Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech pronunciation:[ˈlɪndaˈfruɦvɪrtovaː]; 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. She peaked at No. 187 in the doubles rankings in October 2023.
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 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 250MUSC 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.
2022: First WTA Tour title, WTA 1000 debut & fourth round, major & top 100 debuts
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 was world No. 50, becoming the youngest player in the top 50.
Ranked No. 137, she received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Miami Open but lost in the first round. She lost in the first round of the Madrid Open, and also at the Italian Open, where she qualified into the main draw.
(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.
^ abThe 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.
^ abcIncludes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.