Linda Fruhvirtová
Czech tennis player (born 2005)
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Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪnda ˈfruɦvɪrtovaː]; born 1 May 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1] On 26 June 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 49. She peaked at No. 187 in the WTA doubles rankings in October 2023. She won her first singles title at the 2022 Chennai Open.
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Czech RepublicFruhvirtová at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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| Born | 1 May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,785,086 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 137–119 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 49 (26 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 118 (9 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2023) |
| French Open | 1R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023, 2025) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 23–24 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (9 October 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1233 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 February 2026. | |
Early life and background
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 Tennis Academy in Southern France since 2017; she also trained at the Evert Tennis Academy in January 2021.[4]
Career
Juniors
In 2019, at the junior level, Fruhvirtová won the singles and doubles titles at the Petits As.[5] 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.[6]
Linda Fruhvirtová achieved an ITF Junior career-high ranking of world No. 2, on 13 December 2021.[7]
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)
2020–21: WTA Tour and top 300 debuts
Fruhvirtová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2020 Prague Open, receiving wildcards into the singles and doubles tournaments.[8][9] 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] She progressed through the quarterfinals by defeating Emma Navarro in straight sets in the next round, before losing to eventual champion Astra Sharma. Fruhvirtová, at only 15, became the youngest player in the top 400 at world No. 361, on 19 April 2021, raising 138 spots in the singles rankings.[10][11][12] She played another WTA 250 main draw in Cleveland as lucky loser. She defeated Tara Moore, before losing to Magda Linette.[13] She reached quarterfinals at the WTA 125 Korea Open, before losing to Ekaterina Kazionova, in three sets. She ended the season ranked No. 296 on 15 November 2021.[12]
2022: Major & top 100 debuts, WTA Tour title & 1000 fourth round
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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 win. In the second round, she recorded the biggest victory of her career, defeating 20th seed and world No. 24, Elise Mertens, her first over a top 25 opponent.[14] She then recorded her first top 20 win, defeating former world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka, which secured her a debut in the top 200 on 4 April 2022.[15]
At the US Open, Fruhvirtová succeeded in getting to the main draw after three qualifying wins for her Grand Slam debut.[16][17][18] In her first Grand Slam main-draw match, she defeated Wang Xinyu.[19] Her journey was stopped by Garbiñe Muguruza who eliminated her in the following round.[20]
At the Chennai Open, Fruhvirtová won her first WTA Tour title when she beat Magda Linette in the final, in three sets.[21] Fruhvirtová became the first 2005-born player to win a WTA Tour title.[22] With this win, she moved into the top 100 for the first time in her career, at No. 74 in the singles rankings on 19 September 2022.[23][24]
2023: Australian fourth round, grass court quarterfinal, top 50
On her debut at the Australian Open, she reached the fourth round of this Grand Slam defeating Jaimee Fourlis,[25] Kimberly Birrell[26] and Markéta Vondroušová,[27] before losing to Donna Vekić.[28] On 20 March 2023, she reached world No. 50, becoming the youngest player in the top 50, at age 17.[29]
At the Birmingham Classic, she defeated Elina Svitolina[30] and sixth seed Bernarda Pera[31] to make it through to her first grass-court quarterfinals, where she lost to top seed Barbora Krejčíková.[32]
In September, at the 2023 Ningbo Open she reached her second WTA Tour semifinal with a win over eight seed Lucia Bronzetti.[33]
2024–26: WTA 1000 third round, United Cup debut
At the 2024 Nottingham Open, Fruhvirtová qualified for the main draw and defeated Lily Miyazaki,[34] before losing to top seed Ons Jabeur in the second round.[35] In October 2024, she reached the same stage at the 2024 Jiangxi Open with a win over Kathinka von Deichmann[36] but lost to sixth seed Arantxa Rus.[37]
In March 2025, at the 2025 Miami Open, Fruhvirtová qualified for the main draw and defeated fellow qualifier Claire Liu, her first tour-level win for 2025.[38] Next she defeated 16th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach her second WTA 1000 third round at the same tournament, recording her second career Top 20 win.[39]
Given a wildcard entry into the WTA 125 2025 Puerto Vallarta Open, Fruhvirtová finished runner-up, after receiving a walkover against eighth seed Hailey Baptiste[40] followed by wins over qualifier Priscilla Hon,[41] second seed Maya Joint[42] and Heather Watson[43] to reach the final, in which she lost to top seed Jaqueline Cristian, in straight sets.[44] She was also a finalist at the WTA 125 Birmingham Open, losing to fifth seed Greet Minnen in the final.[45]
At the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, wins over Lea Bošković, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Ena Shibahara saw Fruhvirtová qualify for a major main-draw for the first time since the 2024 Australian Open, although she lost in the opening round to 24th seed Elise Mertens in straight sets.[46]
At the 2025 Chennai Open where she was the 2022 defending champion, Fruhvirtová defeated qualifier Astrid Lew Yan Foon.[47] She lost to fourth seed and eventual champion Janice Tjen in the round of 16.[48][49]
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.[50]
Singles
Current through the 2026 Miami Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| National representation | ||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A[a] | SF[b] | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
| Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | NTI | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai[c] | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | NH | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Miami Open | NH | Q1 | 4R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| Canadian Open | NH | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 1R | A | NTI | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| China Open | NH | 2R | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
| Wuhan Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | Total: 47 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total: 1 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 9–5 | 12–14 | 2–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 1 / 33 | 30–33 | 48% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 10–8 | 16–21 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 3–4 | 1 / 51 | 39–51 | 43% |
| Win % | 0% | 60% | 56% | 43% | 25% | 40% | 43% | $1,956,794 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 793 | 296 | 78 | 89 | 201 | 137 | ||||
Doubles
Current through the 2024 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Indian Wells Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Miami Open | NH | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Canadian Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 2R | A | ATP 500 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||
| China Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Wuhan Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | ||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | Career total: 16 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–7 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 5–11 | |
| Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–9 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 16 | 5–14 | |
| Year-end ranking | 997 | 693 | 341 | 236 | 1446 | ||||
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 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2025 | Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico | Hard |  Jaqueline Cristian |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2025 | Birmingham Open, United Kingdom | Grass |  Greet Minnen |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Yuliya Hatouka |
1–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2021 | ITF Hamburg, Germany | W25 | Hard (i) |  Zheng Qinwen |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Manon Arcangioli |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Ines Ibbou |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2022 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | W25 | Hard |  Rebecca Marino |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2025 | ITF Leiria, Portugal | W50 | Hard |  Alina Korneeva |
1–6, 5–7 |
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 | W25 | Hard (i) | Maja Chwalińska |
 Matilde Paoletti Lisa Pigato |
5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Maria Timofeeva |
Nina Radovanovic  Sopiko Tsitskishvili |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | 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) |
| 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 |  Alex 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) |
| 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 Keita  Ku Yeon-woo |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Piešťany, Slovakia | Grade 2 | Clay | Markéta Panáčková |
Michaela Kadlecková Nina Stankovská |
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 earnings
Head-to-head record
Record against top 10 players
- She has a 0–4 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 | |
Notes
- Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- Despite not playing in the Finals stage, she played in the Qualifying round.
- 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.
- Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.
