Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Slovak tennis player (born 1994)
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Anna Karolína Schmiedlová[1] (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈanna ˈkarɔliːna ˈʂmiːdlɔʋaː];[2] born 13 September 1994) is a Slovak inactive tennis player. On 12 October 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 26. She has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, two singles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as 12 singles titles on the ITF Circuit.
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Schmiedlová at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1994 Košice, Slovakia |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Laco Simon |
| Prize money | US$ 4,816,799 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 432–316 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (12 October 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2014, 2015, 2021, 2023) |
| French Open | 4R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
| US Open | 3R (2015, 2023) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | SF - 4th (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 39–65 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 213 (15 June 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2015, 2016, 2022, 2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014, 2016, 2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2014) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2024), record 13–14 |
Early life
Schmiedlová was born in Košice to father Juraj and mother Martina. Her father played hockey for HC Košice, while her mother was a Czechoslovak national champion in water skiing.[3][4] Her younger sister, Kristína Schmiedlová, was also a tennis player, but ended her career at the age of 21 to study medicine.[5]
Career
2013: Major and top 100 debuts
Schmiedlová qualified for her first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open. After Wimbledon, she reached the final of the $100k Open de Biarritz,[6] and lost to Stephanie Vogt in three sets.[7]
She reached the top 100 for the first time with a ranking of world No. 97.[8]
2014: French Open third round
In May, Schmiedlová won the Empire Slovak Open in Trnava when she defeated defending champion Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in the final. The following week, she reached the final of the Prague Open, losing to Heather Watson in straight sets.[9]
At the French Open, Schmiedlová defeated Zheng Jie in the first round[10] and surprised former world No. 1, Venus Williams, with a victory in three sets in round two.[10][11] In the third round, she lost in straight sets to Garbiñe Muguruza.[12]
2015: Breakthrough and first WTA Tour title
In February, she reached her first WTA Tour final at the Rio Open, losing to Sara Errani in straight sets. In April, she won her first WTA career title at the Katowice Open, where she defeated Camila Giorgi in the final. She won her second career title at the Bucharest Open, where she this time defeated Errani in the final.
At the Wuhan Open, Schmiedlová scored her first top-10 victory, and hence the biggest win of her career, by upsetting former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in three sets in the second round.[13]
2016: Loss of form, out of top 100
Schmiedlová commenced season at the Brisbane International and lost in the first round to Varvara Lepchenko.[14] Schmiedlová won her first match of the season at the Sydney International beating sixth seed Timea Bacsinszky in the first round.[15] She was heavily defeated in the second round by qualifier Monica Puig.[16] Seeded 27th at the Australian Open, Schmiedlová lost in round one to Daria Kasatkina.[17]
2018-2019: Third career title
Ranked No. 132 in the world, Schmiedlová won her third career title at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia, where she beat Lara Arruabarrena in the final. It was her first title since 2015 and resulted in her return to the top 100.[18][19]
2020: First third-round appearance at the French Open in six years
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Schmiedlová kicked off her season at the Brisbane International where she lost to Marta Kostyuk in the second round of qualifying. At Hobart, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Nina Stojanović. At the Australian Open, she lost her first-round match to sixth seed Belinda Bencic.[20]
Playing in the Fed Cup tie versus Great Britain, Schmiedlová helped Slovakia win 3–1 by beating Heather Watson and Harriet Dart.[21] Playing at the Mexican Open, Schmiedlová was defeated in the first round by Anastasia Potapova.[22] Coming through qualifying at the Monterrey Open, Schmiedlová beat Venus Williams in the first round.[23] She then lost in the second round to ninth seed and eventual finalist, Marie Bouzková.[24] A week later, competing at a $25k tournament in Irapuato, Mexico she was defeated in the first round by eighth seed Renata Zarazúa.
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In August, Schmiedlová played at the Sparta Prague Open. Seeded 24th, she reached the quarterfinals where she lost to second seed and eventual finalist, Elisabetta Cocciaretto.[25] In the leadup to the French Open, Schmiedlová played the İstanbul Cup and made it to the second round before she was defeated in three sets by Aliaksandra Sasnovich.[26]
At the French Open, Schmiedlová beat 2002 finalist and former world No. 1, Venus Williams, in straight sets in the first round.[27] She then upset tenth seed and former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, to reach the third round for the first time since 2014.[28] But her run ended there with a straight-sets loss to qualifier and eventual semifinalist, Nadia Podoroska.[29]
2023: French Open fourth round
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Ranked No. 100, she reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time at a major event in her career, defeating 11th seed Veronika Kudermetova, lucky loser Aliona Bolsova, and qualifier Kayla Day. Schmiedlová was the first Slovak to reach the second week at a major since Magdaléna Rybáriková at the 2018 Australian Open, and the first to do so at Roland Garros since Dominika Cibulková's 2012 quarterfinal run.[30][31] In the fourth round, however, she lost to Coco Gauff.[32]
In September, Schmiedlová reached the final of the WTA 125 tournament in Parma in which she lost to Ana Bogdan. [33]
2024: Olympics fourth place
At the Australian Open, Schmiedlová lost to Coco Gauff in the first round.[34] In Austin, she was beaten in her semifinal match by the eventual winner, Yuan Yue.[35]
In May, Schmiedlová won the WTA 125 tournament in Parma, defeating Mayar Sherif in the final.[36] At the French Open, she lost in the first round to qualifier Sara Errani.[37]
At the Budapest Grand Prix in July, Schmiedlová made the semifinals with successive deciding set wins over Kamilla Rakhimova,[38] fourth seed Sara Sorribes Tormo,[39] and Elina Avanesyan,[40] before losing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich with the match again going to three sets.[41]
On her second appearance at the Summer Olympics, she reached the semifinals in Paris defeating Katie Boulter,[42] 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and fourth seed Jasmine Paolini[43] and world No. 10 and reigning Wimbledon champion, Barbora Krejčíková.[44] She was the first Slovak woman to reach the medal stage at the Games.[45][46] but lost in the semifinal to Donna Vekić[47] and the bronze medal match to Iga Świątek.[48]
As the top seed at the Guadalajara 125 Open, Schmiedlová beat wildcard Julia García Ruiz, qualifier Kimberly Birrell, and sixth seed Emina Bektas, [49] before losing to fourth seeded Tatjana Maria.[50]
Personal life
Schmiedlová is in a relationship with fellow professional tennis player Lukáš Klein and in May 2025 the couple announced she was pregnant with their first child.[51] Schmiedlová married Klein on 2 August 2025.[52]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | 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.[53]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |
| French Open | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 9–11 | 45% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 1–9 | 10% |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% |
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 0–4 | 0 / 39 | 21–39 | 35% |
| Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy[a] | DNQ | RR | DNQ | NH | DNQ | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–0 | 100% | ||||||
| National representation | |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | NH | A | NH | 4th | 0 / 2 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[b] | A | A | WG2 | WG2 | PO | PO | WG2 | RR[c] | RR | QR | F | 0 / 2 | 9–9 | 50% | |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[d] | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | 1R | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | NH | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | NH | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | Q1 | QF | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[e] | A | Q2 | QF | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |||
| China Open | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 7–6 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0 / 23 | 9–23 | 28% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 7 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 0[f] | 15 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | Career total: 148 | |||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | |||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | |||
| Hard win–loss | 1–3 | 3–10 | 21–12 | 5–15 | 0–0 | 5–9 | 4–6 | 1–3 | 9–10 | 4–8 | 7–10 | 1 / 81 | 60–86 | 41% | |
| Clay win–loss | 2–3 | 2–5 | 18–7 | 2–7 | 0–1 | 7–5 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 5–6 | 3–9 | 5–4 | 2 / 55 | 52–55 | 49% | |
| Grass win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | NH | NH | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 2–12 | 14% | |
| Overall win–loss | 3–7 | 5–17 | 40–22 | 7–24 | 0–1 | 12–15 | 7–13 | 6–5 | 14–16 | 8–18 | 12–15 | 3 / 148 | 114–153 | 43% | |
| Win (%) | 30% | 23% | 65% | 23% | 0% | 44% | 35% | 55% | 47% | 31% | 44% | Career total: 43% | |||
| Year-end ranking[g] | 74 | 73 | 26 | 227 | 133 | 77 | 138 | 139 | 84 | 100 | 71 | 110 | $4,205,447 | ||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ... | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |
| French Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0 / 16 | 2–16 | 11% |
Significant finals
Olympic Games
Bronze medal match
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 2024 | Paris Summer Olympics | Clay |  Iga Świątek |
2–6, 1–6 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2015 | Rio Open, Brazil | International[h] | Clay |  Sara Errani |
6–7(2–7), 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2015 | Katowice Open, Poland | International | Hard (i) | Camila Giorgi |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2015 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Sara Errani |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay |  Lara Arruabarrena |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jan 2019 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard |  Sofia Kenin |
3–6, 0–6 |
WTA 125 finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Belgrade Challenger, Serbia | Clay |  Arantxa Rus |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | Parma Ladies Open, Italy | Clay |  Ana Bogdan |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | May 2024 | Parma Ladies Open, Italy | Clay |  Mayar Sherif |
7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (12 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2011 | ITF Yerevan, Armenia | 10,000 | Clay |  Tatia Mikadze |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Anna-Lena Friedsam |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Anna-Lena Friedsam |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | May 2012 | ITF Bad Saarow, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |  Kateřina Vaňková |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | May 2012 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Beatriz García Vidagany |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Siegemund |
6–7(7), 3–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 2012 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 25,000 | Hard |  Stephanie Vogt |
0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Nov 2012 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Amra Sadiković |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Apr 2013 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Linette |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jul 2013 | Open de Biarritz, France | 100,000 | Clay | Stephanie Vogt |
6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2014 | Osprey Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay |  Marina Erakovic |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–3 | May 2014 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 75,000 | Clay | Barbora Strýcová |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–4 | May 2014 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | 100,000 | Clay |  Heather Watson |
6–7(5), 0–6 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2017 | Grado Tennis Cup, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Martina Trevisan |
2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–4 | Jun 2017 | Macha Lake Open, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Vera Lapko |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 11–5 | Aug 2017 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Vera Lapko |
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 12–5 | Oct 2017 | Tennis Classic of Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Victoria Duval |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–6 | Oct 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Eva Lys |
2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2011 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Aleksandrina Naydenova |
 Tatiana Kotelnikova Eugeniya Pashkova |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová |
Anamika Bhargava Sylvia Krywacz |
6–4, 4–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2012 | ITF Netanya, Israel | 25.000 | Hard | Zuzana Luknárová |
 Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2013 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 80,000 | Clay | Jana Čepelová |
 Mervana Jugić-Salkić Renata Voráčová |
1–6, 1–6 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Girls' singles: 1 (runner–up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2012 | French Open | Clay | Annika Beck |
6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
Wins over top-10 players
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||||||
| 1. | Roberta Vinci |
No. 8 | Rio Summer Olympics | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 7–5 | No. 59 |
| 2024 | |||||||
| 2. | Jasmine Paolini |
No. 5 | Paris Summer Olympics | Clay | 3R | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 | No. 67 |
| 3. | Barbora Krejčíková |
No. 10 | Paris Summer Olympics | Clay | QF | 6–4, 6–2 | No. 67 |
Notes
- Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 until 2014, when Elite Trophy replaced it.
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is split into two years due to COVID-19.
- 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.
- In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
- 2011: WTA ranking–634, 2012: WTA ranking–212.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
