Brenda Fruhvirtová

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Brenda Fruhvirtová
Fruhvirtová at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 (age 16)
Prague, Czech Republic
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$480,240
Singles
Career record101–19 (84.2%)
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 94 (4 March 2024)
Current rankingNo. 94 (4 March 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open1R (2023)
WimbledonQ3 (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record8–5 (61.5%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 549 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1094 (4 March 2024)
Last updated on: 15 March 2024.

Brenda Fruhvirtová (born 2 April 2007) is a Czech professional tennis player.[1]

Fruhvirtová has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 94 achieved on 4 March 2024. She had a career-high ITF junior ranking of world No. 4, achieved on 13 December 2021.[2]

Early life and background[edit]

Born 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.

Junior career[edit]

In 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 play in the event (13 years old).

Junior Grand Slam performance[edit]

Singles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 1R (2020, 2022)
  • Wimbledon: –
  • US Open: Q1 (2021)

Doubles:

  • Australian Open: –
  • French Open: 1R (2020)
  • Wimbledon: –
  • US Open: QF (2021)

Professional career[edit]

2021: Professional debut[edit]

Brenda 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[edit]

At 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: Grand Slam and top 100 debuts, first Major win[edit]

She 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] She received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 Miami Open.

Performance timelines[edit]

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.

Singles[edit]

Current 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 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 1–1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[a] A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai[a] A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
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
Hardcourt 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

Doubles[edit]

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 2 1 Career total: 3
Titles 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 Career total: 0
Hardcourt win–loss 0–1 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Clay win–loss 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Overall win–loss 0–2 0–1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win % 0% 0% Career total: 0%
Year-end ranking

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 15 (15 titles)[edit]

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$40,000 tournaments (4–0)
$25,000 tournaments (10–0)
Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (14–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2022 ITF Tucumán, Argentina 25,000 Clay Brazil Carolina Meligeni Alves 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–0 Feb 2022 ITF Tucumán, Argentina 25,000 Clay Argentina Paula Ormaechea 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win 3–0 Jun 2022 ITF Klosters, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová 7–5, 7–5
Win 4–0 Aug 2022 ITF Danderyd, Sweden 25,000 Clay Germany Mona Barthel 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–0 Aug 2022 ITF Mogyoród, Hungary 25,000 Clay Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide 6–0, 6–0
Win 6–0 Aug 2022 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Noma Noha Akugue 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–0 Sep 2022 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Italy Jessica Pieri 6–4, 2–0 ret.
Win 8–0 Nov 2022 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Switzerland Ylena In-Albon 6–0, 6–1
Win 9–0 Mar 2023 ITF Bangalore, India 40,000 Hard India Ankita Raina 0–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 10–0 Aug 2023 ITF Hechingen, Germany 60,000 Clay Slovenia Ziva Falkner 6–3, 6–1
Win 11–0 Aug 2023 ITF Leipzig, Germany 25,000+H Clay Darya Astakhova 6–3, 6–3
Win 12–0 Sep 2023 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands 40,000 Clay Netherlands Anouk Koevermans 7–5, 6–2
Win 13–0 Oct 2023 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Argentina Guillermina Naya 6–4, 6–3
Win 14–0 Nov 2023 ITF Heraklion, Greece 40,000 Clay Ekaterina Makarova 6–1, 6–3
Win 15–0 Nov 2023 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico 40,000 Clay Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova 6–1, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (title)[edit]

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
Surface
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 ITF Klosters, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Romania Miriam Bulgaru Germany Tayisiya Morderger
Germany Yana Morderger
6–0, 6–1

Junior finals[edit]

ITF Finals[edit]

Singles: 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 Egypt Hania Abouelsaad 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey Grade 3 Hard Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová 6–2, 6–0
Win 3–0 Jul 2021 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Romania Anca Todoni 6–3, 6–0
Win 4–0 Aug 2021 ITF College Park, United States Grade 1 Hard Russia Mirra Andreeva 6–1, 6–0
Win 5–0 Sep 2021 ITF Charleroi, Belgium Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Palicová 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win 6–0 Oct 2021 ITF Vrsar, Croatia Grade 1 Clay Switzerland Céline Naef 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss 6–1 Nov 2021 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7–1 Nov 2021 ITF Mérida, Mexico Grade A Clay Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová 7–5, 7–5
Loss 7–2 Dec 2021 ITF Bradenton, United States Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová 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 Russia Kira Pavlova Egypt Mariam Ibrahim
Egypt Jermine Sherif
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 2–0 Mar 2021 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Grade 2 Hard Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková
Sweden Klara Milicevic
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Mar 2021 ITF Barranquilla, Colombia Grade 1 Hard United States Madison Sieg Croatia Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Denmark Johanne Christine Svendsen
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 May 2021 ITF Oberpullendorf, Austri Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Linda Klimovičová France Anaelle Leclercq
Japan Erika Matsuda
3–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 2021 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic Grade 2 Clay Czech Republic Dominika Šalková Turkey Aysegul Mert
Turkey Ozlem Uslu
6–2, 4–6, [10–12]
Win 3–3 Aug 2021 ITF College Park, United States Grade 1 Hard Croatia Lucija Ciric Bagaric Thailand Pimrada Jattavapornvanit
China Yichen Zhao
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–3 Oct 2021 ITF Vrsar, Croatia Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Palicová Croatia Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 4–4 Oct 2021 ITF Cape Town, South Africa Grade A Hard Czech Republic Barbora Palicová Croatia Petra Marčinko
Denmark Johanne ChristineSvendsen
3–6, 2–6
Win 5–4 Nov 2021 ITF Guadalajara, Mexico Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová United States Liv Hovde
United States Ava Krug
6–1, 6–3
Loss 5–5 Dec 2021 ITF Bradenton, United States Grade 1 Clay Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová Croatia Petra Marčinko
Russia Diana Shnaider
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss 5–6 Dec 2021 ITF Plantation, United States Grade A Clay Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová Croatia Petra Marčinko
Russia Diana Shnaider
6–7(5–7), 0–6

Longest winning streak[edit]

27-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 France Elsa Jacquemot No. 236 6–7(0–7), 4–6
1 ITF Klosters, Switzerland 25,000 20 June 2022 Clay 1R Italy Gloria Ceschi (Q) No. 1019 6–4, 6–0
2 2R Germany Tayisiya Morderger No. 574 6–1, 6–0
3 QF Germany Emily Seibold (Q) No. 553 6–4, 6–1
4 SF Czech Republic Barbora Palicová No. 421 6–4, 6–1
5 F (1) Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová No. 484 7–5, 7–5
6 ITF Danderyd, Sweden 25,000 8 August 2022 Clay 1R United States Madison Bourguignon (Q) No. 1185 6–0, 6–3
7 2R Norway Emilie Elde (Q) n/a 6–1, 6–0
8 QF Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi (6) No. 337 6–1, 6–1
9 SF Denmark Sofia Samavati (3) No. 320 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
10 F (2) Germany Mona Barthel (7) No. 372 6–1, 6–3
11 ITF Mogyoród, Hungary 25,000 15 August 2022 Clay 1R France Victoria Muntean (Q) No. 611 6–3, 6–1
12 2R Japan Rina Saigo (Q) No. 670 6–2, 6–1
13 QF Argentina Julia Riera No. 403 7–6(8–6), 6–1
14 SF Romania Miriam Bulgaru No. 429 6–2, 6–1
15 F (3) Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide No. 527 6–0, 6–0
16 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 25,000 22 August 2022 Clay 1R Germany Helena Buchwald (Q) n/a 6–1, 6–1
17 2R Italy Nuria Brancaccio No. 433 6–2, 6–1
18 QF Poland Weronika Falkowska (5) No. 289 6–4, 6–2
19 SF Germany Julia Middendorf No. 480 6–2, 6–0
20 F (4) Germany Noma Noha Akugue No. 404 6–3, 6–1
21 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 12 September 2022 Clay 1R Italy Tatiana Pieri (Q) No. 674 6–3, 7–5
22 2R Italy Miriana Tona (Q) No. 696 6–2, 6–1
23 QF Spain Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (5) No. 281 6–1, 6–1
24 SF Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi (7) No. 338 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
25 F (5) Italy Jessica Pieri No. 497 6–4, 2–0 ret.
26 San Sebastián Open, Spain 60,000 26 September 2022 Clay 1R Spain Ane Mintegi del Olmo (WC) No. 505 6–4, 6–2
27 2R Spain Lucía Cortez Llorca (WC) No. 542 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
QF Netherlands Eva Vedder No. 242 3–6, 6–2, 4–6

Record against other players[edit]

Record against top 10 players[edit]

  • She has a 0–3 (0%) 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 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4 French Open, France Clay 1R 4–6, 2–6 146 0–1
2024
Loss 0–2 United States Coco Gauff 3 Auckland Classic, New Zealand Hard 2R 3–6, 0–6 117 0–1
Loss 0–3 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 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 United States Gabriella Price 719 1R 1078
Win 2022 2–0 ITF Mogyoród, Hungary 25,000 Clay Germany Luisa Meyer auf der Heide 527 F 318

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 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.

References[edit]

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