Markéta Vondroušová
Czech tennis player (born 1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Markéta Šimková (née Vondroušová;[2] Czech: [ˈmarkɛːta ˈvondrou̯ʃovaː]; born 28 June 1999) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 6 by the WTA. Vondroušová is the reigning Wimbledon champion, winning the tournament in 2023, the first unseeded woman to win the singles title.[3][4] She was also the runner-up at the 2019 French Open, where she became the first teenage Major finalist in nearly a decade. She has won two singles titles out of six finals on the WTA Tour and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Country (sports) | Czech Republic | |||||||||||
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Residence | Prague, Czech Republic[1] | |||||||||||
Born | (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 (age 24) Sokolov, Czech Republic | |||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Coach | Jiří Hřebec, Jan Hernych | |||||||||||
Prize money | $9,890,008 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 260–110 (70.3%) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 6 (11 September 2023) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 6 (6 May 2024) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | 4R (2021) | |||||||||||
French Open | F (2019) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2023) | |||||||||||
US Open | QF (2023) | |||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | RR (2023) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | (2020) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 81–37 (68.6%) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 38 (11 September 2023) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 62 (15 January 2024) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2019) | |||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2019, 2023) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (2017) | |||||||||||
US Open | 3R (2023) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) | |||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||
Fed Cup | SF (2017), record 12–1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 23 January 2024. |
Vondroušová is a former junior world No. 1, having won two major doubles titles. She had a quick breakthrough on the WTA Tour, winning the 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne at age 17 in just her second career WTA Tour singles event. This helped her reach the top 100 of the WTA rankings before turning 18. Vondroušová struggled with injuries early in her career, most notably missing the second half of the 2019 season shortly after her French Open final. Her signature shot is the drop shot. She is one of the best returners on WTA Tour, having led the tour in percentage of return games won and percentage of return points won in 2019 among all players with at least ten matches.