Brenda Fruhvirtová (born 2 April 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 87 achieved on 29 July 2024. She had a career-high ITF junior ranking of world No. 4, achieved on 13 December 2021.[2]
 Fruhvirtová at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 2007 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | US$ 778,501 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 116–29 |
| Career titles | 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (29 July 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 122 (23 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–6 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 549 (30 January 2023) |
| Last updated on: 24 September 2024. | |
Early life and background
editBorn in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic,[3] Brenda is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player, Linda Fruhvirtová.[4]
The Fruhvirtová sisters have been training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Southern France since 2017, and are recipients of the Patrick Mouratoglou foundation.
Career
editJuniors
editIn 2018, Fruhvirtová won the U12 Eddie Herr tournament. She was ten years old when she won the title.[5]
In April 2019, Brenda won the 2019 Trnava Cup U14 single title.[6][7]
In 2019, Brenda and her sister Linda Fruhvirtová won the Petits As doubles title together with Linda also winning the singles title; one year later Brenda won the singles title. The Fruhvirtová sisters became the first members of the same family to win the title two years in a row.[8]
In July 2020, Fruhvirtová defeated world No. 54, Kateřina Siniaková, during an exhibition tournament in the Czech Republic.[9] A few weeks later, Fruhvirtová was invited to participate in the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) at the Mouratoglou Academy. She was one of the four players to compete in the first women's edition UTS, and lost to Alizé Cornet.[10]
In September 2020, she received a wildcard by the French Tennis Federation to compete in the girls' singles draw at the French Open. She was the youngest player to feature in the event (13 years old).
Junior Grand Slam performance
editSingles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 1R (2020, 2022)
- Wimbledon: –
- US Open: Q1 (2021)
Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 1R (2020)
- Wimbledon: –
- US Open: QF (2021)
2021: Professional debut
editBrenda made her professional debut at the WTA 125 tournament in Seoul in December, where she won a round to earn her a WTA ranking.
2022: Eight titles on the ITF Circuit, top 200 & WTA Tour debut
editAt 14 years, 10 months and four days, Fruhvirtová became the youngest ITF Circuit champion, claiming her first title at the $25k Tucuman event in Argentina, since American Claire Liu, then 14 years, 9 months old, won a $10k event in Orlando in 2015.[11] She won a second $25k title in Tucuman the following week. Fruhvirtová made her WTA Tour debut, after being awarded a wildcard into the Abierto Zapopan qualifying draw; she defeated former world No. 5, Sara Errani, and Leonie Küng to reach the main draw and make her WTA Tour debut,[12] where she lost in straight sets to the sixth seed and former world No. 3, Sloane Stephens.[13] In the six months following her 15th birthday, she won another six $25k tournaments at Klosters (Jun 26), Danderyd (Aug 14), Mogyorod (Aug 21), Braunschweig (Aug 28) and Santa Margherita di Pula (Sep 18 & Oct 23).
2023-24: Major and top 100 debuts
editShe qualified for her first major in her qualifying debut at the 2023 Australian Open. As the youngest player in the top 250, she became the fifth-youngest qualifier in Australian Open history and the youngest since Marta Kostyuk in 2018.[14]
She received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open.[15] She also qualified for the 2023 French Open making her debut at this major.
In January 2024, she again qualified for the Australian Open for a second consecutive year. She recorded her first win at a major defeating Ana Bogdan, and reached the top 100 in the rankings.[16]
Having made it through qualifying, Fruhvirtová defeated 24th seed Mirra Andreeva in the first round at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships for her first main draw win at the grass-court major,[17] before losing to Paula Badosa in her next match.[18]
Performance timelines
edit| 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, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai[a] | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Madrid Open | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 5 | 2 | Career total: 8 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 50% | Career total: 20% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 139 | 133 | $128,404 | |||
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 15 (15 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | W25 | Clay |  Carolina Alves
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2022 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | W25 | Clay |  Paula Ormaechea
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6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | W25 | Clay | Michaela Bayerlová
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Danderyd, Sweden | W25 | Clay |  Mona Barthel
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Mogyoród, Hungary | W25 | Clay | Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
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6–0, 6–0 |
| Win | 6–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | W25 | Clay | Noma Noha Akugue
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–0 | Sep 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay |  Jessica Pieri
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6–4, 2–0 ret. |
| Win | 8–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay |  Ylena In-Albon
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6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–0 | Mar 2023 | ITF Bangalore, India | W40 | Hard |  Ankita Raina
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0–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 10–0 | Aug 2023 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | W60 | Clay |  Ziva Falkner
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–0 | Aug 2023 | ITF Leipzig, Germany | W25+H | Clay |  Darya Astakhova
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–0 | Sep 2023 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W40 | Clay |  Anouk Koevermans
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–0 | Oct 2023 | ITF Pula, Italy | W25 | Clay | Guillermina Naya
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–0 | Nov 2023 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W40 | Clay | Ekaterina Makarova
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–0 | Nov 2023 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | W40 | Clay |  Valeriya Strakhova
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6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | W25 | Clay |  Miriam Bulgaru
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Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger
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6–0, 6–1 |
Junior finals
editITF Circuit
editSingles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Grade A (1–0) |
| Grade 1 / B1 (3–2) |
| Grade 2 (2–0) |
| Grade 3 (1–0) |
| Grade 4 (0–0) |
| Grade 5 (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Grade 2 | Clay |  Hania Abouelsaad
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6–0, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Linda Klimovičová
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2021 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Anca Todoni
|
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 2021 | ITF College Park, United States | Grade 1 | Hard |  Mirra Andreeva
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6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–0 | Sep 2021 | ITF Charleroi, Belgium | Grade 1 | Clay | Barbora Palicová
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1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–0 | Oct 2021 | ITF Vrsar, Croatia | Grade 1 | Clay | Céline Naef
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7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | Grade 1 | Clay | Linda Fruhvirtová
|
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2021 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | Grade A | Clay | Linda Fruhvirtová
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Dec 2021 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Grade 1 | Clay | Linda Fruhvirtová
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0–2 ret. |
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Grade A (0–2) |
| Grade 1 / B1 (3–2) |
| Grade 2 (2–2) |
| Grade 3 (0–0) |
| Grade 4 (0–0) |
| Grade 5 (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2020 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | Grade 2 | Clay | Kira Pavlova
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Mariam Ibrahim Jermine Sherif
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2021 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Grade 2 | Hard | Linda Fruhvirtová
|
Lucie Havlíčková  Klara Milicevic
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2021 | ITF Barranquilla, Colombia | Grade 1 | Hard |  Madison Sieg
|
 Lucija Ciric Bagaric  Johanne Christine Svendsen
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2021 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | Grade 2 | Clay | Linda Klimovičová
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 Anaelle Leclercq  Erika Matsuda
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3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2021 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Dominika Šalková
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 Aysegul Mert Ozlem Uslu
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6–2, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2021 | ITF College Park, United States | Grade 1 | Hard | Lucija Ciric Bagaric
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 Pimrada Jattavapornvanit  Yichen Zhao
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6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2021 | ITF Vrsar, Croatia | Grade 1 | Clay | Barbora Palicová
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Lucija Ciric Bagaric Lucie Havlíčková
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3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Oct 2021 | ITF Cape Town, South Africa | Grade A | Hard | Barbora Palicová
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Petra Marčinko Johanne ChristineSvendsen
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2021 | ITF Guadalajara, Mexico | Grade 1 | Clay | Linda Fruhvirtová
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Liv Hovde Ava Krug
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Dec 2021 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Grade 1 | Clay | Linda Fruhvirtová
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Petra Marčinko Diana Shnaider
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3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Dec 2021 | ITF Plantation, United States | Grade A | Clay | Linda Fruhvirtová
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Petra Marčinko Diana Shnaider
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6–7(5–7), 0–6 |
Longest winning streak
edit27-match win streak (2022)
edit| # | Tournament | Category | Start date | Surface | Rd | Opponent | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | ITF Le Havre, France | 25,000 | 21 March 2022 | Clay | 2R | Elsa Jacquemot
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No. 236 | 6–7(0–7), 4–6 |
| 1 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | 25,000 | 20 June 2022 | Clay | 1R | Gloria Ceschi (Q)
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No. 1019 | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2 | 2R | Tayisiya Morderger
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No. 574 | 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
| 3 | QF | Emily Seibold (Q)
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No. 553 | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| 4 | SF | Barbora Palicová
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No. 421 | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| 5 | F (1) | Michaela Bayerlová
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No. 484 | 7–5, 7–5 | ||||
| 6 | ITF Danderyd, Sweden | 25,000 | 8 August 2022 | Clay | 1R | Madison Bourguignon (Q)
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No. 1185 | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 7 | 2R |  Emilie Elde (Q)
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n/a | 6–1, 6–0 | ||||
| 8 | QF |  Sapfo Sakellaridi (6)
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No. 337 | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
| 9 | SF | Sofia Samavati (3)
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No. 320 | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 | ||||
| 10 | F (2) | Mona Barthel (7)
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No. 372 | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
| 11 | ITF Mogyoród, Hungary | 25,000 | 15 August 2022 | Clay | 1R | Victoria Muntean (Q)
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No. 611 | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 12 | 2R | Rina Saigo (Q)
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No. 670 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 13 | QF | Julia Riera
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No. 403 | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 | ||||
| 14 | SF | Miriam Bulgaru
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No. 429 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 15 | F (3) | Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
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No. 527 | 6–0, 6–0 | ||||
| 16 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 25,000 | 22 August 2022 | Clay | 1R | Helena Buchwald (Q)
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n/a | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 17 | 2R | Nuria Brancaccio
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No. 433 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 18 | QF |  Weronika Falkowska (5)
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No. 289 | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| 19 | SF | Julia Middendorf
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No. 480 | 6–2, 6–0 | ||||
| 20 | F (4) | Noma Noha Akugue
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No. 404 | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||
| 21 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | 12 September 2022 | Clay | 1R | Tatiana Pieri (Q)
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No. 674 | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 22 | 2R | Miriana Tona (Q)
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No. 696 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 23 | QF |  Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (5)
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No. 281 | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||
| 24 | SF | Sapfo Sakellaridi (7)
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No. 338 | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | ||||
| 25 | F (5) | Jessica Pieri
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No. 497 | 6–4, 2–0 ret. | ||||
| 26 | San Sebastián Open, Spain | 60,000 | 26 September 2022 | Clay | 1R | Ane Mintegi del Olmo (WC)
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No. 505 | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 27 | 2R | Lucía Cortez Llorca (WC)
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No. 542 | 6–3, 7–6(7–0) | ||||
| – | QF | Eva Vedder
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No. 242 | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Record against other players
editTop 10 wins
edit- She has a 0–3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 |  Elena Rybakina
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4 | French Open, France | Clay | 1R | 4–6, 2–6 | 146 | 0–1 |
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | Coco Gauff
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3 | Auckland Classic, New Zealand | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 0–6 | 117 | 0–1 |
| Loss | 0–3 |  Aryna Sabalenka
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2 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 2–6 | 107 | 0–1 |
Double bagel matches
edit| Result | Year | W–L | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | vsRank | Round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | 1–0 | ITF Tucumán, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriella Price
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719 | 1R | 1078 |
| Win | 2022 | 2–0 | ITF Mogyoród, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Luisa Meyer auf der Heide
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527 | F | 318 |
Notes
edit- ^ 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 until 2024. 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.
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