Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪnda ˈfruɦvɪrtovaː]; born 1 May 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1] On 19 September 2022, she achieved career-high WTA rankings of 74 in singles and 526 in doubles.
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Born | (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 17) Prague, Czech Republic |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 385,260 |
Singles | |
Career record | 59–33 (64.1%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (19 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 74 (19 September 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | Q2 (2022) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) |
US Open | 2R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 17–10 (63.0%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 526 (1 August 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 527 (19 September 2022) |
Last updated on: 19 September 2022. |
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2020 Prague Open, where she was in receipt of a main-draw wildcard. She won her maiden WTA singles title at the 2022 Chennai Open.
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 Academy in Southern France since 2017; she also trained at the Evert Tennis Academy in January 2021.[4]
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 over 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.
Singles:
Doubles:
Fruhvirtová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2020 Prague Open, receiving wildcards into the singles and doubles draws.[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 quarterfinal at the WTA 125 Korea Open before losing to Ekaterina Kazionova, in three sets.
Fruhvirtová received a main-draw wildcard for the Miami Open. 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, for 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.
At the US Open, she succeed in getting to the main-draw after three qualifying wins for her Grand Slam debut.[11][12][13] In her debut Grand Slam main-draw match, she defeated Wang Xinyu.[14] Her journey then stopped after being eliminated by Garbiñe Muguruza in the following round.[15]
At the Chennai Open, she won her first WTA Tour title when she beat Magda Linette in the final, in three sets.[16] With this win, she moved into the top 100 for the first time in her career, at No. 74 in the rankings.[17]
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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the 2022 Guadalajara Open.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
National representation | ||||||
Billie Jean King Cup | A[lower-alpha 1] | RR | 0 / 0 | 0–1 | 0% | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 2] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | NH | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | NH | Q1 | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
Madrid Open | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
China Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Guadalajara Open | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Career statistics | ||||||
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 8 | Career total: 11 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | ||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 9–5 | 1 / 7 | 10–6 | 63% |
Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0 / 4 | 3–5 | 38% |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 10–8 | 1 / 11 | 13–11 | 54% |
Win % | 0% | 60% | 56% | Career total: 54.17% | ||
Year-end ranking | 793 | 296 | $352,060 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2022 | Chennai Open, India | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2021 | ITF Hamburg, Germany | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Fruhvirtová's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[18]
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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No. 1 ranked players | ||||||
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 3–0 ret.) at 2022 Miami |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2022 US Open |
No. 2 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2020 $25K Prague |
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Miami |
No. 3 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2022 Guadalajara |
No. 4 ranked players | ||||||
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2022 Charleston |
Total | 1–5 | 17% | 1–3 (25%) |
0–2 (0%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
current as of 19 October 2022 |
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as of 29 August 2022 | |
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