Linda Fruhvirtová
Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech pronunciation: ; born 1 May 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player.
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.
_07_(cropped).jpg) Fruhvirtová at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,148,862 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 84–67 (55.6%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (26 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 137 (4 March 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–22 (50.0%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (9 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 254 (15 January 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 23 January 2024. | |
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), 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.
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.
Linda Fruhvirtová achieved an ITF Junior career-high ranking of world No. 2, on 13 December 2021. 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.
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. 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
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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. 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.
At the US Open, she succeeded in getting to the main-draw after three qualifying wins for her major debut. In her first Grand Slam main-draw match, she defeated Wang Xinyu. Her journey was stopped by Garbiñe Muguruza who eliminated her in the following round.
At the Chennai Open, she won her first WTA Tour title when she beat Magda Linette in the final, in three sets. With this win, she moved into the top 100 for the first time in her career, at No. 74 in the rankings.
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.
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.
2024: Out of top 100
Ranked No. 137, she received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Miami Open.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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 | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | 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 | 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | Chennai Open, India | WTA 250 | Hard |  Magda Linette | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Yuliya Hatouka | 1–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2021 | ITF Hamburg, Germany | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Zheng Qinwen | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Manon Arcangioli | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Ines Ibbou | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard |  Rebecca Marino | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Maja Chwalińska |  Matilde Paoletti Lisa Pigato | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard |  Maria Timofeeva | Nina Radovanović  Sopiko Tsitskishvili | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Weronika Falkowska | Yasmine Mansouri  Elena Milovanović | 6–3, 6–1 |
Junior finals
ITF Junior Circuit
Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| 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 | Séléna Janicijevic | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sarawak, Malaysia | Grade 1 | Hard |  Joanna Garland | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Piešťany, Slovakia | Grade 2 | Clay |  Michaela Kadleckova | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cape Town, South Africa | Grade A | Hard |  Alexandra Eala | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Grade 2 | Hard |  Gracie Epps | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2021 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | Grade 1 | Grass | Linda Klimovičová | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2021 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | Grade 1 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2021 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | Grade A | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–4 | Dec 2021 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Grade 1 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | 2–0 ret. |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Legend |
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| 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 | Markéta Panáčková |  Marta Custic Martyna Kubka | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2019 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 1 | Carpet | Kristyna Lavičková | Aubane Droguet Séléna Janicijevic | 2–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | ITF Sarawak, Malaysia | Grade 1 | Hard | Kristyna Lavičková |  Fatima Ingrid Amartha Keita  Ku Yeon-woo | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Piešťany, Slovakia | Grade 2 | Clay | Markéta Panáčková | Michaela Kadleckova Nina Stankovska | 1–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cape Town, South Africa | Grade A | Hard | Weronika Baszak |  Živa Falkner  Matilda Mutavdzic | 6–3, 6–7(10–12), [7–10] |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Grade 2 | Hard | Brenda Fruhvirtová | Lucie Havlíčková  Klara Milicevic | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2021 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | Grade 1 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | Liv Hovde Ava Krug | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2021 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Grade 1 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová |  Petra Marčinko Diana Shnaider | 3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Dec 2021 | ITF Plantation, United States | Grade A | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | Petra Marčinko Diana Shnaider | 6–7(5–7), 0–6 |
WTA Tour career earnings
Current after the 2023 Canadian Open.
| Year | Grand Slam titles | WTA titles | Total titles | 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 | Paula Badosa | 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 2–6, 3–6 | 279 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 10 | US Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 0–6, 4–6 | 167 | |
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–3 | Caroline Garcia | 7 | Cleveland Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 2–6 | 55 | |
| Loss | 0–4 |  Maria Sakkari | 6 | China Open, China | Hard | 2R | 4–6, 2–6 | 98 | |
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