Linda Klimovičová
| Country (sports) | Czech Republic (2018–2024) Poland (2024–)[1] |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 2004 Olomouc, Czech Republic[2] |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $104,829 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 131–67 |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 184 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 205 (06 April 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q3 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| US Open | Q1 (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–14 |
| Career titles | 4 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 407 (5 August 2024) |
| Last updated on: 17 March 2025. | |
Linda Klimovičová (born 18 June 2004) is a Czech-born tennis player representing Poland since 11 November 2024.
She has a career-high combined junior ranking of 31, achieved on 25 October 2021.
Klimovičová made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Prague Open, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.[3]
On 19 October 2024, she obtained Polish citizenship and it was announced that she would represent Poland.[2][1]
Career overview
Junior
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she reached semifinals of the girls' singles event as her best junior Grand Slam performance.[4][5]
Grand Slam performance
- Singles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 1R (2022)
- Wimbledon: SF (2022)
- US Open: 1R (2021)
- Doubles:
- Australian Open: –
- French Open: 2R (2022)
- Wimbledon: QF (2022)
- US Open: 2R (2021)
Professional
In April 2022, she won her first ITF Women's Circuit title at the $15k Sharm El Sheikh tournament in doubles event, alongside fellow Czech player Dominika Šalková.[6] Later, in August 2022, she reached her first singles final at Bydgoszcz but lost to Valeriia Olianovskaia.[7] The following year in February, she won her first ITF Circuit title at Sharm El Sheikh, defeating Katarína Kužmová in the final.[8] In September 2023, in Frýdek-Místek, she won her first $25k doubles title.[9] Two months later, she won her first singles $25k title at the tournament in Solarino.[10] There she also triumphed in doubles, partnering with Julie Štruplová.[11]
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Singles
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q3 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | 0–0 | |
| US Open | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland | W15 | Clay | Valeriia Olianovskaia | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Katarína Kužmová | 7–5, 6–7(3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6–7(1), 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Emilie Lindh | 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Lisa Pigato | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet | Jessica Pieri | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Tereza Valentová | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2024 | ITF Monzón, Spain | W35 | Clay | Sonay Kartal | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2024 | ITF Palma del Río, Spain | W50 | Hard | Leonie Küng | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jan 2025 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W50 | Hard | Hanne Vandewinkel | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2025 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W50 | Hard | Andrea Lázaro García | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Mar 2025 | Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia | W75 | Hard (i) | Antonia Ružić | 1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Apr 2025 | ITF Lopota, Georgia | W50 | Hard | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2021 | ITF Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | W25 | Carpet (i) | Lucie Havlíčková | Maja Chwalińska Katherine Sebov |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Dominika Šalková | Mei Hasegawa Saki Imamura |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Prague Open, Czech Republic | W60 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Elixane Lechemia Julia Lohoff |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2023 | ITF Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic | W25 | Clay | Mana Kawamura | Maryna Kolb Nadiia Kolb |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Nov 2023 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W25 | Carpet | Julie Štruplová | Gaia Maduzzi Vittoria Paganetti |
6–1, 6–7(4), [10–8] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | Isabella Shinikova | Daria Khomutsianskaya Evialina Laskevich |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Feb 2024 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | W35 | Hard (i) | Laura Hietaranta | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Martyna Kubka |
6–3, 6–1 |
Junior finals
ITF Circuit
Singles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade 1 / B1 (2–1) |
| Grade 2 (0–2) |
| Grade 3 (1–2) |
| Grade 4 (0–3) |
| Grade 5 (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Hard | Dominika Šalková | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2019 | ITF Wels, Austria | Grade 4 | Clay | Bianca Behulová | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | Grade 3 | Hard | Radka Zelníčková | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2020 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Tereza Valentová | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2020 | ITF Véska, Czech Republic | Grade 4 | Clay | Julie Štruplová | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Lola Radivojević | 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Brenda Fruhvirtová | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Feb 2021 | ITF Šiauliai, Lithuania | Grade 2 | Hard | Tatiana Prozorova | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Jul 2021 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | Grade 1 | Grass | Linda Fruhvirtová | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–8 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sanxenxo, Spain | Grade 1 | Hard | Mirra Andreeva | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–8 | Jan 2022 | ITF Svyatopetrivske village, Ukraine | Grade 1 | Hard | Kristyna Tomajková | 6–2, 3–1 ret. |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grade 1 / B1 (0–1) |
| Grade 2 (2–1) |
| Grade 3 (0–1) |
| Grade 4 (0–0) |
| Grade 5 (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | ITF Arlon, Belgium | Grade 5 | Carpet | Andrea Nova | Victoria Borodulina Tara Würth |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | Grade 2 | Clay | Dominika Šalková | Alina Granwehr Laura Isabel Pütz |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Grade 3 | Hard | Lola Radivojević | Anastasiia Gureva Elena Pridankina |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2021 | ITF Oberpullendorf, Austria | Grade 2 | Clay | Brenda Fruhvirtová | Anaelle Leclercq Erika Matsuda |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2021 | ITF Tribuswinkel, Austria | Grade 2 | Clay | Lucie Havlíčková | Tilwith Di Girolami Amelie Van Impe |
6–4, 2–6, [18–16] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sanxenxo, Spain | Grade 1 | Hard | Anca Todoni | Mirra Andreeva Hanne Vandewinkel |
4–6, 3–6 |
References
- ^ a b Pietraszko, Justyna (24 October 2024). "Tenisistka Linda Klimovicova będzie reprezentować Polskę" (in Polish). Telewizja Polska. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b Szczypka, Piotr (24 October 2024). "AKT NADANIA OBYWATELSTWA POLSKIEGO". Facebook (in Polish). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Livesport Prague Open: Do čtyřhry zasáhne sedm Češek včetně Bouzkové s Hradeckou". tenisovysvet.cz (in Czech). 11 July 2021.
- ^ Ross McLean (7 July 2022). "Klimovicova into semis with dreams of being latest Czech success story". ITF Women's Circuit. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Wimbledon: Džabúrová i Rybakinová jsou poprvé ve finále! Klimovičová se dostala do juniorského semifinále (in Czech)" [Wimbledon: Džabúrová and Rybakinová are in the final for the first time! Klimovičová reached the junior semifinals]. tenisovysvet.cz. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ David Schlegel, Filip Lefenda (13 February 2023). "Osmnáctiletá Klimovičová po prvním titulu: Původně to vypadalo, že na turnaj vůbec nepojedu (in Czech)" [Eighteen-year-old Klimovičová after her first title: Initially, it seemed that I would not go to the tournament at all]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Petr Sumbal (21 August 2022). "Klimovičová si na první titul musí počkat, premiérové finále skončilo porážkou (in Czech)" [Klimovičová has to wait for her first title, the premiere final ended in defeat]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Petr Sumbal (12 February 2023). "Průlom! Osmnáctiletá Klimovičová slaví po velkém boji první profesionální titul (in Czech)" [Breakthrough! Eighteen-year-old Klimovičová celebrates her first professional title after a great fight]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Pavel Lebeda (8 September 2023). "ITF Frýdek-Místek: Kučmová neztratila ani gem! Do semifinále proklouzla i Štruplová (in Czech)" [ITF Frýdek-Místek: Kučmová did not lose a game! Štruplová also slipped into the semi-finals]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Pavel Lebeda (12 November 2023). "B. Fruhvirtová má další titul, slaví také Klimovičová. Nouza rozehraje kvalifikaci (in Czech)" [B. Fruhvirtová has another title, Klimovičová also celebrates. Emergency will play qualification]. tenisovysvet.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Solarino 2: Maduzzi/Paganetti Sfiorano il titolo in doppio (in Italian)" [Solarino 2: Maduzzi/Paganetti come close to the doubles title]. supertennis.tv. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.