Linda Fruhvirtová

Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪnda ˈfruɦvɪrtovaː]; born 1 May 2005) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1] In April 2022 she had career-high WTA rankings of 170 in singles and 628 in doubles.

Linda Fruhvirtová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 158,142
Singles
Career record43–23 (65.2%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 170 (11 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 170 (11 April 2022)
Doubles
Career record16–8 (66.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 627 (11 April 2022)
Current rankingNo. 627 (11 April 2022)
Last updated on: 11 April 2022.

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 Academy in Southern France since 2017; she also trained at the Evert Tennis Academy in January 2021.[4]

Junior career

At the junior level, Fruhvirtová won the singles and doubles titles of the Les 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. 10, on 20 January 2020.[6] Since that time she managed to climb to the WTA-ranking of world No. 188 on 4 April 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 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 Women's Open where she won her first WTA singles match when Alize 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 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 with quarterfinal showing at the WTA 125 Korea Open, losing in three sets to Ekaterina Kazionova.

2022

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 top 20 opponent, defeating former world number one Victoria Azarenka which secured her a debut in top 200 after the tournament.

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(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; (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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Madrid Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] 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 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 3 Career total: 6
Overall win–loss 0–1 3–2 4–4 0 / 6 7–7 50%
Win % 0% 60% 50% Career total: 50%
Year-end ranking 793 296

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Yuliya Hatouka 1–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany 25,000 Hard (i) Zheng Qinwen 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Manon Arcangioli 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Win 2–2 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Ines Ibbou 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–2 Feb 2022 ITF Cancún, Mexico 25,000 Hard Rebecca Marino 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2020 ITF Selva Gardena, Italy 25,000 Hard (i) Maja Chwalińska Matilde Paoletti
Lisa Pigato		 5–7, 1–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Maria Timofeeva Nina Radovanović
Sopiko Tsitskishvili		 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–1 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard Weronika Falkowska Yasmine Mansouri
Elena Milovanović		 6–3, 6–1

Head to head records

Record against top 10 players

Fruhvirtová's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[11]

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
No. 1 ranked players
Victoria Azarenka 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (6–2, 3–0 ret.) at 2022 Miami
No. 2 ranked players
Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2020 $25K Prague
No. 3 ranked players
Paula Badosa 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Miami
No. 4 ranked players
Belinda Bencic 0–1 0% – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2022 Charleston
Total 1–3 25% 1–1
(50%)		 0–2
(0%)		 0–0
( – )		 Current through the 2022 Charleston

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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.

References
  1. "České drahokamy sestry Fruhvirtovy! Jak na tom byly v jejich věku Plíšková či Kvitová?". sport.cz.
  2. McLean, Ross (12 August 2019). "'She's a pit bull': Meet the Fruhvirtova sisters". ITF Tennis.
  3. Renton, Jamie (3 August 2020). "'She's going to be amazing'". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. "15-Year-Old Fruhvirtova Tops Cornet for First WTA Win - Tennis Now".
  5. "Fruhvirtova's family back-to-back in Tarbes". Les Petits As. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  6. "Fruhvirtova ITF Profile". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. "WTA Prague Open Day 1 Predictions including Veronika Kudermetova vs Eugenie Bouchard". www.lastwordontennis.com. 9 August 2020.
  8. "Prague 2020: Tuesday's Order of Play and Match Points". www.wtatennis.com.
  9. "Youth movement takes center stage in Charleston".
  10. "Fruhvirtova, 16, stuns Mertens in Miami; Pegula beats former champ Stephens". WTA Tour. 26 March 2022.
  11. "Head to Head". WTA Tennis.
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