Magda Linette

Magda Linette (born 12 February 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 achieved in March 2023. She has reached six finals on the WTA Tour, winning two titles, the semifinal of the 2023 Australian Open, and the third round of the other three major championships.

Magda Linette

Linette at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports)	Poland
Born	(1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 31) Poznań, Poland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Mark Gellard
Prize money	$5,998,100
Official website	magdalinette.com
Singles
Career record	449–337 (57.1%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 19 (20 March 2023)^[1]
Current ranking	No. 24 (6 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	SF (2023)
French Open	3R (2017, 2021)
Wimbledon	3R (2019, 2021, 2023)
US Open	3R (2020)
Doubles
Career record	166–154 (51.9%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 26 (11 April 2022)
Current ranking	No. 51 (18 September 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2022)
French Open	SF (2021)
Wimbledon	2R (2023)
US Open	QF (2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	16–13 (55.2%)
Last updated on: 7 November 2023.

Linette made her first appearance in a WTA tournament main draw at the Internationaux de Strasbourg in May 2013, where she also scored her first match win at this level. The same year, she reached her first WTA semifinal in Baku, coming from qualifying. Linette won her first WTA 125 title at the 2014 Ningbo International Open, and her first WTA Tour title at the 2019 Bronx Open. Her best result in WTA Premier tournaments is the quarterfinals of 2016 Pan Pacific Open.

In 2020, she earned the Fan Favorite Shot of the Year award by the WTA for a slice forehand that she played against Peng Shuai en route to her second WTA Tour title at the Thailand Open.

Personal life

Magda Linette was born on 12 February 1992 in Poznań to Tomasz Linette and Beata Linette.^[2] Her father is a tennis coach and her mother is an educator.^[3] Linette was coached by Izudin Zunić during the first half of her career, but beginning in 2018, formed a partnership with Great Britain's Mark Gellard.^[2][4]

Tennis career

Youth

As a youth she represented local club Grunwald Poznań with successes at junior level.^[5]

2010

 

Magda Linette in 2009

In May, Linette received a wildcard to the qualifying draw of the Warsaw Open, a Premier-level tournament. She beat her doubles partner Paula Kania in straight sets but lost to Anna Chakvetadze. In June, she won her first professional tournament in Szczecin as a wildcard entrant.^[6] In July, she made it to the final of the ITF Circuit tournament at Toruń but lost to top seed Ksenia Pervak, in straight sets.^[7]

Magda Linette won another two ITF titles in August, in Hechingen and Versmold, both in Germany. At the Ladies Open Hechingen, as a qualifier, she defeated Sílvia Soler Espinosa of Spain, and in Versmold, she beat Irina-Camelia Begu, in straight sets.^[8]

She continued to play $25k tournaments and won her fourth title of the season in Katowice, where she defeated Eva Birnerová in three sets. The week after, she reached another final in Zagreb but lost to Renata Voráčová in three sets, after 21 consecutive wins on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached the final in Opole, losing to Sandra Záhlavová in three sets.

2011

In early February, Linette played for the first time as a member of Poland Fed Cup team. She defeated Anne Kremer in straight sets, but lost her three other matches. In May, she made her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament, playing in the qualifying rounds.

2012

Starting the season with several early exits, Magda Linette reached her first singles final in over 18 months at the $10k event of Florence in May but lost to Anaïs Laurendon. She reached a $25k final in Kristinehamn a month later, defeated by Sacha Jones from Australia. In Ystad, she won her first doubles title with her friend Katarzyna Piter.

 

Linette at the 2011 US Open

She won a $10k tournament in Prague, beating Kateřina Siniaková and Zuzana Luknárová without dropping a set, lifting her fifth singles trophy in career and the first since September 2010.

In October and November, Linette got some of her best wins of the season by beating Eleni Daniilidou in Limoges, Monica Puig in Nantes, and Karolína Plíšková in Équeurdreville. She added two more doubles titles to her prize list, including her first $50k-level trophy in Limoges with compatriot Sandra Zaniewska. In December, she ended her season by winning another tournament in doubles with Katarzyna Piter in Ankara.

2013

Back in Europe in late March, Linette reached semifinals of the indoor hardcourt tournament in Tallinn, falling to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. At the end of the month, she lost the singles final at the $25k Civitavecchia event to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová.

Getting through WTA tournament qualifying at the Baku Cup, Linette made her second appearance in a main draw at this level. She defeated Julia Cohen, runner-up of the previous edition, then Kristýna Plíšková to reach the quarterfinals where she benefited from a controversial retirement of Ons Jabeur.^[9] She lost her first semifinal match on WTA Tour to Shahar Pe'er.

Linette started to compete in successive indoor hardcourt events in France and got more success. She reached semifinals at the $50k Open de Touraine in Joué-lès-Tours. The week after, she won her eighth doubles title, partnering with Viktorija Golubic. She competed in her first $50k singles final in Nantes, falling to Aliaksandra Sasnovich. In December, she won a $25k tournament in Pune.

2014

 

Linette during her first-round match at the 2015 French Open

Linette launched her grass-court season with two ITF tournaments in England but lost twice to Anett Kontaveit, in straight sets. She sustained an ankle injury from her first qualifying match at Wimbledon and had to stop playing for a month.

In September, she played a series of WTA events. At Guangzhou, she reached her first WTA Tour doubles final, partnering Alizé Cornet.

In late October, she won the Ningbo International Open, a WTA 125 event, defeating sixth seed Wang Qiang in the final; it was the biggest title of her career.^[10]

2015: First top-100 season

Linette won a major match for the first time when she beat compatriot Urszula Radwańska at the US Open, but then lost to Agnieszka Radwańska. She reached the Japan Women's Open final, peaking at No. 64 in the rankings.

2016–2018: Premier mandatory level debut & third round in Miami, consecutive top 100 year-end

Linette reached the third round of the 2016 Miami Open defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and 18th seed Jelena Janković by retirement. She lost to eventual champion Victoria Azarenka.

She reached the quarterfinals at the Katowice Open and the Pan Pacific Open.

At the end of the 2016 season, she was ranked No. 96.

Her 2017 season was highlighted by third tour-level semifinal of her career at Kuala Lumpur and the semifinals at the Malaysian Open. She appeared in her third career WTA doubles final at Bogotá (with Cepede Royg), having been runner-up at the 2014 Guangzhou and 2016 Hong Kong events.^[11]

In 2018, Linette advanced to the quarterfinals at the Taiwan Open and the Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá.

2019–2020: First WTA Tour titles and top 35

 

Linette in 2019

In August 2019, Linette won the first edition of the Bronx Open, her first WTA Tour title.^[12] The following week, Linette continued at Flushing Meadows where she lost to defending champion Naomi Osaka in the second round of the US Open.^[13] Linette cracked the top 50 for the first time in her career, after reaching the second round of the US Open.

Linette reached her third WTA Tour final at the 2019 Korea Open, losing to Karolína Muchová.^[14]

In February 2020, Linette won the Thailand Open, rising to a career-high ranking of No. 33. In December, she was honoured by the WTA with the Fan Favorite Shot of the Year, which she performed in round two of the Thailand Open against Peng Shuai.^[15]

2021: New coach, first Major doubles semifinal & two singles third rounds

Linette started the season at the end of March due to a knee injury. In May, she advanced to her first semifinal, since triumphing at the Hua Hin Championships in February 2020, in Strasbourg. She defeated Yulia Putintseva in the quarterfinal before losing a three-set semifinal match against Sorana Cîrstea.^[16]

On May 21, Linette posted on Instagram that she started a new coaching partnership with Dawid Celt, who was previously coaching Agnieszka Radwańska.^[17]

At the French Open, Linette defeated Chloé Paquet, and No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty who retired with injury. In the third round, she lost to Ons Jabeur in three sets. At the same tournament in doubles, partnering with American Bernarda Pera, she reached the semifinals for the first time in her career.

Linette continued at Wimbledon, where she defeated Amanda Anisimova and No. 3 seed Elina Svitolina to advance to the third round, where she lost to Paula Badosa in three sets.

She lost her opening match at the US Open to Coco Gauff.

2022: Second WTA Tour doubles title

In April, Linette won two three-set matches in one day to reach the Charleston Open quarterfinals, upsetting No. 7 seed Leylah Fernandez in the second round, before returning to defeat Kaia Kanepi in the third round.^[18] In the quarterfinal, she lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova in two sets. At the same tournament, Linette won her first doubles title, partnering with Andreja Klepač.

At the French Open, she defeated Ons Jabeur in the first round, before losing to Martina Trevisan in the second. In June, Linette and Aleksandra Krunić were crowned Eastbourne International doubles champions, receiving a walk-over in the semifinal and the final.^[19]

At the Chennai Open, she reached her fifth WTA Tour final, losing to Linda Fruhvirtová, in three sets.

2023: First Major singles semifinal & top 20 & doubles quarterfinal

In her first tournament of the year, Linette represented Poland at the United Cup in Brisbane, and defeated Zhibek Kulambayeva, Jil Teichmann and Lucia Bronzetti on the way to the semifinals, before losing to Madison Keys in straight sets.^[20]

At the Australian Open, Linette defeated Mayar Sherif, 16th seed Anett Kontaveit, 19th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova^[21] and fourth seed Caroline Garcia reaching the quarterfinals, her best career result at a Major tournament.^[22] She went on to defeat 30th seed Karolína Plíšková to enter the semifinals where she lost to the eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets.^[23][24] As a result, she reached No. 22 on 30 January 2023,^[25] and world No. 19 on 20 March 2023.

At the Miami Open, she reached the fourth round at the WTA 1000-level for a first time defeating this time Victoria Azarenka for her tenth career top-20 win.^[26]

At the US Open she reached the quarterfinals in doubles for the first time at this major, partnering Bernarda Pera.

In September, Linette played in Guangzhou as the top seed and reached her sixth final but lost to Wang Xiyu.^[27] In October, she qualified for the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.

Playing style

 

Linette playing a slice backhand, a shot that she uses frequently to break her opponent's rhythm.

Linette started out as a defensive player, whose game was primarily built around her strong movement and consistent ball striking from the baseline. The Pole has, however, began finding an increasing amount of success after altering her game style away from being a counterpuncher, to actively creating opportunities to hit winners on the court. Ever since partnering with Mark Gellard, Linette also worked on improving the mental aspect of her game.^[28]

"My whole life, I've needed a bit more time for everything![...] You have a different starting point but you're measured by the same measures as everybody else."

 —Linette on the lack of institutional support in Poland and having her most successful season at the age of 28.^[3]

Her strengths on court are her speed, footwork, court coverage, and anticipation.^[28] Her strongest groundstroke is her two-handed backhand, which is hit flat and with depth, and which is responsible for many of the winners she accumulates on court. Her forehand is also strong, and is hit with topspin, making it a safe and reliable shot.

Having spent a significant time on the doubles circuit as well, Linette has developed solid volleying skills and often looks to finish points off at the net. She is capable of introducing drop shots and sliced backhands into points, constantly breaking up an opponent's rhythm, and to attempt to draw unforced errors out of aggressive players.

Linette's serve is not particularly strong, with her first serve averaging 95 mph (153 km/h) and her second serve averaging 80 mph (130 km/h), but is reliable, meaning that, whilst she does not ace frequently, double faults are also uncommon. She is a strong player on return, also, effectively neutralising strong first serves with a backhand down-the-line or a cross-court forehand.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

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; (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, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[29]

Singles

Current through the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy.

Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q2	Q1	1R	1R	3R	1R	1R	A	2R	SF	0 / 7	8–7	53%
French Open	Q2	A	A	Q1	1R	1R	3R	1R	2R	1R	3R	2R	1R	0 / 9	6–9	40%
Wimbledon	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	NH	3R	2R	3R	0 / 8	7–8	47%
US Open	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	2R	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–4	2–4	2–4	4–4	2–3	4–3	3–4	8–4	0 / 33	26–33	44%
Year-end championship
WTA Elite Trophy	DNQ									NH			RR	0 / 1	0–2	0%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	NH			1R	NH				1R	NH		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Billie Jean King Cup^[a]	POZ1	A	A	A	A	WG2	POZ1	Z1	Z1	PO^[b]		RR	RR	0 / 1	12–10	55%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open^[c]	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	2R	1R	2R	NH	2R	1R	2R	0 / 6	3–6	33%
Miami Open	A	A	A	Q1	A	3R	1R	1R	Q2	NH	2R	2R	4R	0 / 6	6–6	50%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	Q1	NH	1R	Q2	3R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	2R	1R	A	3R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	Q2	1R	Q1	A	Q1	NH	1R	A	1R	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	1R	Q1	Q2	1R	1R	Q2	1R	0 / 4	0–4	0%
Guadalajara Open	NH											1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open^[d]	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	3R	Q1	A	NH				0 / 1	2–1	67%
China Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	Q1	1R	Q1	1R	NH			3R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–5	0–2	1–2	1–3	2–6	2–4	6–7	0 / 31	17–31	35%
Career statistics
Tournament	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	0^[e]	0	2	4	11	16	23	18	19	12	17	22	23	Career total: 167
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	Career total: 2
Finals	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	Career total: 6
Hard win–loss	1–3	0–0	3–1	2–4	8–8	10–14	12–16	15–12	20–12	12–8	9–10	16–14	19–17	2 / 111	127–119	52%
Clay win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	6–5	2–5	2–5	2–3	5–6	6–4	4–7	0 / 36	28–38	42%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	2–2	NH	2–1	4–4	4–3	0 / 20	14–20	41%
Overall win–loss	1–3	0–0	4–2	2–4	9–11	10–18	19–24	17–19	24–19	14–11	16–17	26–22	27–27	2 / 167	169–177	49%
Win (%)	25%	–	67%	33%	45%	36%	44%	47%	56%	56%	48%	54%	50%	Career total: 49%
Year-end ranking^[f]	248	296	148	117	89	96	71	83	42	40	57	49		$5,948,100

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Miami Open.

Tournament	2010	...	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A		A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	0 / 7	4–7	36%
French Open	A		A	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	2R	SF	1R	A	0 / 7	8–7	53%
Wimbledon	A		A	A	1R	A	1R	A	1R	NH	1R	1R	2R	0 / 6	1–6	14%
US Open	A		A	A	1R	1R	A	3R	2R	A	2R	1R	QF	0 / 7	7–7	50%
Win–loss	0–0		0–0	0–0	1–3	1–3	2–3	3–3	1–3	1–2	5–3	2–4	4–3	0 / 27	20–27	43%
National representation
Summer Olympics				NH		A	NH				1R	NH		0 / 1	0–1	0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open^[c]	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Indian Wells Open	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	2R	QF	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Miami Open	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	QF	SF	0 / 2	5–2	71%
Madrid Open	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Italian Open	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	2R	0 / 2	3–2	67%
Canadian Open	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	SF	A		0 / 1	3–1	75%
Cincinnati Open	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open^[d]	A		A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH				0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	A		A	1R	1R	A	A	1R	A	NH				0 / 3	0–3	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	1		4	5	11	6	8	7	5	8	8	11	5	Career total: 79
Titles	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	Career total: 2
Finals	0		0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	Career total: 5
Overall win–loss	0–1		2–4	4–5	7–11	4–6	6–8	5–7	1–5	4–8	11–7	11–11	6–4	2 / 79	61–78	44%
Year-end ranking	136		116	155	116	192	139	136	411	161	56	45

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2015	Japan Women's Open, Japan	International^[g]	Hard	Yanina Wickmayer	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Win	1–1	Aug 2019	Bronx Open, United States	International	Hard	Camila Giorgi	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Sep 2019	Korea Open, South Korea	International	Hard	Karolína Muchová	1–6, 1–6
Win	2–2	Feb 2020	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	International	Hard	Leonie Küng	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Sep 2022	Chennai Open, India	WTA 250	Hard	Linda Fruhvirtová	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	2–4	Sep 2023	Guangzhou Open, China	WTA 250	Hard	Wang Xiyu	0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (2–0)
WTA 250 (0–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2014	Guangzhou International, China	International	Hard	Alizé Cornet	Chuang Chia-jung   Liang Chen	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), [7–10]
Loss	0–2	Oct 2016	Tianjin Open, China	International	Hard	Xu Yifan	Christina McHale   Peng Shuai	6–7^(8–10), 0–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 2017	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	International	Clay	Verónica Cepede Royg	Beatriz Haddad Maia   Nadia Podoroska	3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	1–3	Apr 2022	Charleston Open, United States	WTA 500	Clay (green)	Andreja Klepač	Lucie Hradecká   Sania Mirza	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Win	2–3	Jun 2022	Eastbourne International, UK	WTA 500	Grass	Aleksandra Krunić	Lyudmyla Kichenok   Jeļena Ostapenko	w/o

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2014	WTA 125 Ningbo, China	Hard	Wang Qiang	3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Jun 2018	WTA 125 Bol, Croatia	Clay	Tamara Zidanšek	1–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 2022	WTA 125 Tampico, Mexico	Hard	Elisabetta Cocciaretto	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 21 (11 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2010	ITF Szczecin, Poland	25,000	Clay	Margit Rüütel	6–2, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Jun 2010	Bella Cup, Poland	25,000	Clay	Ksenia Pervak	4–6, 1–6
Win	2–1	Aug 2010	Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany	25,000	Clay	Sílvia Soler-Espinosa	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win	3–1	Aug 2010	Reinert Open, Germany	25,000	Clay	Irina-Camelia Begu	6–2, 7–5
Win	4–1	Sep 2010	ITF Katowice, Poland	25,000	Clay	Eva Birnerová	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–2	Sep 2010	Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia	25,000	Clay	Renata Voráčová	1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	4–3	Nov 2010	ITF Opole, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Sandra Záhlavová	7–5, 6–7^(4), 4–6
Loss	4–4	May 2012	ITF Florence, Italy	10,000	Clay	Anaïs Laurendon	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–5	Jun 2012	ITF Kristinehamn, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Sacha Jones	4–6, 4–6
Win	5–5	Sep 2012	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	10,000	Clay	Zuzana Luknárová	6–2, 7–6^(7)
Loss	5–6	Apr 2013	ITF Civitavecchia, Italy	25,000	Clay	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	0–6, 1–6
Loss	5–7	Oct 2013	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	50,000+H^[h]	Hard	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win	6–7	Dec 2013	Pune Championships, India	25,000	Hard	Kamila Kerimbayeva	7–5, 7–6^(5)
Loss	6–8	Dec 2013	ITF Navi Mumbai, India	25,000	Hard	Rika Fujiwara	6–2, 6–7^(5), 6–7^(4)
Win	7–8	Oct 2014	ITF Goyang, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Renata Voráčová	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	8–8	Feb 2015	Open de l'Isère, France	25,000	Hard	Tereza Martincová	7–6^(2), 4–6, 6–1
Win	9–8	Feb 2015	ITF New Delhi, India	25,000	Hard	Tadeja Majerič	6–1, 6–1
Loss	9–9	Jun 2015	Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom	50,000	Grass	Anna-Lena Friedsam	7–5, 3–6, 1–6
Win	10–9	May 2016	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	100,000	Clay	Carina Witthöft	6–3, 7–5
Win	11–9	Jun 2019	Manchester Trophy, UK	100,000	Grass	Zarina Diyas	7–6^(1), 2–6, 6–3
Loss	11–10	Aug 2022	Kozerki Open, Poland	100,000	Hard	Kateřina Siniaková	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2010	ITF Opole, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Paula Kania	Oksana Kalashnikova   Polina Pekhova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 2011	ITF Casablanca, Morocco	25,000	Clay	Katarzyna Piter	Sandra Klemenschits   Kristina Mladenovic	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss	0–3	May 2011	Internazionale di Roma, Italy	50,000	Clay	Liana Ungur	Sophie Ferguson   Sally Peers	w/o
Loss	0–4	Sep 2011	Save Cup Mestre, Italy	50,000	Clay	Tímea Babos	Valentyna Ivakhnenko   Marina Melnikova	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–5	Nov 2011	ITF Opole, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Paula Kania	Naomi Broady   Kristina Mladenovic	6–7^(5), 4–6
Win	1–5	Jun 2012	ITF Ystad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Katarzyna Piter	Oksana Kalashnikova   Lenka Wienerová	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–6	Sep 2012	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	10,000	Clay	Kateřina Kramperová	Lucy Brown   Angelica Moratelli	3–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Win	2–6	Oct 2012	Open de Limoges, France	50,000	Hard (i)	Sandra Zaniewska	Irena Pavlovic   Stefanie Vögele	6–1, 5–7, [10–5]
Win	3–6	Nov 2012	ITF Équeurdreville, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Katarzyna Piter	Amra Sadiković   Ana Vrljić	6–4, 7–6^(4)
Win	4–6	Dec 2012	Ankara Cup, Turkey	50,000	Hard	Katarzyna Piter	Irina Buryachok   Valeria Solovyeva	6–2, 6–2
Loss	4–7	Apr 2013	ITF Civitavecchia, Italy	25,000	Clay	Paula Kania	Stephanie Vogt   Renata Voráčová	3–6, 4–6
Win	5–7	May 2013	Soweto Open, South Africa	50,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Samantha Murray   Jade Windley	6–1, 6–3
Win	6–7	May 2013	Maribor Open, Slovenia	25,000	Clay	Paula Kania	Mailen Auroux   María Irigoyen	6–3, 6–0
Win	7–7	Jul 2013	Bella Cup Toruń, Poland	25,000	Clay	Paula Kania	Yuliya Beygelzimer   Elena Bogdan	6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss	7–8	Sep 2013	GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK	25,000	Hard	Tereza Smitková	Çağla Büyükakçay   Pemra Özgen	2–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Win	8–8	Oct 2013	Open de Limoges, France	50,000	Hard (i)	Viktorija Golubic	Nicole Clerico   Nikola Fraňková	6–4, 6–4
Loss	8–9	Mar 2014	ITF Edgbaston, UK	25,000	Hard	Amra Sadiković	Jocelyn Rae   Anna Smith	6–3, 5–7, [4–10]

Best Grand Slam results details

Singles

Australian Open 2023 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R   Mayar Sherif 7–5, 6–1 2R   Anett Kontaveit (16) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 3R   Ekaterina Alexandrova (19) 6–3, 6–4 4R   Caroline Garcia (4) 7–6^(7–3), 6–4 QF   Karolína Plíšková (30) 6–3, 7–5 SF   Aryna Sabalenka (5) 6–7^(1–7), 2–6

French Open 2017 French Open Round Opponent Score 1R   Alizé Lim (WC) 6–0, 7–5 2R   Ana Konjuh (29) 6–0, 7–5 3R   Elina Svitolina (5) 4–6, 5–7 2021 French Open Round Opponent Score 1R   Chloé Paquet (WC) 6–3, 6–3 2R   Ashleigh Barty (1) 6–1, 2–2 ret. 3R   Ons Jabeur (25) 6–3, 0–6, 1–6

Wimbledon 2019 Wimbledon Round Opponent Score 1R   Anna Kalinskaya (Q) 6–0, 7–6^(11–9) 2R   Amanda Anisimova (25) 6–4, 7–5 3R   Petra Kvitová (9) 3–6, 2–6 2021 Wimbledon Round Opponent Score 1R   Amanda Anisimova 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 2R   Elina Svitolina (3) 6–3, 6–4 3R   Paula Badosa (30) 7–5, 2–6, 4–6 2023 Wimbledon (23rd seed) Round Opponent Score 1R   Jil Teichmann 6–3, 6–2 2R   Barbora Strýcová (PR) 6–4, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3 3R   Belinda Bencic (14) 3–6, 1–6

US Open 2020 US Open (24th seed) Round Opponent Score 1R   Maddison Inglis 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 2R   Danka Kovinić 6–1, 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–4) 3R   Anett Kontaveit 3–6, 2–6

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

Active players are in boldface.^[30]

Player	Record	Win%	Hard	Clay	Grass	Last match
Number 1 ranked players
Ashleigh Barty	1–0	100%	–	1–0	–	Won (6–1, 2–2, ret.) at 2021 French Open
Jelena Janković	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (1–0, ret.) at 2016 Miami
Victoria Azarenka	1–2	33%	1–2	–	–	Won (7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 6–4) at 2023 Miami
Naomi Osaka	1–2	33%	1–2	–	–	Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2019 US Open
Karolína Plíšková	3–7	30%	3–6	0–1	–	Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2023 Australian Open
Garbiñe Muguruza	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 6–1, 4–6) at 2017 Wuhan
Maria Sharapova	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2017 Tianjin
Serena Williams	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2018 US Open
Simona Halep	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (4–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2021 Cincinnati
Angelique Kerber	0–2	0%	–	0–1	0–1	Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Wimbledon
Venus Williams	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 2–6) at 2016 Stanford
Caroline Wozniacki	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2017 Indian Wells
Number 2 ranked players
Svetlana Kuznetsova	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(11–9)) at 2020 Hobart
Anett Kontaveit	4–3	57%	3–1	–	1–2	Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Australian Open
Ons Jabeur	2–3	40%	1–1	1–2	–	Won (3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5) at 2022 French Open
Paula Badosa	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (7–5, 2–6, 4–6) at 2021 Wimbledon
Agnieszka Radwańska	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 US Open
Vera Zvonareva	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–1, 3–6, 1–6) at 2020 Cincinnati
Barbora Krejčíková	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2022 Doha
Aryna Sabalenka	0–3	0%	0–3	–	–	Lost (6–7^(1–7), 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open
Petra Kvitová	0–3	0%	0–1	0–1	0–1	Lost (6–1, 0–6, 2–6) at 2021 Rome
Number 3 ranked players
Maria Sakkari	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (3–6, 6–2, 6–4) at 2019 Hobart
Elina Svitolina	1–2	33%	–	0–2	1–0	Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Wimbledon
Jessica Pegula	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2023 Miami
Sloane Stephens	0–3	0%	0–3	–	–	Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2019 Beijing
Number 4 ranked players
Sofia Kenin	2–0	100%	1–0	1–0	–	Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2018 Madrid
Caroline Garcia	1–1	50%	1–0	0–1	–	Won (7–6^(7–3), 6–4) at 2023 Australian Open
Dominika Cibulková	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2016 US Open
Coco Gauff	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2021 US Open
Johanna Konta	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2021 Miami
Kiki Bertens	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2019 Indian Wells
Samantha Stosur	0–2	0%	–	–	0–2	Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Eastbourne
Number 5 ranked players
Daniela Hantuchová	1–0	100%	–	–	1–0	Won (6–2, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)) at 2015 Nottingham
Jeļena Ostapenko	1–0	100%	–	1–0	–	Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2020 Rome
Lucie Šafářová	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (0–6, 7–5, 6–7^(4–7)) at 2017 Budapest
Number 6 ranked players
Flavia Pennetta	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (3–6, 7–5, 1–6) at 2015 French Open
Carla Suárez Navarro	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Stanford
Number 7 ranked players
Roberta Vinci	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2017 New Haven
Madison Keys	1–3	25%	1–2	0–1	–	Lost (2–6, 6–3, 1–6) at 2023 Charleston
Elena Rybakina	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2023 Billie Jean King Cup
Danielle Collins	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (7–5, 6–7^(0–7), 4–6) at 2018 Indian Wells
Number 8 ranked players
Daria Kasatkina	2–2	50%	2–2	–	–	Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 9 ranked players
CoCo Vandeweghe	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2021 Chicago
Timea Bacsinszky	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2014 Guangzhou
Andrea Petkovic	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2016 Birmingham
Number 10 ranked players
Kristina Mladenovic	2–1	67%	2–0	0–1	–	Won (4–6, 7–6^(5–7), 6–2) at 2022 Seoul
Emma Raducanu	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (6–7^(3–7), 2–6) at 2023 Indian Wells
Total	28–69	29%	21–47 (31%)	4–14 (22%)	3–8 (27%)	last updated 15 April 2023

Top 10 wins

Season	2021	2022	2023	Total
Wins	2	1	1	4

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	MLR
2021
1.	Ashleigh Barty	No. 1	French Open, France	Clay	2R	6–1, 2–2 ret.	No. 45
2.	Elina Svitolina	No. 5	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	2R	6–3, 6–4	No. 44
2022
3.	Ons Jabeur	No. 6	French Open, France	Clay	1R	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–5	No. 52
2023
4.	Caroline Garcia	No. 4	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	4R	7–6^(7–3), 6–4	No. 45

Notes

1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
3. 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 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 2009: WTA ranking–1008,
   2010: WTA ranking–194.
7. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
8. The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by   Iga Świątek	Fan Favorite Shot of the Year 2020	Succeeded by   Simona Halep