawak, Malaysia Grade 1 Hard Chinese Taipei Joanna Garland 3–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Apr 2019 ITF Piešťany, Slovakia Grade 2 Clay Slovakia Michaela Kadleckova 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Sep 2019 ITF Cape Town, South Africa Grade A Hard Philippines Alexandra Eala 3–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Mar 2021 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Grade 2 Hard United States Gracie Epps 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–3 Jul 2021 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom Grade 1 Grass Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–3 Nov 2021 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 4–4 Nov 2021 ITF Mérida, Mexico Grade A Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 5–7, 5–7
Win 5–4 Dec 2021 ITF Bradenton, United States Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 2–0 ret.

Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grade A (0–2)
Grade 1 / B1 (2–2)
Grade 2 (2–1)
Grade 3 (0–0)
Grade 4 (0–0)
Grade 5 (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2018 ITF Sanxenxo, Spain Grade 2 Hard Czech Republic Markéta Panáčková Spain Marta Custic
Poland Martyna Kubka 		5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2019 ITF Prague, Czech Republic Grade 1 Carpet Czech Republic Kristyna Lavičková France Aubane Droguet
France Séléna Janicijevic 		2–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win 1–2 Mar 2019 ITF Sarawak, Malaysia Grade 1 Hard Czech Republic Kristyna Lavičková Romania Fatima Ingrid Amartha Keita
South Korea Ku Yeon-woo 		6–1, 6–4
Win 2–2 Apr 2019 ITF Piešťany, Slovakia Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Markéta Panáčková Slovakia Michaela Kadleckova
Slovakia Nina Stankovska 		1–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Loss 2–3 Sep 2019 ITF Cape Town, South Africa Grade A Hard Poland Weronika Baszak Slovenia Živa Falkner
United Kingdom Matilda Mutavdzic 		6–3, 6–7(10–12), [7–10]
Win 3–3 Mar 2021 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Grade 2 Hard Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková
Sweden Klara Milicevic 		6–4, 6–3
Win 4–3 Nov 2021 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová United States Liv Hovde
United States Ava Krug 		6–1, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Dec 2021 ITF Bradenton, United States Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová Croatia Petra Marčinko
Russia Diana Shnaider 		3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss 4–5 Dec 2021 ITF Plantation, United States Grade A Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová Croatia Petra Marčinko
Russia Diana Shnaider 		6–7(5–7), 0–6

WTA Tour career earnings

Current after the 2023 Canadian Open.

Year Grand Slam
titles[d] 		WTA
titles[d] 		Total
titles[d] 		Earnings ($) Money list rank
2019 0 0 0 294 2421
2020 0 0 0 17,246 356
2021 0 0 0 23,337 404
2022 0 1 1 360,269 132
2023 0 0 0 565,181 58
Career 0 1 1 972,401 507

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–4 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent vsRank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2022
Loss 0–1 Spain Paula Badosa 6 Miami Open, United States Hard 4R 2–6, 3–6 279
Loss 0–2 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 10 US Open, United States Hard 2R 0–6, 4–6 167
2023
Loss 0–3 France Caroline Garcia 7 Cleveland Open, United States Hard 1R 3–6, 2–6 55
Loss 0–4 Greece Maria Sakkari 6 China Open, China Hard 2R 4–6, 2–6 98

Notes

  1. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  2. ^ Despite not playing in the Finals stage, she played in the Qualifying round.
  3. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

References

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